Standardized Bidding Documents and Guidelines

Standard bidding documents by Country

Canada

• British Columbia Guide and Request for Proposals (RFP) Template

India

• Standard Bidding Documents for long-term Power Purchase Agreement
• Model Request for Proposal for PPP Projects and Guidelines

Philippines

• Standard Bidding Documents

Singapore

• See Section 3 of Public Private Partnership Handbook for a summary of the procurement process for PPPs in Singapore issued by the Ministry of Finance, Singapore.

South Africa

• Public Private Partnership Manual provided by the South African National Treasury, 2004. Module 5: PPP Procurement deals with the procurement process of public-private partnerships. It explains the different stages including the preparation of a final request for proposals (RFP).

South Korea

• Standard Request for Proposal for Build-Transfer-Operate (BTO) PPP Road Project provided by the Public and Private Infrastructure Investment Center (PIMAC).

Examples of Project Bidding Documents

The World Bank Standard Procurement Documents (SPD):

Plant:

• Initial Selection
• Request for Proposal (RFP)

Design, Build and Operate (Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants)- these documents can be customized for other sectors such as power, infrastructure:

• Initial Selection (similar to RFQ- Request for Qualification/pre-qualification documents used in PPP)
• Request for Proposal (RFP)

Canada

• Vancouver Airport - Rapid Transit Link
• Britannia Mine Wastewater Project

Additional Guidance on Bidding and Procurement

Guidelines & Checklists

The World Bank Procurement Regulation for IPF Borrowers - the Annex XIV of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers outlines the requirements to be met by Borrowers in selecting the private partner in public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements financed by the Bank.

UK Treasury Taskforce Technical Note 4: How to Appoint and Work with a Preferred Bidder

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