(AP3F009-CB004) Capacity building assistance for the implementation of a PPP Center of Excellence
COUNTRY:
Solomon Islands
TA AMOUNT:
$560,028
TYPE OF ASSISTANCE:
Capacity Building
PROJECT STATUS:
Closed
Beneficiaries
The beneficiaries are
1. The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
2. Ministry of Finance & Treasury (MOFT)
3. The Attorney General’s Chambers
4. Other government entities and state-owned enterprises involved in the energy, transport, water and sanitation, and social infrastructure sectors.
1. The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
2. Ministry of Finance & Treasury (MOFT)
3. The Attorney General’s Chambers
4. Other government entities and state-owned enterprises involved in the energy, transport, water and sanitation, and social infrastructure sectors.
Background
Following the approval by the Government in September 2016 of a study entitled “3Ps in Solomon Islands - Partnership for Development”, which recommended the use of PPP modalities as an option to existing public procurement practices, the Prime Minister declared that the next step is to set up the PPP Center of Excellence (COE).
Key Activities
- Identify necessary revisions to existing laws to provide legal underpinning to COE’s PPP activities,
- Build up PPP knowledge across target beneficiaries, identify a PPP project pipeline, and develop market interest in PPP,
- Assess funding sources for PPP projects and their budgetary implications for the Government, and
- Draft COE’s procedures, policies, etc., and assist in its staffing.
Expected Outcomes
Solomon Islands’ COE in full operational mode, with at least two PPP tenders launched by 2020