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The Build America Bureau (Bureau) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released on March 11, 2024, a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the new Innovative Finance and Asset Concession Grant Program (IFACGP)....more
Florida is a state that has embraced Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) as a delivery model and, as such, has developed a statutory framework for not only enabling but facilitating P3s....more
Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) are an increasingly common method of delivering public infrastructure. When structured properly, P3s allow governments to leverage private-sector expertise and resources to deliver essential...more
The world of transportation has seen significant advancements in recent years, and one such innovation is the micro-transit system. This article will provide a comprehensive overview of what a micro-transit system is, how it...more
Earlier this month, the Biden administration agreed to provide financial support to Brightline West, which will be a privately operated high-speed inter-city rail system connecting Las Vegas and Southern California. As its...more
Fort Lauderdale has reached financial close this year on a new P3 project that is slated to bring a new water treatment plant online by 2026. An article published on Partnerships Bulletin highlighted the “can-do” approach by...more
At this year’s South Florida Redevelopment Conference, Bilzin Sumberg hosted a number of industry leaders to discuss all things South Florida real estate and development. Bilzin Sumberg Partner Eric Singer spoke with Guy...more
Members of Congress are already seizing on the moment of rebuilding to re-enter a bipartisan bill to stimulate infrastructure development through public-private partnerships. ...more
For those interested in availability payment (AP) or service payment structures for public-private partnerships (P3s), June 15, 2020, was an important day despite lack of fanfare....more
Recently, in our P3 Focus Blog, we pointed out that now is the perfect time for a federal infrastructure bill. Such a bill would jump-start the economy, begin to close the infrastructure gap that currently exists, and do it...more
This installment of our National P3 Update focuses on transportation. While the transportation sector has dominated the U.S. P3 market over the last decade, the sector has experienced stagnation since the financial close of...more
We recently wrote an op-ed about the role that P3s can play in mitigating the effects of climate change. In that piece, we explained that an availability-risk model could be used to offload many of the risks associated with...more
Alternative Technical Concepts (ATCs) are an important tool that government agencies use, and private entities can take advantage of, to optimize the efficiency and creativity of the solutions available for any given project....more
The University of Iowa has entered into a 50-year utility public-private partnership (P3), engaging a private partner to operate, maintain, optimize, and improve the University’s existing utility system and help the...more
This is the first in a series of posts we’ll be writing for governments thinking of utilizing the P3 model to deliver a public project. (In P3 speak, the government is referred to as the “grantor.”) In future posts, we’ll...more
Watch out Silicon Valley, Sacramento is gearing up to launch a research center and prototype lab focused on developing electric and autonomous vehicle technologies. ...more
2019 was a banner year for public-private partnerships ("P3s") in the United States. More states than ever have enacted P3-enabling legislation. While many of these are transportation-related, it is clear that funding...more
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of again attending CoMotion LA. Spearheaded by John Rossant, CoMotion LA brings together leaders and innovators of new solutions to solve the mobility issues of our modern world. One of...more
Higher education institutions increasingly leverage P3s to deliver campus projects, including with respect to energy and utility assets, instead of traditional project structures that involve the institution owning and...more
We posted our first installment of the National P3 Update, focusing on higher education and social infrastructure P3s in May. Here is the latest on those projects, and new P3s that have emerged since then....more
Hemos escrito mucho acerca de cómo las colaboraciones público-privadas (P3) ofrecen soluciones mejores y más eficientes para las necesidades de infraestructura pública y sobre cómo, debido a su eficacia, se han convertido en...more
We have extensively written about how public-private partnerships (“P3s”) offer better, more efficient solutions to public infrastructure needs, and about how, given their effectiveness, they’ve become a preferred method for...more
We have previously discussed how leveraging private-sector expertise and financing through a P3 can bring many benefits to the public, including faster delivery of new infrastructure, higher-quality maintenance and...more
The primary objective of the guidelines is to improve financial reporting by addressing issues related to P3s and APAs. The guidelines provide uniform guidance on accounting and financial reporting for transactions that meet...more
We previously wrote about whether and how public-private partnerships (P3s) could be the answer to U.S. infrastructure issues and the many ways in which the P3 delivery model provides unique value. While P3s are used in a...more