A guidebook on public-private partnership in infrastructure

Table 2. Stages in PPP project development and implementation 
1. Project Identification and preparatory activities (Chapter 3) 
1A. Project identification and preliminary internal stakeholder consultation 
1B. In-house preparatory arrangements 
• Scoping of the project and its structure 
• Identifying the major planning and implementation issues 
• Institutional due diligence
• Establishment of a project management structure 
• Setting up of mechanism for stakeholder consultation and information 
disclosure 
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Government approval (e.g. by a special body established for PPPs) 
1C. Appointment of transaction advisor (if needed) 
• Terms of reference 
• Appointment 
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Government 
approval 
2. Project development and due diligence (Chapter 4) 
• Project planning and feasibility 
• Risk analysis and risk management matrix 
• Financing 
• Value for money 
• Government support 
• Responsibilities of, and liabilities on government 
• Regulatory arrangements 
• Service and output specifications 
• Terms of contract 
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Government approval (Special body, concerned ministries, central bank, 
etc.) 
3. Implementation arrangement and pre-procurement (Chapter 5) 
• Implementation arrangement 
• Independent credit rating of the project (when possible) 
• Bidding documents 
• Draft contract 
• Special issues (land acquisition, investment promotion, etc.) 
• Bid evaluation criteria, committees 
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Government approval (Special body, legal office, Ministry of Law, etc.) 
4. Procurement and project construction (Chapter 5) 
• Interest of the private sector 
• Pre-qualification of bidders 
• RFP – finalization of service and output specifications 
• Final tender 
• Bid evaluation and selection 
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Government approval (Special body, cabinet, etc.) 

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• Contract award, negotiation and signing; financial close; and 
construction 
5. Contract management (Chapter 6) 
• Establishment of a monitoring process and a team 
• Monitoring of operation and service delivery 
• Management of financial matters 
6. Dispute resolution (Chapter 6)
• Establishment of a process and a dispute resolution team 
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Government approval (when needed by defined bodies) 
Note: Mention of government approval and the activities shown against different stages are only indicative. 
The actual stages of government approval and activities undertaken in any stage may vary from one 
country to another.