• Additional Resources
    Key websites Knowledge Module on PPPs for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure The Knowledge Module on PPPs for Climate-Reslient Infrastructure aims to build the upstream capacity of practitioners to integrate climate resilience into infrastructure PPPs and build a community of Climate-Resilient...
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    Strategy Delivery and Commissioning
    References
      Name of Document Authors/Editors and Year Description http link General Guidance on Contract Management and Construction Phase Management 4ps – A guide to Contract Management for PFI and PPP Projects 4ps in collaboration with Mott MacDonald, Public Private Partnerships...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Structuring and Drafting the Tender and Contract
    References
    Name of Document Authors/Editors and Year Description htpp link (when available) Key References for PPP Structuring Infrastructure Australia National PPP Guidelines Volume 2: Practitioners’ Guide Commonwealth of Australia (2011). Includes guidelines to structure PPP...
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    Appraising PPP Projects
    23 Summary of Outcomes of this Phase
    As the interplay between the several feasibility assessments evolves, including the legal due diligence and the social and environmental assessments, the government will be able to ensure that the project can be done. It will understand what the main obstacles ahead are, and, whenever relevant,...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Structuring and Drafting the Tender and Contract
    8. Structuring and Drafting the Request for Proposals. Defining Proposal Requirements and Evaluation Criteria
    The RFP governs the bid requirements (what documents must be presented and how, which is developed further in section 8.1 below), the evaluation (rules and methods to evaluate and select – section 8.2), and other relevant matters such as protection for the government (for example, the right to...
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    Establishing a PPP Framework
    1.9.4 Promoting Procurement and Good Governance, and Reducing Corruption
    High value transactions attract the risk of corruption. Private players may attempt to improperly influence transactions and public officials may attempt to extract private profit from public office. Corruption in PPPs can be minimized using the mechanisms outlined above clear processes and...
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    Strategy Delivery and Commissioning
    2. Definition of Contract Management in PPPs
    The objective of PPP contract management is to obtain the services specified in the output specifications and ensure ongoing affordability, Value for Money (VfM) and appropriate management of risk transfer. PPP contract management is the process that enables both parties in a contract to meet their...
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    PPP Introduction and Overview
    10. An Overview of the PPP Process Cycle: How to Prepare, Structure and Manage a PPP Contract
    This section describes the overview of the PPP project process which is then developed in detail — phase by phase — in chapters 3 to 8 of this PPP Guide. The intention of this description is to give the reader a general view of the whole process, providing a preliminary description of its main...
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    An innovative approach to learning with the introduction of Online Training for CP3P candidates
    We’re delighted to announce the introduction of our online training initiative to support candidates studying for the APMG Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) Certification Program. The new online training offers a flexible approach to learning with a simple and clear online course, designed to take...
  • Testimonials
    Partners Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)         "Through Islamic modes of financing, IsDB has provided funding to many PPP projects. In line with IsDB's efforts to promote and support PPP projects; the APMG PPP Certification Program is an excellent initiative. The program’s body of knowledge, the...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    PPP Introduction and Overview
    9. Introduction to the PPP Framework Concept and Initial Framework Considerations. Private Sector Concerns About Frameworks and Markets.
    A framework is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “a basic structure underlying a system, concept or text”. The Spanish dictionary defines framework as “limits or circumstances that surround an issue or a period of story”. PPPs involve complex process management on a number of fronts (...
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    MDB Showcase: Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
    IsDB is one of the Multi-National Development Banks (MDB) supporting the APMG Public-Private Partnerships Certification Program, as well as a major contributor to the PPP Certification Program Guide. We speak with IsDB's Fida Rana, from its Public Private Partnership Division to discuss its...
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    Get Certified as a Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Officer
    A new Climate-Resilient Infrastructure program has been developed by the Global Centre on Adaptation, with support from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands and in close partnership with the World Bank Group (WBG), the African Development Bank (AfDB), Asian...
  • About the APMG PPP Certification Program
    The Certification Program aims to foster a common minimum level of knowledge and understanding amongst individuals working on PPPs or those interested in learning about PPPs, regardless of discipline or sector. It has been designed to create a consistency of terms used in PPPs and to standardize...
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    APMG's PPP Certification Program aims to foster a common minimum level of knowledge and understanding amongst practitioners. It helps them leverage Finance and Efficiencies from the Private Sector and give them a certificate which demonstrates they have studied the PPP Certification Program Guide...
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    What if Mother Nature came to the table?
    Stakeholders are described as ‘those groups and individuals who can affect, or are affected by the achievement of an organization’s (project’s) purpose’. This definition vividly limits stakeholders to human beings. Therefore, the natural environment is excluded from the definition even though it is...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Structuring and Drafting the Tender and Contract
    7. Defining Qualification Criteria: Structuring and Drafting the RFQ
    The objective of a qualification process is to set a minimum bar of capability for the bidder company or group of companies (bidding consortium[63]) entering into the PPP contract. Setting qualification criteria will reduce the risk of project failure caused by a lack of capabilities and capacity....