Support Programme for Infrastructure Sector Strategies and Alternative Financing (SISSAF) - Definition Assignment

The rationale of this assignment is to assist the Delegation of the European Union and the ministries of Energy and Water, and Public Works and Transport to define, schedule and contract the Support Programme for Infrastructure Sector Strategies and Alternative Financing (SISSAF). This Programme aims at strengthening sector institutional capacities, coordination structures and leadership of the above-mentioned ministries in order to satisfy key eligibility criteria for Sector Budget Support in the sectors of water, energy and land transport for improved efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery and financial sustainability.

The project support is a combination of:

• Needs assessment and fine-tuning of activities and results for the three sectors in close coordination with line ministries
• Identifying the timing and eligibility criteria and benchmarks for evaluation of additional support in the three sectors
• Identifying the implementation organisation required in respect to contracting deadlines and to prepare the tender dossiers of the SISSAF programme for the first round of support.

SISSAF tender was successfully published on August 10th 2012 under project reference EuropeAid/133349/C/SER/LB and was awarded to a contractor on October 17th 2013.