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Public Private Partnerships for Municipal Service Delivery

This course explores how municipalities can use public private partnerships and service delivery agreements to fund and deliver infrastructure and services under the MFMA and its regulations. Participants examine the feasibility study, procurement and contracting stages of a partnership, and how risk is allocated between the municipality and the private party. South African transaction examples are used to show how to structure deals that are affordable, transparent and deliver genuine value for money.

What you will be able to do

  • Distinguish public private partnerships from ordinary procurement and outsourcing arrangements.
  • Explain the MFMA regulatory process for approving a municipal partnership.
  • Conduct a feasibility study that tests affordability, value for money and risk transfer.
  • Structure the allocation of risk between the municipality and the private party.
  • Manage the competitive procurement of a partnership transaction.
  • Monitor a service delivery agreement over its contract life cycle.

Course outline

  1. 01Partnership Models and Definitions
  2. 02MFMA Regulatory Approval Process
  3. 03Feasibility Study and Value for Money
  4. 04Risk Identification and Allocation
  5. 05Procurement of Partnership Transactions
  6. 06Contract Structuring and Financial Close
  7. 07Managing the Service Delivery Agreement
  8. 08Performance Monitoring and Renegotiation

Who should attend

This course is aimed at municipal managers, chief financial officers, infrastructure and project officials, legal advisors and councillors involved in structuring or overseeing partnership arrangements.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Cape Town3R13,000
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Online3US$900
7 to 9 Sep 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Cairo3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Accra3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000
26 to 28 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
9 to 11 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Harare3US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026Kampala3US$1,500
14 to 16 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
21 to 23 Dec 2026Pretoria3R13,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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