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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

3

3
60%*

-

-

-

Public participation and opportunities for input in decision-making process

3

1
20%

2
40%

-

-

Providing public access to information related to PPP proposals

3

1
20%

2
40%

-

-

Avoidance of conflict of interests

3

3
60%

-

-

-

Terms of agreement are developed taking into consideration public concerns

3

2
40%

1
20%

-

-

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

3

3
60%

-

-

-

Continuous project monitoring and evaluation based on performance measures

3

3
60%

-

-

-

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

3

3
60%

-

-

-

Other (specify):

2

-

-

-

2
40%

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

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