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Body of Knowledge:
PPP Introduction and Overview
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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Body of Knowledge:
Structuring and Drafting the Tender and Contract
An exact definition for risk is hard to find and its measurement is controversial as well. In literature, the word "risk" is used with many different meanings. The Oxford English Dictionary defines risk as "chance or possibility of danger, loss, injury, etc.”.
In the context of an infrastructure...
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Body of Knowledge:
Structuring and Drafting the Tender and Contract
During the Appraisal Phase, all relevant aspects of the project were assessed for feasibility purposes, and in many countries public investment in the project would have been approved. Some feasibility exercises may be subject to confirmation during the Structuring Phase. This is especially true if...
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Body of Knowledge:
Operations and Handback
In this chapter, the focus will be on the contract management of the Operations Phase. Although the Operations Phase contains different aspects in comparison with the Construction Phase, the mechanism for applying good practice contract management therein does not differ significantly from the...
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Body of Knowledge:
PPP Introduction and Overview
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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Body of Knowledge:
Project Identification and PPP Screening
The PPP process is composed of a number of phases: identifying the project and screening it as a PPP, appraising the project, structuring the procurement process and the contract, tender and award, and finally managing the contract.
This process requires a significant amount of time and resources....
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Purpose and Benefits
The PPP Certification Program Guide, referred to as the PPP Guide is the Body of Knowledge (BoK) on public-private partnerships (PPPs), will help public officials and their advisors implement efficient, sustainable PPPs. The PPP Guide is part of the family of CP3P credentials...
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A question I often receive at meetings is how to calculate value for money in PPPs. Many governments hire consultancy services that produce impressive spreadsheets on VfM. Very good, but for those governments who do not have the capacity to afford these services or do not understand the spreadsheet...
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Body of Knowledge:
PPP Introduction and Overview
This PPP Guide focuses on PPPs as a method for procuring infrastructure development and management on the basis of private finance, as introduced in box 1.3. The definition of a private finance PPP provided in this PPP Guide implies a number of features which need to be present in a PPP contract to...
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Body of Knowledge:
PPP Introduction and Overview
This chapter is designed to introduce the PPP Guide, the Body of Knowledge (BoK) that provides readers with a general overview of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). It will also introduce some of the basic features and characteristics of PPPs.
PPPs are one way to procure infrastructure and...
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There is no single definition of a PPP.
The PPP Guide is consistent with the WBG definition of PPP;
A long-term contract between a private agent (or private economic operator) and a public agent (also referred as government authority or public authority), for the development and/or management of a...
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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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Body of Knowledge:
Strategy Delivery and Commissioning
Where are We in the Process Cycle?
This part of the PPP Guide covers management of the contract during the Construction Phase of the PPP life cycle (delivery of the asset up to and including the commissioning of the asset). Therefore, all the general issues discussed previously in this chapter will...
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IP3, a Tetra Tech Company and APMG, an award winning exam institute, have signed an agreement which offers joint recognition for both parties providing training courses that cover implementation of the complete life cycle of public-private partnerships (PPPs).
The APMG PPP Certification Program was...
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Body of Knowledge:
Strategy Delivery and Commissioning
4.3.1. Process for Planning of Administrative Process
Management and control of risk is one of the most important factors during the PPP life cycle. Properly implemented administrative processes are imperative for effective risk management. However, the planning and establishment of...
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Body of Knowledge:
Appendix Bid Preparation and Submittal the private sector perspective
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...
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Alas!! I can now proclaim to be a “Certified PPP (CP3P) Professional”. I recently completed the CP3P Foundation, Preparation & Execution levels under the APMG PPP Certification Program. This program was developed in partnership with MDBs Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Bank for...
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Body of Knowledge:
PPP Introduction and Overview
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....
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Body of Knowledge:
PPP Introduction and Overview
Design, Build, Operate and Maintain (DBOM)
There are some contracts which are financed by the government against the budget (such as a conventional procurement) but in which the selected contractor will carry out the construction works, future operations, and maintenance....
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Body of Knowledge:
Operations and Handback
3.1. Introduction to Contract Management during the Operations Phase
During the Operations Phase, key activities that must be included in managing the PPP contract are: monitoring and managing project delivery and performance against service outputs; monitoring and managing changes; managing...
