Effective delivery of large infrastructure projects : the case of the New International Airport of Mexico City

Description

The New International Airport of Mexico City (NAICM) should position Mexico as a regional hub and improve its competitiveness. It is scheduled to be operational in 2020 in answer to the pressing need for the expansion of the city's airport capabilities. The airport, whose construction is managed by a state-owned entity (GACM), is currently the largest Mexican infrastructure project. A project of this magnitude requires tailored strategic frameworks and actions in several policy areas. Building on international experience, this report provides a comprehensive assessment, and analysis and recommendations in four key dimensions contributing to the effective delivery of large infrastructure projects: governance, procurement, integrity and communication.  Read more... Foreword and acknowledgements -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary -- The NAICM project in perspective -- The governance of the NAICM project -- Public procurement strategies and challenges relative to the NAICM project -- Enhancing the integrity and transparency of the procurement process in the NAICM project -- Communications strategy recommendations for the NAICM project -- Plan of action for the implementation of the OECD recommendations relative to the NAICM project -- The EXPO MILANO ex ante control mechanism -- Comments by the OECD on the NAICM websites (based on the status of the websites as of 5 May 2015).