City of Paris district heating network – Concession

• Legal, technical and financial assistance in awarding a concession for the modernisation and operation of the City of Paris’s heating network.
• Support for the City in the tendering process, analysis of bids and negotiation of the concession contract.
• Support in setting up and structuring the SEMOp capitalised by the City and the CDC.

Key Achievements

• Analysis of offers and negotiations
• Analysis of initial bids
• Support in preparing and conducting negotiations
• Detailed analysis of final bids and contribution to the drafting of the bid analysis report (BAR).
• Financial modeling
• Evaluation of the financial impacts over the 25-year duration
• Review of the financial structure and its alignment with the City’s Climate Plan objectives.
• Contractual arrangement and structuring of the SEMOp
• Contribution to the development of the concession contract: service obligations, operational scope, performance indicators and environmental clauses.
• Support in defining the governance of the SEMOp
• Assistance in finalising the legal aspects of the contract and preparing for the launch of the SEMOp.

Expertise and added value

• A complementary consortium with expert knowledge of economic, financial, tax and legal issues, and capabilities, with a high-calibre project team and human resources suited to this project.
• A close-knit, responsive and consistent consortium.
• Centralised project management supported by a permanent, senior team with extensive experience in heating networks, concessions, complex arrangements and SEMOp (public-private partnerships).