The purpose of these Guidelines is to define the procedures for the preparation, evaluation, selection, and procurement of Public-Private Partnerships initiated as Unsolicited Proposals.
Alberta’s Unsolicited Proposal (USP) Framework and Guideline (Framework) is intended to ensure that projects initiated as USPs follow similar principles as the publicly initiated Public-Private Partnership (P3) projects during project development, procurement, and implementation.
The Model Legislative Provisions and the Legislative Guide update, expand and replace two earlier texts prepared by UNCITRAL, namely the Legislative Guide on Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects (2000) and the Model Legislative Provisions on Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects (2003).
The Model Legislative Provisions and the Legislative Guide update, expand and replace two earlier texts prepared by UNCITRAL, namely the Legislative Guide on Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects (2000) and the Model Legislative Provisions on Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects (2003).
The Challenges and Opportunities of USPs
What was the rationale and purpose for the Policy Guidelines? What are USPs and how do they differ from publicly-initiated PPPs? What are the challenges and opportunities of USPs?
Complementing the Regulations are a series of Standard Procurement Documents (SPDs), Guidance, and a set of briefing, training and e-learning materials - all accessible through the World Bank Procurement for Projects and Programs website.
Procurement in Investment Project Financing : Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, Fourth Edition November 2020.
When the sums involved are big, for example, in large infrastructure projects, transparency in government procurement becomes even more critical. Unsurprisingly, competitive bidding is considered best practice in most countries, not only in the public sector but also for corporations and institutions such as the World Bank Group.
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The United Nation Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has produced the useful UNCITRAL Legislative Guide 2019. Chapter III, section E of the guide provides guidance on both policies and procedures for dealing with unsolicited proposals and distinguishes between proposals that do or do not require proprietary concepts or technology.
