An Introduction to
PPP in Infrastructure Resource
Center
for Contracts, Laws and
Regulation (PPPIRC)
www.worldbank.org/ppp
Sara Sigrist
Legal Program Manager, PPPIRC
Finance, Private Sector Development & Infrastructure
Legal Vice Presidency
The PPP Infrastructure Resource Center
 A web-based knowledge management tool, jointly funded by the
World Bank and the Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility
(PPIAF), designed to provide guidance on legal and contractual
issues relating to infrastructure projects
 Includes practice notes and checklists, together with sample
agreements and clauses, sample legislation and regulatory
instruments, and sample terms of reference for appointing
advisors
 There are links to websites and materials produced by
government agencies and PPP units from around the world, such
as standardized bidding documents
 The website includes documents in English, French, Spanish,
Portuguese, Arabic and in the near future Mandarin Chinese
 Material is sourced from Bank-funded projects, as well as publicly
available documentation
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 The website is designed to take users through the project development
process, starting with Government Objectives, then moving on to Legal
and Regulatory Frameworks, and then Agreements.
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Checklist of Issues for ToRs and
Agreements with Advisors
 The website contains a general checklist of issues to be considered when
drafting Terms of Reference for transaction advisors, and for entering
into Agreements with those advisers
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 Agreements posted on the website are intended as samples and
NOT models.
 Agreements that are not already in the public domain have been
‘sanitized’ to preserve confidentiality.
 The sample agreements have been annotated to indicate
provisions that are noteworthy, unusual, or applicable only in
special circumstances.
 Each model agreement is accompanied by a summary.
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The PPPIRC Addresses and Contacts
 www.worldbank.org/ppp
• Task Team Leader:
Mark M. Moseley
mmoseley@worldbank.org
• Senior Counsel,
ICT:
David Satola
dsatola@worldbank.org
• Legal Project Manager:
Sara Sigrist
ssigrist@worldbank.org
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