Core Functions
Core Functions
The PPP Act, Cap 103 (R, E. 2018) established the Public Private Partnership Centre (PPPC), and its mandate is provided in section 4 (4) of the Act. Similarly, the key functions of the PPPC are provided under section 5 (1) of the Act. These functions include:
- Mobilize resources for project development and Government support to public-private partnership projects;
- Develop a mechanism to ensure that all ministries, Government departments and agencies and local government authorities integrate public-private partnership into their sector strategies and plans;
- Develop operational guidelines for contracting authorities;
- Design and implement a fair, transparent, competitive and cost-effective procurement process;
- Deal with fiscal risk allocation and other financial matters of all public-private partnership projects;
- Advise contracting authorities on all matters relating to public-private partnership projects;
- Provide technical assistance to ministries, Government departments, agencies, local government authorities and the private sector in planning, managing and appraising public-private partnership projects;
- Examine requests for proposals to ensure conformity with the approved feasibility study;
- Monitor, review and evaluate the implementation of Public Private Partnership Facilitation Fund;
- Ensure relevance and adequacy of proposals submitted to it by contracting authorities;
- Monitor and evaluate the performance of the public-private partnership projects and prepare periodic performance reports;
- Design and implement programmes for public-private partnership capacity building to public and private sectors;
- Develop and implement programmes intended to promote public awareness of public-private partnership issues
- Undertake research on public-private partnership matters.