SWITZERLAND

 

SWITZERLAND

 

OECD HIGH-INCOME

GNI PER CAPITA (IN USD)
$81,240

 

 

 

 

 

Preparation of PPPs

 

 

Central budgetary authority's approval

Yes

Only before tendering

Fiscal treatment of PPPs

Yes

Only specific accounting/reporting treatment

PPPs' prioritization consistent with public investment prioritization

Yes

Detailed procedure not regulated

Economic analysis assessment

No

 

Fiscal affordability assessment

Yes

No specific methodology developed

Risk Identification

Yes

No specific methodology developed

Comparative assessment (value for money analysis)

Yes

No specific methodology developed

Financial viability or bankability assessment

Yes

No specific methodology developed

Market sounding and/or assessment

Yes

No specific methodology developed

Environmental impact analysis

Yes

Specific methodology developed

Assessments included in the RFP and/or tender documents

No

 

Draft PPP contract included in the RFP

No

 

Standardized PPP model contracts and/or transaction documents

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

Procurement of PPPs

 

 

Evaluation committee members required to meet specific qualifications

Yes

Detailed membership and/or qualifications not regulated

Public procurement notice of the PPP issued by procuring authority

Yes

Available online

Foreign companies permitted to participate in PPP bidding

Yes

 

Minimum period of time to submit the bids

Yes

40 calendar days

Availability of various procurement procedures for PPPs

 

Open procedure (single-stage tendering). Restricted procedure (competitive procedure with prequalification stage)

Direct negotiation not discretionary

Yes

 

Tender documents detail the procurement procedure

Yes

 

Tender documents specify prequalification/shortlisting criteria (if apl.)

Yes

 

Clarification questions for procurement notice and/or the RFP

Yes

Answers publicly disclosed

Pre-bidding conference

No

 

Financial model submitted with proposal

Yes

 

Proposals solely evaluated in accordance with published criteria

Yes

 

Treatment when only one proposal is received

No

 

Publication of award notice

Yes

Available online

Notification of the result of the PPP procurement process

Yes

Grounds for selection included

Standstill period

No

 

Negotiations with the selected bidder restricted

No

 

Publication of contract

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

PPP Contract Management

 

 

System to manage the implementation of the PPP contract

No

 

System for tracking progress and completion of construction works

No

 

Monitoring and evaluation system of the PPP contract implementation

No

 

Foreign companies permitted to repatriate income

Yes

 

Change in the structure (stakeholder composition) of the private partner and/or assignment of the PPP contract regulated

No

 

Modification/renegotiation of the PPP contract (once the contract is signed) regulated

No

 

Circumstances that may occur during the life of the PPP contract regulated

No

 

Dispute resolution mechanisms

Yes

Domestic arbitration. International arbitration. Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)

Lenders' step-in rights

No

 

Grounds for termination of a PPP contract

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsolicited Proposals

 

 

Regulation of USPs

 

Not regulated and do not happen in practice

Assessment to evaluate unsolicited proposals

 

 

Vetting procedure and/or pre-feasibility analysis of USPs

 

 

Evaluation of consistency of USPs with other government priorities

 

 

Competitive PPP procurement procedure for USPs

 

 

Minimum period of time to submit the bids