US - summary of states that have enabling legislation for PPP (P3) in transport sector or general legislation for PPP

The map on the link identifies 33 U.S. States, District of Columbia, and one U.S. territory that have enacted statutes that enable the use of various P3 approaches for the development of transportation infrastructure (but in some cases the legislation is broader and could cover other sub-national activities).  There is also a link to a toolkit.

Small Business Act

Small Business Act of 18 July 1958 (Public Law 85-536, as amended on 17 January 2014)

The Small Business Act of 1958 was passed for the benefit of small business concerns. According to the Act the federal government must award 5% of its prime and subcontract dollars to women-owned small businesses. For more information on this aspect see Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program - Contracting Officer's Guide to the WPSB Program

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Guide to Gender Sensitive Indicators

This Guide explains why gender-sensitive indicators are useful tools for measuring the results of CIDA's development initiatives. It concentrates in particular on projects with an end-user focus, and shows how gender-sensitive indicators can and should be used in both gender integrated and WID-specific projects, and in combination with other evaluation techniques.

Coordinated Street Furniture Program Agreement - City of Chicago

One of the largest street furniture contracts; original term was 10 years (was extended for another 5 years in 2012). Contractor is responsible for the design, fabrication, installation, maintenance, operation, removal and dismantlement of various pieces of street furniture, including 2,175 bus shelters as well as bus supervisor shelters, newsstands, information kiosks and other street furniture structures at no cost for the City.