Risk Management in Transport PPP Projects
In the Islamic Countries
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Concerning specifically the transport sector, traffic and demand studies are also generally
performed by BNETD to evaluate the potential demand and (if applicable) revenue. Currently,
there is no national transport model in Côte d’Ivoire. Hence, freight and extra-urban passenger
transport studies undertaken by BNETD rely mostly on direct data collection and processing.
Traffic and passenger counts, O/D surveys and stated preferences are generally used as data
collection methods.
A formal and comprehensive approach is instead adopted for transport and traffic analysis in
the city of Abidjan, where a full four-stage transport model for passenger traffic was developed
by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the development of the city transport
masterplan (Schéma directeur d'urbanisme du grand Abidjan – STUGA). The model was then
transferred to the Ministry of Transport, and it is used and updated regularly since then. The
model can be distributed to private companies in charge of studies concerning investment in
Abidjan or can be used directly by BNETD that has developed internal capabilities in transport
modelling, also by means of dedicated training with the software provider.
Public consultations. According to the regulations in Côte d’Ivoire, the main decisions and acts
concerning public procurement are subject to publicity measures . The Public Procurement
Code prescribes the publication of all the projects in the national bulletin of public works and/or
in international newspapers. Also, according to the PPP Decree, the contracting authority has to
publish the PPP contract award notice specifying the name of the contractor and a synthesis of
the contractual provisions.
On the other side, no procedure for public participation in the decision-making process is
currently foreseen in Côte d’Ivoire. On the other side, it is a quite common practice that for
initiatives co-financed by international organization public consultations are undertaken. This
is the case for instance of projects receiving assistance by the World Bank, as the Bank has
specific guidelines for public participation. No specific rules for PPP projects are foreseen.
Special arrangements for PPPs
In Côte d’Ivoire, the in-depth appraisal of a PPP project generally takes place after the project
has been clearly identified and screened for PPP suitability. However, in the pre-tendering
phase, in-depth economic and financial analysis of projects is performed, with a specific focus
on the financial viability of the project. At this stage, also Value-for-Money analysis is performed,
and public sector comparator is used to confirm the project suitability for PPPs. Such PPP-
specific evaluations are based on guidelines and methods internally defined by the CNP-PPP and
are not published. A PPP risk management toolkit has been recently developed by the CNP-
PPP with the support of external specialized consulting firms. Existing guidelines for PPP
analyses in support of decision-making process have been also improved.