Previous Page  179 / 298 Next Page
Information
Show Menu
Previous Page 179 / 298 Next Page
Page Background

Risk Management in Transport PPP Projects

In the Islamic Countries

160

pour le Développement – CREAD) for the provision of technical assistance in the

field of economic evaluation of major projects, including PPP initiatives. CREAD is

a public research institution under control of the Ministry of Higher Education

and Scientific Research (Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la

Recherche scientifique – MESRS), with 22 specialized research units and over 100

professionals offering multisector and multidisciplinary expertise;

o

The

National Regulatory Authority for Public Procurement

(Commission

Nationale des Marchés Publics – CNM) under the

Ministry of Finance

, represents the

highest authority for the regulation of the public procurement. It is chaired by the

Minister of Finance and involves representatives of each Ministry. The Authority is

responsible for: (a) Participating in the programming and orientation of public

procurement, in accordance with the policy defined by the government; (b)

Participating in the development of public procurement regulations; and (c)

Supervising public procurement processes of projects of national relevance. The

Authority examines, deliberates and decides on the draft project contracts and

amendments under its competence. A national mechanismof conflict resolution for the

solution of disputes between the parties involved in public procurement processes is

also set within the authority;

o

The

National Agency of Intermediation and Land Tenure Regulation

(Agence

Nationale d’Intermédiation et de Régulation Foncière – ANIREF), is finally worth

mentioning that deals with land use permissions and concessions;

Contracting Authorities/Procuring Institutions:

o

According to the Public Procurement Code, public bodies in charge of a public service

may act as a procuring authority. According to sector specific legislation the authority

in charge of the sector usually represents the procuring authority. These can be line

Ministries or heads of local authorities or general directors of a state owned company.

These authorities may also delegate their powers on the award and execution of public

contracts to other entities under their responsibility. Due to the size and relevance of

PPP initiatives, line Ministries (e.g.

Ministry of Public Works and Transport

) and or

their controlled enterprises has generally ultimate sector responsibility for the

contractual implementation of PPP projects. Sector Regulatory Authorities, for

instance the

National Railway Investment Agency

(Agence Nationale d’Etudes et de

Suivi de la Réalisation des Investissements Ferroviaires – ANESRIF), the

Highway

Agency

(Agence Nationale des Autoroutes – ANA) and the

Urban Public Transport

Authority

(Autorité Organisatrice des Transports Urbains – AOTU) are also worth

mentioning, that could both act as sector regulatory authorities and procuring

institutions.

Similarly to the existing legal framework, the existing institutional setting seems very

articulated with multiple institutions potentially involved directly or as consultative bodies in

the conception, development, implementation, monitoring and follow up of public procurement

investments, including PPP initiatives. The existing literature underlines the opportunity to

simplify the institutional degree of complexity together with the set up of a PPP dedicated