Chapter Summary ◆ This chapter presents case studies of a pair of infrastructure projects-one a P3 and the other a conventional procurement-from each of the four Canadian jurisdictions most active in the second wave of P3s. ◆ Alberta's southeast and southwest Edmonton ring roads are the most comparable pair, with the P3 project being delivered two years earlier than the conventionally procured project. ◆ In British Columbia, the P3 procurement process forced a detailed upfront assessment of the full capital costs and associated risks for a regional hospital, thereby providing a solid basis for informed public sector decision making. ◆ A key feature of Quinte Health Care, a P3 hospital project in Ontario, is a "change order protocol," addressing what is often an import-ant source of cost overruns in conventional infrastructure projects. ◆ In Quebec, the conventionally procured Montréal metro extension to Laval cost over four times the original budget and was 16 months late. |