• Body of Knowledge:
    PPP Introduction and Overview
    2.4. Other Private Involvement in Public Infrastructure and Services
    Privatized Companies and Companies operating in a liberalized and regulated market — “Regulated Investor owned utilities”. There is often confusion between privatization and PPPs (especially with user-pays PPPs). But there is a clear difference between these two forms of private sector engagement....
  • Online Training Course
    Welcome to the CP3P Online Training course. This is a free learning resource that guides you through Chapter 1 of the PPP Certification Program Guide – so that you feel better prepared to take the Foundation exam for APMG's PPP Certification Program. Please note that a fee is payable to take the...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    PPP Introduction and Overview
    2.3. Contracts for Managing Services or Existing Infrastructure
    Contracts for the procurement of services or management of existing infrastructure can be divided into two categories. “At-risk” long-term management or service contracts that can be regarded as PPPs (these are service PPPs, not DBFOM contracts); and Contracts that are regarded as conventional O...
  • Jyoti Bisbey
    Jyoti is the Program leader of the PPP Certification Program on behalf of the MDBs (ADB, EBRD, IDB, MIF, IsDB, WBG and PPIAF).  She sits in the PPP Unit of the World Bank Group and is based in Washington DC. Jyoti is currently leading the dialogue on PPPs in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan from the World...
  • Istanbul Public Private Partnership Center of Excellence
    An assured provider of exceptional service This organization has been accredited by APMG – benchmarked against exacting standards. See this organization’s contact details and service offerings below to make use of its exceptional services straight away. About Istanbul PPPCoE Founded in 2015,  the...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Structuring and Drafting the Tender and Contract
    8.1 Proposal Requirements
    Deadline – Time to Submit Due to the complexities of the PPP, it is essential to grant to the bidders sufficient time for proper due diligence and analysis/assessment of the project and the contract from different points of view. Time is also needed for the preparation of a sound and high quality...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    PPP Introduction and Overview
    8. Causes of Project Failure: The Need for Sound Process Management and Preparation of Projects
    Section 4 (Motivations for using PPPs) described the features and value drivers of a PPP, that is, those characteristics that allow the government and the taxpayer to benefit from incremental efficiency when procuring suitable projects as PPPs. But the section also signals some conditions necessary...
  • Media:
    News
    Программа сертификации ГЧП теперь доступна на русском языке
    Компания APMG International и Международная Финансовая Корпорация (МФК) рады сообщить о том, что первый том Руководства по Государственно-частному партнерству (ГЧП) и иные материалы для подготовки и сдачи экзамена по Основам ГЧП теперь доступны на русском языке благодаря поддержке Швейцарского...
  • Media:
    Blog posts
    Improving Infrastructure in Iran: A journey towards bridging the infrastructure gap
    10 years ago, I saw these thought-provoking figures, “1.2 billion people live without electricity. 2.4 billion people don’t have improved sanitation. At least 663 million people lack access to safe drinking water.” That was a milestone in my life when I decided to invest the rest of my life on...
  • Promocion e Impulso de Asociaciones Publico Privadas en Mexico – PIAPPEM
    An assured provider of exceptional service This organization has been accredited by APMG – benchmarked against exacting standards. About PIAPPEM Institute PIAPPEM Institute is a premier organization dedicated to providing training services, conducting specialized studies in public investment and...
  • Copyright & Trademarks
    Copyright & Trademark Acknowledgement Statements Logo - The CP3P logo is a registered trade mark of The APM Group Limited. All rights reserved. Scheme Name/Word Mark - The APMG PPP Certification Program is a registered trade mark of The APM Group Limited. All rights reserved. Slogan - The...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Strategy Delivery and Commissioning
    7.1. Understanding Monitoring (performance and risk monitoring)
    Performance monitoring may be defined as an assurance role played by the government (primarily through the contract management team although other affected agencies and departments may also be involved) where assurance is obtained that the private partner has: · Adequate systems, policies,...
  • Media:
    Blog posts
    How the CP³P credential helped me become a valued government advisor
    I first discovered the CP³P certification when, in anticipation of business resulting from Saudi Arabia’s recently announced Privatization Program, I was asked to conduct some PPP training workshops for my corporate banking colleagues. Initially the PPP Guide helped me to step back and focus on the...
  • Pan-African Project Management Conference
    Accelerating Africa’s Economic Transformation through Project Management The main objective of the First Edition of the Pan-African PMC is to give a strong impetus to the awareness of the African community on the key role of project management technologies in the process of the Africa’s economic...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Appraising PPP Projects
    6.9 Base Case, Sensitivities, and Scenarios
    In the process of inputting data to the financial model, several assumptions would have been made, and the model must be sufficiently flexible to reveal the impact on the final cash flows of changes in those assumptions. All the sensitivity drivers are typically concentrated in a summary sheet that...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Structuring and Drafting the Tender and Contract
    9.9 Early Termination Provisions [97]
    Any contract may be terminated early for a number of reasons instead of continuing for its expected life. A typical classification of reasons for early termination is listed below.   Termination for convenience (or "unilateral termination”). The government will always reserve the right to terminate...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Strategy Delivery and Commissioning
    Introduction
    Once the PPP contract is signed and financial close has been achieved (refer to chapter 6), the Construction Phase commences. This culminates in a form of commissioning, which triggers the beginning of the Operations Phase. While the structure of the PPP Certification Guide treats the Construction...
  • Matt Brewitt
    As the Social Media and Online Content Writer within APMG’s Marketing Team – I help produce written copy for the APMG PPP website and the PPP Certification Program digital newsletter. I'm also responsible for creating social media material supporting the program and to raise awareness around PPP...
  • Media:
    News
    Celebrating 10,000 CP3P Exams
    Congratulations to all the CP3P professionals who have worked hard to achieve their certification.  The CP3P Scheme is an innovation of the World Bank and has grown from strength to strength over the past five years. The PPP Guide has become the go-to body of knowledge for thousands of PPP...
  • Media:
    Blog posts
    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...