Unsolicited infrastructure proposals : how some countries introduce competition and transparency

This edition of Gridlines discusses how unsolicited proposals may contribute to the overall infrastructure goals of countries, particularly where governments have limited technical and financial capacity to develop projects. It also points out thos...

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Main Authors: Hodges, John T., Dellacha, Georgina
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/8405456/unsolicited-infrastructure-proposals-some-countries-introduce-competition-transparency
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spelling okr-10986-107182021-04-23T14:02:52Z Unsolicited infrastructure proposals : how some countries introduce competition and transparency Hodges, John T. Dellacha, Georgina BIDDING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CORRUPTION DESCRIPTION DEVELOPING COUNTRY IDEAS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INNOVATION INNOVATIONS LAWS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPARENCY This edition of Gridlines discusses how unsolicited proposals may contribute to the overall infrastructure goals of countries, particularly where governments have limited technical and financial capacity to develop projects. It also points out those unsolicited proposals can pose challenges and risks, particularly when projects are negotiated with the original proponent without sufficient transparency or competition. Channeling all unsolicited proposals into a transparent, competitive process that gives other companies a fair chance of winning the tender can reduce the risks while preserving the potential for innovative solutions. 2012-08-13T12:51:10Z 2012-08-13T12:51:10Z 2007-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/8405456/unsolicited-infrastructure-proposals-some-countries-introduce-competition-transparency http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10718 English Gridlines; No. 19 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic BIDDING
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
CORRUPTION
DESCRIPTION
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
IDEAS
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INNOVATION
INNOVATIONS
LAWS
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
PRIVATE COMPANIES
PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRANSPARENCY
spellingShingle BIDDING
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
CORRUPTION
DESCRIPTION
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
IDEAS
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INNOVATION
INNOVATIONS
LAWS
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
PRIVATE COMPANIES
PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRANSPARENCY
Hodges, John T.
Dellacha, Georgina
Unsolicited infrastructure proposals : how some countries introduce competition and transparency
relation Gridlines; No. 19
description This edition of Gridlines discusses how unsolicited proposals may contribute to the overall infrastructure goals of countries, particularly where governments have limited technical and financial capacity to develop projects. It also points out those unsolicited proposals can pose challenges and risks, particularly when projects are negotiated with the original proponent without sufficient transparency or competition. Channeling all unsolicited proposals into a transparent, competitive process that gives other companies a fair chance of winning the tender can reduce the risks while preserving the potential for innovative solutions.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Hodges, John T.
Dellacha, Georgina
author_facet Hodges, John T.
Dellacha, Georgina
author_sort Hodges, John T.
title Unsolicited infrastructure proposals : how some countries introduce competition and transparency
title_short Unsolicited infrastructure proposals : how some countries introduce competition and transparency
title_full Unsolicited infrastructure proposals : how some countries introduce competition and transparency
title_fullStr Unsolicited infrastructure proposals : how some countries introduce competition and transparency
title_full_unstemmed Unsolicited infrastructure proposals : how some countries introduce competition and transparency
title_sort unsolicited infrastructure proposals : how some countries introduce competition and transparency
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/8405456/unsolicited-infrastructure-proposals-some-countries-introduce-competition-transparency
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