Support Enabling Capacity Building for Public-Private Partnerships in Tajikistan

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The amount of the TA was increased in August 2013 to $500, 000 with expanded activities and consultant terms of reference.The S-CDTA, in an amount not exceeding the equivalent of $225,000, will enable CWRD to support the government in undertaking capacity development for public-private partnerships (PPP), reforms in the enabling environment, and PPP project development, which are three of four pillars of ADB's Public-Private Partnership Operational Framework. The S-CDTA is not included in the Country Operations Business Plan 2013-2014 for Tajikistan. It is a response to a government request made in October 2012 during consultations with Vice-President Zhao. The S-CDTA is based on findings of a mission fielded from 2 to 6 February 2013 to investigate the status of PPP policy reforms in Tajikistan.The impact of the S-CDTA will be pilot PPP projects for the delivery of public infrastructure and social services. The outcome will be an improved enabling policy, legal, regulatory, and institutional environment for PPP. The S-CDTA will utilize international best practice and the experience of implementing a similar TA in the Kyrgyz Republic. The S-CDTA emphasizes institutional capacity building as a key factor that defines a country's success in developing and implementing a PPP program. It will deliver outputs in a phased manner in accordance with defined milestones and provide the basis for generating greater private sector participation over time. The development stage of PPP and specific institutional arrangements in Tajikistan will be fully taken into account. The S-CDTA will have three main outputs: (i) Project screening and analysis tools and shortlist of projects, (ii) draft by-laws and amendments to key laws, and (iii) increased capacity of relevant state bodies to undertake PPP policy reforms and identify and develop PPP projects.