Corporate & Project Finance

Corporate & Project Finance (CPF) provides the following services with respect to alternative procurement of capital assets, public-private partnerships and divestiture initiatives in support of the Capital Asset Management Framework:

• Financial Advisory Services including support in developing business cases, deal and governance structures, debt and financing models, valuations and discount rates; and
• Arranger and Placement Services including support in engaging external advisors and placement agents, credit rating agencies, and borrowing from the banks and capital markets.

Financing of Capital Assets in the Public Sector

• An Overview of Financing Methods  (January 2007 - PDF, 79KB)

BC Immigrant Investment Fund

A new source of financing available to the SUCH sector (School districts, Universities, Colleges, institutes and Health care organizations) and Crown corporations for investments in capital projects supporting job creation and economic development in the Province. Please review legal disclaimer here.

Business Opportunities

Opportunities for Capital Financing and for Financial Advisory and Arranger Services are frequently updated. Please refer to the BC Bid website.

Template Documents

Corporate & Project Finance has developed a set of template documents to assist public sector agencies with the competitive process for capital financing from the banks and other financial institutions, and engaging external advisors and placement agents. Please review legal disclaimer here.

• Request for Proposal - Capital Financing  (July 2002 - MS Word, 172KB)
• Request for Proposal - Financial Advisory and Arranger Services  (July 2002 - MS Word, 165KB)
• Financial Advisory and Arranger Services Agreement  (July 2002 - MS Word, 166KB)
• Invitation to Tender - Capital Financing (November 2002 - MS Word, 170KB)

Other Related Documents

• Capital Asset Management Framework:
  Overview (PDF 1,146KB) and Guidelines (PDF 5,061KB)
  The Framework is a set of best practices, detailing the province’s standards, as well as policies and processes for capital asset planning and management across the public sector.
• An Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships:
  This paper is an overview of public-private partnerships, their characteristics, risks and rewards, how they are assessed and selected.