Online Dialogue on Private Sector Participation Closes November 26

Reminder – FTA’s Online Dialogue on Private Sector Participation closes on November 26, 2014.

Register and sign-up to participate in the Online Dialogue

The Private Sector Participation provisions of MAP-21 require FTA to undertake actions, including a rulemaking, to promote more effective utilization of private sector expertise, financing, and operational capacity to deliver costly and complex new fixed guideway capital projects. To implement the Private Sector Participation provisions of MAP-21, FTA is conducting an Online Dialogue to engage grantees and other stakeholders to inform the rulemaking, as well as obtain feedback on FTA’s proposed guidance on assessments and model contracts.

Participate to discuss:

• How stakeholders conduct assessments to determine whether use of a public-private partnership (P3) represents a better public and financial benefit;
• What should be included in an FTA guide to developing standard P3 transaction model contracts;
• Specific existing FTA laws, regulations, and practices that inhibit greater use of P3s and private investment in public transportation projects; and
• A proposed process to modify specific existing FTA laws, regulations, and practices that would address such impediments.

On the site, you can find background information, as well as probing questions to help guide the discussion. You can submit as many ideas as you like. To join the conversation and contribute an idea or comment:

• Register and sign-up to participate in the Online Dialogue.
• Once registered, you can share your ideas by clicking the submit idea button.
• Registered participants can discuss and rank all the ideas.
• The ideas with the highest participant rankings will bubble up to the top.

Please forward this information to members, partners, and stakeholders you feel may be interested in participating in this dialogue. We look forward to you joining the discussion, and seeing and hearing your ideas!

Please contact Dan Ngo at dan.ngo@dot.gov if you have any questions.

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