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P3 Value for Money Assessment Using P3-VALUE 2.1

March 22, 2018
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Pre-Requisite

Instructors

Patrick DeCorla-Souza
P3 Program Manager
Office of Innovative Program Delivery

Patrick DeCorla-Souza

Wim Verdouw
Financial Modeler
IMG/Rebel

Wim Verdouw

Webinar Outline

Part 1 Recap of Value for Money (VfM) Assessment
Part 2 P3-VALUE 2.1 Enhancements
Part 3 Illustrative Application VfM Assessment

Part 1: Recap of Value for Money Assessment

Timing of Value for Money Assessment

1. Planning - High level screening for financial viability and VfM

2. Project Development - More detailed quantitative assessment of financial viability and VfM

3. Procurement - Refine financial and VfM analyses as cost and revenue estimates are refined and bids are received

High-Level P3 Screening

Toolkit logo
  • P3-VALUE 2.1 quantitative analysis:
    • Use simplified input sheet
    • For very early stage of project development

Quantitative Value for Money Analysis

Bar Chart comparing Conventional Delivery and Availability Payment P3

Summary of bar chart

Conventional delivery is made up of:

  • Base cost
  • Financing costs
  • Risks
  • Ancillary costs
  • Competitive neutrality

Availability Payment P3 is made up of:

  • Base cost & risk transferred to P3 concessionaire**
  • Financing Costs**
  • Retained costs*
  • Retained risks*
  • Ancillary costs

**Value of P3 Bid is determined using these two costs

*Retained by Agency

VfM is the difference between Conventional Delivery and Availability Payment P3 totals.

Key Issues

  • Conventional delivery is assumed to occur in the same time frame as P3
  • Non-financial benefits are not included in the quantitative estimates

Key Questions for Transparency

  • How do key drivers affect VfM?
    • P3 investment differences
    • P3 financing cost differences
    • Long-term risk differences
  • Have all other cost differences been considered?
    • Procurement and oversight
    • Competitive neutrality
    • No Build O&M cost savings
    • Social benefits

For More Information

Part 2: Introduction to P3- VALUE 2.1 Enhancements

What is P3-VALUE 2.1?

  • An analytical tool
  • Educational
  • Quantitative screening

Tool and References

  1. P3-VALUE 2.1 Excel Spreadsheet
  2. User Guide, Quick Start Guide, FAQs
  3. Primers & Guidebooks

P3-VALUE 2.1 Tool Structure

Flow chart

Text description of flow chart

Inputs:

  • Simplified (new)
  • Detailed
  1. Inputs » Cost, timing, revenues » Value for Money Analysis
  2. Inputs » Financial Viability Assessment » Subsidy, Bid » Value for Money Analysis
  3. Inputs » Risk Assessment (only in detail level analysis) » Financial Viability Assessment » Subsidy, Bid » Value for Money Analysis
  4. Inputs » Risk Assessment (only in detail level analysis) » Risk Values & Allocation » Value for Money Analysis
  5. Inputs » Risk Assessment (only in detail level analysis) » Risk Values & Allocation » Project Delivery Benefit-Cost Analysis
  6. Inputs » Cost, timing, benefits » Project Delivery Benefit-Cost Analysis

P3-VALUE 2.1 Enhancements

  • Simplified input sheet
    • Reviewed in webinar on February 22
  • Transparent output for value for money analysis
    • Reviewed in today's webinar
  • Benefits from ridesharing (carpools and transit) included in benefit-cost analysis
    • To be reviewed in webinar on April 26

Please stand by while we open the P3-VALUE 2.1 tool to show the enhanced features

Part 3: Illustrative Application of P3-VALUE 2.1 for VfM Assessment

Example Hypothetical Project

  • Managed lanes added to existing facility
  • Delayed construction completion under PSC

Project Information

  • 20 miles highway expansion, from 3 lanes to 5 lanes in each direction
    • 3 General Purpose Lanes (GPL); 2 new Managed Lanes (ML)
  • Costs under PSC (including contingencies for risks):
    • Pre-construction: $25M
    • Construction: $400M
    • Routine O&M: $4M per year
    • Major maintenance: $10M every 8 years
  • Timing:
    • Pre-construction start: 2018 (2 years duration)
    • Construction duration: 4 years for PSC, 3 years for P3
    • Concession term: 46 years
    • Delay in start under PSC: 5 years

P3 Options

  • Toll Concession
    • Not considered -- potential impact on revenue, relative to conventional delivery
      • Toll rates set to maximize revenue
      • Innovations to increase access to managed lanes
  • Availability Payment Concession
DELIVERY, TIMING, COST & FINANCING INPUTS
Project Delivery Inputs PSC P3
Facility tolled? TRUE
P3 delivery model ///////////////////////// Toll concession
Project Timing Inputs PSC P3
Pre-construction start year 2018 2018
Pre-construction duration (in years) 2 years 2 years
Construction duration (in years) 4 years 3 years
Operations duration (in years) 40 years 41 years
Delayed PSC pre-construction start year 2023
Capital Cost Inputs (Risk Adjusted)* PSC P3*
Public procurement cost (in million $) $5.0M $10.0M 0%
Private procurement cost (in million $) $5.0M $10.0M 100%
Pre-construction cost (in million $) $25.0M $22.5M 100%
Construction cost (in million $) $400.0M $367.5M 100%

Financing Inputs for Toll Concession

Financing Inputs PSC P3
Subsidy/milestone payment (in million $) $100.0M $100.0M
Cost of equity (in percent) ////////////////////// 12.00%
Gearing (in percent) ////////////////////// 75.00%
Debt maturity (from start construction, in years) 35 years 30 years
Debt interest rate (in percent) 4.00% 6.00%
Equity bridge loan interest rate (in percent) ////////////////////// 6.00%
Minimum required DSCR (multiple of debt service) 1.30x 1.30x
Interest rate on reserves (in percent) 2.00% 2.00%
Debt issuance/arrangement fee (in percent) 1.00% 1.00%

Financing Inputs for Availability Payment Concession

Financing Inputs PSC P3
Subsidy/milestone payment (in million $) $100.0M $100.0M
Cost of equity (in percent) ////////////////////// 10.00%
Gearing (in percent) ////////////////////// 85.00%
Debt maturity (from start construction, in years) 35 years 30 years
Debt interest rate (in percent) 4.00% 6.00%
Equity bridge loan interest rate (in percent) ////////////////////// 6.00%
Minimum required DSCR (multiple of debt service) 1.30x 1.20x
Interest rate on reserves (in percent) 2.00% 2.00%
Debt issuance/arrangement fee (in percent) 1.00% 1.00%

Risk Inputs

Lifecycle Performance Risk & Revenue Uncertainty Adjustment Inputs
Lifecycle performance risk calculation method (see options below) Option 1
Lifecycle performance risk aggregate premium (in million $, option 2 only) $400.0M
Revenue uncertainty adjustment calculation method (see options below) Option 1
Delta between availability payment & toll concession WACC (in percent, option 1 only) 1.60%
Revenue uncertainty adjustment (% of toll revenue collection, option 2 only) 28.00%
Guidance for Valuation Options
Option 1: WACC-based risk premium is calculated to determine the value of lifecycle performance risks/revenue uncertainty adjustment
Option 2: User to provide a risk premium for the value of lifecycle performance risks/revenue uncertainty adjustment
Option 3: Lifecycle performance risks/revenue uncertainty adjustment are ignored in the analysis

Competitive Neutrality Inputs

Taxation Inputs State Federal
Tax rate (in percent) 10.00% 25.00%
Tax considered for competitive neutrality adjustment? TRUE TRUE
Competitive Neutrality Adjustment Inputs
Value of construction self-insurance (% of transferred construction costs) 0.00%
Value of O&M and major maintenance self-insurance (% of transferred costs) 0.00%
Value of credit subsidy or tax benefits under PSC delivery (in million $) $0.0M
Value of credit subsidy or tax benefits under P3 delivery (in million $) $0.0M

Review of Model Outputs

  1. Toll Concession
  2. Availability Payment Concession

VfM Output for Toll Concession

  • Toll Revenues
  • Base Costs - Construction and O&M phases (includes contingencies)
  • Financing Costs
  • Long-term Risks - life-cycle performance and revenue risks
  • Ancillary Costs - procurement &oversight; O&M savings
  • Competitive Neutrality: Taxes & Insurance; Federal subsidies
  • Social Welfare Benefits

Transparent investment and financing costs

REVENUES & COSTS (NPV @ 4.00%, 2018) PSC P3  
Toll revenues
  Toll revenues to Agency $784M -  
  Toll revenues to P3 Developer //////////// $806M  
  Toll revenues subtotal $784M $806M  
Cost component 1a: Total/transferred base costs (including risks transferred to subcontractors)
  Total (PSC)/Transferred (P3) pre-construction (including private procurement costs) ($28M) ($30M)  
  Total (PSC)/Transferred (P3) construction costs ($374M) ($347M)  
  Total (PSC)/Transferred (P3) O&M costs (including private procurement costs) ($129M) ($120M)  
red arrow Base cost subtotal 1a ($531M) ($497M)  
Cost component 1b: Retained base costs (P3 only)
  Retained pre-construction costs //////////// -  
  Retained construction costs //////////// -  
  Retained O&M costs (including P3 oversight costs) //////////// -  
  Retained base cost subtotal 1b - -  
  Base costs subtotal (1a + 1b) ($531M) ($497M)  
Cost component 2: Financing costs
  Financing cost ($3M) ($397M)  
red arrow Financing cost subtotal ($3M) ($397M)  
  P3 Shadow Bid (Revenues to P3 minus cost components 1a & 2) N.A. ($88M) blue arrow
Shadow Bid

Long-term risks, procurement and oversight costs, competitive neutrality, O&M cost savings and social benefits

REVENUES & COSTS (NPV @ 4.00%, 2018) PSC P3  
Cost component 3: Long-term risks retained by Agency
  Calculated market value of lifecycle performance risk ($105M) ////////////  
  Calculated market value of revenue uncertainty adjustment ($162M) -  
red arrow Long-term risks retained by Agency subtotal ($267M) -  
Cost component 4: Ancillary costs & cost savings
  Procurement & oversight cost in the design-build phase ($5M) ($9M)  
  No Build cost savings $250M $259M  
red arrow Ancillary costs & cost savings subtotal $245M $250M  
Cost component 5: Competitive neutrality adjustment
  State taxes //////////// $36M  
  Federal taxes //////////// $81M  
  Value of public agency self-insurance //////////// -  
  Net credit subsidy adjustment (NPV of PSC credit subsidy - NPV of P3 credit subsidy) //////////// -  
  Competitive neutrality adjustment subtotal - $116M  
red arrow Total net value after revenue $228M $278M blue arrow
VfM Comparison
  Note: Calculated market value of lifecycle performance risk ($105M) ////////////  
  Note: Calculated market value of revenue uncertainty adjustment ($162M) ////////////  
  Social welfare benefits due to P3 delivery (excluding No Build cost savings)   $166M  
  Social welfare benefits due to project acceleration   $431M  

VfM Output for Availability Payment Concession

  • Difference relative to toll concession - tolls and revenue risk retained by public agency

Transparent investment and financing costs

  REVENUES & COSTS (NPV @ 4.00%, 2018) PSC P3  
Toll revenues
  Toll revenues to Agency $784M $806M blue arrow pointing at two items
Revenue risk borne by Agency
  Toll revenues to P3 Developer //////////// -
  Toll revenues subtotal $784M $806M  
Cost component 1a: Total/transferred base costs (including risks transferred to subcontractors)
  Total (PSC)/Transferred (P3) pre-construction (including private procurement costs) ($28M) ($30M)  
  Total (PSC)/Transferred (P3) construction costs ($374M) ($347M)  
  Total (PSC)/Transferred (P3) O&M costs (including private procurement costs) ($129M) ($120M)  
red arrow Base cost subtotal 1a ($531M) ($497M)  
Cost component 1b: Retained base costs (P3 only)
  Retained pre-construction costs //////////// -  
  Retained construction costs //////////// -  
  Retained O&M costs (including P3 oversight costs) //////////// -  
  Retained base cost subtotal 1b - -  
  Base costs subtotal (1a + 1b) ($531M) ($497M)  
Cost component 2: Financing costs
  Financing cost ($3M) ($180M)  
red arrow Financing cost subtotal ($3M) ($180M)  
  P3 Shadow Bid (Revenues to P3 minus cost components 1a & 2) N.A. ($677M) blue arrow
Shadow Bid

Long-term risks, procurement and oversight costs, competitive neutrality, O&M cost savings and social benefits

  REVENUES & COSTS (NPV @ 4.00%, 2018) PSC P3  
Cost component 3: Long-term risks retained by Agency
  Calculated market value of lifecycle performance risk ($142M) ////////////  
  Calculated market value of revenue uncertainty adjustment ($184M) ($190M) blue arrow
Retained revenue risk
red arrow Long-term risks retained by Agency subtotal ($326M) ($190M)  
Cost component 4: Ancillary costs & cost savings
  Procurement & oversight cost in the design-build phase ($5M) ($9M)  
  No Build cost savings $250M $259M  
red arrow Ancillary costs & cost savings subtotal $245M $250M  
Cost component 5: Competitive neutrality adjustment
  State taxes //////////// $15M  
  Federal taxes //////////// $34M  
  Value of public agency self-insurance //////////// -  
  Net credit subsidy adjustment (NPV of PSC credit subsidy - NPV of P3 credit subsidy) //////////// -  
red arrow Competitive neutrality adjustment subtotal - $49M  
Total net value after revenue $169M $239M blue arrow
VfM Comparison
  Note: Calculated market value of lifecycle performance risk ($142M) ////////////  
  Note: Calculated market value of revenue uncertainty adjustment ($184M) ////////////  
red arrow Social welfare benefits due to P3 delivery (excluding No Build cost savings)   $166M  
Social welfare benefits due to project acceleration   $424M  

FHWA P3 Webinars

Patrick DeCorla-Souza

P3 Program Manager
USDOT Build America Bureau
& FHWA Center for Innovative Finance Support
(202) 366-4076
Patrick.DeCorla-Souza@dot.gov

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