:.. Private Sector Participation – Institutional development


Since 1995 to-date, many studies and missions have been accomplished on private sector participation in several environmental and infrastructure fields for multilateral institutions (World Bank, USAID, GTZ) and national public agencies (ONAS, ANPE, CITET, etc). The tasks include mainly feasibility studies, market studies, diagnosis and assessment, projects appraisal, tender documents preparation, capacity building, etc.
The following are among the missions achieved :

   • Participation in the elaboration of the Tunisia Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) strategy (water and sanitation and solid waste sectors) – World Bank 2002- 2003

   • Feasibility studies and tender documents preparation for contracting O&M of sanitation infrastructures to private sector in several Tunisian cities (1330 Km sewers networks, 96 pumping stations, 17 treatment plants) (2001-2002)

   • Updating the strategy for private sector participation in urban sanitation (ONAS 2001 –2002)

   • Contribution to the GTZ Program for the Environment definition, Current situation assessment for the private sector participation in environmental activities in Tunisia, Roundtable with private operators in sanitation (2002 –2004)

   • Implementation of several activities related to the solid waste and liquid waste components of the Private Participation in Environmental Services (PPES) Program (USAID) (1995-1997)

   • Evaluation of the 1rst pilot project of contracting out to private sector sewers O&M

   • Contribution to the institutional study on production and financing of Urban Public Infrastructures and Services (water, sanitation, urban drainage, power, gas and telephone) 1994 - 1995