Appendix B.1 Public-Private Partnerships Project Roles and Responsibilities

Cabinet

■  Receive recommendations from Treasury Board Committee on alternative financing of capital projects

■  Approve the ministries to enter into the Project Agreement with the Preferred Proponent

Treasury Board Committee

■  Approve projects to proceed using a P3 procurement

■  Approve the amount of alternative financing

■  Approve the PSC

■  Recommend approval to Cabinet for the ministries to enter into the Project Agreement with the Preferred Proponent

Advisory Committee on Alternative Capital Financing

■  Provide recommendations to Treasury Board Committee on alternatively financed projects

■  Evaluate Business Cases and proposals referred by Treasury Board Committee and provide feedback to ministries

Treasury Board Capital Planning Committee

■  Provide recommendations to Treasury Board Committee on alternatively financed projects in context of the Capital Plan

Deputy Ministers Capital Planning Committee

■  Provide recommendations to Treasury Board Capital Planning Committee on alternatively financed projects

■  Make decision to proceed to a Business Case for a project with P3 potential

Ministry of Finance and Enterprise

■  Provide input into project evaluation criteria (assessment for P3 suitability)

■  Participate in project evaluation at Opportunity Paper stage and provide advice related to financing and capital markets

■  Participate in development of the Business Case, particularly to provide financial expertise to project team, give insight on current financial market conditions and provide insurance and risk management advice

■  Participate in the evaluation process (Request for Qualifications and Request for Proposals)

■  Provide input into standard business terms

■  Assess and advise on contract terms relating to financing, payment terms and insurance

■  Develop and implement the interest rate adjustment process

■  Participate in agreement meetings with proponents

■  Lead responses on financial/credit matters

■  Provide discount rate used in VFM determination

■  Evaluate VFM of final bids and comparison of NPV of bids

■  Assist in financial close

■  Provide input into VFM report

Service Delivery Ministries

■  Provide input into project evaluation criteria (assessment for P3 suitability)

■  Participate in project evaluation (starting at Opportunity Paper stage)

■  Lead development of, and sign off on Business Case

■  Lead the project team conducting the procurement

■  Develop project technical requirements

■  Lead the evaluation process (Request for Qualifications and Request for Proposals)

■  Provide input into standard business terms

■  Engage the Fairness Auditor

■  Engage required consultants (financial, process, capital markets, cost, etc.)

■  Recommend Preferred Proponent (with Program Ministry) and request approval to enter into the Project Agreement

■  Sign the Project Agreement (with Program Ministry)

■  Lead development of VFM Report

■  Maintain all project documentation, including technical, procurement, financial, approval, etc. in accordance with GOA record retention policies

■  Manage project implementation

■  Coordinate hand-off for operations and maintenance phase (if handled by Program Ministry or SIO)

■  Lead working group if contract issues arise

Ministry of Justice

■  Provide input into project evaluation criteria (assessment for P3 suitability)

■  Advise on legal implications of procurement approach

■  Participate in project evaluation at Opportunity Paper stage

■  Participate in development of the Business Case

■  Participate in the evaluation process (Request for Qualifications and Request for Proposals)

■  Provide input into standard business terms

■  Lead development of the Project Agreement

■  Advise on matters relating to the procurement process

■  Participate in agreement and technical meetings

■  Lead process to achieve commercial and financial close

■  Provide input into VFM report

■  Advise on Project Agreement interpretation and enforcement

■  Advise on redacted Project Agreement for public posting

■  Maintain all project legal documentation, including executed agreements

Supported Infrastructure Organizations (when GOA is leading the procurement)

■  Work with Program Ministry to develop program requirements

■  Work with project team on project design, as required, to ensure program requirements are met

■  Work with the project team to develop technical requirements

■  Participate as requested on evaluation, liaison or other teams to further the procurement

■  Communicate project progress as required within the SIO

■  Obtain approvals required to complete the procurement

■  Execute agreements required to complete the procurement

■  Work with Service Delivery ministry to facilitate hand-off for operations and maintenance phase

Ministry of Treasury Board (ACFO)

■  Develop recommendation for multi-year alternative financing plan;

■  Establish criteria and processes to evaluate for alternative procurement

■  Review alternative procurement evaluations and lead process to provide recommendations on suitability for P3 procurement

■  Develop and maintain alternative financing standards and guidelines

■  Provide input into Business Case, VFM report, communications

■  Participate on project team as required

■  Facilitate Treasury Board Committee and ACACF approval processes

■  Lead committee to establish standard business terms

Program Ministries

■  Identify program needs

■  Sponsor project

■  Work with ACFO on project evaluation for alternative procurement

■  Liaise with SIOs (when applicable)

■  Participate in Business Case development and sign off on Business Case

■  Participate on project team

■  Participate in the evaluation process (Request for Qualifications and Request for Proposals)

■  Recommend Preferred Proponent (with Service Delivery Ministry) and request approval to enter into the Project Agreement

■  Sign the Project Agreement (with Service Delivery Ministry and SIO, where appropriate)

■  Lead development and execution of communications strategy

■  Provide input into VFM report

■  Work with Service Delivery Ministry on hand-off for operations and maintenance phase

■  Participate in working group if agreement issues arise

External Consultants/Advisors

 

- Technical and Engineering and/or Architect

■  Assist the Service Delivery Ministries in preparing project specific documentation

■  Assist in the evaluation process

- Process

■  Assist in preparing final procurement documentation

■  Assist in all stages of procurement

■  Assist in review of submissions

■  Assist in documentation review and reporting

- Financial Consultant

■  Assist in risk identification and assessment

■  Advise on financial model preparation

■  Assist in the procurement

■  Attend agreement meetings to address matters of a financial nature

■  Contribute to development of the project agreement in matters relating to project financing and value for money

■  Assess financial capacity of the respondents to the Request for Qualifications and the proponents in the Request for Proposals

- Capital Markets Advisor

■  Advise on mix of public and private financing

■  Attend agreement meetings to address matters of a capital and financing market nature

■  Provide input into the project agreement in matters relating to capital markets and value for money

Fairness Auditor

■  Observe the GOA's conduct of the procurement process;

■  Consider whether the GOA complied with the process set out in the procurement documents; and

■  Provide advice and recommendations to the GOA regarding the fairness of the procurement process.