Expertise in Pre-FS preparation

The stakeholder matrix presented earlier shows that several stakeholders come together to prepare or facilitate the preparation of a Pre-FS. Amongst the stakeholders, the consultant group includes several experts who are expected to understand the context and the PPP scheme. In accordance with the provisions of Ministerial Regulation no. 7/2023, these experts can be individual consultants who have a PPP expert certification that is recognized nationally and/ or internationally or are members of a Business Entity consultant which has experts with a PPP expert certification that is recognized nationally and/ or internationally, or are academicians. Experts are of varying nature and ensure that Pre-FS components are adequately prepared following their expert contributions. Experts recommended to be involved in Pre-FS preparation are described below:

SN Position Recommended role-wise requirements
1 KPBU/PPP Law expert

  1. Educational background: Law
  2. Experience:
    1. Compiled KPBU pre-feasibility studies
    2. Understanding of the KPBU/PPP scheme
    3. Understanding of legal, institutional, KPBU regulations
    4. Legal expert for KPBU project over several years.

2 KPBU/PPP expert

  1. Educational background: engineering/ management / economics/ law
  2. Experience:
    1. Compiled KPBU feasibility studies
    2. Understanding of the KPBU/PPP scheme including implementation management
    3. Ability to understand and prepare a comprehensive KPBU cooperation concept by considering KPBU services, demand, needs, scope and KPBU scheme, service level agreement concept, risk sharing, responsibilities and roles between PJPK and BUP.
    4. Understanding of the concept of qualitative and quantitative Value for Money (VFM)
    5. Ability to prepare a qualitative VFM study.

3 Business Administration expert / Administration Management expert

Position applicable to specific sectors only. Example: health/hospital. Position not mandatory for all sectors.

  1. Educational background: health
  2. Experience
    1. Health administration management
    2. Ability to prepare Pre-FS / FS
    3. Understanding of the KPBU/PPP scheme
    4. Ability to compile studies related to design needs, equipment, resources, operations etc. of the sector-specific infrastructure provision.

4 Financial and/or Economic expert

  1. Educational background: engineering/ management/ finance/ economics/ mathematics
  2. Experience:
    1. Understanding of the KPBU/PPP scheme
    2. Ability to prepare financial and/or economic studies in relation to PPP of the sector-specific infrastructure provision scope.
    3. Understanding and ability to compile a quantitative Value for Money (VFM) study

5 Architecture expert

  1. Educational background: architecture
  2. Experience
    1. Architecturally designed sector-specific structures
    2. Ability to design architectural studies to meet the needs of sector-specific infrastructure provision scope

6 Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing (MEP) expert

  1. Educational background: engineering related to MEP
  2. Experience:
    1. Prepared MEP designs for sector-specific infrastructure provision scope
    2. Ability to compile studies related to MEP for sector-specific infrastructure provision scope

7 Structural engineering expert

  1. Educational background: engineering related to structural design
  2. Experience:
    1. Designed sector-specific structures
    2. Ability to compile studies related to structural design for sector-specific infrastructure provision scope

8 Environment expert

  1. Educational background: environment (any field)
  2. Experience:
    1. Conducted environmental studies
    2. Understanding of the KPBU/PPP scheme
    3. Understanding of environmental licensing process

9 KPBU/PPP Risk expert

  1. Educational background: engineering/ management/ finance/ economics/ actuarial/ statistics/ mathematics
  2. Experience:
    1. KPBU risk assessment
    2. Understanding of the KPBU/PPP scheme
    3. Understanding KPBU risk concepts (identification, assessment, allocation, mitigation)

10 Experts as required

  1. Expertise and background as per project needs

11 Assistant expert as required

  1. Expertise and background as per project needs (junior to experts above)

The recommendations of the experts mentioned above are not binding and can be adjusted to the needs of the project and the sector. The GCA is expected to assess the background, capabilities and experience of the experts before procurement.