Questions to answer before you commit
Is this Tanzania infrastructure or PPP project actually approved?
Identify the contracting authority and obtain the formal approvals, procurement or PPP records and executed documents. A concept note, meeting or introduction does not establish an award.
Who bears the cost if land access or construction is delayed?
Check the contracts and financing against the actual land, utility and delivery dependencies. Record which party must resolve each issue and how a delay would affect funding and completion.
Identify the decision-maker and procurement route
Name the contracting authority, project owner, procurement or PPP pathway, approval status and each party with power to bind the project. Ask for the specific tender, award, agreement or authority document and have specialist counsel examine its scope and conditions. A letter of support may have a different effect from an executed project agreement.
For public procurement or PPP claims, use the relevant official institutions as a check rather than treating an intermediary’s description as confirmation. The PPRA and the PPP Centre publish information about their respective processes.
Trace physical access and stakeholder dependencies
A corridor, port, industrial facility or transport project depends on more than a conceptual map. Confirm land rights, site access, resettlement or community issues where relevant, utility interfaces, environmental process and any permits that must precede construction.
Visit representative locations and obtain independent evidence of conditions that the timetable assumes away. Ask who is responsible for each approval, compensation, relocation and handover, and what happens if a dependency is late.
Test delivery capability and the money flow
Map the sponsors, contractors, operators and funders. Examine comparable delivery, financial capacity, subcontracting dependencies, milestones and reporting rights. Separate a project announcement, a conditional financing conversation and committed finance.
Give your investment committee a clear record of what you can verify now, what needs specialist work and what must be resolved before you make a commitment you cannot readily reverse.
Primary sources and limits
Use these sources to start your checks. They do not confirm the status of the deal in front of you, and records and rules can change. Get current official confirmation and the relevant specialist advice before you rely on a claim.
Make the next decision with evidence.
Bring us the opportunity and the questions you cannot yet answer. We can discuss the local checks you need, alongside the legal, financial, environmental and technical work for your specialist advisers.
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