AUTHORSHIP AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Authorship

This research and report involved a collaborative effort between The University of Melbourne and Drum Advisory, with support from Infrastructure Partnerships Australia. The research team consisted of:

Professor Colin Duffield

Department of Infrastructure Engineering University of Melbourne P +61 383 446 787 E colinfd@unimelb.edu.au

Dr Ali Mohammed Saeed

Department of Infrastructure Engineering University of Melbourne P +61 403 091 640 E ali.saeed@unimelb.edu.au

Mr Nick Tamburro

Principal Drum Advisory P +61 409 970 053 E nick.tamburro@drumadvisory.com

Acknowledgements

The research team acknowledges the contributions of public sector organisations and individuals who provided information and freely gave of their time, experiences and insights for this research. We acknowledge the contribution of officers from the Treasuries of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and New Zealand, their colleagues from related service agencies and officers with responsibility for managing ongoing PPP contracts. We also acknowledge the contribution of the service providers of PPP social infrastructure projects (the ‘service providers’) for their candour and enthusiasm in sharing their views.

The Research Team expresses their appreciation to Infrastructure Partnerships Australia and its membership organisations that championed this research and sought an independent evidence-based outcome. Special thanks to Nick Hudson for his enthusiastic and valuable stewardship of this project in its early stages and later to Hamilton Hayden for his assistance in finalising it.