Successful implementation of the public private partnership process requires the establishment of a dedicated government project team which has an appropriate mix of skills and experience across key disciplines relevant to the project, including technical, commercial and financial. The government project team will also be supported as necessary by specialist external advisers in the areas of legal, financial, technical, planning, industrial relations and communications.
A project steering committee should be established to oversee the development of the project and to deal with key commercial and policy issues.
A project director will have overall responsibility for the day to day management of the project, including responsibility for management of the government project team and external advisers. The project director will be required to have highly developed project management and commercial skills and a knowledge of government processes.
A probity auditor should be engaged to observe and review the competitive bid process and establish whether the procedures have been administered fairly and impartially to all parties.
The project resourcing supporting document aims to assist agencies in assembling resources, including the procurement of specialist advisers, and to develop a project structure for a public private partnership project. It is advisory rather than mandatory, providing guidance on good practice.