CPCS Transcom Limited
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CPCS Transcom Limited is an award-winning international infrastructure
development firm specialising in private sector
participation in transport, power, and urban sectors. An Ottawa
, Ontario
-based company, CPCS operates in more than 80 countries worldwide, particularly in Africa
and Southeast Asia
. Established in 1996 via a merger of firms, Hickling Transcom and CPCS International, CPCS Transcom was recognized by the 1999 Canadian Information Productivity Awards for its "Comprehensive Information and Systems Core Business Strategy". CPCS is governed by a Board of Directors that includes a full complement of non-executive Directors. The Chairman of the Board, Hon. Doug Young, is a former Federal Minister of Transport for Canada
.
s and port facilities, railways, urban transit and property development, electric power
, marine
, multimodal logistics
and road
s. CPCS has international expertise in the areas of transaction structuring
, public-private partnership
s (PPP), financial and economic modeling
, legal and regulatory reform, operations, engineering and social and environmental advisory.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
development firm specialising in private sector
Private sector
In economics, the private sector is that part of the economy, sometimes referred to as the citizen sector, which is run by private individuals or groups, usually as a means of enterprise for profit, and is not controlled by the state...
participation in transport, power, and urban sectors. An Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
-based company, CPCS operates in more than 80 countries worldwide, particularly in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
. Established in 1996 via a merger of firms, Hickling Transcom and CPCS International, CPCS Transcom was recognized by the 1999 Canadian Information Productivity Awards for its "Comprehensive Information and Systems Core Business Strategy". CPCS is governed by a Board of Directors that includes a full complement of non-executive Directors. The Chairman of the Board, Hon. Doug Young, is a former Federal Minister of Transport for Canada
Transport Canada
Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities portfolio...
.
Services
CPCS provides advisory services across a broad spectrum of infrastructure sectors, including: portPort
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
s and port facilities, railways, urban transit and property development, electric power
Electric power
Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations...
, marine
Shipping
Shipping has multiple meanings. It can be a physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo, by land, air, and sea. It also can describe the movement of objects by ship.Land or "ground" shipping can be by train or by truck...
, multimodal logistics
Logistics
Logistics is the management of the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of destination in order to meet the requirements of customers or corporations. Logistics involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging, and...
and road
Road
A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...
s. CPCS has international expertise in the areas of transaction structuring
Transaction cost
In economics and related disciplines, a transaction cost is a cost incurred in making an economic exchange . For example, most people, when buying or selling a stock, must pay a commission to their broker; that commission is a transaction cost of doing the stock deal...
, public-private partnership
Public-private partnership
Public–private partnership describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies...
s (PPP), financial and economic modeling
Financial modeling
Financial modeling is the task of building an abstract representation of a financial decision making situation. This is a mathematical model designed to represent the performance of a financial asset or a portfolio, of a business, a project, or any other investment...
, legal and regulatory reform, operations, engineering and social and environmental advisory.
Projects
Projects with which CPCS is associated include:- East African Railway Master PlanEast African Railway Master PlanThe East African Railway Master Plan is a proposal for rejuvenating existing railways serving Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and extending them initially to Rwanda and Burundi and eventually to South Sudan, Ethiopia and beyond...
- Lagos Light RailLagos Light RailLagos Light Rail is a light rail system being developed in Lagos, Nigeria. The system is being sponsored by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority and is envisioned to consist eventually of seven lines. The railway equipment including electric power, signalling, rolling stock and fare...
- OSCAR Railway CostingOSCAR Railway CostingOSCAR is a railway costing model which was developed by CPCS Transcom Limited in Canada. Developed with World Bank funding, it is currently being used by almost 20 railways throughout Africa and Asia. OSCAR is used as a tool to help railway companies understand the cost of doing business...
- Privatization of Generation and Distribution Companies/Nigerian Power Sector Review http://www.nigeriannewsservice.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=2171:privatisation-fg-to-pay-phcn-workers-n200b&Itemid=231&tmpl=component&print=1