Amiand Consulting

Planning & Advisory

Leasing &
Privatization Services

Worked jointly for USTDA and Indian Railways, to provide Technical Assistance for:

Developing new and modify existing Leasing and Public Private Partnerships ("PPP") frameworks to attract Private Sector Funding,
Review of methods of Financial Structuring,
Recommending International best practices and refine Financing, Procurement, and Operational Methods,
Expertise in Rail Operations, Financing and Transportation Network Planning.

Lender's
Engineer

On US $200 million 150 km Road Concession in Northern India, Project Lenders appointed Amiand Consulting to:

Undertake a Due Diligence and Project Monitoring,
Periodically visit the Project sites, Audit project documentation and Prepare comprehensive assessment report on the Technical, and Financial Conditions of the Project,
Provided assessment on the Social and Environmental safeguards as part of the overall risk assessment and exposure of the Lender to the project.

Claims &
Contract Administration

Supported a large international EPC firm involved in a multibillion-dollar World Bank funded Freight Corridor project in areas of:

Analyzing and Quantifying Construction Contract Claims,
Determining Financial and Time impacts due to scope creep,
Preparing Expert Technical and Construction Contract Administration Report for Alternative Strategies to foreclose nonperforming Sub-Contract,
Assisting Prime Contractor in resolving Construction Contract Disputes.

Claims & Contract Administration Brochure

Security &
Hazard Assessment

For a major international Chemical manufacturer, Amiand Consulting developed:

A comprehensive Threat & Risk Analysis program to cover their facilities and operations across multiple locations,
Undertake an in-depth security audit of its diversified operation,
Identified a wide range of natural, manmade as well as third party threats,
Defined specific actions, responses and Standard protocol for mitigating these risks,
The assessment provided specific cost benefit analysis for the business operations.

Security Brochure

Travel
Risk Management

For a large Global trading firm Amiand Consulting provided:

Support for its line staff working on remote project sites while being real time connected with its regional and global operations centres,
Helped design a safety and security plan, and emergency response protocols for a mobile workforce across distributed locations including in high risk geographies.

Hazmat
Logistics

For a global chemical manufacturer, Amiand Consulting developed:

Security and Safety Logistics Plan for the transfer of its chemical products across locations,
By providing interdisciplinary transport and traffic planning inputs with safety and hazard assessment,
Assisted in developing a comprehensive safe passage transport plan to meet insurance and safeguards compliance requirements.

Bid Assistance for
Airport Privatisation

For a Joint Venture of an Indian conglomerate and a European Partner, Amiand Consulting specialists assisted in various aspects for an airport privatisation bid for two airports with passenger capacities that exceed 50 million passengers per year. As part of the advisory tasks, Amiand Consulting professionals:

Supported in identifying the JV technical partner,
Assisted in identifying traffic projects and Opex costs,
Evaluated technical risks, and preparing CAPEX plan,
Developed a financial model incorporating projected revenue projections,
Determined mitigative measures for responding to technical and operational risks.

Bid Assistance for
Metro PPP

For India's foremost Airport Rail Express PPP concession, the authorities sought to have a Private investor and technology partner provide for the Systems Engineering design and O & M concession. Experts at Amiand were involved in developing the technical and financial bids. Our in-house staff and experts provided assistance in finalising:

Project Risk Register and Mitigation Plan : during construction; during O&M period
Identifying JV Technical partners
Setting up Metro organization
Running the Metro business and determining P/ L projections
Fare Revision Application - India's first under Metro Act
Developing & implementing strategies for Non-fare Box revenue generation including retail outlet, ATMs, Advertisement (fixed and movable), Station renaming etc.
Developing framework for Board Management for corporate governance
Helping to define and manage the Media (Print, Electronic and Social) and brand management

Water
Desalination Project

For a large Water Desalination Plant Bid, Amiand experts:

Helped identify international technology partner and execute Teaming Agreement for a local Indian partner,
Evaluated project CAPEX and OPEX Costs,
Determined cost-benefit analysis and financial and cash flow model for structured financing of the proposed concession bid.