Consulting Services in Public - Private Partnerships (PPPs)

Consulting Services in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) | LDK Consultants - J2C Water

Change is the only constant factor and volatility in the global markets is a given,driving the public sector into dire financial straits and quite often to bankruptcy. Inthe midst of such conditions, one of the few viable solutions for development ofinfrastructure is Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) – contributing with the capacityand the financial leverage of the private sector to develop infrastructure used bycitizens worldwide.

PPPs are not a panachea to infrastructure development, but with good planningand awareness from both sides, it might become a good option for infrastructuredevelopment and operations.

Executive Summary

Consulting Services in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) | LDK Consultants - J2C Water

The services provided by LDK-J2C Consultants offer tested methodologies on PPPs,combining technical with financial and legal knowledge of transactions and PPPstructuring with experience spanning in most kinds of Project Finance, e.g. BOT,ROT, DBF, DBFOs.

The Consulting Scheme

LDK Consultants, Engineers and Planners S.A. is a leadinginternational consultancy offering engineering and policy services toInternational Financing Institutions, Ministries, Regulatory Authoritiesand Utilities on one side and privately held companies on the otherhand.

It has held a dominant position in Southeastern Europe, Russia, Central Asia, andthe Middle East in the sectors of environment, energy, water and transportinfrastructure on a national and regional level.It has integrated PPP concepts and policies in many projects especially in theMiddle East, in integrated solid waste management as well as water management,advising ministries on how to structure PPPs, how to mitigate the risks and how tointegrate concepts on PPP insurance.

J2C Water Ltd. Strategic Advisors has a primaryconsulting focus on Non-Revenue Water (NRW) andPPP in water. Strong synergies between sustainableNRW reduction and management on the one hand, andpublic-private partnerships both in operation and

finance on the other hand have formed a key expertise of the firm. J2C Water offersconsulting services to organizations seeking to improve their operations and proceduresand to develop the capacity of their institutions to become more efficient and toachieve specific outcomes.

Consulting Services in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) | LDK Consultants - J2C Water

• PPPs options analysis

• Financing Instruments analysis

• Setting up the framework for institutionalizing PPPs

• Technical, Financial and Legal evaluation of PPP opportunities/possibilities in a specific sector/ministry

• Preparing legal and contractual documentation as samples for general use or for specific projects

• Terms of reference/ Request for proposals preparation and support of public bodies in the bidding/evaluation process

• Capacity Building to ministry officials on functional/contractual/strategic issues of PPPs

• Feasibility Studies and due diligenceof PPP structures

• Performance-based contracting

• Project marketing and roadshow

• Transaction Advisory focusedon financial, technical and contractual issues

• Performance-based contracting

• Financial assessment of a PPP opportunity (shadow bidding and value-for-money-analysis, affordability studies and assessments)

• Risk assessment and quantification

• Allocation of risks between privateand public partner

• Uniformity of tendering procedures

Range of Services

Consulting Services in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) | LDK Consultants - J2C Water

The PPP Services are managed by two Directors, and are supported by the personnelof the constituent companies, combining the PPP and engineering expertise in amatrix organization. Short bios of the key personnel are presented:

Key Personnel

Stavros DamianidisExecutive Director at LDK

PPP Operational Manager

Jan JanssensPrincipal Director

at J2CPPP Technical

Director

Bambos CharalambousManaging Director at

J2CPerformance-Based

Contracts Expert

George TsivilisSolid Waste

ManagementPPP Expert

Consulting Services in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) | LDK Consultants - J2C Water

Infrastructure Finance and Public Private Partnerships (IFPPP) – Water Subsector –Technical Advisor PPPs in Water, Kenya. Sectors of expertise : Strategic Advice & Business Planning

Representative Projects

Support to the Municipality of Likovrisi, Athens in order to run a feasibility study and procure the development of a mixed-use, real estate property on behalf of the Municipality as a PPP project, Greece. Sectors of expertise : Financing & Economics, Business Planning

Consulting Services in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) | LDK Consultants - J2C Water

Mediterranean Hot Spots Investment Programme - Feasibility studies andexamination of PPP options for constructing and operating large environmentalinfrastructure projects (Wastewater treatment plants and solid waste managementplants) in Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Lebanon. Sectors of expertise : Financing &Economics, Structuring, Tendering & Procurement Capacity Building & Training,Engineering Consulting

Representative Projects

Sustainable Water Integrated Management – Support Mechanism. Capacity building to water ministries and other stakeholders in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Palestine and Israel in structuring water PPPs, dealing with insurance issues in PPPs and understanding the main modalities of PPPs and how they can form an alternative solution to project financing. Sectors of expertise : Capacity Building & Training

Consulting Services in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) | LDK Consultants - J2C Water

Solid Waste Management Strategy of Jordan Republic. Examination of PPP optionsin the full circle of solid waste management operations (design, construction,operations in management, handling, treatment and disposal facilities), Sectors ofexpertise : Strategic Advice & Business Planning, Financing & Economics,Engineering Consulting

Representative Projects

Consultant of pre-contract procedure for the project: “Construction, Operation, Management of Solid Waste Management Unit of Prefecture of Messinia with PPP”, Greece. Sectors of expertise : Financing & Economics, Structuring, Tendering & Procurement, Transaction Advisory

Development of a Public-Private Partnership for the Improvement of the Water Supply in the Northern Region of the Republic of Moldova – Phase II, Senior Institutional/PPP Transaction Advisor. Sectors of expertise : Structuring, Tendering & Procurement

Consulting Services in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) | LDK Consultants - J2C Water

We offer a combination of operating knowledge in utilities, IFIs and the private sector,since our team has been employed for years at the World Bank, Utilities in theNetherlands and Cyprus and international consulting companies

We have been providing consulting services to international contractors and the WorldBank, the EC, the European Investment Bank and the European Bank forReconstruction and Development for over 30 years.

Our experience spans most countries of the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa as well asthe Balkans and Central Europe.

Representative Clients