.... Discussion, 1971, 49, No. 8. Paper published: Proc. Instn Civ. Engrs, Civ. Engng, 1997, 120, May, 46-58 183 © Thomas Telford and ICE 1998 MOUCHEL BRIDGES CROSSINGS PROJECTS DBFO DESIGN BUILD OPERATE FINANCE CREEP BENDING MOMENTS SAG REDISTRIBUTION COSTS ENVIRONMENT CHANNELS...

... of bidding for a PFI contract can be up to five times higher than for a conventional public sector contract. According to James Armstrong, finance director at John Laing, the cost of tendering for one of the design, build, finance and operate (DBFO) road concessions awarded by the Department of Transport has...

... as an extension of the A87 trunk road. The Scottish Office thus devised a competition for the crossing to be designed, built, financed and operated (DBFO) by a private company as conces- Eilean Dubh Route of crossing Eilean Bàn A850 Kyleakin ISLE OF SKYE sionaire. The competition rules were that the tolls should...

... of work. Award of the concession After a six-month tender period, the tenders for both options were submitted in October 1989 and after a lengthy period of evaluation and negotiation the tender for the design, build, finance and operate (DBFO) option was accepted in April 1990. The concession agreement...

... TRANSPORT TRACK POWER SUPPLY SIGNALLING SIGNALS TELECOMMUNICATIONS VENTILATION DRAINAGE FIRES FIGHTING CONTROL MONITORING SAFETY MEASURES RISKS REDUCTION DBFO PFI DESIGN BUILD OPERATE FINANCE PRIVATE INITIATIVES STOREBAELT EASTERN DENMARK SCANDINAVIA ...

...G J HODGSON © Thomas Telford and ICE 1995 LOUGHBOROUGH TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY DESIGN AND BUILD HIGHWAYS CONTRACTORS DESIGN PROJECTS PROCUREMENT LEGISLATION CONTRACTS LAW COSTS ROADS DBFO BUILD FINANCE OPERATE PRIVATE SECTOR GOVERNMENT SPECIFICATIONS DOCUMENTATION...