The Ministry has prepared this Manual with a vision to inform the stakeholders with the basic concepts and issues related to joint projects in general, and to provide guidance to the Federal Entities that may implement the partnership projects and the private sector's investors in particular. Preparation of this Manual falls under the scope of the State's efforts to motivate the joint projects between the Federal Entities and the Private Sector.
Users of this Manual shall comply with the following:
• The objective of this Manual is to clarify procedures and some tools that shall be used in designing and implementing joint projects.
• The Manual may be supplemented with regulative and executive instructions and memos.
• This Manual does not include answers for all the questions related to the partnership as it only provides a wide and high-level practical frame.
• This Manual summarizes, in a high-level frame, the general guidelines and the main and important procedures that shall be followed by the Federal Entities - upon which this Manual provisions are applicable - when there is a desire to implement projects and initiatives by virtue of partnership contracts with the Private Sector. The Manual also provides important guidelines to the investors in the private sector, who are willing to enter into partnerships with the Federal Government in order to implement strategic projects.
• The continuous reference to the guidelines stipulated in this Manual ensures permanent harmony and consistence in its application, which is beneficial to the Federal Entities concerned in particular and the State in general
Manual Preparation Goals:
1- Developing clear guiding work procedures for the mechanisms of concluding the PPP contracts between the Federal Entities and the Private Sector in relation to the major strategic projects and their governance and control in order to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the work and optimize the utilization of the available financial resources.
2- Documenting and unifying the mechanisms, standards and terms of concluding partnership contracts between the Federal Entities and the private sector.
3- Clarify monitoring basics for managing and implementing partnership contracts with the private sector.
4- Clarifying the contracting parties' rights and liabilities under the PPP contracts.
5- Serving as a main reference for all the entities concerned with the implementation of the PPP contracts to ensure the proper and ongoing application of the approved guidelines.
6- Facilitating the training process of the new employees on functions related to partnership contracts with the private sector.