Risk Management in Transport PPP Projects
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 Capacity-building measures: the PPP dedicated teams within the Ministry of Public
Works and Transport and its delegated/controlled procuring authorities (e.g. Regulatory
Authorities), CNED, the Ministry of Finance, Regulatory Authorities, should have or
develop competences for the appropriate planning, development, appraisal, monitoring
and assessment of PPP projects.
 Followupmeasures: the databases in use by CNED and the National Regulatory Authority
for Public Procurement may be used for the permanent monitoring of PPP initiatives or a
new database may be set up. This should cover all phases of project development,
implementation, and operation, up to its conclusion, thus allowing the possibility of
identifying success stories and provide lesson learned.
5.5. Arab cluster, Case study 2: Jordan
5.5.1. Introduction
Scope of the case study
The scope of this case study is to illustrate the practices currently in place for the management
of the risks associated with PPP projects in the transport sector in the Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan (hereafter called Jordan), with reference to the entire life-cycle of Public-Private
Initiatives and the elements of the conceptual framework identified at Chapter 3. The case study
is based on the review of existing literature and publicly available information as well as on
interviews with Jordanian stakeholders carried out during a field mission in August 2019.
Overview of PPPs in the transport sector
The Table below provides information on the Public-Private Partnership initiatives that
according to the Ministry of Transport and the Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC) were
active since 2000 in the country.
Table 34: PPPs in the transport sector in Jordan
Project Name Transport
mode
Type of PPP Year of
contract
signature
Concession
Period
Contracting
Authority
1 Queen Alia
International
Airport
Air Build, operate,
and transfer
2007 25 Ministry of
Transport
2 Aqaba Container
Terminal
Port Build, operate,
and transfer (or
Rehabilitate-
Equip-Finance-
Operate-
Transfer)
2004, 2006 2, 25 ADC