In reviewing the potential for public private partnerships, the key variable is the local government's policy as it relates to service delivery in general and public private partnership specifically. The policy will determine the criteria to be applied, the weighting of the various criteria and the extensiveness of the review itself. In addition to the policy of local government, it is clear that some services lend themselves more easily to public private partnerships than others.
After determining which services show promise for public private partnerships, local government will need to assess the forms of public private partnership best suited to these opportunities. Specific questions to address include:
• What are the potential obstacles and constraints for these public private partnership opportunities?
• What are the experiences of other local governments?
• Would the private sector be interested in these opportunities?
• Is public private partnership the best method to deliver these services or facilities?