Deloitte - Public Private Partnerships
Deloitte - Public Private Partnerships
Deloitte - Public Private Partnerships
carebutthere'salwaysroomforimprovedcustomerserviceandeconomic
productivitythroughstrategicpartnering."
SaadRafi
Managinginfrastructuredeficitthroughpublicprivatepartnerships
ACanadianperspectiveonaDeloittepublicsectorreport"ClosingtheInfrastructureGap"
Thephenomenonofdeferredmaintenanceallowinginfrastructuretodeteriorate
inordertosavecostshascontributedtoadramaticinfrastructuredeficitin
Canada.Asthepopulationgrows,federal,provincialandlocalgovernmentsare
findingitdifficulttoallocatesufficientamountsofcapitalinordertomeetthe
infrastructureneeds.ReducingCanada'sinfrastructuregapwouldrequirethe
federalgovernmenttoincreaseitscurrentlevelofannualspendingbysixto10
times.Moreover,localgovernmentsfacea$60billionannualinfrastructure
deficitwhichisgrowingatarateof$2billionayearwhileinvestmentneeds
forcityroadsandbridgesareprojectedat$66billionoverthenext10years.
Governmentscannarrowtheinfrastructuregapwiththerightapproach
"Ottawaandtheprovincesrecognizethestateofthecurrentinfrastructure
problem,"saysSaadRafi,formernationalleaderofDeloitte'sInfrastructure
AdvisoryandProjectFinanceandcurrentDeputyMinisterofEnergyand
InfrastructureforOntario.
"Butthegapwillseriouslywidenifactionisnottakensoon."Thisgapimpacts
government'sabilitytodevelop,improveandmaintainkeysectorsthroughoutthe
country.Onewaytonarrowthisshortfallistoworkwiththeprivatesectorto
finance,design,build,maintainandoperateinfrastructureprojectsthroughpublic
privatepartnerships(PPPs)andotherformsofalternativeservicedelivery.
ThisdeficitfightingsolutionisdescribedinaDeloitteResearchstudy,"Closing
theInfrastructureGap:TheRoleofPublicPrivatePartnerships."Thereport
explainshowgovernmentscanusecommonPPPmodelstoestablishnew
projects,whatlessonscanbelearnedfromothercountriesinvolvedin
infrastructureprojectsandtheopportunitiesavailableformanysectors.
"Governmentsdelivercertainfunctionsverywellsuchasclinicalhealth
carebutthere'salwaysroomforimprovedcustomerserviceandeconomic
Governmentagenciesare
lookingatwaystomanagethe
infrastructuregap.Theyneedto
thinkofthesepointswhen
consideringthePPPapproach:
Getindependentand
objectiveadvice
considertheappropriate
deliverymodelforthe
project
Takeaviewbeyondthe
transactioncomprehend
thecompleteproject
lifecycle,aswellasthe
concessionperiodafterthe
transaction
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productivitythroughstrategicpartnering,"saysRafi.
TheprovincesofOntario,BritishColumbia,QuebecandAlbertaarecurrently
engagedinseveralPPPprojects,whilethegovernmentagencyTransportand
InfrastructureCanadaisfundingdiverseinfrastructureinitiativesatthecityand
communitylevel.Thefederalgovernment'sstrengthsareinlargescalePPP
transportationprojectssuchastheConfederationBridgeinPrinceEdwardIsland
andtheCanadaLinerapidtransitinVancouverandthenewlyproposed
Windsor/Detroitbridgecrossing."Inaddition,therearedynamicnewmodels
developinginwastemanagement,hospitals,energy,educationfacilitiesand
transportation,"saysRafi.
Benefitsofadoptingpublicprivatepartnershipmodels
Publicprivatepartnershipsareakeytooltohelpfinanceinfrastructureprojects,
andtheyallowgovernmentstofocusontheircorebusinessofoutcomesand
results.PPPmodelsprovidesomeimportanteconomicandcivicadvantages:
Theprivatesectorhasanestablishedtrackrecordofontimeandonbudget
deliveryanddisciplinedprojectmanagement
Infrastructureprojectsareoftencompletedfasterthan"payasyougo"
financing,asinvestmentcostsarespreadoverthelifetimeoftheasset
Constructionandmaintenancerisksaretransferredtotheprivatesector
Performancemeasurescanbebuiltintothecontracttoencouragestrong
customerservice
PPPprojectsarenotwithouttheirchallenges,andsomecountrieshave
experienceddrawbacksatvariousstagesofdevelopment."Closingthe
InfrastructureGap"examinescommonpitfallsinexecutinginnovative
partnerships,aswellasinmanagingallphasesoftheinfrastructureproject
lifecycle."Youcan'ttakea'onesizefitsall'approachtoaddressinfrastructure
issues,aseachprojectisuniqueandtherearedistinctphasesinproject
development.Governmentsmustcarefullyevaluateanddecideonthemost
appropriatedeliverymodel,"saysRafi."Wedon'tadvocatetheuseofPPPsinall
circumstances.Thereareseveralmodelsthatwillenhancetheinnovationofboth
thepublicandprivatesectors."
Read"ClosingtheInfrastructureGap:TheRoleofPublicPrivate
Partnerships."
Understandthepublic
purposeof
infrastructurepartner
withprofessionalswho
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needsandcivilservice
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