Procurement Summary
Country: Panama
Summary: Transforming Public Transport for Decarbonization in Panama
Deadline: 13 Aug 2026
Posting Date: 01 Aug 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 146396444
Document Ref. No.: 0002023074
Competition: ICB
Financier: World Bank (WB)
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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The objective of this assignment is to support the Government of Panama and the World Bank in transforming the public transport system of the Panama Metropolitan Area into a more efficient, integrated, financially sustainable, and bankable system, capable of attracting long-term private capital for fleet renewal, infrastructure modernization, and bus electrification. The Firm will deliver an integrated body of analytical, financial, and implementation-planning work structured around three complementary blocks:i. Systemwide diagnostic and reform foundations. Assess the operational, financial, institutional, and governance challenges affecting the sustainability and bankability of Panama-s public transport system, and identify the enabling conditions required to transition toward PPP-based solutions.ii. Bankability, business models, and private capital mobilization. Assess funding and financing needs, develop and stress-test PPP-based business model alternatives, structure financing options for fleet renewal and e-bus deployment (including charging infrastructure and depots), and define the payment mechanisms, revenue predictability, and subsidy design required to attract private capital.iii. Phased implementation plan with environmental and cost-benefit assessment and WBG/IFC/MIGA engagement. Translate the diagnostic and financial work into a realistic, prioritized, and phased implementation plan; conduct a high-level environmental and cost-benefit assessment; and define financing structures and entry points for WBG, IFC, and MIGA engagement. The assignment will produce actionable, implementation-oriented recommendations tailored to Panama-s regulatory, institutional, and fiscal context, and will provide the technical inputs required for the subsequent structuring and implementation of the reform program.
10 - TRANSPORTATION
Documents
Tender Notice
ToR_Panama_Public_Transport_Reform_Final.docx