Workshop on Public Private Partnerships in the Transport Sector

The workshop, hosted by the Center of Excellence in Finance (CEF), Ljubljana, Slovenia and delivered by the World Bank, provided an overview of the role and contribution of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in maintaining, upgrading and extending transport infrastructure, specifically highways, railways, airports, and ports. The main focus was defining the roles of the public and private sectors, PPP options and challenges, key success factors for PPP implementation, as well as benefits and risks of PPPs in transport infrastructure.

The workshop included presentations, discussions, case studies, and demonstration of the World Bank toolkit for PPP in highways.

DAY 1: SEPTEMBER 19, 2005

9:00-10:30
The Roles of the Public and Private Sector in Transportation Infrastructure - PPP Options

• The Infrastructure Business (PDF, 1.3MB)
  Maryvonne Plessis-Fraisard, Transport and Urban Director, World Bank
• Role of the Public and Private Sector (PDF, 415KB)
  Cesar Queiroz, Highways Advisor, World Bank
• Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) (PDF, 517KB)
  Jeffrey Delmon, Sr. Infrastructure specialist, World Bank
• Development of Local Capital Markets
• Using Output-Based aid Mechanisms
• Upcoming Trends and Way Forward

10:30-11:00: Break

11:00-12:30: Infrastructure, Economic Development and Corruption

12:30-13:30: Lunch

13:30-15:00: Public Private Partnership in Ports

• Distribution of Roles in the New Ports Era (PDF, 517KB)
  Michel Audige, Lead Transport specialist, world Bank
• Allocation of Responsibilities for Port-Related Activities
• Reasons for Using PPPs in Ports
• Key Factors for a Successful PPP in Ports
• Optimal Risk Allocation
• Indicative Transaction Timetable
• WB Financial Support for PPPs in Ports

15:00-15:30: Break

15:30-16:00: Public Private partnership in Ports (continued)

16:00-17:00: Lessons to Be Learned from Public Private Partnership in Railways

• Case Study of teh High Speed Rail Link in Holland (PDF, 154KB)
  Rafael Aldrete, Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton's Transportation,
  Environment and Energy Team

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DAY 2: SEPTEMBER 20, 2005

9:00-10:30: The Roles of the Public and Private Sector in Air Transport Infrastructure

• Introduction
• Sector Structure
• The Roles of the Public and Private Sectors (PDF, 517KB)
  Jeffrey Delmon, Sr. Infrastructure Specialist, World Bank
• Air Transport Infrastructure Financing
• Potential World Bank Support in the Sector
• Way Forward

10:30-11:00: Break

11:00-11:45: The Roles of the Public and Private Sector in Air Transport Infrastructure
(continued)

11:45-12:30: Competitive Selection of Concessionaires: Principles and Practice

• Main Principles and Good Practice in the Selection of Concessionaires (PDF, 517KB)
  Cesar Queiroz, Highways Advisor, World Bank
• World Bank recommended Procedures
• Case Study

12:30-13:30: Lunch

13:30-15:00: Establishing Public Private Partnership in Railways

• Forms of Private Sector Participation in Railways (PDF, 148KB)
  Ronald Kopicki, Lead Private Sector Development specialist, World Bank
• What Makes a PPP?
• Benefits of PPPs
• WB/IFC Support for PPPs in Railways

15:00-15:30: Break

15:30-17:00: Establishing Public Private Partnership in Railways (continued)

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DAY 3: SEPTEMBER 21, 2005

9:00-10:30: Concepts for Investments in New Railways Infrastructure

• The European Transport Corridor V (PDF, 1.4MB)
  Evert-Jan Schuurman, Resident Twinning Adviser,
  Public Agency for Rail Transport, Slovenia
• Railway Investment Project Second Track Koper - Divaca
• The Transfer of Knowledge and Expertise on Different Aspects of PPP Concepts

10:30-11:00: Break

11:00-12:30: Public Private Partnerships in Highways

• PPP and Public Policy Requirements
• The main Risks of PPP in Highway Projects
• Error Drivers
• Future Challenges
• Main Lessons for Success
• Allocation of Risks

12:30-13:30: Lunch13:30-15:00:
Demonstration and Practical Applications of the World Bank Toolkit for PPP in Highways

• Purpose and Target Audience
• Availability
• Content
• Toolkit Modules
• Financial Simulation Model (PDF, 155KB)
  Jeffrey Delmon, Sr. Infrastructure Specialist, World Bank

15:00-15:30: Break

15:30-17:00: Demonstration and Practical Applications of the World Bank Toolkit
for PPP in Highways (continued)