FINANCIAL AUDIT AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

A French department, as owner, entrusts the functioning of an airport to a third party by means of a public service delegation agreement.

In this context, the operator guarantees:

• the operation and maintenance of infrastructures;

• assistance to airlines (ground handling);

• regalian safety and security missions;

• land and property management of the property;

• the development of air services and related activities.

The Department is very attentive to the correct execution of the contract by its Delegate, both in terms of the operational management and development of the platform while preserving its economic interests and the benefits for the territory.

It exercises its duty of control, as a Delegating Authority, within the framework of a precise steering of the contractual relationship.

We have assisted it in this framework to carry out expert appraisals and financial controls to ensure optimal monitoring of the execution of the contract by applying our contract management methodology.

Abington’s support

We supported the Department in the commissioned audit by providing practical and pragmatic recommendations for a continuous improvement of the Delegate / Delegate relationship in a logic aimed at preserving the interests of the community and the development of the territory.

Quality is at the heart of our concerns and regular exchanges with the Department have enabled us to measure its satisfaction with the provided service.

The support lasted 5 years, in the course of which the approach of the audit evolved to take into account the new problems that the operator might encounter and to lighten the control on subjects considered to be well mastered by the parties. We also worked on the accessibility of communicating the results of the annual audit to the Department's elected representatives.