Message from the PPP Center Executive Director

It is with great pride that the Public-Private Partnership Center (PPP Center) presents the Developing Public-Private Partnerships in Local Infrastructure and Development Projects: A PPP Manual for LGUs (LGU PPP Manual).

As part of our continuing role of capacitating government agencies in engaging in PPP projects, the LGU PPP Manual is seen to be a salient tool in increasing local government units' level of awareness and capacity in project identification, selection, preparation, and implementation.

The three volumes of the LGU PPP Manual intend to capacitate the readers with the basic concepts and framework relevant to public-private partnerships in the Philippines; help LGUs understand the processes involved in a PPP venture; and clarify PPP concepts and tools by providing examples of projects that have been successfully implemented by LGUs.

We, at the PPP Center, encourage all local governments - their local chief executives and project officers to maximize the use of this LGU PPP Manual. This serves as means to optimize their expertise on the PPP process in pursuit of delivering government's share in achieving inclusive growth.

COSETTE V. CANILAO