The Technical, Financial and Legal Assistance for Feasibility Study of a Greenfield Wholesale Markets in Ismailia and Sharkeya (Phase 1 – Phase 2 & 3)

Towards an ecosystem serving the needs of all the stakeholders along the food value chain.

Description

The overall objective of the Project is the integration on the same site of different stakeholders of the food value chain and to create an ecosystem serving all needs of food professionals at the same place.

The project aims to pursue the the four-pronged objective:

  • Supporting the Agricultural policy
  • Supporting Urban and transport policies
  • Enhancing public health, food access and social cohesion
  • Creating synergies between operators for a better competitiveness

Phase 1 aimed to select the site / land location for the Pilot project from the shortlisted locations by the Egyptian Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade (MoSIT) (Ismailia and/or Sharkeya) or other location(s) identified by the MoSIT during the time of the study.

Phase 2 & 3 aim to conduct a feasibility study that defines the technical, environmental, and social, financial and legal arrangements to develop and operate the pilot project of the Greenfield sites in Ismailia and in Sharkeya wholesale markets with the participation of the Private Sector and focus on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP).

Services

Project feasibility

  • Validation of the site selection
  • Preliminary Environment and Social Impact Assessment and Environmental and Social Management Plan (pre-ESIA-ESMP) inc. environmental and social risk analysis & mitigation
  • Preliminary Stakeholder Engagement Plan (pre-SEP) to increase stakeholder involvement and participation
  • Preliminary Gender Action Plan (pre-GAP) inc. gender risk analysis & mitigation
  • Climate Change Analysis
  • Risk-Benefit Analysis
  • Economic, financial, and legal analysis (inc. investment and operating costs estimate, business model, implementation conditions inc. legal aspects etc.)
  • Comparative analysis of the various possible contractual solutions for Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) inc. analysing the opportunity to implement a PPP (concession), assessing the possible impacts and risks, study the technical, legal and financial feasibility of the arrangement, and defining a legal and financial strategy to be adopted.
  • Technical Feasibility Study (i.e. construction programme)
  • Market Study