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MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu 1.040 Project Management Spring 2009 For information about citing these materials or our Terms of Use, visit: http://ocw.mit.edu/terms. 1.040/1.401 Project Management Spring 2009 Public – Private Partnerships in Financing of Infrastructure Fred Moavenzadeh James Mason Crafts Professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Edited by Kyle Frazier) Historical Background „ „ „ Participation of private sector in provision of infrastructure dates back to the 19th century in the U.S. (turnpikes, tolled facilities) Public financing, especially in transportation systems, became the norm in the second half of the 20th century. Shift to public financing Highway Trust Fund; 2. Interstate Highway System; 3. Procurement reforms (leading to design-bid-build). These three factors were primarily responsible to shift form private to public financing 1. „ Re-entry of private sector „ The late 20th century demand outpaced the resources: „ Federal Highway Trust Fund failed to keep up with the growth; thus solicitation of private sector involvement. Definition and Types of Public-Private Partnerships „ Public - Private Partnerships are defined by the US DOT as follows: “A public-private partnership is a contractual agreement formed between public and private sector partners, which allows more private sector participation than is traditional. The agreements usually involve a government agency contracting with a private company to re ...
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