2.6.1  Introduction

At the time of this audit, the project was 14 months into a 32-month design and construction phase. This will be followed by a 25-year operations phase.

A Contract Administration Manual (CAM) for the current design and construction phase of the project does not exist, although it is recommended by PV policy on contract management.

Consequently, a number of observations made relating to this phase of the project have been developed from other available evidence such as the most recent project status reports.

We note that for this PPP, most of the direct contractual risks and issues arising during the design, construct and commissioning stages rest with the private sector, which mitigates the State's need to have a detailed set of guidance.

Image showing the progress that the MCCD was making in August 2007.