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INSTRUCTOR:  Cesar Queiroz, Ph.D.

Course Length:  90 minutes

Sponsored by ASCE's Transportation and Development Institute and ASCE Continuing Education.

Purpose and Background

The efficient delivery of public services affects the productivity and competitiveness of the economy, contributing to the improvement of social welfare. In this sense, the existence of a sustainable transport infrastructure is an essential condition to raise the performance of the economy and promote dynamic effects in other sectors, attracting new investment and opening up opportunities for investors.

PPPs are increasingly important in the improvement of infrastructure and public services in both developed and emerging economies. PPPs are often introduced as an alternative way to procure significant public-interest projects, as an option among a range of several available for infrastructure procurement.

This webinar will provide participants with an opportunity to learn how to use the graphical and numerical financial simulation models of the Toolkit for PPP in Roads and Highways. Following completion of the webinar, the participants should be able to work on several PPP issues, such as the main factors defining the minimum tariff (e.g., toll rate), or minimum availability payment required for a PPP project to attract private investors.  The webinar includes applications to: (a) a toll road project; and (b) PPP projects in any infrastructure sector, using a recently developed financial model.

Primary Discussion Topics

• Basic concepts of PPP program
• Applications of PPP projects in any infrastructure sector
• Financial aspects of PPP project

Learning Outcomes

• Understand what constitutes a PPP program
• Learn how to apply PPP projects to a given infrastructure sector
• Gain a knowledge of the financial side of PPP project

Webinar Benefits

• Find out the latest developments in public private partnerships
• Learn the potentials in the implementation of the PPP
• Understand the risk involved in PPP project life cycle

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Students' achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions).

Intended Audience

• Civil Engineers in both public and private sectors
• Researchers
• Administrators

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs and Receive Your Certificate of Completion

To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 1 year of purchasing the course.

How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?

1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]