Review of Performance Based Contracting in the Road Sector : Phase 2. Review of Training Materials and Resources

Performance Based Contracts (PBC's)
are not new to the transport sector, with many variants in
use in different countries for close to two decades.
International lending institutions, such as the World Bank,
have played a significant role in pushing PBCs into
developing nations as part of loan assistance packages.
However, there has been a tendency for a
'one-size-fits-all' approach to the
implementation, with the result being a variation in the
success of any implemented PBCs, as well as a significant
proportion of the proposed PBCs not making it to the
contract award stage. To address these issues, the World
Bank has commissioned a review of performance based
contracting in the road sector (contract number 7158253) led
by Opus International Consultants Limited. Outputs from the
project to date include: phase one report covering the
review of previous PBCs (Opus 2011); a guide for the
application of PBCs (Opus, 2012a); points to guide Bank
implementation of PBCs (Opus, 2012b); and this review of
existing training materials and resources.