A transparent and consistent framework to plan, strategic projects or unsolicited private sector assess, select, prioritise and invest in projects. infrastructure projects is critical to ensuring prudent management of government resources, The Infrastructure Strategy provides a high level accountability in project delivery and targeted outline of the NTPDF. Detailed guidelines in outcomes are met. support of each element of the NTPDF will be The Northern Territory Project Development separately promulgated. Framework is a structured approach to Project classification project development that recognises competing project priorities and establishes a systematic Projects vary in size and complexity and it is approach to project evaluation. expected that application of the will reflect The NTPDF will be applied to projects that are this. Nevertheless, it is expected that each Northern Territory Government funded or element of the framework will be covered as part require some level of Northern Territory of the project development and delivery process. Government support, irrespective of whether In particular, and consistent with the National they are projects funded through the government Public-Private Partnership Guidelines, all projects capital works program, government facilitated above $50 million are required to be considered for delivery through a public-private partnership.
A transparent and consistent framework to plan, assess, select, prioritise and invest in infrastructure projects is critical to ensuring prudent management of government resources, accountability in project delivery and targeted outcomes are met. The Northern Territory Project Development Framework is a structured approach to project development that recognises competing project priorities and establishes a systematic approach to project evaluation. The NTPDF will be applied to projects that are Northern Territory Government funded or require some level of Northern Territory Government support, irrespective of whether they are projects funded through the government capital works program, government facilitated strategic projects or unsolicited private sector projects. The Infrastructure Strategy provides a high level outline of the NTPDF. Detailed guidelines in support of each element of the NTPDF will be separately promulgated. Project classification Projects vary in size and complexity and it is expected that application of the will reflect this. Nevertheless, it is expected that each element of the framework will be covered as part of the project development and delivery process. In particular, and consistent with the National Public-Private Partnership Guidelines, all projects above $50 million are required to be considered for delivery through a public-private partnership.
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