Project and ContractPublic Private Partnerships and Concession Contracts
A public private partnership transfers the delivery and often the financing of public infrastructure to a private party for a long period, and the arrangement succeeds or fails on risk allocation decided before anybody knows what the asset will actually cost to run. This course covers structuring one. Delegates work through the models from management contract through concession to design build finance operate, and what each transfers. Feasibility, affordability and value for money assessment are covered, including the comparison against public delivery. Risk allocation, payment mechanisms and availability based payment follow. Financing structure and lender requirements are addressed. The course closes on contract management across a long term, on renegotiation pressure, and on handback.
Course objectives
- Compare partnership models and what each actually transfers
- Assess feasibility, affordability and value for money
- Compare against a public sector delivery alternative honestly
- Allocate risk to the party able to manage it
- Design payment mechanisms including availability based payment
- Understand financing structure and lender requirements
- Manage the contract long term, resist renegotiation pressure and plan handback
Who should attend
- Government infrastructure and treasury officials
- Project developers and sponsors
- Legal, financial and technical advisers
- Lenders and development finance staff
- Regulators overseeing concession arrangements
Course outline
- 01Risk allocated before the cost is known
- 02Models from management contract to concession
- 03Feasibility and affordability
- 04Value for money and the public comparator
- 05Risk allocation principles
- 06Payment mechanisms and availability payment
- 07Financing structure and lender requirements
- 08Long term management, renegotiation and handback
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 to 30 October 2026 | Mbabane, Eswatini | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 2 to 6 November 2026 | Lagos, Nigeria | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 23 to 27 November 2026 | Maputo, Mozambique | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 8 to 12 March 2027 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |