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PPP Project Preparation & Contract Management

Maximizing the Benefits and Mitigating Risks

02-13 Dec 2024
Dubai
$11,900
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Dubai
$11,900
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Dubai
$11,900
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$11,900

Course Overview

With the rise in global Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects in recent years, there is a growing need for specialists who deeply understand the various constraints and possess extensive knowledge on how to effectively prepare and launch a PPP project. These projects, spanning infrastructure, power generation, and utilities, must be implemented efficiently and sustainably. Addressing the significant challenges inherent in these projects is crucial for their success. This PPP Project Preparation & Contract Management training course is designed to equip participants with a thorough understanding of PPP project delivery, management, and implementation. Through extensive coverage of key factors influencing project success or failure and numerous case studies, the course will provide insights into the dos and don’ts of successful PPP projects and identify current best practices globally. Delivered by a world-leading expert in the field, the training will also feature essential best practices, methodologies, and real-world examples to help your organization navigate and excel in PPP projects.

The Structure

This comprehensive training course consists of two modules which can be booked as a 10-Day Training event, or as individual, 5-Day training courses.

Module 1 – Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Project Preparation

Module 2 – Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Contract Management

Modules

This training course is split into two modules:

Module I - Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Project Preparation

Module II - Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Contract Management

Each module is structured and can be taken as a stand-alone training course; however, delegates will maximise their benefits by taking Module 1 and 2 back-to-back as a 2-week training course.

Training Objectives

By the end of this COPEX training course, participants will be able to:

  • Determine Project Identification, Screening and Selection
  • Address the Range of Issues in Identifying, Financing, and Procurement
  • Analyse Best Practices in Conducting Financial, Economic, and Technical Feasibility Studies
  • Analyse the Principal Risk Areas and Issues Common to All PPPs
  • Explain the PPP Procurement Process
  • Identify Key PPP Contract Clauses

Who should Attend?

This COPEX training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Policy Makers
  • Senior Government
  • Personnel Director and Senior Management from Private Infrastructure/Public Utility Sectors (Energy & Electricity, Water & Waste Water, Transportation (Roads, Airports, Ports, and Rail), Telecommunications, Education, Health, and Municipal Services)
  • Project and Contracts Personnel in Both Public and Private Sectors Risk Management Personnel
  • Auditors and Comptrollers
  • Professionals Who Have Some Experience with Infrastructure Projects and Wish to Improve their Knowledge and Decision-Making Capacity to Enact Policies Related to PPPs

Training Outline

Module 1: Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Project Preparation
Day One: Project Pre-Feasibility Analysis

Key behaviours:

  • Perform a comprehensive Needs Analysis
  • Understand the different types of feasibility studies required for any PPP project
  • Distinguish between the needs and wants in the project scope
  • Interpret and identify social and environmental safeguards

Topics to be covered:

  • Needs and options analysis
  • Legal feasibility
  • Technical feasibility
  • Scoping social/environment safeguards analysis
  • Preliminary financial viability including expectations of required Government financial support
Day Two: Defining Public-Private Partnerships and Setting the Framework & Structure

Competency Description: It is essentially important that personnel involved in any PPP project understands the full scope and context of the various PPP schemes.

Key behaviours:

  • Appreciate the fundamental concepts of the PPP scheme
  • Understand the different types of PPP contracts
  • Know and understand the critical phases and levels of a PPP project
  • Appreciate the rationale behind market needs

Topics to be covered:

  • Rationale, aim and motivation for engaging PPP
  • Key phases of the PPP project process
  • The structure of the PPPs
  • Different types of PPPs
  • The four levels of preparation and implementation
  • Analyse the important factors for the project preparation process
Day Three: Key Decision Criteria to Identification of PPP Projects, PPP Screening & Cost Benefit Analysis

Competency Description: Many vital decisions have to be made and PPP project professionals must recognize and understand the various options in order to make the right decision for a sustainable and successful PPP project.

Key behaviours:

  • Appreciate Understanding and knowledge of investment models
  • Know how to select suitable PPP projects
  • Knowledge and insights of the different PPP models
  • Analysis of cost benefits
  • Decision making abilities giving value for money
  • Perform a basic project appraisal

Topics to be covered:

  • Public investment delivery model
  • Economies of scale and project grouping
  • Analysis of cost benefits of a PPP project
  • How to get value for money in PPP projects
  • Commercialisation potential analysis
  • Market potential
  • Capacity of assuming long term commitments
Day Four: Basics of Project Preparation: An Overview of its Key Components

Competency Description: A critical success factor in any PPP project is understanding the various components and best practice to prepare and implement a comprehensive project implementation plan.

Key behaviours:

  • Develop a practical ability to identify and mange project risks
  • Understand the importance of financial and economic analyses
  • Interpret costings estimates and impacts
  • Decipher payment mechanisms in PPP projects
  • Develop and implement practical project plans

Topics to be covered:

  • Project identification, risks, sustainability
  • Project design: Tender strategy, technical aspects, components, cost estimation, and financing
  • Structuring a PPP contracts
  • How to avoid common pitfalls
  • Importance of project financial and economic analysis
  • Understanding and applying payment mechanisms
  • Preparing the Project Implementation Plan
  • Project Management Arrangements – Various types of agreements and monitoring indicators
Day Five: Planning for PPP Project Management, Project Operations and Hand Back

Key behaviours:

  • Appreciate the importance of proactive project management strategy
  • Know the fundamental concepts of project management
  • Identify the challenges parties face in a PPP projects and how to overcome them
  • Choose the right people and skills for the various roles
  • Formulate clear and concise management plans
  • Appreciate the strategic objectives of stakeholder management

Topics to be covered:

  • Appointing a PPP project manager and project team (Project Implementation Unit)
  • Key roles within the project, including decision-making authorities, and sources and funding for assistance
  • Preparing the project plan
  • Dealing with main challenges of a PPP project
  • The absolute importance of stakeholder consultation and managing the interface
  • Risk assessment and analysis
  • Going beyond the construction phase to ensure success in Operations
  • Hand back of asset upon contract expiry
Module 2: Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Contract Management
Day Six: Dynamics of PPPs

Competency Description: As a project/contract professional you need to understand the background and challenges of PPP infrastructure procurement.

Key Behaviours:

  • Appreciate the nature of PPPs
  • Understand the scope and structure of PPPs
  • Recognise the challenges both public and private sectors face
  • Understand how PPPs are financed
  • Identify the principal limitations of PPPs

Topics to be covered:

  • Commercial landscape and background to PPPs
  • PPP types and structures
  • How PPPs are financed
  • Implications of fiscal commitments
  • Limitations and pitfalls of PPP procurement

Day Seven: Development and Implementation of a PPP Transaction

Key Behaviours:

  • Develop an appropriate procurement strategy
  • Understand how to develop an output specification
  • Identify key qualification and evaluation criteria
  • Appreciate what financial close means
  • Understand how to deal with unsolicited bids

Topics to be covered:

  • Procurement strategies
  • Managing the bid process
  • Performance-based output specifications
  • Reaching financial close
  • Dealing with unsolicited bids
Day Eight: Structuring the PPP Contract

Key Behaviours:

  • Identify key risk areas in PPP contracts
  • Be able to interpret performance requirements
  • Understand payment structures and mechanisms
  • Recognise how to manage and resolve disputes
  • Appreciate principal triggers to termination

Topics to be covered:

  • Identification, assessment and allocation of principal risks
  • Performance and service requirements
  • Different payment mechanisms
  • Management and resolution of disputes
  • Triggers and implications of termination

Day Nine: Managing Other Key Elements of PPP Contracts

Key Behaviours:

  • Distinguish between relief and compensation events
  • Understand price and payment issues
  • Identify types of warranty and guarantee
  • Recognise other key liability issues
  • Understand the nature of ‘step-in’ rights

Topics to be covered:

  • Compensation and other relief events
  • Price and payment terms
  • Warranties, guarantees and Indemnities
  • Intellectual property
  • ‘Step-in’ rights
Day Ten: Operation of the PPP Contract
  • Appreciate the nature of the relationship between public and private partners
  • Understand ways of monitoring delivery and risk
  • Recognise how to deal with change
  • Develop a practical ability to manage contract expiry
  • Identify key elements of asset handover

Topics to be covered:

  • Relationship management between public and private partners
  • Monitoring performance delivery and risk
  • Dealing with change
  • Managing contract expiry
  • Handover of the asset or service

Certificates

  • COPEX Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course

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