Transportation Consortia

Successful Transportation Projects

There are many aspects to putting together a consortium which will successfully plan, develop, and implement a major transportation program. A transportation project includes more than just transit - it includes the transportation of freight, information and other utilities, necessary to make many transportation projects economically attractive.

A successful rail transportation project includes: an appropriate train technology and train manufacturer, a financial institution which can organize the financing, an engineering firm which can design the infrastructure and transportation system, and a major contractor which can build the system. Local companies are always included in a consortium to bring the all-important local insight.

The Meneren Corporation

The Meneren Corporation, based in Denver, Colorado, is a project integration company. It does the following on behalf ot its clients:

  • Validates individual transportation projects and sets development objectives.
  • Identifies the key roles and expertise needed to structure a major transportation project.
  • Identifies the best companies, worldwide, to play each necessary role.
  • Integrates these companies into a project consortium.
  • Develops all necessary proposals, consortium agreements, and concession agreements.

Financial Institutions

There are many sources of finance for a transportation project, and to raise sufficient money for a major project, all of them must be addressed. Sources for transportation projects include international financial institutions, government grants and loans, offsets, private/public partnerships, the sale of hidden state assets, private sector bond financings, shadow tolls, and many others.

Engineering Companies

The engineering design work for a major transportation project is significant, requiring expertise in many engineering disciplines.

Contractors

Major transportation projects require a major contractor which has significant bonding capacity.

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