Pöyry - IDP Consult, Inc.

Computerization of Financial and Management Information Systems
Cost Recovery and Tariff Studies
Environmental Impact Assessment, Planning and Management
Financial Planning and Management
Human Resource Development and Management
Institutional and Capacity Development
Monitoring, Appraisal and Evaluation of Governance systems
Municipal Financial Systems
Municipal Revenue Enhancement
Organizational Capacity Development
Operations Audit
Private Sector Participation in Public Utilities
Project Feasibility Studies
Public-Private Partnership and Community Participation in Urban Infrastructure Development
Urban Investment Planning, Analysis and Project Financial Packaging
Welfare Monitoring, Services and Strategy Application

Energy and Infrastructure

As a core business area of the Pöyry global organization, the consortium places emphasis on the entire life cycle of energy sector TAs and infrastructure projects, from strategic planning and advisory, to project implementation, operation and maintenance, and modernization. Specifically, Pöyry IDP’s involvement in the power and energy sectors centers on economic pricing and regulation, institutional reform and policy review, operations audits and process management, which are critical success indicators prior to achieving a higher level of efficiency and more responsive energy service provision for stakeholders.

Emphasis on competitive services provided by Pöyry IDP Consult include:

Improvement of Existing Systems – provides assistance to electric utility enterprises in improving their existing systems and procedures. The area typically covers financial management and accounting, billing and collection, tariff setting and evaluation of pricing structure, materials management, management information systems, budgeting, business planning, human resources management and development, and manpower planning.

Institutional Strengthening – assists electric utility firms in improving their operations by streamlining existing organizational structures and responsibilities; streamlining work procedures, reporting, monitoring and internal control systems; and designing training programs to upgrade staff and managerial competencies.

Corporatization and Privatization – participates in unbundling state electricity corporations for privatization. Services include asset valuation; due diligence; identification and allocation of liabilities; preparation of opening balance sheets; organizational design, financial management, accounting, management information, and human resources management systems for newly corporatized entities; assistance in the companies’ registration; and general financial advisory assistance.

Municipal Finance, Strengthening and Management

At its core, Pöyry IDP’s varied work with state departments and utilities, local governments and municipal enterprises across Asia and the Pacific reflects the firm’s deepening and evolving proficiencies in fields of municipal finance, financial policy reform and financial management, strengthening and capacity building of governmental and quasi-public institutions, and the reengineering of public sector enterprises. Notably, the firm has demonstrated successful interventions in foreign-assisted projects dealing with local government financing and budget management, investment planning and investment programming particularly for institutions seeking to improve their financial and control systems, operational and organizational processes.

PIDP also shares in Pöyry’s inspired mission to widen business in private sector markets through the provision of value-added support services, conduct of pre-investment studies and process analyses, and the facilitation of capacity building modules. In fact, PIDP has carried out numerous strengthening activities for LGUs, government offices, local stakeholder groups and businesses alike, wherein the firm designs policy and training manuals, and undertakes capacitating exercises that enjoin process streamlining, service efficiency and effectiveness in the workplace.

Pöyry IDP continually draws knowledge from its experiences in managing and implementing foreign-funded assignments focused on financial management and strengthening, revenue and public administration, and governance particularly among public sector institutions.

Financial Packaging – assists in the packaging of infrastructure investment programs for financing by multilateral and bilateral funding institutions through the conduct of financial and economic evaluation of projects, prioritization of investments, assessment of financing capacities, preparation of financing plans, sourcing of funds, loan documentation, and fund negotiations.

Infrastructure Planning – assists in the identification and conceptualization of investments, conducts demand studies, prepares investment cost estimates, evaluates financial and economic feasibility of the investments, conducts pricing studies, and identifies services for possible private sector intervention.

Institutional Strengthening – includes the formulation of integrated local institutional development action plans; design and implementation of training programs; assessment, preparation and implementation of administrative reform programs to improve urban management systems and capacities; and formulation of plans to involve the communities and other stakeholders in the implementation or administration of urban development programs.

Revenue Enhancement – assists local governments in expanding their local revenue base and improving revenue generation capacity. IDP carries out assessment studies of revenue potential, tax policies and administrative systems, and procedures; prepares strategic plans and revenue improvement programs; assists in preparing position papers and drafting revenue measures; and provides advisory service in the implementation of revenue programs.

Urban/Environmental Planning and Social Development

In context of urban development and environmental management projects, Pöyry-IDP Consult, Inc. has demonstrated proficiencies in undertaking and packaging together comprehensive, multisector urban investment studies and analytical reports focused on municipal finance systems, local government administration, public housing and spatial planning, assessment of investment and capital financing requirements, community development and resettlement planning, and environmental impact assessments, including cost-benefit analyses of environmentally-critical TA interventions, initial environmental examinations and impact statements, and recommendations for mitigating negative externalities to these new structures.

The firm’s strengths lie in its (i) expert analysis of prevailing urban conditions, and (ii) a strong appreciation of development constraints arising due to scarcity and rapid urban accretion. Pöyry understands the important correlation of urban sector cum spatial planning as means for averting threats of spatial/environmental degeneration caused by proliferate urban infrastructure implementation and unregulated population movements or increments. In its social development and urban management projects, Pöyry IDP consults regularly with intended beneficiaries – i.e., marginalized households, consumers, small businesses – to surface with a holistic approach that is agreeable, participatory and accessible to all concerned.

In the expansive field of Urban Development and Environmental Management, Pöyry IDP has competitive advantages in the following concentrations:

Environmental Audit – for clients involved in manufacturing, construction, power projects, real estate development, mining, industrial parks, and other ventures.

Water Supply, Sanitation, Sewerage and Regulation

Since its incorporation in 1996, Pöyry IDP has established itself as a pioneering organization specializing in the institutional reform, financial strengthening, operations advisory and management of the water supply and sanitation (WATSAN) sector in the Philippines and regions across Asia. Pöyry IDP has successfully planned, submitted and overhauled WSS subsector studies and subproject initiatives supported by both government and donor agencies, which intend to upgrade existing businesses, water resource quality and waterworks infrastructure. Its assignments to several small towns’ WATSAN project sites in developing regions (urban and rural districts) professes the firm’s competencies in being able to retool water service utilities with investment packages, financial management systems, monitoring and evaluation schemes, MIS infrastructure, and capacity enhancing strategies.

Pöyry IDP’s niche in the water supply sector has grown profoundly over time with its strong collective experience in local and international development projects in the following concentrations of the WSS/WATSAN sector:

Policy Studies and Sector Analysis – Pöyry IDP conducts policy and sector studies and assists in defining broad strategic plans and programs for the water sector at national and regional levels. It conducts regulatory studies designed to assess the effectiveness of the existing regulatory regime in the sector, including improving and designing new regulatory frameworks for water enterprises.

Development of New Systems – Pöyry IDP participates in the design and development of new water supply systems for large cities as well as small communities. It conducts water demand and tariff studies; prepares feasibility studies; and designs organizational, financial, and commercial operations systems for new enterprises.

Improvement of Existing Systems – Pöyry IDP assists in improving and upgrading existing systems and procedures of water enterprises through business applications audit; design and computerization of accounting, operational, financial, and management information systems; and business process analysis and improvement.

Institutional Strengthening – Pöyry IDP develops human resource management programs for water enterprises, conducts training needs analysis, develops and implements training programs on various aspects of water supply operations, and carries out institutional analysis and streamlining of organizations.

Corporatization and Privatization – Pöyry IDP supports the design and implementation of privatization programs and provides advisory assistance to water enterprises in evaluating tenders from interested investors. Specific services include assistance in asset valuation, financial audit and preparation of base-year financial statements, preparation of registration and reporting requirements, design of organizational structure, development of financial performance criteria for corporatization, and financial evaluation of proposals.

Fields of Expertise

We focus on enhancing the strategies of our clients. Our vast Experience in delivering excellent technical, economical and environmental engineering and training services is the basis for our engagements. We assist out clients with assignments of any size, ranging from short-term expertise and consulting assignments to major development and capital investment projects.

Our scope of services covers all project phases ranging from project development, project preparation and planning up to project implementation, project follow-up, monitoring and operation. Committed to a multidisciplinary approach we provide our clients with reliable, cost-effective solutions, adherence to competence, service, professionalism and quality.

Pöyry IDP’s engagements in the water and environment sectors are thoroughly informed by and through its strong affinity with relevant sector stakeholders and government agencies, water service providers and capacity-enhancing programs & instructional financing institutions. Such affinity underscores Pöyry IDP’s overall familiarity with interrelated financial, institutional and governance issues that encroach on environmental resources, developmental financing and social amelioration.

Pöyry - IDP Consult, Inc.

Other Major Services

Energy and Infrastructure

Municipal Finance, Strengthening and Management

Urban/Environmental Planning and Social Development

Water Supply, Sanitation, Sewerage and Regulation

Fields of Expertise