The GI Hub has developed the reference tool under one of its key mandate areas which is to develop and promote leading practices for delivering quality infrastructure.
The GI Hub engaged Turner & Townsend, an independent professional services firm which plays a leading role in the global PPP market, to lead the preparation of the reference tool, with close engagement with the GI Hub team led by Morag Baird and Jack Handford.
The reference tool also incorporates contributions from various governments and private sector organisations, including sponsors, equity investors, lenders (e.g. Aviva Investors), contractors and advisors (e.g. Clyde & Co, Foster & Partners), who took the time to assist the project team in collecting data, preparing case studies and providing commentary on the general issues in the management of PPP contracts. Law firms Norton Rose Fulbright and Felsberg Advogados provided support through a substantial legal review of the reference tool.
The primary data gathering was supported by a full literature review of existing leading practice on the topic of contract management of PPPs, notably including the EPEC document Managing PPPs during their Contract life1, and the Government of India's toolkit on Post Award Contract Management Toolkit for PPP Concessions2 as well unpublished guidance provided to the GI Hub by PPP Canada.
Support and contributions from other international and bilateral organisations have also informed the development of the reference tool, most notably from the European Investment Bank's European PPP Expertise Centre (including Edward Farquharson), the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank.
A series of consultation workshops were held on the reference tool while it was in draft format, and the contributions from government officials from the almost 30 countries who attended have helped to inform the final development of the reference tool.
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1 Available at http://www.eib.org/infocentre/publications/all/epec-managingppps-during-their-contract-life.htm.
2 Available at https://www.pppinindia.gov.in/post-award-contract-management-toolkit.