TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

 

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

 

LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

GNI PER CAPITA (IN USD)
$16,240

 

 

 

 

 

Preparation of PPPs

 

 

Central budgetary authority's approval

Yes

Both before tendering and contract signature

Fiscal treatment of PPPs

No

 

PPPs' prioritization consistent with public investment prioritization

Yes

Detailed procedure not regulated

Economic analysis assessment

Yes

No specific methodology developed

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

No

 

Environmental impact analysis

Yes

No 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

No specific period of time regulated

Availability of various procurement procedures for PPPs

 

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 not publicly disclosed

Pre-bidding conference

Yes

Results not publicly disclosed

Financial model submitted with proposal

No

 

Proposals solely evaluated in accordance with published criteria

No

 

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 not included

Standstill period

Yes

No specific period of time regulated. Standstill period set out in the award notice

Negotiations with the selected bidder restricted

No

 

Publication of contract

Yes

Not available online. Amendments not published

 

 

 

 

 

PPP Contract Management

 

 

System to manage the implementation of the PPP contract

Yes

Establishment of a PPP contract management team. PPP contract management team requires qualifications without specific detail

System for tracking progress and completion of construction works

No

 

Monitoring and evaluation system of the PPP contract implementation

Yes

 

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

Yes

Approval by an additional government authority required. Regulations about: changes in the scope; changes in the risk allocation; changes in the economic balance; changes in duration; changes in the price or tariff

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 but do happen in practice

Assessment to evaluate unsolicited proposals

Yes

 

Vetting procedure and/or pre-feasibility analysis of USPs

No

 

Evaluation of consistency of USPs with other government priorities

Yes

Detailed procedure not regulated

Competitive PPP procurement procedure for USPs

No

 

Minimum period of time to submit the bids

No