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Ley 80 de 1993 (Colombia)
General procurement law, which also applies to PPPs, defines who is authorized to carry out tender processes transparency requirements, and the contents of the tender documents, and sets out the…
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Creating Competitive Tension
Many private companies submit unsolicited proposals with a view to directly negotiate a contract for the proposed project—creating the problems described in Benefits and Pitfalls of Unsolicited…
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Screening for PPP Potential
At some point in the process of identifying priority public investments, or sector reform options, projects may be screened for their potential to be implemented as a PPP. The objective of this…
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Budgeting for Government Commitments to PPPs
Budgeting for PPPs involves making sure money is appropriated and available to pay for whatever cost the government has agreed to bear under its PPP projects. Because such cost may be contingent or…
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Institutional Responsibilities: Review and Approval
A PPP project is a specific type of public investment. Most governments have systems and standard procedures for reviewing and approving capital investment projects: to ensure all projects are…
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PPP Laws
Some countries enact specific PPP laws. As described in the OECD’s report on fostering investment in infrastructure (OECD 2015b, 16–17), these may be used to adapt the existing legal…
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PPP Program Scope
Many governments choose to limit the scope of their PPP program to particular types of projects (or contracts). The aim can be to focus on those most likely to achieve the government's objectives and…
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Ley 448 de 1998 (Colombia)
Reglamentado parcialmente por el Decreto Nacional 3800 de 2005 por medio de la cual se adoptan medidas en relación con el manejo de las obligaciones contingentes de las entidades estatales y se…
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Insufficient Funds
Infrastructure investment is typically under-funded—that is, most countries are not investing enough to meet strategic objectives, such as universal access or poverty eradication. This suggests that…
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Colombia: 4th Generation Toll Road Program
This series showcases how the Multilateral Development Banks’ collaboration supports the development and implementation of infrastructure investment. This support comes in the form of public sector…
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PPP Laws/Concession Laws - Colombia
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Colombia Comisión de Regulación de Telecomunicaciones (CRT)
Colombia Comisión de Regulación de Telecomunicaciones (CRT)
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Colombia Ley 37 de 1993 Nivel Nacional
Colombia Ley 37 de 1993 Nivel Nacional
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Country Profile: Colombia
Find country-level PPP profile and links to key data and resources. Find more in our Country Profile section.
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PPP Unit Colombia
There is no specific institution at the ministerial level that oversees or establishes policies for the entire country or all sectors.
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Climate Risk Case Study – Ports – Colombia
Physical infrastructure at ports and port activities may be highly vulnerable to changes in climate. For instance, the risks could manifest through changes in the level or patterns of shipping,…
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Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment: Climate Change
The linkages between climate change action and sustainable development have important implications for the world’s approach to natural resource investment. Yet, no coherent vision has emerged to…
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Empresas Mixtas
Legal Framework by CountryBelow is a list of laws that present the legal framework for “empresas mixtas” in several countries in Latin America. These laws undertake the sectors of water, energy…
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Municipal Parking
AustraliaThis is an example of a Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) agreement for a car park at a public hospital in Australia - Australia hospital car park PPP agreement. The project summery…
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Water Regulation: Regulation by Contract with a Separate Regulator (Hybrid)
SummaryUnder the hybrid model, regulation by contract is combined with supervision by an independent regulator. Typically, tariffs agreed upon by the parties to the contract need to be approved by…
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Case Studies and Lessons Learned - Water
GeneralWater in the Circular Economy and Resilience WICER is an initiative by the World Bank’s Global Water Practice to help embrace and implement circular and resilience principles in the water…
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Urban Passenger Transport
Urban Passenger RailAustraliaMelbourne – Franchise Agreements for Urban Rail - Second generation of agreements. Dated 2009 (amended 2012). Franchise is for an initial period of eight years,…
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Public Private Partnerships in Ports / Port Reform
With the majority of global trade carried by sea, ports are critical gateway infrastructure which connect an entire region and its inland transportation network (i.e. road, rails, inland waterways)…
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Managing Non-Technical Losses and Theft in Utility Contracts
In response, various countries have taken a combination of legal and practical measures to address the problem. Given the essential nature of some utility services and the rampant extent of the…
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TransMilenio Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system
The TransMilenio Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system opened to the public in December 2000 and replaced a system of many small competing enterprises. It is considered as a model case for a mass urban…