Namibia - Institutional Strengthening for Public-Private Partnerships (ISPPP) Project

Project Summary

Approval Date	08 Jul 2015
Signature Date	09 Nov 2015
Planned Completion Date	30 Sep 2021
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign	Sovereign
Sector	Multi-Sector
DAC Sector Code	15124
Environmental Category	3
Commitment	U.A 787,671
Status	Implementation

Project General Description

The Institutional Strengthening for Public-Private Partnerships (ISPPP) Project responds to a Government of the Republic of Namibia (GRN) request for Bank's prompt support to enhance budget, cash and public debt management capacity. The project is a urgent technical assistance to improve the capacity and institutional framework for budget, cash and debt management which is critical to developing external and domestic financing capabilities as well as mobilizing private financing and improving efficiency of public investment in infrastructure development. It includes the following components: a) PPP project preparation technical assistance for pilot projects b) PPP capacity building and Training c) Public investment management capacity enhancement including Development of budget preparation manual & related training; Development of cash forecasting and management guideline; and PFM training (local and regional institutions). Through the proposed project, the Bank can share the wealth of expertise it has accumulated through similar PPP interventions in other Regional member Countries.

Project Objectives

The principal objectives of this project are to (a) Provide capacity building, technical assistance and advisory services to assist the Government of Namibia in the operationalization of the PPP framework; (b) Attract private investment in infrastructure and other strategic areas of the economy; and (c)Enhance budget, cash and public debt management capacity.

Beneficiaries

The project will mainly benefit the Government of the Republic of Namibia (GRN). The key government entities involved in operationalizing the PPP policy are the Ministry of Finance, the National Planning Commission and sector Ministries. Enhancing the capacity of these entities is critical to operationalizing of the PPP policy and operational framework.

Participating Organization

Funding

Middle Income Countries Fund

Implementing

Guaranty Trust Bank

Information

IATI identifier	46002-P-NA-KA0-001
Last Update	06 Mar 2021

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Contact Details

Name	KOMA Baboucarr
Email	b.koma@afdb.org

Geographic Location

Country	Namibia

Project Classification

Finance Type	Aid Grant Excluding Debt Reorganisation
Flow Type	ODA
Aid Type	Other Technical Assistance

Commitments

U.A 787,671

Middle Income Countries Fund

U.A 787,671

Document Type	Language	Document
	en	General Conditions 2009
Expression of interest	en	EOI – Namibia – Individual consultant - PPP Capacity Needs Assessment – 11 2015
Expression of interest	en	EOI – Namibia - Consulting Firm - Provision of Transaction Advisory Services for Affordable Housing PPP Project
Expression of interest	en	EOI – Namibia - Provision of transaction advisory services for the ministry of justice office redevelopment - ISPPP
Expression of interest	en	EOI - Namibia - Consulting Firms - Consulting Assignment For Design And Delivery Of A Comprehensive PPP Training Curriculum In Namibia
General Procurement Notice	en	GPN - Namibia - Institutional Strengthening for Public-Private Partnerships – 10 2015
Contract	en	LISTING OF AWARDED CONTRACTS FROM 2012 TO 2017 AS AT OCT 2017
Contract	en	LISTING OF AWARDED CONTRACTS FROM 2013 TO 2018 AS AT APRIL 2019
Contract	en	LISTING OF AWARDED CONTRACTS FROM 2013 TO 2018 AS AT JAN 2019
Contract	en	LISTING OF AWARDED CONTRACTS FROM 2013 TO 2018 AS AT SEPT 2018
Contract	en	LISTING OF AWARDED CONTRACTS FROM 2011 TO 2016 AS AT JANUARY 2017
Contract	en	LISTING OF AWARDED CONTRACTS FROM 2012 TO 2017 AS AT MAY 2017-1-1
Appraisal report	en	viewer
Contract	en	listing of awarded contracts from 2014 to 2019 as at october 2019
Contract	en	listing of awarded contracts from 2014 to 2019 as at january 2020

Indicator	Indicator Measure	Target Year	Target Value
Private investment rate (as percentage of GDP)	%	2015	18
Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) - Infrastructure index score	Scale (1-7)	2015	4,5
Number of Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects reaching feasibility stage under new PPP framework	Number	2015	2
Variance in expenditure out-turn compared to original approved budget	None	2015	Variance reduced to less than 5% in one of the financial years
Pre-feasibility report for identified projects	Number	2015	4
Feasibility study (FS) report prepared	None	2015	2 FS reports prepared
Public Private Partnership (PPP) capacity needs assessment report	None	2015	PPP capacity needs assessment and training plan (2015)
Number of staff benefitting from training and study tours	Number	2015	60
Number of staff benefitting from training and study tours - of which women	Number	2015	18
Number of staff trained	Number	2015	50
Number of staff trained - of which women	Number	2015	15
Development of budget manual, and cash flow forecasting guideline	None	2015	Budget manual and cash flow forecasting guideline developed by 2016