Planning
Definition
A government’s ability to plan, coordinate, and select infrastructure projects.
What Does Good Look Like?
Planning, not just of projects, but transparent setting of strategic social-economic-environment goals and integrated sectoral and system plans, enabling projects to be measured against clear objectives.
Best Practice Guidance:
Governmental Processes Facilitating Infrastructure Project Preparation (Global Infrastructure Hub)
Top Performers
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Australia
Australia
Canada
Canada
Colombia
Colombia
Ireland
Ireland
Guidance
Preparation of PPPs
Good practices that help ensure that the decision to procure a PPP is justified and that the procuring authority is ready to initiate the procurement process.
Informs the decision of whether to undertake a PPP and ensures that robust analysis has been undertaken on the need, desired outcomes and type of project before it proceeds, helping better project options be selected by government. It includes the different types of assessments and considerations that factor into the decision to do a PPP. This process also includes other activities that must be undertaken before publishing an RFT for PPPs, such as commercial and legal advice on contract and tender documents as well as obtaining land and relevant permits.
15.3%
Published infrastructure plan
Whether the country has a multi-sector approach to planning future infrastructure in an integrated way.
Sets out the infrastructure challenges and opportunities in a country, and the government’s planned responses (through prospective projects). It shows the government’s areas of focus in terms of infrastructure investment and reform.
21.2%
Published project pipeline
Whether the country has sufficiently articulated its prioritisation of projects through the public release of an infrastructure project pipeline
Provides detailed and informed picture of the upcoming infrastructure projects opportunities. It provides infrastructure participants with a clear indication of prospective and confirmed infrastructure activity in the country.
33.5%
Economic analysis assessment
The process of identifying, calculating and comparing the costs and benefits of a proposal in order to evaluate its merit, either absolutely or in comparison with alternatives.
Indicates whether governments require assessment of infrastructure projects based on the impact of the project on the economy and community, for example change in travel time or earning potential for users. Governments with economic assessment are more likely to select infrastructure project options that deliver quality outcomes for the economy and community.
5%
Market sounding and/or assessment
A structured dialogue between the private and the public sectors to test viability to the project's details and obtain feedback on how aspects of the project should be defined to ensure private sector participation and foster competition.
Market sounding tests the private sector’s ability to assume risks that are to be transferred to them from the public sector. Market sounding allows the public sector to ascertain the private sector’s appetite for a project, and gain up-to-date market knowledge through open and recorded conversations. Market sounding allows the public sector to gain private sector input and understand the associated project risks whilst also advertising the project to ensure prospective contractors do apply with conforming bids. Countries that perform effective market soundings are more likely to take projects to market in a form that are commercially deliverable, have successful market processes and ultimately successfully deliver projects.
19.7%
Environmental impact analysis
Baseline on existing environmental conditions and estimate of the impact of future operations on the environment.
Indicates whether infrastructure project plans have considered the impact of the project on the environment, for example pollution risks or deforestation. It includes an examination of the unintended consequences of a project and considerations for mitigating these risks. Environmental Impact analysis allows infrastructure outcomes to be delivered with an awareness of the effect on environment outcomes and mitigates community resistance to projects by showing that long term environmental outcomes are being managed.
5.3%
Best performer
Best practice
Preparation of PPPs
Description
Good practices that help ensure that the decision to procure a PPP is justified and that the procuring authority is ready to initiate the procurement process.
Metric Importance
Informs the decision of whether to undertake a PPP and ensures that robust analysis has been undertaken on the need, desired outcomes and type of project before it proceeds, helping better project options be selected by government. It includes the different types of assessments and considerations that factor into the decision to do a PPP. This process also includes other activities that must be undertaken before publishing an RFT for PPPs, such as commercial and legal advice on contract and tender documents as well as obtaining land and relevant permits.
Weighting
(% Of Driver)
15.3%
Published infrastructure plan
Description
Whether the country has a multi-sector approach to planning future infrastructure in an integrated way.
Metric Importance
Sets out the infrastructure challenges and opportunities in a country, and the government’s planned responses (through prospective projects). It shows the government’s areas of focus in terms of infrastructure investment and reform.
Weighting
(% Of Driver)
21.2%
Published project pipeline
Description
Whether the country has sufficiently articulated its prioritisation of projects through the public release of an infrastructure project pipeline
Metric Importance
Provides detailed and informed picture of the upcoming infrastructure projects opportunities. It provides infrastructure participants with a clear indication of prospective and confirmed infrastructure activity in the country.
Weighting
(% Of Driver)
33.5%
Economic analysis assessment
Description
The process of identifying, calculating and comparing the costs and benefits of a proposal in order to evaluate its merit, either absolutely or in comparison with alternatives.
Metric Importance
Indicates whether governments require assessment of infrastructure projects based on the impact of the project on the economy and community, for example change in travel time or earning potential for users. Governments with economic assessment are more likely to select infrastructure project options that deliver quality outcomes for the economy and community.
Weighting
(% Of Driver)
5%
Market sounding and/or assessment
Description
A structured dialogue between the private and the public sectors to test viability to the project's details and obtain feedback on how aspects of the project should be defined to ensure private sector participation and foster competition.
Metric Importance
Market sounding tests the private sector’s ability to assume risks that are to be transferred to them from the public sector. Market sounding allows the public sector to ascertain the private sector’s appetite for a project, and gain up-to-date market knowledge through open and recorded conversations. Market sounding allows the public sector to gain private sector input and understand the associated project risks whilst also advertising the project to ensure prospective contractors do apply with conforming bids. Countries that perform effective market soundings are more likely to take projects to market in a form that are commercially deliverable, have successful market processes and ultimately successfully deliver projects.
Weighting
(% Of Driver)
19.7%
Environmental impact analysis
Description
Baseline on existing environmental conditions and estimate of the impact of future operations on the environment.
Metric Importance
Indicates whether infrastructure project plans have considered the impact of the project on the environment, for example pollution risks or deforestation. It includes an examination of the unintended consequences of a project and considerations for mitigating these risks. Environmental Impact analysis allows infrastructure outcomes to be delivered with an awareness of the effect on environment outcomes and mitigates community resistance to projects by showing that long term environmental outcomes are being managed.
Weighting
(% Of Driver)
5.3%
Full Ranking
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Australia
Australia
Canada
Canada
Colombia
Colombia
Ireland
Ireland
Slovak Republic
Slovak Republic
The Philippines
The Philippines
India
India
New Zealand
New Zealand
Netherlands
Netherlands
Peru
Peru
South Africa
South Africa
Italy
Italy
Uruguay
Uruguay
France
France
Kenya
Kenya
Mali
Mali
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Pakistan
Pakistan
Indonesia
Indonesia
Rwanda
Rwanda
Slovenia
Slovenia
Jordan
Jordan
Benin
Benin
Nigeria
Nigeria
Thailand
Thailand
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Ghana
Ghana
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Qatar
Mexico
Mexico
Paraguay
Paraguay
Germany
Germany
Austria
Austria
Vietnam
Vietnam
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
China
China
Spain
Spain
Portugal
Portugal
Poland
Poland
Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire
Guinea
Guinea
Tunisia
Tunisia
Senegal
Senegal
Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea
Argentina
Argentina
Togo
Togo
Singapore
Singapore
Brazil
Brazil
Finland
Finland
Russia
Russia
Japan
Japan
Cambodia
Cambodia
Chile
Chile
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Greece
Greece
Romania
Romania
Croatia
Croatia
Ecuador
Ecuador
United States
United States
Egypt
Egypt
Niger
Niger
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Malaysia
Malaysia
Morocco
Morocco
Belgium
Belgium
Angola
Angola
Chad
Chad
Sweden
Sweden
Turkey
Turkey
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Guatemala
Guatemala
Tanzania
Tanzania
Denmark
Denmark
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Myanmar
Myanmar