Leading practice reference guides and tools: an introduction

• Governmental processes facilitating project preparation (launched January 2019)

• The PPP Risk Allocation Tool, released in June 2016, was the first of the GI Hub’s

  leading practice initiatives (updating with additional social sectors forthcoming 2019)

• The PPP Contract Management Tool (launched July 2018)

• Leading practice reference tool on inclusive infrastructure (consultative version, March 2019)

The Government of Niger (GoN) awarded Cotecna Inspection Services S.A. of Switzerland (COINS) a concession to develop import verification and trade facilitation services. COINS will establish a Cotecna Inspection Services S.A. Niamey Liaison Office in Niamey, the country’s capital. Niger is heavily dependent on imports for foodstuffs, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, and cereals. Imports represent 40 percent of Niger’s GDP. The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is supporting COINS through a guarantee covering its investment for up to six years.

The report is therefore not designed to be an exhaustive or detailed study of State aid issues in PPP projects. Rather, it indicates key elements that can help PPP practitioners to identify potential State aid issues in their projects and programs and to consider how they can use exemptions to avoid the need to notify the Commission. The report in no way substitutes for procuring authorities seeking their own legal advice, or that of the Commission, when preparing PPP projects or programs.

OECD Principles for Public Governance of Public-Private Partnerships (2012). The principles support the establishment of a sound institutional framework to 1) ground the selection of PPPs in value for money and 2) ensure integrity, transparency and prudent management of fiscal risks.   

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The Bundesnetzagentur for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway, or Bundesnetzagentur as it is commonly known, promotes effective competition in the regulated areas and ensures non-discriminatory access to networks. It protects important consumer rights and is also the root certification authority under the Electronic Signatures Act. In addition, the Bundesnetzagentur is responsible for implementing the Grid Expansion Acceleration Act.

The ERA is Western Australia's independent economic regulator. The ERA's work ensures that Western Australian consumers and businesses have a fair, competitive and efficient environment.

Victoria: Essential Services Commission – The Essential Services Commission is the economic regulator for all regulated sectors in Victoria. Its main responsibilities with regard to railways are the assessment and approval of access arrangements and the resolution of access disputes.

Different bidding processes and tenders published by the different Port Authorities in Spain are available on the website of the platform for contracting with the Public Sector in Spain.

The Queensland Competition Authority is Queensland’s economic regulator. It helps prevent monopoly businesses from inappropriately using their market power—by setting or monitoring prices, or through other arrangements.

The businesses it regulates own or operate vital infrastructure in Queensland, such as railways and ports, or they deliver essential services, such as water and energy.  Because of regulation, prices are competitive, and those who need to use infrastructure can do so fairly.