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6)  How important have the following measures been in protecting the public's interest in your state? If your agency has not used a particular measure, please indicate "(N/A)."

 

Total Response

Extremelys  
Important

Somewha
Important

Not
Important

N/A

Comprehensive evaluation of benefits and costs of PPP proposals

28

17 
34.7%*


8.2%

-


14.3*

Public participation and opportunities for input in decision-making process

28

15
30.6%

8
16.3%

-

5
10.2%

Providing public access to information related to PPP proposals

28

11 
22.4%

10 
20.4%


2.0%


12.2%

Avoidance of conflict of interests

27

19 
38.8%


10.2%

-


6.1%

Terms of agreement are developed taking into consideration public concerns

28

19 
38.8%

4
 8.2%

-


10.2%

Development of construction, maintenance and operations standards that meet or exceed standards for non-PPP projects

28

19 
38.8%


4.1%

-


14.3%

Continuous project monitoring and evaluation based on performance measures

28

16 
32.7%


12.2%

-


12.2%

Roles, responsibilities, and risks are both clearly defined and allocated between public and private partners

28

22 
44.9%


2.0%

-


10.2%

Other (specify):

13


4.1%

-

-

11
 22.4%

*Percentage indicates proportion of total surveys, including those that returned no response to Q6.

•  All items will be important if/when PPP proposals become active

•  [State] does not routinely use PPPs.

•  These are the considerations that we have used in trying to get legislation passed.