The case study was drafted based primarily on inputs received from the Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) (the Procuring Authority).
The Gautrain Rapid Rail Link project is an 80km rail project developed to ease traffic congestion and facilitate travel in the Johannesburg-Pretoria corridor in South Africa. It is an ambitious undertaking, being the first PPP in South Africa of this scale. The project faced a range of challenges including some difficulties in land acquisition that led to delays during construction. A number of disputes also went to arbitration, however the parties negotiated a settlement and the project is currently operating successfully. The project was delivered in two phases on 8 June 2010 and 7 June 2012.