The Asset Procurement and Operating Partnership system (APOPS) for prisions in South Africa
By: MERRIFIELD, Andrew
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Contributor(s): MANCHIDI, Tjiamogale Eric | ALLEN, Stephen.
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ArticlePublisher: 2002Subject(s): International Projects | Processes | Procedures | Procurement | ChangeInternational Journal of Project Management 20, 8, p. 575-582Abstract: The global shift from public to private financing of infrastructure development has led to a search for alternative and innovatie procurement techniques. A public-private partnership is one innovative procurement strategy for infrastructure development. When the process described in this paper was initially developed, public-private partnerships for infrastructure delivery was a new concept in South Africa. The Department of Public Works (DPW), South Africa, developed the framework for Asset Procurement and Operating Partnership System (APOPS). As with other private finance initiatives. APOPS aimed to reduce governments' capital requirements, yet maintain the clear accountability of state ownership and embrace the capital efficiency savings and creativity of private enterprise. This paper provides a case study of the implementation of the APOPS process. Specifically, the paper examines the project management procedures and the difficulties faced in procusing infrastructure using public-private partnership in a developing country
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The global shift from public to private financing of infrastructure development has led to a search for alternative and innovatie procurement techniques. A public-private partnership is one innovative procurement strategy for infrastructure development. When the process described in this paper was initially developed, public-private partnerships for infrastructure delivery was a new concept in South Africa. The Department of Public Works (DPW), South Africa, developed the framework for Asset Procurement and Operating Partnership System (APOPS). As with other private finance initiatives. APOPS aimed to reduce governments' capital requirements, yet maintain the clear accountability of state ownership and embrace the capital efficiency savings and creativity of private enterprise. This paper provides a case study of the implementation of the APOPS process. Specifically, the paper examines the project management procedures and the difficulties faced in procusing infrastructure using public-private partnership in a developing country
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