Risk Management in Transport PPP Projects

In the Islamic Countries

Institutional arrangements

Overview

. The following institutions represent the main governmental agencies involved in the

development and implementation of PPP projects in the transport sector in Côte d'Ivoire:



PPP central unit:

The

Comité National de Pilotage des Partenariats Public-Privé

(CNP-PPP), is the

central body, established by the 2012 and by the subsequent 2018 PPP Decrees and

now under the authority of the Prime Minister, which is the decision-making,

validation and steering body of the institutional steering framework, responsible for

assisting the government in the implementation of strategies and actions to develop

PPP initiatives.



Planning and supervisory bodies:

The

Ministry of Economy and Finance

is responsible for the elaboration of the

development strategies and plans of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire and for identifying

the priority investments for the country;

The

Ministry of Budget

is responsible for the elaboration and the definition of the

state budget, and hence must approve any decision that implies the allocation of state

resources and responsibilities to projects, including all PPP projects; with respect to

PPPs, the Ministry is also responsible for the appraisal, monitoring and evaluation of

the fiscal implications of all active PPP initiatives;

The sector Ministries in the transport sector (

Ministry of Transport

and the

Ministry

of Economic Infrastructure

) contribute to the planning activities also ensuring that

the objectives of the PPP projects are in line with the relevant national development

strategies and plans. The two ministries have the ultimate sector responsibility for the

identification and development of the initiatives to be implemented under the PPP

model. They elaborate and execute all contractual elements at the basis of the PPP

concessions and they are also responsible for the monitoring of the technical and

economic-financial performance of the projects;

The

Autorité Nationale de Régulation des Marchés Publics

(ANRMP) is in charge

of regulating the market of public procurement. ANRMP provides advice to contracting

authorities and settles disputes related to awarding procedures and contract

performance;

The

Centre de Promotion des Investissements en Côte d’Ivoire

(CEPICI) is the

Investment Promotion Agency under control of the Ministry of Industry and

Commerce and has the target to attract and promote foreign investments in Côte

d'Ivoire;

The

Cour des Comptes

(Court of Auditors) is in charge of the upper level of

monitoring activities on the PPPs as these are included in the relevant official

reporting documents on the state budget and accounts, which are reviewed by this

court;