Center for Global Best Practices

Do you have a groundbreaking, innovative or unique idea that you wanted to propose as a project for the government? You don’t wait for government’s invitation to bid. Bag that government contract with your unsolicited proposals. Be ahead of the game and learn How to Prepare Unsolicited Proposals for Government Projects on Thursday and Friday, November 22 & 23, 2018 at the Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay City, Philippines. This two-day special training will comprehensively cover all the legal, technical, financial and environmental aspects in preparing unsolicited proposals. Know the right ingredients to a winning proposal for different kinds of infrastructure projects including land development, transport systems, water supply market redevelopment, among many others. Let your proposal standout with a step-by-step guide from technical design and evaluation, financial modeling and performance measures, to technical and environmental considerations and many more. This wil...

Joint Ventures (JVs) are increasingly becoming popular as a faster and easier approach towards implementing infrastructure, development and social service-related projects at the national and local government levels. To guide the private sector on how to JV with the government and vice versa, the Center for Global Best Practices will host its yearly training entitled, “ Business and Public Officials’ Guide on How to Joint Venture Effectively with the Government ” to be held Friday, October 12, 2018 at the Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay City Philippines. To accelerate more economic growth through Public-Private Partnerships, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) released the 2013 revised JV Guidelines applicable for government-owned and controlled corporations, government instrumentalities, government financial institutions, and state universities and colleges. For local government units (LGUs), they are governed by their own JV ordinances. The authori...

With the massive infrastructure projects envisioned by the government under the Build, Build, Build Program of the current government, there has been a growing demand for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) consultants and specialists who are needed by organizations – both by the private and public sectors – and investors to guide them and achieve success on their PPP initiatives.  The Center for Global Best Practices (CGBP) in partnership with Quantum Prisms Consulting, Inc. (QPCI) and Atty. Alberto Agra, will launch a three-module program entitled, PPP Certification Course to be held at the Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay City, Philippines on the following dates:         Thursday and Friday, October 5 & 6, 2018 (Module I)        Thursday and Friday, November 8 & 9, 2018 (Module II) and;        Thursday and Friday, December 6 & 7, 2018 (Module III) Be one of the first batch of PPP Advo...

The delay in obtaining the right-of-way (ROW) access is one of the major problems to complete the implementation of the government’s Build, Build, Build programs and investors’ infrastructure projects. To help address this issue, the Center for Global Best Practices (CGBP) will launch a pioneering training entitled, “ Resolving Right-of-Way Issues ” to be held on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City, Philippines. Learn everything you need to know about the best practices in solving your ROW problems and challenges. Topics will include the new Right-of-Way Act, salient features of its IRR, modes of acquisition and transfer, guidelines and process of expropriation, rules on negotiated sale, standards for the assessment and compensation of subject properties, environmental issues, strategies, judicial and administrative remedies for attendees to become more effective and efficient in expediting their ROW access. This will feature two exp...

Profit and take advantage from the government’s renewed thrusts on hybrid Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) by understanding the 24 different ways to structuring your PPP + G2G transactions with the government, the relevant laws, policies, and procedures! To capture the opportunities and take full advantage of the new PPP projects, the Center for Global Best Practices will host a program entitled, “ Duterte Government’s Revised PPP Programs ” on Friday, August 10, 2018 at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City, Philippines. This one-day special training is fully packed with examples, case studies, best practices, and ways to “future-proof” your PPP deals. This lecture is very relevant whether you are from the private sector doing the finance, construction, development, operations and management of the PPP project or you are the public official from the National Government Agency, Government-Owned and Controlled Corporation, or the Local Government Unit who is in-charge...