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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
Responses

Extremely
Important

Somewhat
Important

Not
Important

N/A

Comprehensive evaluation of benefits and costs of PPP proposals

25

14 
31.8%*


9.1%

-

7
15.9%

Public participation and opportunities for input in decision-making process

25

14 
31.8%


13.6%

-

5
11.4%

Providing public access to information related to PPP proposals

25

10 
22.7%


18.2%


2.3%

6
13.6%

Avoidance of conflict of interests

24

16 
36.4%


11.4%

-

3
6.8%

Terms of agreement are developed taking into consideration public concerns

25

17 
38.6%


6.8%

-

5
11.4%

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

25

16 
36.4%


4.5%

-

7
15.9%

Continuous project monitoring and evaluation based on performance measures

25

13
 29.5%


13.6%

-

6
13.6%

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

25

19 
43.2%


2.3%

-

5
11.4%

Other (specify):

11

2
 4.5%

-

-

9
20.5%

*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.