Public private partnerships

Government authorities are increasingly seeking different suppliers for public goods. This partner in public business is associated with public goals, takes more risks and is innovative. Contractors, engineers, electrotechnical installation companies and financial institutions form consortia that tender for large and long-lasting contracts. This offers new opportunities and at the same time creates new demands, not least in the field of financial and risk management. The Dutch Ministry of Waterways and Public Works (RWS) is in the vanguard of these changes.