Queensland
Public Private Partnerships and Infrastructure Delivery
The Queensland Government's Department of State Development and Innovation has established PPP & Infrastructure Delivery to facilitate the delivery of strategic infrastructure under the value for money framework to support Queensland's strong and diversified economy. The Group comprises two units that work collaboratively on advancing Queensland's infrastructure development agenda, Partnership Unit and Infrastructure Delivery Unit.
Partnerships Unit coordinates and facilitates the implementation of the Government's PPP Policy and assists agencies in interpreting and applying the value for money framework. The Unit works closely with Government agencies and local governments on advancing major projects that cover the entire spectrum of infrastructure, including major roads, public transport, water infrastructure and telecommunications.
Infrastructure Delivery manages the delivery of infrastructure, which is being implemented by the Coordinator-General's Office in accordance with the value for money framework. Projects include the Brisbane Cruise Ship Terminal, Townsville Ocean Terminal and the Gold Coast Cruise Ship Terminal.
Public Private Partnerships Policy
The Queensland Government's Public Private Partnership (PPP) Policy - achieving value for money in public infrastructure and service delivery was released in September 2001. The policy represents an important part of the Government's Smart State Agenda and establishes a sound platform for exploring smarter ways for achieving world class infrastructure that meet the needs of the Queensland community.
Queensland's PPP Policy reflects the growing international evidence that PPPs can represent a viable alternative for efficiently and effectively delivering quality infrastructure solutions to support the community. PPPs can achieve value for money by utilising the private sector's capacity to manage risks and harness innovation throughout the entire cycle of infrastructure delivery.
The policy is supported by the value for money framework, a six-stage methodology that promotes the use of rigorous analysis to examine all options for delivering an infrastructure project to decisively identify the best value for money solution. It is important to note that value for money is the fundamental principle of the policy and that government will pursue the delivery option that best achieves this principle.