H.1 Contract management through the project lifecycle

A typical PPP project has several distinct stages:

• procurement stage: the process leading up to contract execution, during which the government party should establish sound foundations for its contract management over the life of the contract;

• construction stage: from the time construction (or implementation) starts through the commissioning process to the start of payments when delivery of the services required by the output specification begins;

• service delivery stage: covering the provision and use of the contracted services during the remaining life of the contract; and

• contract expiry or termination stage: the period leading up to and after contract expiry or termination.

For each lifecycle stage, there is a range of contract management activities that should be conducted within the government party if the contract is to be managed effectively.