The Global Infrastructure Benefits Index Competition

We have the immense privilege of having a tremendous responsibility heaped upon us, whether ready or not: we need to double our infrastructure investment, swiftly increase the integration of technology in all aspects of the built world, and drive - and measure, and communicate - the delivery of extraordinary benefits to users.

Norman Anderson, Chairman & CEO, CG/LA Infrastructure

Overview of the Benefits Index

 

The Global Benefits Index is a joint initiative by CG/LA Infrastructure and Dalberg Advisors designed to support global economic recovery by increasing the development velocity and quality of key infrastructure projects.

Infrastructure projects often aren’t delayed because they weren’t bankable, but rather because they did not take into account the perspectives of users or communities. Infrastructure’s role should revolve around these perspectives and user benefits such as mobility, cleaner water, connectivity, hospital capacity, and job creation for economic growth.

Project Benefits

 

“Benefits” in this instance, refers to the social and economic gains that an infrastructure projects provides a community or region. These benefits include - but are not limited to:

  • bankability • livability

  • economic impact • connectivity

  • mobility • creation of business

  • health • and accessibility

Submission Process

 

Projects from across all infrastructure sectors are invited to participate - transportation, water, social (hospitals, schools), transmission, energy, etc. In order to be considered for the competition, the following information MUST be included on the project profile in GlobalViP:

  • Project Name/Title

  • Project Description

  • Est. Start Date

  • Project Developer and Sponsor

  • Total Project Value

  • Project Stage

  • Video or Paragraph Detailing the Benefits the Project Will Provide the Community and/or Region

* Applicants are welcome to submit more than one project for consideration. If you already have a project in GlobalViP, please update the project profile with the required information in order to be considered for The Global Benefits Index competition.

Winning Projects

 

Projects will be ranked based on the benefits they provide. The top projects will be featured prior to and during the virtual 13th Global Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum on September 17th.

Winners receive a complimentary registration to the forum, recognition and invitation to present their project, and opportunity to host one-on-one meetings with select investors, contractors, engineers, and other participants.

In addition, we will bring critical resources - expertise, funding, technology - to your project before, during, and after the event through the GlobalViP platform.

Timeline

August 11th

The Global Benefits Index Competition launched! GlobalViP begins accepting Infrastructure project submissions.

 

September 11th

Last day to submit projects for the Global Benefits Index Competition! Projects may be entered after this date into GlobalViP, but will not be considered for the competition.

 
 

September 14th

Winning Projects will be notified and will receive a complimentary registration to the 13th Global Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum and asked to present their project.

 
 
 

September 17th

Projects will be honored at the 13th Global Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum and will be featured during select sessions and meetings.

Need Support?

Whether you have questions or need help submitting your project on GlobalViP, please contact us and we will be get back to you with the support you need!

 

FAQs

 

Who can submit a project?

Anyone who is involved with a project, or has an idea for a project, is welcome to submit their project!

What is the last day to submit a project?

The last day to submit a project for this competition is September 11, 2020. This will allow us time to select and notify the projects that have the best short and long term benefit scores.

However, we welcome you to continue submitting projects into GlobalViP after this deadline to take advantage of the expertise and insights that GlobalViP provide projects. To date, GlobalViP has connected 3700+ experts with 3400+ projects across 163 countries! That's a total project value of $7.3 trillion, creating an estimated 82 million jobs.

 

What is GlobalViP?

GlobalViP is our virtual project platform that allows infrastructure project sponsors (at the country, state and local levels) to access expertise on a Just-in-Time basis, ensuring clients build projects optimally, both on time and on budget. Through powerful algorithms, identifying experts, similar projects and the entire range of resources that project decision-makers need to make good decisions, GlobalViP facilitates project success, in every aspect, from beginning to end.