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Good procurement: rewarding deliverability, rather than excessive risk

26 October 2012
Andrew Meaney is head of transport at Oxera. Robert Bain runs RBconsult. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors alone. Copies of their report, Disincentivising over-bidding for toll road concessions, are available online from Oxera’s website (www.oxera.com).
Andrew Meaney is head of transport at Oxera. Robert Bain runs RBconsult. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors alone. Copies of their report, Disincentivising over-bidding for toll road concessions, are available online from Oxera’s website (www.oxera.com).

 

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