Unsolicited Proposals : Competitive Solutions for Private Infrastructure

This Note looks at systems some governments have used to transform unsolicited proposals for private infrastructure projects into competitively tendered projects. It focuses on the policies that Chile, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and So...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Publications & Research
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/03/2490981/unsolicited-proposals-competitive-solutions-private-infrastructure
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spelling okr-10986-113572021-04-23T14:02:55Z Unsolicited Proposals : Competitive Solutions for Private Infrastructure World Bank PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE POLICYMAKERS BIDDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PRIVATIZATION FINANCIAL PLAN PROPOSALS AIRPORTS COMPETITIVE BIDDING INNOVATIONS LAWS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC WORKS REGULATORY REGIMES ROADS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSPARENCY This Note looks at systems some governments have used to transform unsolicited proposals for private infrastructure projects into competitively tendered projects. It focuses on the policies that Chile, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and South Africa have adopted for managing such proposals. A companion Note explores the problems associated with unsolicited proposals, especially the risks they raise for competition and transparency. Among private infrastructure projects reaching financial closure, the share that originated as unsolicited proposals varies across countries. In the Philippines about 15 percent of such projects have been unsolicited, while in the Republic of Korea the share is as high as 50 percent. The share is also significant in many other countries, and policymakers have begun to recognize the need for formal systems to manage these unsolicited proposals. Governments could use several approaches to handle unsolicited proposals. One option is simply to adopt a law prohibiting unsolicited projects-and some governments have done this. A second option is for governments to purchase the project concept and then award the project through a competitive bidding process in which no bidder has a predefined advantage. A third option-the one adopted in such countries as Chile, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and South Africa-is to offer the original proponent a predefined advantage in a competitive bidding process. Under this third option two main approaches have developed: the bonus system and the Swiss challenge system. 2012-08-13T14:50:53Z 2012-08-13T14:50:53Z 2002-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/03/2490981/unsolicited-proposals-competitive-solutions-private-infrastructure Viewpoint. -- Note no. 258 (March 2003) http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11357 English Viewpoint CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Viewpoint
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topic PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
POLICYMAKERS
BIDDING
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
PRIVATIZATION
FINANCIAL PLAN
PROPOSALS AIRPORTS
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
INNOVATIONS
LAWS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PRIVATIZATION
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC WORKS
REGULATORY REGIMES
ROADS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TRANSPARENCY
spellingShingle PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
POLICYMAKERS
BIDDING
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
PRIVATIZATION
FINANCIAL PLAN
PROPOSALS AIRPORTS
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
INNOVATIONS
LAWS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PRIVATIZATION
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC WORKS
REGULATORY REGIMES
ROADS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TRANSPARENCY
World Bank
Unsolicited Proposals : Competitive Solutions for Private Infrastructure
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description This Note looks at systems some governments have used to transform unsolicited proposals for private infrastructure projects into competitively tendered projects. It focuses on the policies that Chile, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and South Africa have adopted for managing such proposals. A companion Note explores the problems associated with unsolicited proposals, especially the risks they raise for competition and transparency. Among private infrastructure projects reaching financial closure, the share that originated as unsolicited proposals varies across countries. In the Philippines about 15 percent of such projects have been unsolicited, while in the Republic of Korea the share is as high as 50 percent. The share is also significant in many other countries, and policymakers have begun to recognize the need for formal systems to manage these unsolicited proposals. Governments could use several approaches to handle unsolicited proposals. One option is simply to adopt a law prohibiting unsolicited projects-and some governments have done this. A second option is for governments to purchase the project concept and then award the project through a competitive bidding process in which no bidder has a predefined advantage. A third option-the one adopted in such countries as Chile, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and South Africa-is to offer the original proponent a predefined advantage in a competitive bidding process. Under this third option two main approaches have developed: the bonus system and the Swiss challenge system.
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title Unsolicited Proposals : Competitive Solutions for Private Infrastructure
title_short Unsolicited Proposals : Competitive Solutions for Private Infrastructure
title_full Unsolicited Proposals : Competitive Solutions for Private Infrastructure
title_fullStr Unsolicited Proposals : Competitive Solutions for Private Infrastructure
title_full_unstemmed Unsolicited Proposals : Competitive Solutions for Private Infrastructure
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