Section 2: Assessment of the project implementation method

The assessment of the project implementation method referred to in article L. 2212-1 includes: 1° A general presentation; 2° A comparative analysis, at current values, of the various contractual and institutional public procurement options that may be considered for implementing the project; 3° A presentation of the main risks of the project, including the financial risks and the distribution of risks between the purchaser and the contractor and, where applicable,…

The general presentation referred to in article R. 2212-4 includes in particular: 1° The purpose of the project, its background, context, challenges and the characteristics of its economic equilibrium; 2° The purchaser’s skills, status and financial capacity.

The comparative analysis, at current values, of the different possible contractual and institutional public procurement options mentioned in article R. 2212-4 includes: 1° An overall description, including in particular the scope, procedures and timetable for each of the phases of the project, as well as the total duration of the contract; 2° An estimate of the full cost of the different options, including in particular the programming, design, construction, financing…

The expert body, which reports to the Minister for the Economy, will issue an opinion on the assessment of the project’s implementation method within six weeks of the project being referred to it.If it fails to do so, its opinion will be deemed favourable.

The procedures for organising and operating the expert body referred to in Article R. 2212-7 are set out in Decree no. 2016-522 of 27 April 2016 on the infrastructure financing support mission.