Sylvaia is an infrastructure governance advisory firm for capital programmes in Africa. It advises sponsors, project vehicles, contractors, capital providers and operators where financing evidence, contract structure, reporting discipline and delivery control need to hold together.
The firm draws on thirteen years inside major infrastructure programmes across Morocco and West Africa, including F Tower Abidjan, Tangier Med II, New Safi Port, Café Cacao Tower and the Abidjan Exposition Centre.
That background shapes Sylvaia's advice at the point where capital, contracts and delivery meet: tender governance, lender reporting, contract strategy, procurement, insurance, ESG, claims control and executive decision-making.
Three advisory disciplines. Each mandate can cover one phase or span the full project lifecycle.
From concept to financial close. Business case, capex basis, governance model, ESG evidence and lender-ready reporting for projects preparing for capital review.
From approval to mobilisation. Procurement strategy, contracting model, risk allocation, approval gates, lender conditions and insurance alignment before execution commitments are made.
From mobilisation to handover. Programme controls, decision cadence, cost and commercial visibility, claims discipline, executive reporting, ESG evidence and lender updates during delivery.
Every mandate is defined by the client's commercial position, the decision in front of them and the governance controls required.
Governments, state utilities and private developers. Sylvaia structures the commercial basis, governance model, procurement strategy, contract framework and board-ready reporting from concept to mobilisation.
Programme entities and SPVs. Sylvaia supports programme controls, approval gates, contractor interfaces, claims discipline and executive reporting during active delivery.
EPC and EPC-F execution partners. Sylvaia supports margin protection, contract governance, risk allocation, change control and reporting discipline during complex delivery.
Development finance institutions, institutional investors and funds. Sylvaia supports investment review, lender reporting, ESG evidence, covenant visibility and delivery oversight from commitment to handover.
Asset managers and O&M entities. Sylvaia structures handover governance, SLA and KPI frameworks, performance oversight and reporting cadence during the transition from commissioning into active operations.
Sylvaia accepts mandates only where the asset, the client's objectives, ethical conditions, ESG obligations and social impact can be defended with integrity. That standard governs the advice, reporting and controls from the outset.
