The Department of Defense (DOD) is the largest energy user in the U.S. with expenditures of more than $4B/year. In her column for Renewable Energy World, Nabers describes how the DOD is meeting federal sustainability goals with solar energy projects, many the result of public-private partnerships. Click “Read More” to view the full article.
America’s public universities are increasingly turning to P3/PPP engagements to construct student housing and parking garages. Mary Scott Nabers provides her insight on how P3s are helping meet the increasing demand for new and expanded higher education facilities in an article for InfrastructureUSA. Read the full article at by clicking on the “Read More” link below.
Inland ports are an often overlooked source of contracting opportunities. Mary Scott Nabers discusses the latest growth trends in the container shipping and logistics market in the October 2, 2015 edition of the San Antonio Business Journal.
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Mary Scott Nabers, president and CEO of Strategic Partnerships, Inc. and co-founder of the Gemini Global Group, shared her insight regarding public private partnerships and other alternative and innovative financial tools for large public projects at today’s meeting of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas (ACEC Texas).
“Public-private partnerships, which historically have been slow to catch on in the United States, are seeing a rebirth of interest at all levels of government,” said Nabers. “But, there are all kinds of other alternative funding sources as well. And, given the budget constraints that government subdivisions are currently facing, government officials are being forced to find new and innovative ways to finance critical infrastructure projects. Because the private sector has much more capital available than the public sector, collaboration is a hot topic.”
Panelists for an inclusive discussion included Christine Maguire, Wes Strickland and Michael J. Weaver. Maguire is senior manager at DPFG, a regional real estate consulting firm. Strickland is a partner in the Austin-based Jackson Walker LLP law firm. Weaver, an expert on transportation financing mechanisms, is a principal with Prime Strategies, Inc., a real estate consulting firm.
Panelists, engineers and public officials joined the discussion about how to assess needs, identify innovative financial alternatives and leverage regional collaboration.
ACEC Texas is the professional association of Texas engineering firms.