| The requirements for transport appraisal have undergone significant
changes in recent years. Gone, is the single economic yardstick of
cost / benefit analysis of economic appraisal. New emerging guidance
in NATA, GOMMS and STAG form the baseline for modern appraisal. Jacobs
Consultancy have successfully expanded the approach to transport appraisal
to encompass the wider overarching considerations of 'Environment',
'Safety', 'Economy', 'Accessibility', and 'Integration'
The majority of transport projects still encompass economic and
financial appraisal of a proposed investment. Increasingly, in both
private and public sectors, this includes the need to identify funding
options. These three aspects of project evaluation are complementary,
but each has its own specialist requirements, all of which Jacobs
Consultancy has the expertise and experience to cover.
- Data collection and market research
- Economic and trade analysis and forecasting
- Road transport, railway and port operating costs
- Market assessment
- Socio-economic analysis
- Risk analysis
Financial analysis focuses on revenue and the security of revenue
streams and is of vital importance both to public sector organisations
traditionally responsible for transport operation, and to private
sector concessionaires.
Identification of funding opportunities and packaging of projects,
particularly to attract international financiers, has become an
important aspect of many of Jacobs Consultancy’s commissions.
In association with our sister company Jacobs, we are able to provide
a comprehensive service, whether the potential financier is a national
or local government, an international financial institution, a private
sector concessionaire or commercial bank.
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