How to profit from publicprivate partnership deals

Profit and take advantage of the government’s renewed thrusts on hybrid public-private partnerships (PPP) by understanding the 24 different ways of structuring PPP + G2G transactions with the government, the relevant laws, policies, and procedures. To capture the opportunities and take full advantage of the new PPP projects, the Center for Global Best Practices will host a program titled, “Duterte Government’s Revised PPP Program” on Aug. 10 at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City.

This one-day special training is fully packed with examples, case studies, best practices and ways to “future-proof” your PPP deals. This lecture is very relevant whether you are from the private sector doing the finance, construction, development, operations and management of the PPP project or you are the public official from a national government agency, government-owned and controlled corporation, or local government unit who is in-charge of PPP. This program aims to arm participants with the right knowledge and skills on how to do business with the government from a national to a local level by understanding the PPP definitions, its modalities, value drivers, relevant laws, policies and procedures vital to the success of your PPP arrangements.

This program will feature one of the two certified PPP specialist and certified regulation Specialist™ in the world, Atty. Alberto Agra. He drafted a proposed PPP Code / Ordinance for LGUs which to date has been adopted by 81 LGUs in the Philippines. He was also part of the team that developed the 2008 NEDA JV Guidelines. He has conducted over a hundred lectures on PPPs and JVs. He is also the author of the proposed PPP Ordinance: annotated and co-author of the book, Knowing PPP, BOTs & JV: A Legal Ordinance. Currently, he is chairman of the Philippine Reclamation Authority and is a PPP, local government professor and political law bar reviewer at the Ateneo Law School.

Government employees attending private-sector-led training are exempted from the P2,000 limit set by COA based on DBM Circular 563 dated April 22, 2016. Interested participants are encouraged to avail of the group discount for three or more registrants. Seats are limited and pre-registration is required.

(Check www.cgbp.org for a complete list of best practices training programs or call landlines in Manila (+63 2) 5568968 / 69 or (+63 2) 842-7148 / 59; Baguio (+63 74) 423-2914, Cebu (+63 32) 512-3106 / 07, or Legazpi City (+63 52) 736-0148.)