Appendix A.1 Approval Process for Alternatively Financed Projects

The assessment and approval process can be summarized as follows:

■  Program Ministries and Supported Infrastructure Organizations identify project with P3 potential. An initial evaluation is conducted with the Ministry of Treasury Board;

■  If the project has public-private partnership (P3) potential an Opportunity Paper will be prepared with the input of the Service Delivery Ministry;

■  The GOA P3 Committee will provide input into the Opportunity Paper if there are policy matters to be addressed. The GOA P3 Committee may make a recommendation to the Deputy Ministers' Capital Planning Committee on the policy matters and the resulting impact on the assessment of the potential project as a P3;

■  The Program Ministry and Service Delivery Ministry will complete the Business Case. The Business Case could proceed directly to Treasury Board but, if there are policy or other significant challenges identified in the Business Case, it may be reviewed by other committees as follows:

o The Deputy Ministers' Capital Planning Committee provides recommendations to the Treasury Board Capital Planning Committee; and

o The Treasury Board Capital Planning Committee provides recommendations to Treasury Board

■  Treasury Board refers the Business Case to the Advisory Committee on Alternative Capital Financing for a review and recommendation on the P3 proposal;

■  Treasury Board receives the recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Alternative Capital Financing. Treasury Board approves the project to proceed to procurement as a P3 and approves the Public Sector Comparator;

■  The Service Delivery Ministry leads the procurement team for the project. If there are any significant changes to the project during the procurement the project must return to Treasury Board for their review and decision;

■  Once the financial bids are received, Treasury Board reviews the bid results as compared to the Public Sector Comparator. Treasury Board may refer the review to the Advisory Committee on Alternative Capital Financing for their review and recommendation. Treasury Board approves the Service Delivery Ministry and the Program Ministry to enter into the project agreement with the Preferred Proponent, subject to the approval of Cabinet. Treasury Board provides a recommendation to Cabinet;

■  Cabinet approves the Service Delivery Ministry and the Program Ministry to enter into the project agreement with the Preferred Proponent.

Figure 9 shows the flow of the P3 assessment approval process.

Figure 9: P3 Assessment and Approval Process