Risk Management in Transport PPP Projects
In the Islamic Countries
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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:
o
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:
o
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;
o
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;
o
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;
o
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;
o
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;
o
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;