4.2.2 A typical PPP project has several distinct phases:
a) PPP provider selection (procurement) phase: the process leading up to contract execution, during which the GPE should establish sound contractual foundation for subsequent management over the life of the contract;
b) Construction phase: from the time when the PPP provider commences construction to the commissioning of the completion of the construction;
c) Service delivery or operational phase: covering the start of the first payments for the provision of services required under the contract to the remaining life of the contract; and
d) Contract expiry or termination phase: the period leading up to and after contract expiry or termination.