A.2  Identification of the range of procurement options

The procurement options considered for the project include:

•  traditional government-funded procurement (under a D&C contract, with public sector operation and maintenance, or separate short-term operating contracts with the private sector);

•  government-funded alliance (with either public sector or an alliance for the operation and maintenance of the plant);

•  government-funded procurement under the DBOM model (with private sector design, build, operation and maintenance of the plant); and

•  privately-funded Public Private Partnership (PPP) option (with private sector design, finance, construction, operation and maintenance over an extended period).

These options were identified as they cover the spectrum of risk transfer to the private sector, and public / private sector participation in the delivery of the project. The selection of these options was also informed by the precedent procurement models adopted in the delivery of similar infrastructure elsewhere in Australia and internationally.