Assessment Criteria

All applications will first be evaluated by the SADC Secretariat according to the Tier One Assessment Criteria below and thereafter qualifying applications will be evaluated by the PPDF Secretariat (DBSA) according to the Tier Two Assessment Criteria below. These applications will then be submitted to the PPDF Steering Committee for acceptance into the project pipeline.

Tier 1 Assessment Criteria (Yes/ No)
1. Is the infrastructure project included in the SADC Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan?
2. If the infrastructure project is not included in the SADC Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan, is it consistent with the objective of regional integration?
3. Does the infrastructure project meet current priorities in the SADC region for infrastructure projects?
Tier 2 Assessment Criteria
Criteria Sub-Criteria Weight1 Rating2
 

Project

Preparation

Quality

 

 Technical design and tender documents

·         Quality of design

·         State of preparation of tender documents

 15

10

5
Market and Economic studies

·         Market analysis

·         Marketing strategy

·         Reliability of sales prospects

·         Sensitivity of economic benefits

·         Strength of economic return

 10

2

2

2

2

2
Financial studies

·         Readiness of financing plan

·         Likelihood of expected revenues

·         Strength of overall financial return

·         Robustness of business plan

·         Licensing agreements

 10

2

2

2

2

2
Environmental studies

·         Quality of EIA

·         Appropriateness of remedial measures

·         Results of public enquiry

·         Status of environmental authorisations

 10

4

2

2

2
Social studies and Public information

·         Relocation plan for expropriated persons

·         Public acceptance of project

 5

2

3
Institutional and Legal studies

·         Conformity with national legislation

·         Status of building authorisations

 5

2

3
Risks analysis

·         Overall preparedness of project

·         Political risk

 5

3

2
TOTAL                                                           60
 Proposal

Quality

 Project Presentation 10
Outlines of Terms of Reference 5
Schedule and Cost 5
TOTAL                                                           20
Applicant

Fitness

 General Capacity 10
Previous Experience in Similar Projects 4
Adequacy of Proposal and Implementation Personnel 6
TOTAL                                                       20
GRAND TOTAL                                             100

1Weights have to be adapted when some sub-criteria are not relevant to a specific project

2The rating should use the following scale (out of a total of 10)[1]:

  • 7 to 10: good to excellent
  • 4 to 6: acceptable to fair
  • 0 to 3: unacceptable to poor

i.e. for each sub-category, the rating in percentile terms should be considered in the indicated scale