Carrying out a technical valuation for a touristic resort which is currently under construction in Hurgada, the Governorate of the Red Sea, to determine the value estimate of the subject property in the context of a title exchange.
Developing a financial instrument (a regional financial institution) specialized in financing regional integration-type infrastructural projects across the 22 Arab countries.
The business concept of this instrument has been developed and presented to the concerned committees of the Arab League for their review. This was followed by developing a concept paper to be formally presented to the High Committee of the region's heads of financial institutions for their consideration before the proposal is finally presented at the Heads of Arab States during the Social and Economic Summit of the Arab League scheduled to take place on January 20th, 2009 in the city of Kuwait, Kuwai.
The business concept of this instrument has been developed and presented to the concerned committees of the Arab League for their review. This was followed by developing a concept paper to be formally presented to the High Committee of the region's heads of financial institutions for their consideration before the proposal is finally presented at the Heads of Arab States during the Social and Economic Summit of the Arab League scheduled to take place on January 20th, 2009 in the city of Kuwait, Kuwai.
Raising a grant funding for the Cairo University Hospital, Kasr El Eini, the Neurotraumatology Unit.
BCC is assisting in raising a grant funding for the upgrading of the Neurotraumatology Unit to keep up with the ever increasing demand for their highly specialized medical and emergency services. This contemplated grant funding is earmarked to upgrade the intermediate car section of the Unit, its two operating rooms, the regular in-patient section, and to establish an efficient archiving system.
BCC is assisting in raising a grant funding for the upgrading of the Neurotraumatology Unit to keep up with the ever increasing demand for their highly specialized medical and emergency services. This contemplated grant funding is earmarked to upgrade the intermediate car section of the Unit, its two operating rooms, the regular in-patient section, and to establish an efficient archiving system.
Benchmark Power International (BPI) 1500 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant in Egypt (in two modules 750 MW each)
Over the last two years BCC has conducted a full scope of economic, technical and financial consultancy services to BPI which include:
Over the last two years BCC has conducted a full scope of economic, technical and financial consultancy services to BPI which include:
A. Economic Consultancy Services:
An analysis of the electricity sector in Egypt to identify key roles played by agents in the evolving electricity market in the
country.
An analysis of the electricity sector in Egypt to identify key roles played by agents in the evolving electricity market in the
country.
| · | Regulatory due diligence that covers roles, regulations, and procedures of the new draft electricity law; newly introduced terms to promote private sector involvement in power generation and distribution in Egypt; and the transitional market plan to eventually create a competitive electricity market. |
| · | Risk assessment of operational, commercial and country risks exposure of the developer Company, and proposed mitigation measures as part of a comprehensive business plan that BCC developed; |
B. Technical Consultancy Services:
C. Financial Consultancy Services:
| · | Technical appraisal of alternative power generation options and technologies to identify the most efficient option to generate electricity in view of the fast growing demand for power in Egypt. |
| · | Back-up support to the EPC tendering process of the Project, which covers rules of procurements procedures as per standard bidding documentation. |
| · | Financial assessment that covers planning and budgeting during development phase, and identification of the optimal financial structure of the Project for a target financial indicators; |
| · | Financial modeling and analysis to set tariff as a tool in negotiations of a balanced Power Purchase Agreement that allocates risks equitably among off-taker, power producer, fuel supplier, etc.. |
| · | Introduce the project to select sovereign wealth funds and commercial / development banks with strong interest in the region and the sector to provide risk capital and/or mezzanine financing. |
BCC has formed a Consortium which knows well the nuclear power generating industry, as well as all the players, and have advised no less than seven governments around the world. The Consortium includes the most renowned American company that specializes in providing the full range of services and consultancies for nuclear power generation projects.
The Consortium provides the following scope of services
| 1. | Brings together a group of most reputable and most experienced participants to the table (i.e., contractor, operator, equipment supplier, …etc), and assists in placing orders for reactors, knowing that there are only four reactor manufacturers and only one supplier of specialty steel, and they sell their products on a first-come first-served basis. Therefore, moving fast on orders will be critical due to current demand trend. The construction period for a reactor is about 40-48 months; |
| 2. | Puts the necessary components together and work with governments on regulations and record keeping; and |
| 3. | Provides financial advisory services, including funding up to 80% of the total costs of a new nuclear power plant provided that key criteria are met. |
A pelagic fishery project in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for Canville British Version Island (CBVI), 2008.
The scope of services extended by BCC includes
The scope of services extended by BCC includes
| · | To secure a long-term fishing license; |
| · | To develop terms and conditions of a fishing agreement between CBVI and the Government of Mauritania in a way to recognize a development component for the benefit of the host country; |
| · | To secure a pelagic fishing company to be contracted by CBVI the license holder as an operator on a production sharing scheme. |
Hodeida Refinery in Hodeida, Yemen, 2008. This is a green-field refinery project with a capacity of 45,000 bpd. The project concept includes a reformer but not a hydrocracker.
The scope of services rendered by BCC includes
The scope of services rendered by BCC includes
| · | To access the technical viability of the project concept based on up-grading used equipment by a reformer; |
| · | To measure the economic feasibility of the refinery given alternative options of feedstock of crude oil; |
| · | To bring necessary participants to the table; namely, EPC contractor, a project manager, and an operator; |
| · | To close the financing of the project to completion, including working capital funding |
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