As the Department of Energy moves forward with Contract Reform Initiatives, it will note the variety of unique options presented by each project. The following case studies illustrate the challenges faced by other communities in structuring public-private partnerships and the variety of approaches used. In some cases, the resulting risk allocation has been effective in insulating the government from certain risks and in other cases it has not. The case studies include the following projects:
1. Seattle Tolt River Filtration Plant
2. Portland Solid Waste Composting Facility
3. Prison Service Agency, UK Government
4. CE Casecnan Water and Energy Project
5. Iridium, Global Wireless Telecom Project
7. Mercer County Sludge Processing Facility.
These projects faced a variety of challenges that offer parallel examples to consider as the DOE moves forward in crafting unique and innovative approaches to achieving its goals. The purpose of the case studies is to illustrate the variety of techniques used in the U.S. and around die world for addressing the challenges presented by the risk allocation process.