1. 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

2. 2 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

3. 3 The PPP Infrastructure Resource Center  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.

4. 4 The PPP Infrastructure Resource Center

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6. 6 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

7. 7 The PPP Infrastructure Resource Center

8. 8  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.

9. 9 The PPP Infrastructure Resource Center

10. 10 The PPPIRC Addresses and Contacts  www.worldbank.org/ppp www.worldbank.org/ppp Task Team Leader: Mark M. Moseley mmoseley@worldbank.org Senior Counsel, David Satola ICT:dsatola@worldbank.org Legal Project Manager: Sara Sigrist ssigrist@worldbank.org