Background to the Project
• History of the project and its characteristics including a statement as to the nature of the relationship(s) between the Government and other parties created by the contract(s). (For example, "The NSW Government is seeking to ….; Party A can provide….; Party B wishes to finance… Party C is prepared to underwrite…);
• Fully identify the private party and its sponsors, including details of cross ownership of relevant companies;
• A list of the contract(s) with a statement of the nature and purpose of the contract(s), including a general description of the parties' obligations (description of project to be completed or goods/services to be provided or property to be transferred);
• A general statement as to the nature of any material that has been excluded on the basis that it is subject to obligations of confidentiality or is 'commercial in confidence'13;
• The results of cost-benefit analyses;
• The results of the PSC compared with the successful private sector proposal;
• The significant evaluation criteria and the weightings used in tender assessment, including that of the PSC;
• The risk sharing in the construction and operational phases of the project, quantified in net present value terms (where possible) and specifying the major assumptions involved;
• Activities of the State and the contractor during the construction period; who is responsible for environmental, heritage, site risks, etc; staging and payment arrangements; site access, responsibility for completion and commissioning, etc.;
• A summary of the Public Interest Evaluation.
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13 See the Ministerial Memorandum 2007-01 and Part 3 of the GIPA Act for the list of items that qualify as 'Confidential Information'.