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    GLOBAL EXPERIENCES OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP: LESSONS FORBANGLADESH

    1) Abdullah Mohammad Ahshanul MamunLecturer

    Department of Business Administration

    International Islamic University Chittagong

    Bangladesh.

    e-mail:[email protected]

    2) Nazamul HoqueAssistant Professor

    Department of Business Administration

    International Islamic University Chittagong

    Bangladesh.

    e-mail:[email protected]

    3) Abdullahil Mamun

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Business Administration

    International Islamic University Chittagong

    Bangladesh.

    e-mail:[email protected]

    4) Manjur Rashad Masum

    Lecturer

    Department of Business Administration

    University of Information Technology and Sciences

    Bangladesh.

    e-mail:[email protected]

    Abstract

    Public private partnership (PPP) is no more considered as a trial and error concept rather it is

    applied widely around the world as a tested and successful means in facilitating the delivery of

    high quality goods and services. But the efficient utilization of PPP is a challenging job. In this

    paper a thorough review and evaluation has been done on the experiences of PPP of different

    developed and developing countries of the world in order to identify the critical factors of PPP to

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    provide necessary guidelines to the key stakeholders of Bangladesh considering its context with aview to accelerate the wheel of economy through proper utilization of different successful models

    of PPP.

    Key Words: Public Private Partnership, Bangladesh.

    Introduction:

    Public private partnership (PPP/P3) is getting

    attention as an attractive field of research during the

    last few decades (Jimnez and Pasquero, 2005)

    because PPP is being considered as an alternative

    institutional arrangements and modes of delivery of

    public goods and services (Jamali, 2007, Wettenhall,

    2003, Hodge & Greve,2005).The primary objective

    of PPPs is to facilitate the delivery of high-quality

    public facilities and services by the private sector

    over an extended period of time at a cost that

    represents value for money, whilst at the same time

    transferring an appropriate level of risk to the private

    sector (Lane and Gardiner, 2003). PPPs imply a sort

    of collaboration to pursue common goals, while

    leveraging joint resources and capitalizing on the

    respective competences and strengths of the public

    and private partners (Widdus,2001; Pongsiri, 2002;Nijkamp et al., 2002). PPPs can also work for a range

    of infrastructures including transportation, water and

    sewer services, solid waste disposal, municipal

    parking, and social infrastructure such as schools,

    hospitals, and other public buildings. These include

    education, housing, health care, transportation, social

    care and many other areas commonly associated with

    the public sector (Grimsey and Lewis, 2002).

    European Commission (2004), in its green paper on

    PPPs, recognized some common elements of a PPP:

    long duration cooperative relationship, complex

    arrangement of shared funding and participants role

    at different stages in the project and shared risk. Most

    supposed PPPs in third world development do not

    seem to meet this criterion. Donor agencies often

    promote privatization and government subsidies to

    private entrepreneurs in the name of building PPPs.

    However, privatization and subsidies should not be

    confused with PPPs (Mitchell-Weaver and Manning,

    1991).

    Indeed, though PPP was originally treated as a

    derivative of the privatization movement, there is agrowing consensus today that PPP does not simply

    mean the introduction of market mechanisms or the

    privatization of public services. PPP is an

    institutionalized form of cooperation of public and

    private actors, who work together towards a joint

    target on the basis of their own indigenous objectives

    (Nijkamp et al., 2002). According to Jamali (2004),

    Pongsiri (2002), Nijkamp et al., (2002) and Widdus

    (2001), PPP is a sort of collaboration to pursue

    common goals by leveraging joint resources and

    capitalizing on the respective competences and

    strengths of the public and private partners. Indeed,the nature of relationship between the public and

    private sectors is seen on the dimension of five types

    of activities namely- parallel activities, competitive

    activities, complementary & collaborative activities

    (Ravindran, 2002), and Contractual activities (Clifton

    & Duffield, 2006). PPP is the collaboration in which

    the public and private sectors both bring their

    complementary skills to a project, with different

    levels of involvement and responsibility, for the sake

    of providing public services more efficiently

    (Efficiency Unit, 2003b). It is a relationship thatconsists of shared and/or compatible objectives and

    an acknowledged distribution of specific roles and

    responsibilities among the participants which can be

    formal or informal, contractual or voluntary, between

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    Table 1: Probable Public-Private Relationship

    Dimension 100% Public (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 100% Private (8)

    Control Public Public Public Public Private Private Private Private

    Finance Public Public Private Private Public Public Private Private

    Ownership Public Private Public Private Public Private Public Private

    Source: Constructed by authors

    The above table shows a probable set of relationshipbetween Public and Private on three dimensions

    ranging from (100% Public) State-owned enterprise

    to (100% Private) Privatization. So there exist six

    options where public and private can share the

    ownership, control and finance between them as a

    form of Public private partnership (PPP/P3). It shows

    a greater involvement of private may be possible for

    option 4, 6& 7 (Dimensions taken from: Zarco-Jasso,

    2005). Depending on the mode of entry, ultimateownership, risk sharing, and duration of the

    partnership PPPs may take a wide range of

    contractual forms that can be combined into four

    main types: Greenfield, divestiture, concessions, and

    management contracts (Glambotskaya et al., 2007).

    Characteristics of Main types of PPP are (given in

    table 2) as follows:

    Table 2 : Characteristics of Main types of PPP

    Types of PPP Acronym Modes of

    Entry

    Operation and

    Maintenance

    Investment Ultimate

    Ownership

    Market

    Risk

    Duration

    (Years)

    Build, Own and

    Transfer

    BOT Greenfield Private Private Semi-

    private

    Private 20-30

    Build, Own,

    Operate and

    Transfer

    BOOT Greenfield Private Private Semi-

    private

    Private 30+

    Build, Own and

    Operate

    BOO Greenfield Private Private Private Private 30+

    Build, Lease and

    Own

    BLO Greenfield Private Private Private Private 30+

    Partial

    Privatization

    Divesture Private Private Private Private 30+

    Full Privatization Divesture Private Private Private Private Indefinite

    Rehabilitate,

    Operate and

    Transfer

    ROT Concession Private Private Public Semi-

    private

    20-30

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    Rehabilitate,Lease/ Rent and

    Transfer

    RLRT Concession Private Private Public More-private

    20-30

    Build,

    Rehabilitate,

    Operate and

    Transfer

    BROT Concession Private Private Public Private 20-30

    Management

    Contract

    Contract Private Public Public Public 3-5

    Leasing Contract Private Public Public Semi-

    private

    8-15

    Source: Glambotskaya et al. (2007)

    PPP can be a good tool for developing sustainable

    infrastructure and thereby ensuring and accelerating

    the wheel of economy of Bangladesh. Access to

    electricity, improved sanitation facilities, telephone

    subscribers are 20%, 36% and 14% respectively all

    the indicators are below the South Asia Average

    according to comparative infrastructure indicators

    (World Bank Database, 2011). The current rate of

    investment is much lower (24.5%) than the required

    rate (around 35%-40%) the government seeks and

    what is necessary for Bangladesh to meet its goals(Bangladesh Gadget, 2010; Mamun, Islam 2010).

    Situation has worsened in recent years, with the

    decline in availability of private sector investment for

    infrastructure (World Bank, 2013). Therefore, this

    paper is an effort to point out the interesting lessons

    for Bangladesh from the experiences of different

    countries around the globe considering the context of

    Bangladesh. Different critical success factors of PPP

    are identified so that Bangladesh can successfully

    implement with a view to maximize the benefits from

    PPP. While writing the paper, the researchers have

    reviewed available published articles, case studies,reports, conference papers, archival records and

    books regarding Public Private Partnerships

    experiences of different developed and developing

    countries of the world.

    Public Private Partnership: World Experiences

    Various forms of PPP have been implemented in

    countries of the European Union, Australia Central

    America, North America, South East Asia and Africa

    for over 30 years. Between 1990 and 2009 more than

    1300 PPP contracts were signed in the EU,

    representing a capital value of more than EUR 250

    billion. This includes roughly 350 new projects with

    a value of almost EUR 70 billion having reached

    financial close since the beginning of 2007 (EuropeanInvestment Bank,2010).

    Table-3 provides a picture of infrastructure projects

    in different region by primary sector. Projects include

    management or lease contracts, concessions,

    greenfield projects, and divestitures. The database

    contains almost 5,000 projects dating from 1984 to

    2011.

    Table-4 provides a description of infrastructure

    projects in low- and middle-income countries byprimary sector. Projects include management or lease

    contracts, concessions, greenfield projects, and

    divestitures. The database contains almost 5,000

    projects dating from 1984 to 2011.

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    Source:WorldBank PPI database, 2013

    China, India, Brazil and Russian federation are

    holding the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th position respectively

    considering the number of PPP projects during 1984-

    2011. On the other hand Brazil India, Russian

    federation and China are holding the 1st , 2nd , 3rd and

    4th position with respect to total investment (US$

    million) in PPP projects during the same period

    (World Bank PPI data base, 2013).

    The government defines success for PPP projects as

    being built on time and within budget (Nick Sciulli,2008). A successful PPP is one thatprovides theservices the government needs, offers value for

    money as measured against public service provision

    (where value for money is measured by the net

    present value of lifetime costs, including the cost of

    risk bearing)and complies with general standards of

    good governance and specific government policy

    such asIs procured with transparent and competitive

    procurement being fiscally prudent complying

    with the legal and regulatory regimes that apply to

    the industry in which the PPP will exist. (World

    Bank, 2007). PPPs therefore should not be expected

    to substitute for action or responsibilities that

    properly rest elsewhere. In particular, the public

    sector should continue to set standards and monitor

    product safety, efficacy, and quality and establish

    systems whereby citizens have adequate access to the

    products and services they need. (Jamali, 2004) In

    Table 4 : infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries by primary sector

    Featured Indicator,

    (1990-2011) Energy Telecom Transport Water and

    sewerage

    Number of countries

    with private

    participation

    107 135 86 62

    Projects reaching

    financial closure2283 822 1371 762

    Region with largest

    investment share

    Latin America and

    the Caribbean (35%)

    Latin America

    and the Caribbean

    (37%)

    Latin America

    and the Caribbean

    (40%)

    East Asia and

    Pacific (46%)

    Type of PPI with

    largest share in

    investment

    Greenfield project

    (65%)

    Greenfield project

    (60%)Concession (55%) Concession (60%)

    Type of PPI with

    largest share in

    projects

    Greenfield project

    (72%)

    Greenfield project

    (74%)Concession (57%)

    Greenfield project

    (42%)

    Projects cancelled or

    under distress

    117

    representing 5% of

    total investment

    59

    representing 3%

    of total

    investment

    77

    representing 6%

    of total

    investment

    63

    representing 32%

    of total

    investment

    http://ppi.worldbank.org/explore/ppi_exploreRegion.aspx?regionIDhttp://ppi.worldbank.org/explore/ppi_exploreRegion.aspx?regionIDhttp://ppi.worldbank.org/explore/ppi_exploreRegion.aspx?regionIDhttp://ppi.worldbank.org/explore/ppi_exploreRegion.aspx?regionID
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    of almost double the average available in the marketand more than triple the cheapest alternative at a rate

    of return of 30 per cent. This rate can be compared to

    the 3 per cent return state-owned power agencies aim

    for in India. (Palast, Oppenheim, and MacGregor,

    2003).

    Enron was in the water business for only three years,

    through an entity called Azurix that it created in

    1998, operated in Buenos Aires, Ghana and Canada-

    was fined for frequent interruptions, releasing

    untreated effluent, and exceeding allowed effluent

    levels, suspicions of corruption , severe violations of

    environmental law etc.(Public Citizen,2002).

    Metronet represents a recent, and very big,

    infrastructure PPP failure. It was divided into two

    PPPs (BCV and SSL), the London underground P3s

    are collectively known as Metronet was a 15.7

    billion P3, signed in 2003 and personally championed

    by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon

    Brown, collapsed in 2007. Various problems like

    goal conflict, risk sharing and higher debt to equity

    ratio prevail there. Most importantly, there existed

    five giant equity participants as well as supplier ofthe project who transfer their risk to another stand-

    alone corporation owned by the other four equity

    partners- make it harder to assign responsibility

    (Vining and Boardman, 2008).

    There exist many other examples of PPP failure

    including Rio Light Company in Rio De Janeiro,

    Brazil. Reports of corruption, fail to meet the public

    interest, Job cut, price hike, cancellation of contract,

    bribery, hearing, punishment etc. are common

    phenomenon in not only private power sector but also

    in water projects surfaced in Indonesia, India,

    Pakistan, Uganda, Lesotho, Guinea, Argentina, SouthAfrica, Germany, Turkey, England, Czech Republic,

    Hungary and Poland and Peru by renowned

    companies working in PPP project around the World.

    (Palast, Oppenheim, and MacGregor, 2003). Backer(2003), sees Enron as a PPP, demonstrates the danger

    of loosing control of public regulators over private

    sector. Many transnational private utilities are larger

    than most national economies (Beaulieu, 2003).

    Indias unhappy experience with Enron and Bechtel

    illustrates, the odds are much longer in the

    developing world that public-private partnerships will

    result in benefits to the public. (Oppenheim and

    MacGregor, 2004). This stream of literature generally

    indicates that partnerships are high-risk strategies,

    particularly at the level of implementation; however,

    the advantages and/or mutual benefits, when

    successful, by far outweigh the risks involved

    (Hagen, 2002; Horton, 1998).

    Critical Factors of Public Private Partnership

    Development

    Ibrahim, Price and Dainty (2006) identified sixty-one

    PPP risk factors from literature and classified into

    exogenous and endogenous risks. They focused on

    three most important PPP risk factors in Nigeria,

    thats are unstable government, inadequate

    experience in PPP and availability of finance thatare most relevant to Bangladesh perspective. Those

    critical factors are related to development and

    implementation of PPP. Those factors are given

    bellow along with the researchers.

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    Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh:Though not so rich, Bangladesh has experiences of

    PPP, especially in respect of the scope and diversity

    of Non-Government Organization (NGO) activities in

    social services. (Bhattacharya, Rahman, 2010). But

    the scenario of PPP in primary project is not up to

    required level. The Government through its national

    budget FY 2009-10 introduced the concept of PPP

    budget and the new industrial policy 2010 also

    reflects the governments intention for rapid

    industrialization through Public Private Partnerships

    (Bhattacharya, Iqbal & Khan, 2009). Implementation

    and funding of infrastructure development projects is

    a long drawn process and investment risk is much

    higher, the investment is not, in many cases,

    commercially viable (Hodge and Greve, 2009). As a

    heavily populated country with a population of

    around 150 million living on a land area of 147570

    square kilometer, Bangladeshs economy is

    dependent mainly on agriculture, which accounts for

    around 18.43% of GDP, but provides employment to

    as much as 47.3% of the countrys labor force

    (Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, 2010). Due to

    unfavorable land-man ratio and the under-developed

    state of the countrys agriculture sector, the key to thegeneration of productive employment lies in strong

    economic growth through the structural

    transformation of the economy away from agriculture

    and toward industry (Bhuyan, 2005). There are three

    major options for infrastructure delivery (although

    each has many variations): direct public provision,

    contracting-out (i.e., design, build, transfer), or

    publicprivate partnerships (P3s) (Vining and

    Boardman, 2008). A new way for Bangladesh need to

    improve for its infrastructure development keeping in

    mind the governments low capability to finance its

    immediate infrastructure like power, health, energy

    etc. And public-private partnerships (PPP) may be a

    solution basing on the experience of foreign

    countries.

    Indeed, Bangladesh has a very few PPP projects in all

    the primary sectors. Projects include 38 Greenfield

    projects, 5 management or lease contracts and 3

    divestitures containing almost 46 projects dating

    from 1990 to 2011. The snapshot of are given

    (table:6) bellow-

    Table 6 : Infrastructure projects in Bangladesh under PublicPrivate

    initiative (PFI) during 1990-2011

    Sector Sub-Sector Number of Projects Total

    Investment

    (US$ million)

    Energy Electricity 28 1,688

    Natural Gas 1 31

    Total Energy 29 (Green field 26,

    Divestiture 3 )

    1,719

    Telecom Telecom 12 6,593

    Total Telecom 12 (Greenfield 12) 6,593

    Transport Airports 1 0

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    Roads 2 0Seaports 2 0

    Total Transport 5 (Management

    Contracts 5 )

    0

    Water

    and

    Sewerage

    - - -

    Total 46 8,312

    Source: World Bank PPI database, 2013

    It is difficult to attract private investment in all

    projects. Through the Public-Private Partnership

    (PPP) initiatives, a recently introduced innovative

    scheme, government involves the private sector to

    meet the probable investment gap in infrastructure

    development, especially power and energy;

    telecommunication and port development have been

    given the highest priority, which will provide a boost

    to every sector of the economy Using some proven

    schemes such as Public Private Partnership

    (PPP/P3s) to provide the basic infrastructure is

    essential for countries like Bangladesh to generate

    required investment to meet the millenniumdevelopment goals (Mamun & Islam, 2010). As small

    taxing powers against GDP (10%, 2008-2012),

    (World Bank, 2013) and inefficient scale in both

    technical expertise and risk assessment, Government

    of Bangladesh requires minimizing the infrastructure

    deficit where P3 can be a significant alternative.

    On the other hand, Tillmann, Robert and Wang

    (2007) compared the levels of perceived risks versus

    the PPP opportunities and show that while Cambodia,

    Bangladesh, and Pakistan are perceived most risky

    and promising least PPP opportunities, Indonesia,

    China, India, and Thailand are also perceived

    relatively risky put promise comparatively high-PPP

    opportunities. The least exposed to political risks are

    the matured economies of Korea, Japan and

    Singapore and they rank middle regarding PPP

    opportunities.

    PPP activities/Infrastructure in Bangladesh:

    The Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Center

    (IIFC) was established in 1999 to promote and

    facilitate private sector participation in infrastructure

    in Bangladesh. IIFC was established to have a policy

    role and a transaction advisory role, and to adviseboth the public and private sectors. Another

    institution, the Infrastructure Development Company

    Ltd (IDCOL) was established concurrently with IIFC

    to provide government debt financing for

    infrastructure projects. IIFC and IDCOL are

    government-owned, limited liability companies. They

    were established with financial support from The

    World Bank, and other donors. IIFC, in particular,

    received support in the form of consulting services

    sponsored by the Canadian International

    Development Agency (CIDA), and Department for

    International Development (DfID), UK support

    (World Bank ,2009).

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    Table 8 : Comparison among the Large ,medium and small PPPs related policies and strategies of Bangladesh Phase Required weeks

    Large Project

    ( Above BDT 2.5 Billion )

    Medium Project (Between

    BDT 2.5 billion-BDT 500

    million)

    Small Project (Below BDT

    500 million )

    Project

    Identification

    On-going On-going On-going

    In-principle

    Approval

    24 weeks 24 weeks 24 weeks

    Feasibility Study 820 weeks 612 weeks 48 weeks

    Request for

    Qualification

    48 weeks 48 weeks -

    Request for

    Proposal (RFQ),

    812 weeks 610 weeks 48 weeks

    Negotiation and

    Contract award

    48 weeks 48 weeks 48 weeks

    Other Comparisons

    Project

    Identification by

    Line Ministry, Implementing

    Agency, Office of PPP (PPPO)

    Private Investor

    Line Ministry, Implementing

    Agency, Office of PPP

    (PPPO) Private Investor

    Line Ministry, statutory

    authorities and other entities

    under its administrative

    control; Implementing

    Agency, Office of PPP

    (PPPO) ,Private InvestorPre-Feasibility

    Study

    Pre-Feasibility Study by PPPO

    for each project

    Pre-Feasibility Study by

    PPPO for each project

    Private investor may submit

    unsolicited proposal with

    Pre-Feasibility Study by

    Unsolicited

    proposal

    If the RFQ is based on an

    unsolicited proposal the

    initiator of the said proposal

    will be treated as automatically

    pre-qualified.

    If the RFQ is based on an

    unsolicited proposal the

    initiator of the said proposal

    will be treated as

    automatically pre-qualified.

    No need to call for RFQ.

    Line ministry and

    implementing agency

    directly issues RFP.

    In-principle

    approval by

    Cabinet Committee on

    Economic Affairs (CCEA)

    Cabinet Committee on

    Economic Affairs (CCEA)

    Line minister

    Request for

    qualification

    requirement

    Line Ministry/implementing

    agency calls for RFQ.

    Line Ministry/ implementing

    agency calls for RFQ.

    The line Ministry/

    implementing agency issues

    RFP, with appropriate

    modifications by the Office

    for PPP, if required, to the

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    shortlisted private investors.No need to call for RFQ.

    Technical

    effectiveness

    The relevant Qualification and

    Tender Evaluation Committee

    (QTEC) evaluates the

    investors proposals based on

    the technical responsiveness

    criteria and screens out the

    non-responsive proposals.

    The relevant Qualification

    and Tender Evaluation

    Committee (QTEC)

    evaluates the investors

    proposals based on the

    technical responsiveness

    criteria and screens out the

    non-responsive proposals

    .The private investor, whose

    proposal went for RFP,

    qualifies automatically for

    technical responsiveness.

    The relevant Qualification

    and Tender Evaluation

    Committee (QTEC)

    evaluates the investors

    proposals based on the

    technical responsiveness

    criteria and screens out the

    non-responsive proposals

    .The private investor, whose

    proposal went for RFP,

    qualifies automatically for

    technical responsiveness.

    After vetting by

    Legislative and

    Parliamentary

    Affairs Division

    line ministry/

    implementing

    agency seeks

    approval of

    Cabinet Committee on

    Economic Affairs (CCEA)

    Finance minister Line Minister

    Final approval by Cabinet Committee on

    Economic Affairs (CCEA)

    Finance Minister Line minister

    Source: PPP documents, 2010, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh

    The relationship among Office of PPP (PPPO),

    Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA),

    Parliamentary Affairs Division (PADs), line ministry/

    implementing agency are complex, bureaucratic and

    sometimes vague. Most critical part of a PPP

    documents (Detailed feasibility study, Request for

    qualification, request for proposal etc.) is to be

    written by consultant, but their selection requirements

    is not clearly mentioned at the policy and strategy

    paper 2010.

    Few Infrastructure related projects Bangladesh has

    taken under PPP are: Grameen Phone Network

    Expansion Project, Pacific Telecom Network

    Expansion Project, Ranks Tel PSTN Project, DNS

    Satcomm Satellite Earth Station Project, BanglaTrac

    International Communication Gateway Project, M &

    H Telecom Interconnection Exchange Project, and

    Shoanchalok ICT Programme (Hasan, 2012). Their

    service and performance are yet to evaluate. Some

    other PPP projects in Bangladesh include-

    Automation of Railway reservation and Ticketing

    System, Land records, Higher educational institution

    admission, Results of public examination , Foreign

    and local investment related information,

    Government forms, and Payment of utility bills.

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    Among the identified services, results of publicexams, government forms and payment of utility bills

    were implemented successfully and scaled up.

    A latest PPP project, Build-Own-Operate and

    Transfer (BOOT) model, without GOB Finance

    Chittagong Custom House Automation Project

    partnering with Data-soft to double the revenue, to

    reduce cost of doing Business by at least 70% , to

    save customs processing time by 80% has taken by

    Bangladesh (Hossain, Deb, & Al Amin,2009).

    Because of successful automation solutions provided

    by DataSoft, the 42 steps lengthy process has been

    curtail to only 6 steps, bill of entry cost reduced BDT

    180 to BDT 50, Cargo Handling, Auction, Banking

    everything came under the automatic solutions.

    Stakeholders including BGMEA, Importer &

    Exporter, Off Dock, EPZ, Shipping Agents, NBR,

    Custom Intelligence, Custom Bond, Freight

    Forwarders, Navy, C & F Agents, PSI and all other

    related stakeholders have came under the system of

    Chittagong Custom House Automation Project

    (Datasoft,2013).

    Problems of Public private partnership developmentin Bangladesh are varied. Government has taken

    huge initiatives and budgets. But there exist lack of

    harmony, strong political will, political stability,

    private sectors awareness, transparency, law andorder situation, social awareness regarding their

    demand ,right & democracy and private sectors

    intentions of taking risk etc. that impede the way

    forward to reduce the infrastructure gap. From the

    beginning the Padma bridge negotiation has been

    involved to corruption and conspiracy. The World

    Bank stated that they found, "credible evidence

    corroborated by a variety of sources which points to a

    high-level corruption conspiracy among Bangladeshi

    government officials, SNC-Lavalin executives, and

    private individuals in connection with the Padma

    Multipurpose Bridge Project (World Bank, 2012).

    For the corruption, the World Bank turned down to

    sanction the proposed loan for constructing the

    bridge. In these circumstances World Bank imposed

    some conditions to continue the loan talk with the

    government. Bhuyan, (2011) proposes transparent

    mechanism and well-defined rules for participating in

    and mobilizing funds for the PPP projects by

    commercial banks, specialized financial institutions,

    and international financial institutions to extend

    credit on easier credit terms and a healthy capital

    market. Figure-1 depicts a flow chart of PPP projectdevelopment in Bangladesh from the data of Policy

    and Strategy for Public-Private Partnership, 2010.

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    Figure 1: PPP process in Bangladesh

    Source: Constructed by Authors

    Phase # 01: Project Identification (On going) by

    line ministry, office of PPP, private investor

    Output of Request for Qualification(Evaluation report of short listed investors)

    Phase # 02: In-principle Approval of PPP

    project by CCEA

    Output of Project Identification phase, (Both

    Solicited and Unsolicited) pre-feasibility report

    Stage: 02 Requests for Proposal

    Stage: 01 Project Identification,

    Formulation, Appraisal and Approval

    Output of In-principle Approval of PPP project

    (total in-principle approval list)

    Phase # 03: Feasibility Study and Preparation of

    documents by consultant panel, finance division

    or Independent bidding process

    Phase # 04: Request for Qualification (RFQ) by

    line ministry, implementing agency, QTEC

    Output of Feasibility Study and Preparation of

    documents

    Phase # 05: Line ministry/ implementing agencycall for Request for Proposal (RFQ), shortlisted by

    Output of Monitoring and Evaluation

    Periodic progress report by OPPP Monitoring and Evaluation report by line

    Stage: 04 Monitoring and Evaluation

    By line ministry/implementing agency and reports to officeof PPP taking key performance indicators as standard

    Office of the PPP monitor compliance and reports to CCEA Principal Secretary, office of PPP and relevant ministry

    resolve complexities etc.

    Output of Request for Proposal (Evaluation r eport

    containing shortlisted investors)

    Phase # 06: Stage: 03 Negotiation and Contract award

    Line ministry/ implementing agency negotiates with selectedbidder and send it for parliamentary affairs division (PAD)

    for vetting

    after vetting, seek approval from CCEA after approval Signs the contract by line

    ministry/implementing agency

    Output of Negotiation and Contract award

    Vetting by parliamentary affairs division (PAD) Final Approval by CCEA Contract signed for implementation

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    Conclusion and Policy implicationsIn conclusion it can be said that there are many PPP

    development and success factors identified by many

    researchers (Ibrahim, Price and Dainty , 2006 ;Vining

    and Boardman, 2008; Esther Cheung, Albert P.C.

    Chan, Stephen Kajewski, 2009; Di Lodovico,

    1998;Pongsiri, 2002; Zouggari, 2002; Baker 2003

    Wallin, 1997; Savas, 2000; Roseneau,2000; Widdus,

    2001; Nijkamp et al., 2002; Spackman, 2002;

    Scharle, 2002; Sussex, 2003;Zouggari, 2003; Jamali,

    2004; Tillmann, Robert and Wang, 2007; Asia

    Foundation , 2010) around the world out of which

    many factors are also applicable to Bangladesh. That

    includes but not limited to : (i) Hearty consultations

    between the Public and private sector to start direct

    dialogue on PPP, and to work out the specific issues

    and recommendations, and operational implications

    (ii) The operational mechanisms and procedural

    guidelines should be worked out properly (iii) Legal

    and regulatory issues in relation to PPP should be

    sorted out (iv) Ensure effective representation of the

    private sector in the PPP committees including the

    Advisory Committee (v) Conduct policy research and

    analysis on PPP issues and make recommendationsfor reform, and craft a PPP roadmap to be adopted by

    the public and the private sector (vi) Ensure policies

    and laws to enable PPP projects to continue

    irrespective of changes in the political regime in the

    country (vii) Avoid stand-alone private company and

    make sure the proper allocation of risks among

    parties (viii) Include different strategic partner like

    The World Bank that may attract other development

    partner of Bangladesh and give a favorable

    environment for local private partners (ix) Activate a

    proper stand against all sorts of Corruption &

    nepotism and ensure transparent competitive biddingprocess (x) Integrate Corporate social responsibility

    (CSR) fund of private and Annual Development

    Program (ADP) Budget of Government to create a

    non-profit ( social) PPP project that may

    development the PPP environment. (xi) Convene aforum on PPP with participants from the private

    sector, donors and civil society The scope of work of

    the forum should include: (a) Promoting PPP in the

    identified priority areas; (b) Assisting the government

    in promoting good governance in PPP through open,

    transparent, and participatory processes; (c) Assisting

    the government in jumpstarting effective

    implementation of five to six priority PPP projects

    within the next six months in line with the PPP

    guidelines; (d) Assisting the government in taking

    forward necessary policy reform to promote effective

    PPP; and (e) Assisting the government's PPP Unit in

    developing a pipeline of bankable projects.

    In fact, there is no single PPP model rather various

    types of arrangements varying with regard to legal

    status, governance, management, policy-setting

    prerogatives, contributions and operational roles. For

    the success, PPPs must begin with careful

    groundwork and preparation, including a

    comprehensive feasibility study and economic

    evaluation for each potential partnership project. In

    this respect, Bangladesh Government needs to build

    its legal and regulatory capacity to effectively fosterand participate in PPPs (Jamali, 2004). Bangladesh as

    a new entrant in PPP model of infrastructure and

    service delivery has to consider the consequences of

    previous PPP efforts in many developed and

    developing countries. Many large corporate has as

    much strength and evil background as to be cautious

    regarding negotiation and contract awarding.

    Arbitration procedure also has to be predetermined

    and included in the contract document in

    comprehensive manner. A vast PPP campaign and

    assurance of political risk is the first task for

    Bangladesh to ensure the effective participation ofPrivate sector. Proper training and skill development

    of the public officials is necessary in this regard. A

    centralized, corruption free, transparent and

    competent PPP authority is compulsory for the

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    ultimate infrastructure and service delivery throughPPP in Bangladesh. During the last 14 years

    Bangladesh has developed many PPP policy paper,

    but now this is time to develop a concrete single PPP

    handbook that will facilitate all the PPP stakeholders.

    Application of PPP model for developing

    infrastructure of Bangladesh is in beginner level. So,

    Bangladesh has an opportunity to grab late-mover

    advantage here. Research works in this area in

    Bangladesh context is relatively few and not well

    addressed. Particular country issues need to be

    focused more explicitly for Bangladesh. So, this is

    an appropriate time to integrate the world experience

    and apply such learning for the PPP development of

    Bangladesh.

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