In general, almost all Participants indicated a high level of confidence in the Australian PPP process. The procurement of most PPP projects is efficient and runs broadly to timetable. However, a majority of Participants noted that best practices in Australia do not always apply consistently across all jurisdictions or across all projects within a jurisdiction.
Bidding for PPP projects is expensive: typically $2.5 million at risk for projects with a capital value of $250 - 300 million, rising to $5 - 6 million for a $1 billion hospital and $30 million or more for a large $2 billion+ economic infrastructure project. Consequently, Participants are keen to improve efficiency where possible, and to improve process certainty to avoid unexpected additional bid costs that can be large in absolute terms.