At the end of the public private partnership business case development stage, a submission will be presented to Cabinet Budget Review Committee and Cabinet seeking:
■ confirmation of project priority and affordability
■ approval to proceed with the recommended project delivery option
■ in the context of government's normal budget process
- funding approval for the recommended project delivery option
■ where a public private partnership project delivery option is approved, approval to proceed to Expression of Interest (stage 4)
The key deliverables to Cabinet Budget Review Committee and Cabinet are as follows:
(i) Cabinet Budget Review Committee and Cabinet Submission
This should be a document prepared by the government project team that acts effectively as an executive summary of the business case (stage 3). It should provide an overview of the business case, and should summarise and highlight the specific issues for consideration at the Cabinet Budget Review Committee and Cabinet levels.
Specific guidance should be sought from the Department of Infrastructure and Planning, Queensland Treasury and the Queensland Government Cabinet Handbook as to the specific requirements of the final Cabinet Submission.
(ii) Public private partnership business case report
In preparing the business case, the government project team should refer to the suggested table of contents outlined in section 3.2.14. This report will be based on provision of the following outputs to Cabinet Budget Review Committee and Cabinet:
• Project plan
• Output specification
• Documented reference project
• Documented project delivery options
• Summary risk assessment and risk allocation matrix
• the public sector comparator
• the partnership model
• Value for money assessment for project delivery options
• Specialist studies/assessments.
(iii) Other supporting documentation
As part of any submission, the government project team should consider including additional documentation that could assist Cabinet Budget Review Committee and Cabinet in reaching an informed decision.
Documentation should include (where applicable) the following assessments/studies.
• Public interest assessment
• Environmental impact assessment
• Planning assessment
• Cultural heritage
• Native title
• Employment and training impact statement
• Other specialist studies.