What is a Private Public Partnership (PPP)?
A. The new RCH is being delivered as a PPP in accordance with the State Government’s Partnerships Victoria policy guideline. A PPP is an arrangement where the Government contracts a private sector consortium to design, build and finance State infrastructure (eg. hospitals, roads, prisons) as well as maintain that infrastructure and provide a range of other services over a period of time. In the case of the RCH, the private sector will be responsible for designing and building the new hospital as well as being responsible for all building maintenance, security, car parking and grounds maintenance for 25 years.
