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 Items tagged: public-private partnershipsItems Found: 4A Private (and Public) MatterFebruary 13, 2012 - 10:14 am Traditionally, we have used the design-bid-build (DBB) model for infrastructure project delivery in North America. In the basic DBB model, the owner (a municipality) hires an engineering firm to design the infrastructure, then the firm prepares the tender documents for bid, and the owner hires the contractor... Categories: Features Myths and LegendsNovember 23, 2009 - 3:21 pm Myth #1: Water is a public good. Water is essential to life. Therefore, some argue, it should be considered public. Food is also essential to life, but one rarely hears an argument that food and farmland are, or should be, public property. In fact, if farmland and food production systems were owned... Categories: Features The Public GoodSeptember 25, 2009 - 2:01 pm It seems that the loudest and most contentious debate around drinking water is the whether and to what extent private, for profit, entities should be involved through public-private partnerships (P3s) or even outright privatization of water system assets and operation. The debate is about to get louder... Categories: Features Winnipeg Votes for New Water UtilityJuly 23, 2009 - 8:23 am Winnipeg's city council has voted in favour of creating an arm's-length utility to manage its water and waste services. The motion to create a new utility was passed by a 10-6 margin. After weeks of controversy and protests against water privatization, Mayor Sam Katz has maintained that the decision... Categories: News, Western Canada |
