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    Structuring and Drafting the Tender and Contract
    9. Defining and Drafting Other Commercial Terms and Contract Provisions [82]
    Sections 4 and 5 of this chapter have extensively described financial and risk structuring matters. The defined structure (that is, all features related to risk allocation and risk treatment) and features related to the financial structure (means of compensation when there is more than just the...
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    2. Overview of the Structuring Phase
    FIGURE 5.3: Structuring and Drafting Process   Note: RFP= request for proposal; RFQ= request for qualification. The main work developed in this phase is the structuring of the contract and the tender process itself, followed by the detailing of the structure and technical terms in a clear and...
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    1.1 Defining PPPs for the Purpose of This PPP Guide
    PPPs are a contractual means to deliver public assets and public services. PPP contracts include those intended to develop and manage new infrastructure, contracts to undertake significant upgrades to existing infrastructure (these are called infrastructure PPPs), and those under which a private...
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    5.5. Conditions for Accessing the Benefits: Introducing the Elements and Phases of a Proper PPP Process, the Need for Project Governance and the Role of the PPP Framework
    The preceding sections explained how the PPP option may be a significant source of incremental efficiency and provide other benefits for better infrastructure management. It may also have weak points and other issues that make it inappropriate for some of projects. Governments need to protect and...
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    Tendering and Awarding the Contract
    References
      Name of Document Authors/Editors and Year Description http link (when available) Key References for PPP Tender Processes Infrastructure Australia National PPP Guidelines Volume 2: Practitioners’ Guide Commonwealth of Australia (2011). Includes guidelines on PPP tender...
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    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,...
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    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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    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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    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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      Fang Wei is CP3P and discusses the insights the program gave him and how the framework has helped with project delivery.      1. What first prompted you to a career in public private partnerships? New trends in the Latin-American infrastructure market, nowadays PPP has gradually become the main...
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    5.4. Disadvantages and Pitfalls of the PPP Option
    In addition to offering benefits and advantages, PPPs are also a procurement option, however, one that has weak spots and potential disadvantages. PPPs are significantly more complex than traditional procurement methods. Consequently, there is a significant risk in sinking resources into unworthy...
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    Appraising PPP Projects - Appendix A - Procurement Procedures
    2. Main Types of PPP Tender Processes
    Open Tender or One-stage Tender Process In this form of open tender, the RFP is published at the same time as the contract, and launching implies the invitation to propose, with the tender open for bidding to any potential bidder. The proposal requirements also include the qualification...
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    3.2. Nomenclature – Other Names used for the PPP Concept
    A single type of PPP may be given different names in different sectors or countries, despite the scope of the contract and the features being the same. This difference is often due to variations in legal tradition and legislation, but may also relate to variations in common or standard language....
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    © 2021 ADB, EBRD, IDB, IsDB, and WBG Some rights reserved The APMG PPP Certification Guide, referred to here as the PPP Guide, is the Book of Knowledge (BoK) detailing all relevant aspects of creating and implementing efficient, sustainable public-private partnerships (PPPs). It is intended for...
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    8.2. Threats to a Sound Process Management
    A project may fail for many reasons. A good number of them are naturally related to the PPP characteristics and even to the essence of the project itself. Many risks which can affect a project are unavoidable (typically force majeure, and a broader category sometimes known as unforeseen...
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    7.5. Other Considerations regarding the Project Company's Financial Structure that Influence the PPP Project-Contract.
    In addition to basic concerns about ‘bankability’, governments have other points of concern regarding the private financial package that will influence the project contract structure. These have specific implications in the tender process regulations (RFP) and more especially in the contract...
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    4.2 Pure Co-financing
    Pure co-financing refers to public financing that is included in the mix of finance that is non-revolving, that is, it is acting in a conventional, public-financed project by means of direct payments for a certain proportion of Capex expenditure that the private partner is not required to pay back...
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    Benson Poon shares his thoughts on the PPP Guide and how he took the PPP exam as a stepping stone to getting involved with real Public-Private Partnership Projects.    1. What first prompted you to a career in public private partnerships? I believe soon; PPP will be the leading procurement route...
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    CP3P Exams Now Available in Chinese
    Since 1990 China has committed $193,701 billion to PPPs and has 1,655 projects reaching financial closure. PPPs in China are amongst the most ambitious in the world, enabling the successful delivery of complex projects inluding Guangzhou-Shenzhen Superhighway, Zhangzhou Houshi Power Plant and the...