Course Details

Public Structural Investments 1

Academic Year 2023/24

BVA019 course is part of 2 study plans

​ BPC-SI / E Summer Semester 4th year

​ BPC-MI Summer Semester 4th year

Evaluation of the economic efficiency of public construction projects. Methodological design of a feasibility study and cost-benefit analysis of a public construction project. Issues of national and international financial resources (especially EU funds). Public contracts, award procedures and selection of the most advantageous tender. Public-Private Partnerships.

Course Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jana Korytárová, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Structural Economics and Management

Objective

Goal of this subject is to give enough information for independent work on feasibility study for project financed by public sources.

Knowledge

Knowledge about creation of feasibility study and eCBA public structure project.

Syllabus

1. Public and private sector (Pareto’s optimum, efficiency).
2. Pricing of public and private goods, externalities.
3. Cost output methods for evaluation of economic efficiency public projects.
4. Regional policy, principles and instruments.
5. Financial resources for the public investment (national, international).
6. Feasibility Study of public structural projects.
7. Cost Benefit Analysis of public structural projects.
8. Calculation of economic efficiency ratios (NPV, IRR, FRR, ERR, B/C).
9. Public contracts (terms, award procedures) – Act No 134/2016 Coll., on Public Procurement.
10. Evaluation of public tender (the economic advantage of a tender).
11. Public Private Partnership.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of business plan processing in private sector.

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

6 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/272934

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. Public and private sector (Pareto’s optimum, efficiency).

2. Pricing of public and private goods, externalities.

3. Cost output methods for evaluation of economic efficiency public projects.

4. Regional policy, principles and instruments.

5. Financial resources for the public investment (national, international).

6. Feasibility Study of public structural projects.

7. Cost Benefit Analysis of public structural projects.

8. Calculation of economic efficiency ratios (NPV, IRR, FRR, ERR, B/C).

9. Public contracts (terms, award procedures) – Act No 134/2016 Coll., on Public Procurement.

10. Evaluation of public tender (the economic advantage of a tender).

11. Public Private Partnership.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Assessment of the cost-effectiveness of projects.

2. SWOT analysis – Case Study.

3. Logical Framework – Case study. Determination of connection hypotheses. Entering the project.

4. Individual project work – Logical Framework.

5. Presentation of results.

6. Cost methods of project evaluation – Case Study.

7. CBA analysis. Cost-effectiveness of the project. Individual work.

8. CBA analysis. The economic efficiency of the project. Individual work.

9. CBA analysis. The sensitivity analysis. Individual work.

10. Presentation of results.

11. Credit.