At this stage, the main objectives of the project and the broad terms are defined. The project may aim to procure new infrastructure assets and/or infrastructure services. It may also require modernization/rehabilitation and expansion of an existing asset or may just wish to have its management and operation. If creation of new assets is involved, it needs to be emphasized here that in most cases the primary focus of a PPP project may not be on creation of new infrastructure assets but procurement of infrastructure services. The scoping study may also consider how the project fits in any wider plans and programmes of the government and the implementation agency, and implementation strategy of the project.
The key tasks in this stage would involve:
• Establish the need for the project and its objectives;
• Identify service needs and requirements of infrastructure assets for the project objectives;
• Delineate scope of the project; and
• Outline delivery options and an initial assessment of each option.