Section 33, The Public-Private Partnership Act, 2010

Subject to this Act, the Unit shall perform the followingfunctions:– (a) serve as the secretariat for the Council, and provide such logistical support for the Council as the Council may require; (b) develop, for consideration by the Council, policies relating to public-private partnerships for the purposes of this Act. (c) develop technical and best practice guidelines in relation to all aspects PPP transactions; (d) co-ordinate with and provide assistance to contracting authorities in respect of all PPP Projects; (e) provide training for contracting authorities in respect of PPP initiatives; (f) consider for approval, modification or rejection all pre-feasibility studies submitted by contracting authorities under section 43(2); (g) upon request from a contracting authority, assist the contracting authority with the preparation of a feasibility study for a proposed PPP Project as required by section 43(3); (h) consider each PPP Project initial proposal developed by a contracting authority, with the accompanying feasibility study, and give the Unit’s recommendations to the applicable contracting authority as to whether the proposed PPP Project- (i) is affordable to the contracting authority; (ii) provides value for money; and (iii) is otherwise feasible; 22 23 Disclosure of interest. Establishment of Unit. Functions of (i) make recommendations to the Council in respect of PPP project initial proposals and feasibility studies submitted by contracting authorities under section 42(3); (j) consider for approval, modification or rejection all requests made by contracting authorities for written authorization to issue a request for submission of expressions of interest, under section 46(2); (k) consider for approval, modification or rejection all pre-selection reports submitted by contracting authorities under section 50; (l) make recommendations to the Council in respect of requests for proposals submitted by contracting authorities under sections 51 and 52, based on a full legal and financial analysis of each proposed PPP Agreement, including an analysis of any investment incentives offered to a private partner by or on behalf of a contracting authority; (m) make recommendations to the Council in respect of proposed PPP Agreements submitted to the Council by contracting authorities under section 59; (n) monitor all ongoing PPP Projects managed by contracting authorities, in respect of the procurement phase, the contract finalisation phase, and the implementation phase of each such PPP Project, and provide advice and support to contracting authorities for all ongoing PPP Projects; (o) ensure that each contracting authority develops and implements a public awareness strategy, to educate the public on the objectives, structure and progress of each PPP Project being undertaken by the contracting authority; (p) provide quarterly reports to the Council regarding the management by contracting authorities of all ongoing PPP Projects, in respect of the procurement phase, the contract finalisation phase, and the implementation phase of each such PPP Project; (q) provide emergency reports, as required, to the Council regarding the management by a contracting authority of any PPP Project under stress, in respect of the procurement phase, the contract finalisation phase, or the implementation phase of any such PPP Project; (r) prepare, when appropriate, standardised terms of reference for consultants retained by contracting authorities, standardised bidding documents and standardised PPP Agreement provisions; (s) in liaison with the Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency, facilitate and market investments in public-private partnerships; and (t) perform such other functions provided for under this Act, or as may be assigned by the