This section should describe the preferred solution, including:
• its major features;
• consistency with government priorities and Guiding Principles for Planning, Financing and Procuring Public Infrastructure;
• its technical scope (defining technical features and an explanation of how the proposal differs technically from other options); and
• financial information, including a year-by-year breakdown of forecast costs, revenues and funding sources for the asset's full, risk-adjusted life cycle.
A rationale for the preferred solution should be based on the earlier evaluation of options with explicit reference to implications relative to risks and the selection criteria used.
This section should also include a description of authorities sought, including at minimum a summary of recommendations to key senior decision-makers and potential funding agencies, and a list of all authorities and decisions being sought from senior decision-makers.