What does the Public Sector Client think about PPPs?

McGraw Hill Construction's Rusty Sherwood presented the following Marketing Insight analysis at SMPS Tennessee on March 24, 2010. Below are "Tentative Insights from the Ongoing MHC Survey of Government Decision-Makers":

•  40% expect PPP work in next three years

•  A third have a high opinion of PPPs

•  Most important financial aspects: guarantees and default provisions

•  Congestion has the highest priority in decision to use a PPP

•  Lack of funding is the primary reason to use a PPP

•  Biggest concern with PPP: unacceptable private profits

Expectations are high that public-private partnerships can play an increasingly important role in infrastructure delivery.