Public-Private Partnerships

Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA) recently introduced legislation championed by the PBBC, which creates $5 billion in federal financing to stimulate PPPs for public buildings.

Erie schools, pictured above, have a $400 million need in new school construction and renovation.

14 million children in America, including those in Erie, attend deteriorating schools (National Education Association).

PPPs are a solution. Educational achievement has been shown to improve 44 percent faster in schools rebuilt using a PPP than those that used conventional delivery (KPMG Study)

Woodlands School, Essex, United Kingdom

Learn more about Building Schools for the Future, the UK’s $45 billion effort that rebuilt over 400 schools and improved conditions for over 3 million children using PPPs.

Woodlands School, Essex, United Kingdom

Due to financial shortfalls, 67% OF HOSPITALS have put on hold desperately needed capital projects (American Hospital Association)

PPPs are a solution. In addition to enabling these projects to move forward, hospitals rebuilt using PPPs use cutting-edge materials and technology, which have been shown to improve health outcomes, patient satisfaction and hospital safety and performance (National Institute of Health).

New Karolinska Solna, Stockholm, Sweden

Learn more about New Karolinska Solna, a state-of-the-art university hospital and the largest healthcare PPP project in the world.

New Karolinska Solna, Stockholm, Sweden

42 states have significant shortfalls in infrastructure funding for courthouses (National Center for State Courts)

PPPs are a solution. Passage of the PBBC’s legislation will spur the development of PPPs for the growing backlog of courthouse repair projects and allow more social infrastructure PPPs, like Long Beach Courthouse, to move forward.

Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse, Long Beach, California

Learn more about Long Beach Courthouse, the first performance-based PPP project in the United States to reach financial close.

Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse, Long Beach, California

America’s schools, hospitals and courthouses are crumbling.

Public Private Partnerships are a solution.

Our mission is to remove obstacles impeding the use of private investment in the construction, renovation, and replacement of our nation’s aging and dilapidated public buildings, including hospitals, schools, and correctional facilities; thereby improving the quality of life for building occupants and providing fiscal responsibility to taxpayers.

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Media

January 2, 2018

Public Buildings Renewal Act (PBRA)

July 1, 2016

UC Merced Kicks Off Historic $1.3 Billion Expansion

June 15, 2016

Congressman Kelly Visits Erie Schools

August 5, 2019

P3 Buildings Update – U.C. Merced’s Chancellor Talks About A New Chapter.

Speaking with Chancellor Dorothy Leland.

March 28, 2019

P3 Buildings Update – Senators Young and Cortez Masto Lead Bipartisan Bill to Help Rebuild Schools and Public Buildings

Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) also cosponsor.

December 4, 2017

P3 Buildings Update – Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse (Long Beach Court Building)

531,000 sf. (49332 sm.) New Construction Design-Build (DB) as part of Performance Based Infrastructure (PBI).

January 19, 2018

P3 Buildings Update – Veterans Affairs Hospitals

VA hospital in CO nears completion, more than $1B over budget.

November 9, 2017

P3 Buildings Update – Beacon Hill Institute

Study Says Public Bldgs Renewal Act Delivers Jobs, Cost Savings, and Construction Faster.

May 19, 2017

Capitol Hill’s Bill On Private-Public Partnerships Featured On CNBC

CNBC’s Brian Sullivan reports from Capitol Hill with Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Penn., and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., about Trump’s foreign trip and the agenda they are set to follow.

June 5, 2017

P3 Buildings Update – Aging Pipes And Leaky Roofs Plague College Campuses

The Wall Street Journal Reports that Universities Struggle to Keep Up with Swelling Maintenance Bills.

March 20, 2017

Infraamerica’s PABS (Private Activity Bonds) Bill Re-Introduced In Congress:

Public Buildings Renewal Act (S 326) Legislation would allow Private Activity Bonds (PABs) to be used for social infrastructure projects.

Jan 27, 2017

Long Beach Civic Center Featured On CNBC

CNBC’s Jane Wells reports on the growing popularity of Public-Private Partnerships (P3’s) in the U.S.

October 14, 2016

UC Merced Kicks Off Historic $1.3 Billion Expansion

The 4 year Merced Project will add approximately 1.2 million gross square feet of teaching, research, residential and student-support facilities to the existing campus by 2020.

May 31, 2016

Legislator Introduces Bill To Use PABS For Public Buildings

Rep. Michael Kelly (R-PA) has introduced legislation in the US House of Representatives that would make private activity bonds (PABs) available for social infrastructure projects.

June 16, 2016

Congressman Kelly Visits Erie Schools

Rep. Michael Kelly (R-PA) toured three Erie Public Schools Wednesday, as part of his work on the Public Buildings Renewal Act.