The PPP Department
The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar (RGoZ) recognizes the need to finance and develop infrastructure as the demand for public services grows and the strains on Government budgets increase. With continuing global economic growth and expansion, the role of Government in the provision of public services and infrastructure has equally increased, and more and more Governments are looking to the private sector to participate in providing these services in partnership with the public sector. The RGoZ has determined that facilitation and encouragement of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) as a way to enhance the provision of public services will be a key strategy in ensuring timely and quality provision of the services in demand.
The PPP Department serves as a coordinating entity for all the Public-Private Partnership projects implemented in Zanzibar. The pivotal role of this Department is to ensure that PPP projects aligns with RGoZ objectives, that all proper procedures are followed, and relevant approvals are obtained during development and implementation of each project up through contract signing. The PPP Department is under the Presidents Office Labor, Economic Affairs and Investment and reports directly to the Principal Secretary and also serves as the Secretariat for the PPP Technical Committee.
The PPP department is guided by institutional framework, legal framework which includes:
- A PPP Policy of 2014
- A PPP act No 8 of 2015
- A PPP Regulation of 2017
Roles of the PPP Department are:
- Project review and consultation
- Fiscal risk management and monitoring
- Providing recommendations on unsolicited proposals for consideration
- Approval of feasibility studies for Non-Major Projects
- Reviewing Aggreements prir to signing and approval of renegotiations
- Providing on-going support to Public Authorities
- Retention of technical and transaction advisors
- Undertaking feasibility studies
- Contract signing
- Monitoring and evaluating Public-Private Partnership projects being undertaken and Resolving disputes
- To provide civil education and capacity building which will promote awareness and understanding of Public-Private Partnership, including their purpose and processes to relevant stakeholders.
Objectives of Public Private Partnership(PPP)
- To expand coverage and improve quality of infrastructure services
- To obtain capital to modernize and expand infrastructure
- To achieve the efficiency and innovations typically associated with private sector management/operations
- To transfer technology and knowhow from the private sector
- To transfer risk that the private sector is better suited to manage
- To obtain flexibility to streamline procurement and operating procedures, structure innovative financing strategies, and attract institutional investors
- To attract and properly compensate competitive top management
- To preserve and protect the environment
- To provide high-quality social services
- To protect the heritage of Zanzibar
- To concentrate the government’s role on strategic planning, policy making, regulation, and monitoring
