Worldwide Trends in the Delivery & Finance of Public Infrastructure
Barchan's objectives are to provide a common understanding how public infrastructure projects are being delivered and financed across the world, and to promote “best practices” in transparency, competition, and fairness in procurement.
Government acquires design, construction, and long term O&M from single or separate entities.
The MIT Framework
Barchan Infrastructure projects are mapped into a simple framework of quadrants developed within MIT's Civil and Environmental Engineering Department in the 1990's.
Who Pays?
Governments choose a mix of two basic strategies - direct and indirect.
Barchan Projects
Latest Articles
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Straightforward Maintenance and Repair Strategy A Clear Winner Chelsea, Mass (USA). Five separate postings in the Barchan Foundation project database illustrate how an uncomplicated repair and maintenance strategy has produced significant administrative savings for the City of Chelsea (MA, USA), while improving service levels and lowering life cycle cost for the City's water/sewer/drain and street networks, parks, and city vehicles. 13 July 2010
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Financial Crisis Leads to Predictable Focus on DBOM Public entities are turning to Design Build Operate Maintain (DBOM) Alternate I as the competitive engine for reducing costs AND raising levels of service. The DBOM Alt. 1 strategy is one of the Six Key Delivery Methods (see www.barchanfoundation.com home page) in the MIT Framework and has been in use across the world for over two centuries. Search the Barchan Foundation database for "DBOM" to view recent posted projects in Quadrant I. 10 March 2010
Recent Projects
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East Corridor FasTracks to Denver Airport
New Facility
Sector: Transportation Terminal, Rail, Transportation
22.8 mile electrified commuter rail line from Denver Union Station in downtown Denver to Denver Int'l Airport (DIA). On: 22 June 2010 -
Hudson Ranch Geothermal Plant
New Facility
Sector: Energy Generation, Energy Distribution
49 Megawatt geothermal plant near Salton Sea (Niland, CA), authorized by the Imperial Irrigation District. Electricity will be sold to Phoenix area, supplying 35,000 individuals with power. Utility ... On: 22 June 2010