Transport
Sector guides
How procurement works in each transport sector: the routes buyers use and what a bidder has to show.
Roads, bridges and tunnels · Sector guide
Buy America and DBE: how federal money sets the rules on US transport bidsHow federal money sets Buy America, BABA and DBE rules on US highway, transit and airport bids, and highway letting: tests, waivers, the DBE reevaluation.
Rail and metro · Sector guide
ERTMS procurement: separate streams, gated by approvalsHow ERTMS work is bought in Europe: trackside, onboard and radio as separate streams, the approvals that come first, and frameworks with few suppliers.
Roads, bridges and tunnels · Sector guide
How road authorities buy works, and when a contractor’s chance is decidedHow national road authorities and US state DOTs buy road works: long frameworks, area maintenance contracts or monthly lettings, and the gate before each.
Rail and metro · Sector guide
Rail qualification systems: who can bid is settled before the tenderHow Europe’s rail buyers, from DB and RFI to Network Rail with RISQS, use qualification systems: the call for competition, lists by trade, entry rules.