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    APMG PPP Guide now in Chinese
    The PPP Certification Guide, a key reading material for APMG’s PPP Certification Program, is now available in Chinese. The PPP Guide is already available in Latin-American Spanish and English. Candidates can download this PPP Guide by clicking on the ‘Download PPP GUIDE for FREE’ button on the PPP...
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    PPP candidates in 57 countries now certified at Foundation level
    The Certified PPP Professional (CP3P) program continues to go from strength to strength since its launch in March 2016. Please find some of the key highlights to date detailed below: The increasing popularity of the scheme has resulted in PPP professionals from 57 countries around the world being...
  • PPP Seminar on Asian PPP Market & Business Environment
    Sponsored by P3Korea and Allen Overy, the PPP Seminar on Asian PPP Market & Business Environment takes place on 22 June 2017 in Seoul, Korea.Over 150 delegates from a wide range of sectors including Construction and Engineering, Banks & Financial Institutions and Insurance & Investment...
  • 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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    Preparation exam for APMG’s Public- Private Partnership (PPP) Certification Program launched
    The much-awaited Preparation exam for APMG’s PPP Certification Program was launched today at the Regional Round Tables on Infrastructure Governance, in Cape Town, South Africa. The Preparation exam is the first of the two higher level exams which enables PPP practitioners to demonstrate a higher...
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    The journey of a PPP professional - Q&A with Matthew Perna
    Matthew Perna is a PPP practitioner and one of our first successful APMG PPP Certification Program’s Preparation Exam candidate. We caught up with Matthew Perna to understand his PPP journey and how the PPP Certification Program adds value to his career. Matthew Perna is currently the president of...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    PPP Introduction and Overview
    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...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Establishing a PPP Framework
    1.3 Objectives of the PPP Framework
    As introduced in chapter 1.9, governments should adopt a structured and programmatic approach if they want to rely significantly on the PPP model for new infrastructure development. This is a way to attract stronger and more consistent interest from the private sector. In this sense, a PPP program...
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    Establishing a PPP Framework
    1.1 Why have a PPP Framework?
    A good PPP framework aims to ensure that the right projects are selected as PPPs, and that they are developed, delivered and managed in a structured, transparent and efficient way. Equally, a good framework minimizes the risks that a PPP project will not deliver Value for Money (VfM). PPPs involve...
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    PPP Guide Translated into Chinese
    The PPP Guide, a free downloadable resource to help candidates prepare for the PPP Certification Program, has been fully translated to Chinese. Chapter 6: Tendering and Awarding the contract, Chapter 7: Strategy, Delivery and Commissioning and Chapter 8: Operation and Feedback are the final...
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    Establishing a PPP Framework
    1.2 What is in a PPP Framework?
    A PPP framework should guide governments and private partners through each step in developing a PPP, ensuring that projects are well structured and delivered in line with expectations. The PPP framework will achieve this by outlining procedures and decision rules for various institutions, and by...
  • PPP资格证书体系在中国
    “一带一路”倡议旨在促进亚洲及其他地区的贸易和刺激经济增长。该倡议主要在亚洲和欧洲建设大量的基础设施,通过陆路和海路连接大约60个国家。它不仅包括道路建设,还包括桥梁、管道和港口,被认为是历史上最大的基础设施和投资巨型项目之一。  “中国将在参与‘一带一路’基础设施倡议的国家推广应用PPP模式。”中国官方通讯社新华社 (2017年1月16日) PPP资格证书体系  APMG的 PPP资格证书体系旨在提高全球PPP的质量,并已经在加强中国和全球PPP专业人员的知识和建立优秀实践方面发挥了重要的作用。 《PPP资格证书体系指南》已翻译成中文,可免费下载。CP3P资格考试也翻译成中文,...
  • PPP Introduction and Overview - Appendix A - Project Finance
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    PPP Certification Program now Available in Serbian
    APMG International is pleased to announce that Foundation Level PPP Guide, Training, and Exam taking is now available in Serbian, thanks to the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) support. The PPP Guide is a FREE downloadable resource to help candidates prepare for the PPP...
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    Appendix Bid Preparation and Submittal the private sector perspective
    6.7 Responding to the RFP and Submitting a Tender Response
    The complexity of the procuring authority’s PPP project requires the consortium to adopt a project management approach to ensure that all necessary experts and skills are managed in an effective and timely manner. Upon signing the Letter of Intent (LOI), Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), or...
  • PPP Introduction and Overview - Appendix B - Sharia Finance
  • Appraising PPP Projects - Appendix A - Procurement Procedures
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    Establishing a PPP Framework
    1.5.1 How Varying Legal Traditions Interact with Different PPP Types
    Countries vary widely in how they document and give force to PPP frameworks. Countries with “common law”[27] legal systems tend to rely on policy documents and administrative guidance materials. Countries with “civil law”[28] legal systems are more likely to enact the PPP framework in statute law,...
  • Glossary
    The following glossary of terms has been prepared by the authors. Some of these definitions are based on external sources, adapted for this PPP Guide, while others have been developed by the authors to reflect common usage and good practice. The main external sources used to develop this Glossary...
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    PPP資格認定プログラムが日本語でスタート
    (Please scroll down for English translation) PPP資格認定プログラムが日本語でスタート APMG のPPP資格認定のための試験が日本語で受けられるようになった。これまでは、PPP資格の認定は、英語、中国語、スペイン語、フランス語、ブラジス系ポルトガル語、ロシア語、セルビア語の7 か国語で試験を受けられるようになっていたが、これに日本語が加わることになった。APMGは、PPP資格の基礎試験のテキストとなるPPPガイドの用語集と第1章を2018年12月に日本語で公開していたが、このテキストを活用した試験がようやく日本語で受けられるようになった。...