3.2.14  Compilation of the public private partnership business case

This section provides the government project team and sponsoring agency with guidance on the deliverables to be included as part of the submission to Cabinet Budget Review Committee and Cabinet. It should be noted that the guidance provided in this section is indicative only and the final format for submission should be considered on a project-by-project basis.

A suggested contents for a public private partnership business case is as follows:

1.  Executive summary

2.  Business profile

3.  Output specifications

  Outcomes

  Services

  Outputs

4.  Reference project development

5.  Public private partnership options development

  Services

  Infrastructure assets

  Related non-core services

  Public private partnership models

  Risk allocation

  Qualitative comparative analysis

  Commercial structure

Payment mechanism 

Revenue composition

  Legislative/regulatory considerations

For project delivery 

Overall government context

6.  Market sounding

7.  Public interest assessment

8.  Environmental, cultural heritage, native title and other specialist studies

9.  Employee, employment and skills development assessment

10.  The public sector comparator

  Raw public sector comparator

  Risk analysis

11.  The partnership model

12.  Value for money assessment

  Qualitative assessment

  Quantitative assessment

13.  Project delivery

  Project management requirements

  Resources and organisation for the binding bid process

  Timetable

  Post-contract award management

14.  Conclusion and recommendation
Appendices

Detailed output specifications

Detailed risk matrix

Public sector comparator model and assumptions

Partnerships model and assumptions

Supporting documents