30 proposals received since PPP Code took effect

MANILA, Philippines — The government has received up to 30 unsolicited proposals since the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code took effect.

PPP Center executive director Ma. Cynthia Hernandez told reporters that the agency has received between 25 and 30 unsolicited proposals since the PPP Code took effect last Dec. 23.

Unsolicited proposals are those made by a private proponent to undertake a PPP project.

Hernandez said the unsolicited proposals received by the PPP Center cover information technology, energy and waste management.

While there are unsolicited proposals for projects with local scope, she said the bulk are still for national projects.

“The revenue potential of national government projects is still bigger. So a lot of it (unsolicited proposals) are national projects,” she said.

Under the PPP Code, unsolicited proposals have to be submitted to the PPP Center first for a completeness check, which should be done in 10 days from issuance of official acknowledgement.

If the unsolicited proposal is determined to be complete by the PPP Center, it shall endorse the proposal to the appropriate implementing agency or agencies.

The PPP Center recently launched an online portal for the submission of unsolicited proposals.

Last month, Hernandez said around 20 solicited projects part of the government’s infrastructure flagship program are expected to be submitted to the National Economic and Development Authority Investment Coordination Committee for approval this year.

For next year, she said 15 solicited projects including those with funding from the Project Development and Monitoring Facility (PDMF) are for approval.

Managed by the PPP Center, the PDMF is a revolving fund available to agencies or local government units for the preparation and implementation of PPP projects.