On Thursday, April 25, Pete Guthrie—the Minister of
Infrastructure of Alberta—provided some insight on the future
of Alberta's infrastructure market. The Minister focused on the
advancements and improvements their team was trying to make as well
as highlighting their focus on taking feedback from the industry,
in particular with their unsolicited proposal framework
(USP).
In this discussion, the Minister highlighted the
ministry's continued focus on their USP. USPs are defined as
proposals submitted by private entities without an explicit request
from the Government of Alberta. The Government focuses on whether
the USP meets key principles, including whether the USP project
conforms with one or more public needs, whether the project
provides value for money, transparency and accountability. In his
discussion, the Minister focused on the importance of transparency
and accountability when reviewing USPs. Since the program is with a
governmental entity, the Minister
