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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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SOURCE, as the multilateral platform for quality infrastructure, is aligned with the APMG PPP Guide gateway approach on project preparation, facilitating public agencies to take sound decisions and better allocation of resources.
The standardized templates available on SOURCE include the APMG...
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Body of Knowledge:
Appendix Bid Preparation and Submittal the private sector perspective
There are many private parties involved in a PPP project and each has its own specific reasons for investing in such a project. Influencing factors include a party’s investment appetite, together with its corporate strategy; the mandate it has to invest in specific sectors/countries; and how...
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Project Identification and PPP Screening
To avoid the risk of sinking resources into the analysis and structuring of a non-feasible PPP project, the government must determine whether the project makes sense as a PPP, provided that it has been satisfactorily tested as economically sound or sensible (under the CBA as explained).
This issue...
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Maintenance risk may refer to the risk of improper maintenance resulting in a lack of performance, which is implicit and covered in availability and performance risk analysis.
But maintenance risk also refers to the risk of higher costs for maintenance operations and plans (including current...
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A significant number of government and business leaders across Africa have come to accept the benefits of Public Private Partnerships as a strategic option, an alternative procurement and financial structuring methodology. An increasing number of African countries are developing PPP policies...
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The much-anticipated Execution exam for APMG’s Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Certification Program is now live. The Execution exam is the 2nd of the two higher level exams and completes the certification program.
About the Execution Exam
The purpose of the Execution certification is to...
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The Certified Public-Private Partnerships Professional (CP3P) program celebrates its second year by fulfilling its vision of fostering a common minimum level of knowledge and understanding, plus provide certification for practitioners engaged in PPPs.
Since the inauguration of the scheme in June...
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PPP Introduction and Overview
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...
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Appraising PPP Projects
The Appraising or Appraisal Phase, presented in this chapter, begins once the project has been clearly identified, screened as a PPP, and preliminarily defined (in terms of the scope of the proposed contract). It should end with the green light decision to procure the project through a PPP or to...
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Since 2002, Romania has initiated a number of PPP projects that have supported economic growth and strengthened tourism, travel opportunities, healthcare, and infrastructural investments. Furthermore, new regulations introduced in May 2018 are helping to attract more interest from private partners...
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Here's why everyone is taking the APMG CP³P training and certification
Our CP³P certification scheme, developed in partnership with the world bank, has been growing from strength to strength over the last decade, recently cascading into a certification and exam taken by over 12,000 individuals....
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Since 2002, Romania has initiated a number of PPP projects that have supported economic growth and strengthened tourism, travel opportunities, healthcare, and infrastructural investments. Furthermore, new regulations introduced in May 2018 are helping to attract more interest from private partners...
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Ukraine has been working since 2017 to build its capacity to implement public-private partnerships (PPPs). The PPP Guide and APMG PPP Certification Program (CP3P) has been integral to help PPP professionals develop best practice skills and knowledge to deliver a pipeline of quality and sustainable...
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CP3P is the definitive credential for PPP professionals
Over 7000 candidates from 167 countries are now APMG Certified Public-Private Partnership (CP3P) professionals, and more than two million visitors have accessed the PPP Guide.
The PPP Guide, which was authored and reviewed by 100 contributors...
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Body of Knowledge:
Project Identification and PPP Screening
The interaction between stakeholders, or the parties involved, has an important role in the project cycle. The main goal is not just to communicate about PPPs. Communication with stakeholders is an essential element of all projects, whether through a PPP or traditional procurement process.
The...
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Appendix Bid Preparation and Submittal the private sector perspective
Following a successful PPP project screening, partnerships will be forged between like-minded organizations and a consortium will be formed with a view to responding to the procuring authority’s RFP.
Implementing the PPP project will require the implementation of material construction, operations,...
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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...
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The PPP Professional Certification, the CP3P, is an extraordinary tool that enables professionals in infrastructure segments around the world to have a common language for terms involved in structuring and managing a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project. Support for standardizing the process of...
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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...
