An Attractive Environment: The Netherlands Approach to Identifying/Screening PPP Projects

The Netherlands has a rich history of private participation in the development of its public infrastructure, dating back to the country’s beginnings in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. However, the idea of formalized PPP immigrated to the Dutch political establishment in the 1980s from the United Kingdom’s experimentation with private finance initiatives. As a solution to the country’s budgetary woes, the Dutch government attempted PPP for a couple of tunnel projects at the end of the decade.

El Salvador: Trade Inspections

The Government of El Salvador has procured a ten-year import, export, and transit verification project. The procurement arrangement is governed by a Concession Contract for Goods Inspections Services through the Use of Non-Intrusive Equipment and Services. The project will add transparency, reduce processing times and paperwork, and enhance the accuracy of customs valuation and duty procedures. 

Proposed Terms of Reference for Refined By-pass Feasibility Study

This document is a sample terms of reference for preparing a refined feasibility study for a proposed city by-pass. It is predicated on the fact that most of the required information for a solid feasibility study has already been prepared. Most of the additional effort required to prepare a refined feasibility study is directed at presenting the facts and analysis within an improved report structure to present the case for the proposed by-pass.

A Call for Infrastructure Development through Unsolicited Proposals : Tapping into private-sector innovation to improve infrastructure delivery

The note presents a fresh perspective on unsolicited proposals, providing provide guidance to decision-makers on how best to incorporate unsolicited bids into their infrastructure development regimes – and that it will lead to the resilient, sustainable and inclusive infrastructure that the world needs to prosper far into the future.

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