Unsolicited infrastructure
            proposals : how some countries introduce competition and transparency

Hodges, John T.; Dellacha, Georgina

collection.link.179	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/9410
collection.name.179	Gridlines
dc.contributor.author	Hodges, John T.
dc.contributor.author	Dellacha, Georgina
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-13T12:51:10Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-13T12:51:10Z
dc.date.issued	2007-03
dc.date.lastModified	2021-04-23T14:02:52Z
dc.description.abstract	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.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/8405456/unsolicited-infrastructure-proposals-some-countries-introduce-competition-transparency
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10718
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Gridlines; No. 19
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	BIDDING
dc.subject	COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subject	CORRUPTION
dc.subject	DESCRIPTION
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subject	IDEAS
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
dc.subject	INNOVATION
dc.subject	INNOVATIONS
dc.subject	LAWS
dc.subject	NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	PRIVATE COMPANIES
dc.subject	PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	PRIVATE INVESTORS
dc.subject	PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
dc.subject	PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
dc.subject	PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	TRANSPARENCY
dc.title	Unsolicited infrastructure proposals : how some countries introduce competition and transparency	en
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/8405456/unsolicited-infrastructure-proposals-some-countries-introduce-competition-transparency
okr.globalpractice	Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice	Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice	Governance
okr.globalpractice	Trade and Competitiveness
okr.googlescholar.linkpresent	yes
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000020439_20071001114419
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	8405456
okr.identifier.report	40911
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2007/10/01/000020439_20071001114419/Rendered/PDF/409110Gridline1d0proposals01PUBLIC1.pdf	en
okr.topic	Infrastructure Economics and Finance :: Private Participation in Infrastructure
okr.topic	Housing and Human Habitats
okr.topic	Private Sector Development :: Emerging Markets
okr.topic	Public Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topic	Education for Development (superceded)
okr.topic	Communities and Human Settlements
okr.topic	Public Sector Development
okr.unit	Public-Priv Infra Advsry Fcility (PPIAF)
okr.volume	1 of 1

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