Millau Viaduct

BARTLETT SCHOOL OF PLANNING

France Millau Viaduct Viaduc de Millau

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CONTENTS
Project timeline and decision making process

A INTRODUCTION
Type of project Current status and parent project: the Highway 75 (A75.) Location Technical attributes: from Normandy Bridge to Millau Viaduct

B BACKGROUND TO PROJECTS
Principal project objectives Project story line Main actors Key enabling mechanism Outcome Local economic development

C MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROJECT
The choice of the route: integrating local and environmental interests (1988-1990) The project: difficult choice and thorough investigations (1991-1996)  Choosing between the high and low solution  Definition of the project  Competition for the design  Selection of the design Conception of the project: elaborating and developing the design (1997-1998) The concession: delivering the Millau Viaduct under a BFOT scheme The signature of the contract: a „three steps‟ process  First step: tendering process and candidates‟ selection  Second step: judging and elaborating bidders‟ propositions  Third step: negotiating and finalizing the contract Main features of the contract: financing and risk allocation