Abbreviations and Acronyms

AASHTO

American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials

BOOT

build-own-operate-transfer

CPI

consumer price index

DBFO

design-build-finance-operate

DOT

department of transportation

DR

department's representative (United Kingdom)

EOI

expressions of interest

EP

Estradas de Portugal, S.A.

EU

European Union

FHWA

Federal Highway Administration

HM Treasury

Her Majesty's Treasury (United Kingdom)

IGT

instructions and guidance to tenderers

KPI

key performance indicator

NAO

National Audit Office (United Kingdom)

NCHRP

National Cooperative Highway Research Program

NCPPP

National Council for Public-Private Partnerships

NPV

net present value

OJEU

Official Journal of the European Union

PFI

Private Finance Initiative

PIN

prior information notice

PSC

public sector comparator

PPB

provisional preferred bidder (United Kingdom)

PPP

public-private partnership

RFP

request for proposal

RFQ

request for qualification

SEITA

Southern and Eastern Integrated Traffic Authority (Victoria, Australia)

STIP

scan technology implementation plan

VfM

value for money