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Risk Management in Transport PPP Projects

In the Islamic Countries

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Table 9: Overview of elements of Phase 2) Pre-tendering decision process

Phase

Elements included

Pre-tendering

decision

process

Screening for PPP suitability:

What does the choice between PPP or

traditional public procurement base upon? Is there evidence of the use of

public sector comparators to support the decision-making process to launch

PPP transport projects? What are the roles and responsibilities in the

process of preparation of the pre-tender studies (including the role of the

private sector in proposing initiatives)?

Special arrangements for PPPs:

What types of PPPs pre-tender studies

(such as willingness to pay surveys) are performed before the launch of the

PPP transport projects? How are they incorporated in the project design?

How are the scenario analyses incorporated into feasibility studies of PPP

projects? Which approaches are adopted to promote PPPs to the public

when implementing the PPP transport projects (e.g. public campaigns to

persuade/communicate with the citizens/residents regarding the need for

a PPP project, and/or realization of public inquiries and debates? What are

the criteria adopted to assess risks (e.g. their likelihood and possible impact

of their consequences)?

Source: Authors.

Screening for PPP suitability

The process leading to the implementation of a transport PPP opens with the identification of a

project addressing a well-defined public need, in line with the overall transport strategy and the

public investment planning system

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. At this initial stage, the technical scope of the project is

defined and its socioeconomic desirability is preliminarily assessed (through economic tools

such as Cost-Benefit Analysis, which is widely considered as the most appropriate one for

transport projects

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). To this end, it is crucial that the performance of proper studies (e.g. demand

analysis, financial analysis, economic analysis, sensitivity and risk analysis, environmental

impact assessment) is embedded in an institutional setting which enables using the results of

these studies in the decision-making process (COMCEC, 2019).

A sort of

information checklist

can be developed by the public entity to identify areas of

uncertainty and risk from this early stage. For instance, the following points should be included

in this screening procedure (APMG, 2016): i) land availability; ii) construction risks; iii)

technology requirements (particularly if new or untested); iv) site risks (e.g. due to hazardous

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Identifying a priority investment project requires a sound public investment planning system, which involves

setting out transport infrastructure strategies, assessing project options to meet objectives, conducting

detailed feasibility and Cost-Benefit Analyses, and prioritising projects within an overall public investment

plan (The World Bank et al., 2017).

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For an overview on the use of Cost-Benefit Analysis and other economic tools on transport projects in OIC

countries, see COMCEC (2019).