"Technical Briefing
Managing Operational PPP Projects"

A conference organised by Caledonian Economics Ltd

Date: Thursday 4th October 2007, 9.30am - 12.30pm
Venue: The Teacher Building,St Enoch Square, Glasgow
Timetable: See Below
Speakers: [Click Here]

Thursday 4th October 2007

9.30 Welcome and coffee.

10.00 Introduction to the morning's programme.

10.15 Effective Contract Management: Ensuring Continuity of Knowledge – PPP contracts, whatever the sector, are sophisticated, intricate and occasionally impenetrable.  Yet to ensure that the public sector receives value for money the contract’s underlying principles and intended operation must be understood and applied consistently over a concession period of up to three decades.    With a particular focus on financial issues, Martin Finnigan will identify areas where continuity and knowledge transfer will be particularly critical, and will set out a framework to help managers put in place long term contract management arrangements.

10.45 Managing Operational Issues effectively - Victoria Miller, McGrigors. Victoria will examine the recurring issues which are arising in operational projects including variations and market testing/benchmarking.  She will provide an overview on the nature of these issues and how the related processes can be best managed to ensure a successful outcome. She will also look at the impact of revised guidance and how this will influence future projects.

11.15 Coffee

11.30 Implementing The Payment Mechanism – Vivienne Cockburn, Caledonian Economics. Vivienne will review how the payment mechanism has been operating to date on operational projects and the approaches taken by different Authorities to implement the payment mechanism on their projects. She will also consider the issues Authorities need to manage to ensure that the payment mechanism is an effective incentivisation tool to deliver high standards of service in the longer term.

12.00 Economic Developments – recent trends and the impact on operational PPP projects – Peter Ewart, Caledonian Economics. In a turbulent period for world equity and credit markets, Peter will make a short presentation which puts the summer’s events in context for the finance of public sector capital projects in Scotland. He will also consider implications for inflation and for the availability of credit for future infrastructure projects.

12.15 Question and Answer Time

12.30 Close and lunch

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