Structure
Abuja Infrastructure Investment Centre (AIIC) has a structure that consists of a governing Board, a Chief Executive Officer, called “Coordinator” with four (4) departments — Public Private Partnership (PPP), Investment Promotion, General Services (Admin & Finance), and Legal Services.
AIIC Organogram
Office of The Coordinator
The Coordinator is the Chief Executive/Accounting Officer of the Centre and coordinates the day-to-day activities of the Centre. He reports directly to the Hon. Minister of the FCT.
The Office of the Coordinator is comprised of five (5) Units, viz:
- SERVICOM Unit
- Internal Audit
- Public Relations.
- Procurement Unit
- ICT Unit
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Department
PPP Department is in charge of the following:
- Reviewing Outline Business Cases, Initiate procurement of Public Private Partnerships for the development of public infrastructure and public assets;
- Evaluate technical and financial proposals, submissions or tenders by private investors interested in Public Private Partnerships;
- Advise the Coordinator on Public Private Partnerships projects and optimal means of financing public investment projects in the FCT in order to achieve value for money;
- Advise the coordinator on all aspects of financing and refinancing of public private partnership in the FCT;
- Advise the Coordinator on matters relating to financing, construction and maintenance of public infrastructure or public assets in the FCT by means of Public Private Partnerships,
- And liaise with bodies of professional persons, and private agencies performing work with regard to public infrastructure or public assets within the FCT.
Legal Services Department
The Legal Department is responsible for handling all legal matters for AIIC. These functions include:
- Provide support for fundamental services of AIIC (Regulatory, Operational, Technical issues).
- Provide legal advice on sundry matters that arise from AIIC mandate.
- Drafting all Agreements (Concession, Lease and procurement etc) needed by the Centre.
- Advisory services.
- Monitoring and compliance of regulatory provisions and terms of contract.
- Checks and review of proposal to determine legality of the project.
- Collaborating with strategic departments on Concession Agreements.
- Developing checklist on Terms of Contract.
Investment Promotion Department
The Investment Promotion Department advises the Coordinator on all matters relating to Investment Promotion. The department develops and maintains readily available up-to-date information on infrastructure projects and investment environment within the FCT; improves the management of information to ensure end-to-end information sharing with SDAs in the FCT and other relevant stakeholders. The department also develops working roadmap/Investment Promotion Strategy to assist the FCT Administration in identifying investment requirements for expanding existing infrastructure in the FCT and also ensures that potential investors are accommodated in the FCT Investment Promotion Roadmap. The department also puts in place and ensures robust stakeholder engagement/relationship with all the SDAs in the FCTA to generate investment opportunities in the areas of education, health tourism and culture etc.
General Services Department
The General Services (also called Admin) Department is in-charge of Administrations matters.
Admin Section: Is responsible for administrative activities of the Centre, including compilation and forwarding of Appointment, Promotion and Discipline matters to the Headquarters for processing. It is also in-charge of store, registry, transport, procurement, office/equipment maintenance, as well as nominal roll and manpower budget preparation in the Centre.
Finance & Accounts Department
Finance & Accounts Section: Oversees financial activities in the Centre among which includes; budgeting, rendition of financial returns to the authorities, preparation of vouchers for payment etc, as well serves as Secretariat to the Board’s “Finance & General Service Committee”.