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

This note is the fourth in a series of Technical Notes to be issued by the Treasury Taskforce providing practical guidance on key technical issues which arise from the implementation of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI). Each note focuses on a specific area of the procurement process where experience has shown that project managers and other interested parties would value assistance.

 

 

 

 

Ref: UK Treasury Taskforce Technical Note 4

USA - Guidebook and Case Studies for Transportation Public-Private Partnerships

The growing interest and experience in using public-private partnerships (PPPs) to expedite transportation infrastructure projects in the United States has followed the efforts by transportation agencies in other countries to address funding shortages to meet urgent transportation expansion and replacement needs by engaging the private sector to a greater extent than in the past.  This document provides guidelines for transportation agencies in the U.S. on institutional issues and strategies for developing, implementing, and managing PPP contractual

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Guidelines for Port Authorities and Governments on the privatization of port facilities

contains sample clauses for leases, concessions and Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) arrangements together with procedures for tendering, contents of bidding documents, performance measures to establish true financial value of bids as well as operational performance measures

PPIAF Gridlines - Partnering for Water in the Cote d'Ivoire(lessons from 50 years of successful operation)

This African success story shows that a pragmatic partnership between a committed government and an efficient private operator can produce  tangible and sustained benefits for the population.

For more information about this sector, please visit Public–Private Partnerships in Water and Sanitation.