Personal Rapid Transit Procurement
The most common procurement method for automated [guideway] transit systems is design/build/operate/maintain (DBOM) with options relating to things like financing and ownership. The complete range of possible procurement methods runs from an owner providing right-of-way and a license, to a vendor who takes complete responsibility for financing, constructing and operating his system, to an owner planning, designing, developing, manufacturing, building and operating his own system.
The risks and rewards vary greatly, with DBOM being the method that most owners feel balances them best.
