Poor quality documentation and processes within PPP projects can significantly impact the efficiency of the procurement process, resulting in both increased transaction and bid costs, as well as compromised outcomes, including:
• a lack of clarity in respect of Governments' requirements causing bidders to undertake unnecessary additional work and/or re-working potential solutions throughout the bid phase
• proposals received that are not capable of acceptance by Government, leading to further competitive processes or cancellation of projects.
In addition, some Participants mentioned the need in some projects to undertake due diligence investigations (such as geotechnical surveys) individually, when all bidders require their results, thus unnecessarily multiplying up total bid costs.