Feasibility of Public-Private Partnerships in Tribal Areas of Botswana: Evidence from Mongala Shopping Mall
Abstract
Economic downturn and the resultant financial constraints has for many years  forced various tiers of government around the world (federal, state and local) to look into the advantages derivable from partnering with the private sector in the context of developing its much needed infrastructure. Botswana is not an exception in this drive for new initiatives in infrastructure delivery where her two tiers of government, central and local government are initiating public-private partnership development projects. The objective of this paper was to examine the feasibility of Public-Private Partnership in the Tribal Areas of Botswana. The paper presented a general overview of the concept and practice of Public-Private Partnership from a world-wide perspective and proceeds to examine the theoretical framework relating to the use of Public-Private Partnership in procurement and the selection of appropriate contracts thereof. The survey showed that the project was executed through Build – Own - Operate and Transfer (BOOT) at the end of the sub-lease contract which was done through open bidding criterion. The shopping mall is to be transferred to the district council after it has been operated by Time Projects for a sub-lease period of 45 years. The implementation of the project was devoid of cost and time overruns. It was concluded that the Public-Private Partnership arrangement was a successful way of transferring both project financial and quality risks to the private sector. The construction of this mall will thus leave a long standing footprint in Kanye in terms of the socio-economic development of the area
Keywords: Feasibility, Public-Private Partnerships, Mongala Shopping Mall, tribal areas, Botswana.
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