Course Name
Preparing Bankable Public Private Partnership Projects (PBPPP)

Date and duration
30 May - 24 June 2011, 4 weeks

Location
IHS Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Tuition fee
€ 2,500

IHS Application deadline
01 April 2011

NFP application deadline
01 December 2010

Course Manager
Carley Pennink (c.pennink@ihs.nl)

Partner organisation
Rebel Group

RebelGroup Advisory is a strategy and project finance organisation. It operates on the interface between the public and private sectors with a particular focus on public private partnership arrangements. Founded in 2002, it currently employs 25 consultants. In the Netherlands, the RebelGroup is market leader in advising public authorities or private business on public-private partnerships. Moreover, RebelGroup has an international project portfolio. It has worked in developed, transitioning and developing countries on infrastructure finance, privatizations and public-private partnerships. Clients include the ADB, EBRD and the World Bank.

Who is it for?

This four-week course is targeted at government officials, policymakers and managers involved in setting up and executing public-private partnerships in different infrastructure sectors. It is also targeted at consultants and members of the academic or development community who provide support to governments involved in PPPs.

Course Introduction

For local governments worldwide, the challenge is ensuring infrastructure and services are provided to citizens in the appropriate quantity and quality. Knowing how to leverage expertise and finance for investment in infrastructure and services is essential.

In recent years, the trend has been for governments to work in partnership with the private sector. However, the process of preparing and putting projects out to bid is lengthy and complicated. Working together is not always easy either. In fact, the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare bankable and long-term sustainable PPP projects is often lacking within government bodies.

Course Content

This course consists of the following elements:

• Theme 1: Rationale
  The why, what and how of public private partnerships. Themes include value for money, risk sharing and leveraging finance for infrastructure.

• Theme 2: Process
  Examining the PPP process, focusing on the phases, PPP forms and tools used to structure a transaction.

• Theme 3: Design I
  Applying aspects of the design step-by-step to practise the tools used for decision making, such as Value for Money Assessments, Cost Benefit Analysis, Public-Private Comparator and the Public-Sector Comparator.

• Theme 4: Design II
  Structuring relationships with institutions and the finance for PPPs: form follows function.
  Theme 5: Business Case
  An exercise that takes participants through the steps of building a sound business case.

• Theme 6: Negotiating
  Tender strategies, procurement models, performance contracts, payment mechanisms and output financing.

Learning objectives

On completion of the course participants will be able to:

• prepare bankable public private partnerships projects

• discuss and analyse
  - the various phases of PPP project design and development, starting with project kick-off, up to and including the tender and contract negotiation stage.
  - the international principles and standards that govern partnerships.
  - the practices used by countries with substantial experiences in PPP transactions.
  - the tools available to build a project that provides value for money and will attract investors.

The final output of the course will be a PPP business case.

Admission

We consider each application on its own merits, but the following requirements are preferred:

• to be a (potential) manager and/or decision maker within government, the private sector or civil society organisation that seeks to shape cities

• to have adequate capability in written and spoken English.

Apply Now

For downloading the course brochure and application form, or to apply on-line, please follow the link below:
http://www.ihs.nl/pbppp

Contact

For further information on the course and application procedure, please contact admission@ihs.nl

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Erasmus University Rotterdam
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The Netherlands

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The Netherlands

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