• Body of Knowledge:
    Appraising PPP Projects
    9.1 How to Conduct the Market Sounding
    An effective market sounding exercise provides an opportunity for a structured dialogue between the private and the public sectors at early stages of the PPP process. This not only tests the viability of the project’s details, but it also obtains precious feedback on how aspects of the project...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Appraising PPP Projects
    15.1 The Process of Analyzing Legal Feasibility and Conducting Legal Due Diligence
    The due diligence process should ensure that the project is procured in accordance with current legal requirements, both in domestic and international terms, and that key aspects of the project have been analyzed from a legal perspective. In order to assess the legal feasibility of the project,...
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    News
    Chapter 1 of the PPP Guide and Foundation Exam available in Brazilian Portuguese
    The sixth language translation of the APMG Certified Public-Private Partnerships has arrived. Brazilian Portuguese is the latest translation to be added to the rapidly growing CP3P program which has certified almost 3000 professionals in over 100 countries. The translation has been curated and...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Appraising PPP Projects
    16.2 Assessing Value for Money
    The VfM analysis compares the relative merits of PPP procurement against one or more other procurement routes, usually traditional public finance. This can be done using quantitative analysis, qualitative analysis, or both. Some frameworks focus on quantitative analysis, requiring a comparison of...
  • 1.2.10 Technological Obsolescence and Technical Enhancements
    Technological obsolescence risk refers to the risk of certain equipment becoming inadequate for the purpose of the service — or the service becoming poorer in comparison with more recent services being provided in the course of the project. When the private partner is exposed to market risk (...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    PPP Introduction and Overview
    1.2 Analyzing the Definition Proposed by this PPP Guide. Describing and Explaining the Features of a PPP Contract as a Tool to Procure New Infrastructure
    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...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Structuring and Drafting the Tender and Contract
    3. Summary Description of Main Tasks to be Carried Out in the Structuring Phase
    3.1 Establishing the Project Team, Incorporating Advisors and Finalizing the Project Management Plan for this Phase It may happen that the project team was established before appraisal, contracting advisors to handle both appraisal and the structuring and drafting of the tender package. Otherwise...