Team Set-Up and Staffing

The Procuring Authority's project team was hired specifically for this project, and the majority of the members of the Procuring Authority's team who were involved in the procurement process have remained through the construction phase and into the operations phase. On the contrary, all Project Company staff who worked on the bid moved on once the PPP contract was signed. It was mentioned that there is a level of duplication of roles between the Procuring Authority and the Project Company.

This was seen as a poor allocation of resources that contradicts the spirit of the partnership, as there should be no need for two employees performing the same role for each party.

At the moment, the Procuring Authority has four employees working on the project. This was explained to be adequate, and while additional support would be useful this is unlikely to be affordable. For example, the Procuring Authority foresees a need to monitor the Project Company's financing obligations. The Procuring Authority did express the intention to work with the WIDP on this task.