PPP Model

PPP : Importance of Underlying Agreements

Context: Comparison between Delhi Metro’s Airport Metro Line and Hyderabad Metro Line both of which are PPP projects. Hyderabad Metro: Hyderabad Metro is primarily financed through private investment, unlike other metro projects that are entirely funded by the public exchequer. It is also the largest PPP (public-private partnership) investment in India, and one of the …

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Swiss Challenge method

This procurement model consists of inviting unsolicited development proposals from experts which are then evaluated by an expert committee before being made public and inviting feedback. This relatively competitive phase then seeks to generate the most viable and efficient means and processes related to the implementation of the said project by inviting suggestions to improve …

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PPP Problems & Solution

The reasons for the failure of PPP projects in India are many: Poor preparations, Flawed risk-sharing, Inappropriate business models and Fiscal uncertainties Vested interests leading to development of skewed qualification criteria Technical data availability and its quality With the economy not growing as projected earlier, traffic projections have gone wrong, leading to issues of financially …

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EPC model

Write a short note on EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) model of investment and its merits over PPP model. (150 Words) Under an EPC contract, the contractor: designs the installation, procures the material and constructs the project and is paid for it by the government. In some cases, the contractor carries the risk for the …

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