Towards a Digitalized and Environmentally Aligned Procurement Practice in Construction Project Delivery

Abstract

*Author for Correspondence

Amadi Alolote Ibim

E-mail: [email protected]@gmail.com

^1,21,2Senior Lecturer, Department of Quantity Surveying, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Received Date: November May 2223, 20232

Accepted Date: December July 020, 20232

Published Date: December July 2025, 20232

Citation: Amadi Alolote Ibim, Beals Sampson AleleShatrughna Prasad Yadav, Boinapalli Harshitha Rao, Sai Bhargav Reddy, Banka Abhishek Yadav. Towards a Digitalized and Environmentally Aligned Procurement Practice in Construction Project DeliveryDesign of an Innovative Economically Efficient and Intelligent Smart City Lighting System. Journal of Energy, Environment & Carbon Credits. 2023; 132(31): 178–2216p.

Digital transformation has the capacity to contribute towards an environmentally aligned procurement in construction project delivery, whereby impact and waste is minimized and resources are optimally utilised. This is against the backdrop that environmental sustainability and digitalization are the two major themes that have gained traction in the discourse advocating for change in construction project procurement. For the built environment, digitalization is now considered a key sustainability enabler. Digitalization has redefined the relationships between construction project teams by creating new norms for workflow and project deliverables. The pace of innovation in digital technology means that project deliverables are changing from just physical products to including digital information as the physical and digital interact. This has evolved supply chains and redefined relationships between professionals, clients, contractors, and end-users. Digital workflows rather than paper-based documentation, are becoming increasingly central to project procurement methods. The widespread deployment of digital information and technology has thus transformed the conventional procurement methods frontier. Although conventional procurement routes still exist, they are now becoming heavily shaped by digital integrative strategies. This paper study outlines how digital transformation in the procurement of construction projects not only optimizes processes and improves efficiency but also enables lesser environmental impact. The paper study maps out how the application of digital technologies can enhance the sustainability performance of different aspects of procurement. The paper study submits that dematerializing information flows is a trajectory necessary for achieving sustainability in construction project procurement. The paper study thus resonates with calls for a reduction in resource consumption and carbon footprint accounted for by construction projects.