The Implementation of Value for Money Quantitative Analysis on Infrastructure Projects in Indonesia

Prior to the decision of the Government to opt for PPP (Public Private Partnership) for the procurement scheme of a public infrastructure project, it is necessary to conduct the Value for Money (VfM) analysis. VfM is defined by Moralos and Amekudzi (2008) as the optimum combination of all costs during the life cycle and the quality with the objective to meet the demand of users. According to Pangeran (2010), VfM has only been used in a few cases where the conventional methods, which does not take into account the risks of the project and only focus on the financial side, is more prevalent. Such test using conventional methods may risk on the non-optimal impact on the benefits of public procurement projects. In the context of procurement schemes for infrastructure projects in Indonesia, the Government has decided to use the BUMN (State-Owned Enterprise) assignment scheme to undertake the Trans Sumatera toll road project as mandated in the Perpres (Presidential Decree) no.100/2014. This paper will review the VfM test for Palembang Indralaya Toll Road (which is a section of the grand Trans Sumatra toll road) where the optimal VfM at 46% is generated at the BUMN assignment scheme higher than the PPP or APBN (State Budget) option.