Government Contracting, Business Organization, Transportation Law

Victorian Government Reforms PPP Policy to Support Infrastructure Growth

by Catie Burdett, Kimberley Wilson | K&L Gates LLP on 5/16/2013

The Victorian State Government announced on 2 May 2013, significant reforms to its Public Private Partnership (PPP) policy to support infrastructure growth in Victoria (Policy). The Policy is aimed at encouraging private...more

Case Study: A Landmark in the History of U.S. Public-Private Partnerships

by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 4/25/2013

“The $2.6 billion deal to lease San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport to a private consortium is being watched by bankers and industry officials keen to import a business model that is widely used in Europe and...more

FDOT Receives SOQs for I-4 Ultimate Project

by Yukiko Kojima | Nossaman LLP on 4/23/2013

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced on April 19, 2013 that it accepted Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from seven proposers in response to a Request for Qualifications for the I-4 Ultimate Project. ...more

Maryland Transit Administration Issues RFI on New Purple Line and Red Line

by Jaya Velamakanni | Nossaman LLP on 4/12/2013

This week the Maryland Transit Administration (“MTA”) issued a Request for Information (“RFI”) requesting private sector involvement to collect best practices for delivery and financing of the planned Maryland National...more

Maryland Passes P3 Legislation

by Sharifa Anderson, Steve Park, Brian Walsh, David Winstead | Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/9/2013

Legislation encouraging the use of public-private partnerships (P3s) to address Maryland’s growing infrastructure needs has been passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor O’Malley with bipartisan...more

New Federal And State Programs Will Boost Public-Private Partnership Development

by Albert E. Dotson, Jr., Eric Singer | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 4/8/2013

Last Friday, President Obama visited Miami and, speaking at the Port of Miami, detailed his proposals for increased public-infrastructure spending through public-private partnerships. Although the President envisions...more

Public-Private Partnerships A Winning Strategy

by Albert E. Dotson, Jr. | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 4/5/2013

The global recession was unkind to communities across the United States and around the world. Facing diminished tax bases, frozen capital markets and a reduction in federal and state funding, many local governments shelved...more

Recognition for USA Infrastructure Continues to Grow on Global Stage

by Geoffrey Yarema | Nossaman LLP on 4/4/2013

As the 2013 award season heats up for 2012 successes around the world, the juries are increasingly finding the US market hard to ignore. Infrastructure Journal and PPP Bulletin International, the two London-based media...more

Public-Private Partnerships – The Future May Be Sooner Than Thought

by Sean Sullivan | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 3/26/2013

Public-Private Partnerships, also known as P3, are evident in Florida. A P3 is a contractual relationship between a public agency and private entity that agree to share risk and rewards of a project. Historically, these...more

Pennsylvania's P3 Implementation Manual: An Overview

by Steve Park, Brian Walsh | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/11/2013

On January 9, 2013, the Pennsylvania Public-Private Transportation Partnership Board (P3 Board) approved the Implementation Manual for Solicited and Unsolicited Projects (Implementation Manual), which provides highly...more

Clark Ervin on National Security’s Business Impacts [Video]

by LEVICK on 12/18/2012

In this LEVICK Daily video interview, we discuss U.S. national security issues and their impacts on business with Clark Ervin, a partner at Patton Boggs and the former Inspector General at the State Department and Department...more

New Addition to the Public Private Partnership Law of Florida - Another Level of Politics or a Cure for Political Games?

by Carlton Fields on 8/30/2012

The Florida Legislature has just enacted a bill that adds a new Section 339.2825 which took effect July 1, 2012. That Section deals with both Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)-generated projects and unsolicited...more