Disclosure should be determined by project-specific considerations and with the goal of transparency in mind. Disclosure plays a vital role in the partnership management and ensures that everyone is accountable. It is necessary that disclosure is made inter parties and to the stakeholders involved (wherever applicable) at all stages of the project development process and during the post award contract management stage. For instance:
• Disclosure of economic analysis during project preparation stages;
• Disclosure of preliminary value for proposition analysis before going ahead with development of the project through PPP framework;
• Disclosure of the preferred bidder is recommended but the timing of this disclosure needs to be done in such a way that the public entity's negotiating position will not be harmed. Disclosure of a preferred bidder may be best at a stage when evaluation and decision making are sufficiently advanced, so that the information reflects the likely outcome of the procurement process.