Section 49, The Public Private Partnership Act, 2014

(1) The criteria for evaluating technical offers shall includethe following: (a) technical soundness; (b) compliance with environmental standards under any law; (c) operational feasibility; (d) quality of services and measures to ensure their continuity; (e) timetable and work plan for the delivery of PPP Project; and (f) any other prescribed criteria. (2) The criteria for evaluating financial offers shall include- (a) the present value of proposed user levies, unit prices, and other charges over the full term of PPP Agreement, if applicable; (b) the present value of proposed direct payments by the contracting authority, if any; (c) the present value of the costs for design and construction activities plus annual operation and maintenance costs; (d) the extent of financial support, if any, expected from a public authority in Sierra Leone; (e) the soundness of the proposed financial arrangements; (f) the social and economic development potential offered by the proposals; and (g) any other prescribed criteria.