Country: Jordan
Client: Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Executive Privatization Commission
Financing Agency: World Bank, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
Years: 2007-2009

Detailed Narrative Description of the Project:
Based on the World Bank's most recent Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for Jordan, PPPs were identified as a priority need. The CAS and other studies identified a number of critical elements that need to be addressed if Jordan is to have a successful PPP Program. The overall objective of ECORYS is to assist in the design and development of a fully-functioning PPP program.

Specific objectives are:

• The creation of a Financial Entity that deals with capital market failure; 
• Setting up an appropriate institutional arrangement to perform a variety of tasks which may include project identification, project analysis, bidding and negotiations; 
• Coordinating among key Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan participants, mainly key ministries, regulators and policy setters; 
• Establishing a potential PPP pipeline.

Description of Services provided by ECORYS:
ECORYS is working to deliver the following outputs, which should be sufficient for initial implementation of a PPP program with a strong likelihood for success:

• Design and structuring of a financial entity design for dealing with PPP project finance matters;
• Recommendations with regard to PPP Project Eligibility and Selection Process;
• Design and capacity assignment for a centralised Entity for Project Preparation and Monitoring of PPPs;
• Analyses of other key factors and conditions relating to the successful implementation of Jordan’s PPP program.