Public Private Partnership (PPPs) study in the Housing Sector
Description of project
The aim of the PPPs study was to identify the potential involvement of the private sector through PPPs for the development projects that resulted from another research related to the same Project "Feasibility Study for Developing Informal Settlements."
It was expected that the consultant would produce the following: a PPP management framework and a Sustainable Financial model for selected development projects in those mentioned informal areas.
In addition to training for the informal settlement development fund ISDF, the General organization for physical planning GOPP, and the Ministry of Housing, Utilities & Urban Communities MoHU PPP unit, which were part of the PPP study.
This project is a good example of our experience as consultants in Egypt.
Services provided
The objective of this assignment was to develop a methodological framework and a set of recommendations about partnership potentials with the private sector that enhanced the urban planning process for developing informal settlements in Egypt.
The PPPs study consisted of three main parts:
1. Highlighted the partnership potentials with the private sector in three selected areas and provided a PPP management framework for the proposed appropriate project, service activities to create innovative job opportunities for locals.
2. Developed a Sustainable Financial model which needed to be taken into consideration in the Feasibility Study assignment, which "was to be done by another consultancy firm."
3. Studied the framework and implemented training on the use of PPPs in the housing sector for the staff of ISDF, GOPP, and MoHU PPP unit.