| A |
| |
AAA |
|
American Arbitration Association |
| |
ADB |
|
Asian Development Bank |
| |
ADR |
|
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| |
ADSCR |
|
Annual Debt Service Coverage Ratio |
| |
AFIDB (either ADB or AfDB) |
|
African Development Bank |
| |
AHP |
|
Analytical Hierarchy Process |
| |
ARI |
|
Accounting Rate of Interest |
| |
ATP |
|
Ability to Pay |
| B |
| |
BAFO |
|
Best and Final Offer |
| |
BBO |
|
Buy, Build, Operate |
| |
BCIE |
|
Central American Bank for Economic Integration |
| |
BDO |
|
Build, Develop, Operate |
| |
BLT |
|
Build, Lease, Transfer |
| |
BOAD |
|
Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (West African Development Bank) |
| |
BOO |
|
Build, Own, Operate |
| |
BOOT |
|
Build, Own, Operate, Transfer |
| |
BOT |
|
Build, Own, Transfer |
| |
BROT |
|
Build, Rehabilitate, Operate, Transfer |
| |
BTO |
|
Build, Transfer, Operate |
| C |
| |
CA |
|
Contracting Agencies |
| |
CAF |
|
Corporacion Andina de Fomento (Andean Development Bank) |
| |
CAPM |
|
Capital Asset Pricing Model |
| |
CBA |
|
Cost Benefit Analysis |
| |
CDA |
|
Comprehensive Development Agreements (US) |
| |
CMU |
|
Contract Management Unit |
| |
CPI |
|
Consumer Price Index |
| |
CPM |
|
Critical Path Method |
| |
COFACE |
|
Compagnie Française d'Assurance pour le Commerce Extérieur (French Export Credit Agency) |
| |
CVISN |
|
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems Networks |
| D |
| |
DBFO |
|
Design, Build, Finance, Operate |
| |
DBO |
|
Design, Build, Operate |
| |
DFID |
|
Department for International Development (UK) |
| |
DRB |
|
Dispute Review Board |
| |
DSRC |
|
Dedicated Short Range Communication |
| |
DSCR |
|
Debt Service Cover Ratio |
| E |
| |
EBIT |
|
Earnings before interest and taxes |
| |
EBITDA |
|
Earnings before interest and taxes, depreciation and amortization |
| |
EBRD |
|
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| |
EC |
|
European Community |
| |
ECA |
|
Export Credit Agency |
| |
ECICS |
|
Export Credit Insurance Corporation of Singapore |
| |
ECJ |
|
European Court of Justice |
| |
ECGD |
|
Exports Credits Guarantee Department of the United Kingdom |
| |
EDC |
|
Export Development Corporation (Canadian Export Credit Agency) |
| |
EDF |
|
European Development Fund |
| |
EFE |
|
Economic Financial Equilibrium |
| |
EIA |
|
Environmental Impact Assessment |
| |
EIB |
|
European Investment Bank |
| |
EIC |
|
Economic Investment Cost |
| |
EIRR |
|
Economic Internal Rate of Return |
| |
EIS |
|
Environmental Impact Statement |
| |
EKN |
|
Exportkreditnamden (Swedish trade finance agency) |
| |
EPC |
|
Engineering Procurement and Construction |
| |
ERG |
|
ERG Geschaftsstelle fur die Export-risikogarantic. (Export Credit Agency in Switzerland) |
|
ESCAP |
|
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
| |
ETC |
|
Electronic Toll Collection |
| |
EU |
|
European Union |
| F |
| |
FHWA |
|
Federal Highway Administration (US) |
| |
FIC |
|
Financial Investment Cost |
| |
FIDIC |
|
Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs Conseils |
| |
FIRR |
|
Financial Internal Rate of Return |
| |
FOREX |
|
Foreign Exchange |
| |
FS |
|
Feasibility Study |
| G |
| |
GDP |
|
Gross Domestic Product |
| |
GNI |
|
Gross National Income |
| |
GOI |
|
Government of Indonesia |
| |
GPS |
|
Global Positioning System |
| H |
| |
HA |
|
Highway Authority |
| |
HDM |
|
Highway Development and Management |
| |
HOV |
|
High Occupancy Vehicle (lane) |
| |
HRD |
|
Human Resource Development |
| |
HTF |
|
Highway Trust Fund (US) |
| I |
| |
IADB |
|
Inter-American Development Bank |
| |
IBRD |
|
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| |
ICC |
|
International Chamber of Commerce |
| |
ICSIC |
|
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes |
| |
IDB |
|
Islamic Development Bank |
| |
IEE |
|
Initial Environmental Examination |
| |
IFC |
|
International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group) |
| |
IFI |
|
International Financial Institutions |
| |
IIC |
|
Inter-American Investment Corporation |
| |
IIFCL |
|
India Infrastructure Financing Company limited |
| |
IMF |
|
International Monetary Fund |
| |
IPR |
|
Intellectual Property Rights |
|
IRAP |
|
International Road Assessment Programme |
| |
IRF |
|
International Road Federation |
| |
IRC |
|
Internal Revenue Code. |
| |
IRMS |
|
Indonesian Road Management System |
| |
IRR |
|
Internal Rate of Return. |
| |
ISO |
|
International Standard Organization |
| |
ISOHDM |
|
International Study of Highway Development and Management |
| |
ISPA |
|
Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession |
| |
ITS |
|
Intelligent Transport system |
| |
ITT |
|
Invitation to tender (see also RFP) |
| J |
|
JBIC |
|
Japan Bank for International Cooperation |
| |
JV |
|
Joint Venture |
| K |
| |
KHC |
|
Korea Highway Corporation |
| L |
| |
LGTT |
|
Loan Guarantee for TEN-Transport |
| |
LLC |
|
Limited Liability Company |
| |
LLC |
|
Local Labor Company |
| |
LLCR |
|
Loan Life Coverage Ratio |
| |
LOI |
|
Letter of Invitation |
| |
LOS |
|
Level of Service |
| M |
| |
MCA |
|
Model Concession Agreement |
| |
MCA |
|
Multi Criteria Analysis |
| |
MF |
|
Model Firm |
| |
MIGA |
|
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
| |
MOF |
|
Ministry of Finance |
| |
MOT |
|
Ministry of Transport |
| |
MPW |
|
Ministry of Public Works |
| |
MRG |
|
Minimum Revenue Guarantee |
| |
MRL |
|
Maximizing Revenue Level |
| N |
| |
NAO |
|
National Audit Office (UK) |
| |
NHAI |
|
National Highway Authority of India |
| |
NHDP |
|
National Highway Development Program |
| |
NIBOR |
|
New York Interbank Rate (equivalent to Libor) |
| |
NMT |
|
Non-Motorized Transport |
| |
NPV |
|
Net Present Value |
| O |
| |
OBU |
|
On Board Unit |
| |
OCC |
|
Opportunity Cost of Capital |
| |
OECD or OCDE |
|
Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development |
| |
OCR |
|
Optical Character Recognition |
| |
OD or O-D |
|
Origin Destination |
| |
OLC |
|
Other non-Labor Local Component |
| |
O&M |
|
Operation and Maintenance |
| |
OPRC |
|
Output and Performance based road contracts |
| P |
| |
PBC |
|
Performance Based Contract |
| |
PERT |
|
Program Evaluation and Review Technique |
| |
PFI |
|
Private Financing Investment/ Private Finance Initiative |
| |
PFP |
|
Privately Financed projects |
| |
PIARC (AIPRC) |
|
World Road Association |
| |
PICKO |
|
Private Infrastructure Investment Centre of Korea (which is become PIMAC) |
| |
PLCR |
|
Project Life Cover Ratio |
| |
PMMR |
|
Performance-based Maintenance and Management Road |
| |
PMS |
|
Pavement Monitoring System |
| |
PPIAF |
|
Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (World Bank Group) |
| |
PPI |
|
Private Participation in Infrastructure |
| |
PPP |
|
Public-Private Partnership |
| |
PPPAC |
|
Public-Private Partnership Appraisal Committee |
| |
PSC |
|
Public Sector Comparator |
| |
PSP |
|
Private Sector Participation |
| |
PRS |
|
Poverty Reduction Strategy |
| |
PV |
|
Present Value |
| R |
| |
RF |
|
Real Firm |
| |
RFP |
|
Request for Proposals |
| |
RFQ |
|
Request for Qualifications |
| |
RIA |
|
Regulatory Impact Assessment |
| |
RLT |
|
Rehabilitate, Lease, Transfer |
| |
RMA |
|
Regional Mobility Authorities (US) |
| |
RMI |
|
Road Maintenance Initiative |
| |
RMU |
|
Risk Management Unit |
| |
ROA |
|
Return on assets. |
| |
ROE |
|
Return on equity. |
| |
ROI |
|
Return on investment. |
| |
ROT |
|
Rehabilitate, Operate, Transfer |
| |
RPI |
|
Retail Price Index |
| S |
| |
SAL |
|
Socially Acceptable Level |
| |
SCBA |
|
Social Cost Benefit Analysis |
| |
SCF |
|
Standard Conversion Factors |
| |
SPC |
|
Special Purpose Company |
| |
SPV |
|
Special Project Vehicle |
|
SSATP |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program |
| |
SWR |
|
Shadow Wage Rage |
| T |
| |
TA |
|
Technical Assistance |
| |
TC |
|
Tax Component |
| |
TP |
|
Transport Paper |
| U |
| |
UNCITRAL |
|
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law |
| |
UNIDO |
|
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| V |
| |
VAR |
|
Value at Risk |
| |
VAT |
|
Value Added tax |
| |
VFM |
|
Value for Money |
| |
VGF |
|
Viability Gap Fund |
| |
VOC |
|
Vehicle Operating Costs |
| W |
| |
WAAC or WACC |
|
Weighted Average Cost of Capital |
|
WB |
|
World Bank |
| |
WBS |
|
Work Breakdown Structure |
| |
WHD |
|
Western High speed Diameter |
| |
WP |
|
Working Paper |
| |
WTP |
|
Willingness to Pay |
Abbreviations
