Assessment of Stakeholders’ Engagement according to Contract Type in Water Megaprojects in Qatar

The construction industry is of high importance to the economy of most countries. Water megaprojects (WMPs) affect millions of people, and they take many years to be completed. Furthermore, they contribute to countries’ development, providing opportunities for new businesses. Due to their scale and scope, WMPs involve both primary and secondary stakeholders who have different interests and, therefore, different perceptions of success. WMPs that are executed unavoidably face several organizational challenges and pressures carried out on them. Several types of research considered stakeholder management (SM) and contract types individually without investigating the synergy effect between them on WMPs delivery. This paper investigates the methods of stakeholders’ engagement (SE) according to contract type in WMPs in developing countries with desert climate as Qatar. To this end, a questionnaire survey was carried out among construction practitioners working in WMPs in Qatar. Quantitative data analysis was conducted using (SPSS) software. Findings—This paper identifies the most common methods for engaging stakeholders in WMPs in Qatar and presents the “stakeholders/Contract type” engagement metric. Originality/value—This metric can contribute to defining the interrelation of stakeholders and contract types and support organizations in developing sustainable WMPs roadmap.