Benchmarking Infrastructure Development 2020 : Assessing Regulatory Quality to Prepare, Procure, and Manage PPPs and Traditional Public Investment in Infrastructure Projects
Appropriate and effective regulatoryframeworks remain crucial for ensuring that investments ininfrastructure are done strategically and efficiently.Benchmarking infrastructure development 2020 assesses theregulatory quality for preparation, procurement, andmanagement of large infrastructure projects through bothpublic-private partnerships (PPPs) and traditional publicinvestments (TPIs). The report highlights the key findingsresulting from the data and is organized around theinfrastructure project cycle phases for both the PPP and thepilot TPI assessment. Both the PPP and TPI assessment coverthe core phases of the infrastructure project cycle:preparation, procurement, and contract management. For PPPs,management of unsolicited proposals (USPs) is also assessed.For TPI, the regulatory framework to manage infrastructureassets after construction is also assessed. Disclosure ofinformation for PPPs and procurement practices forinnovation for TPIs are also discussed in the report ascross-cutting areas of interest. With reference to a highwaytransport project as a guiding example to ensurecross-comparability, the report presents the regulatorylandscape at the end of June 2018 to develop infrastructure projects.