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The transformation within the swedish infrastructure has been a slow process from the

beginning of time. For almost a decade, the traditional form of contracting regarding

buildings and foremost infrastructure has evolved contracting involving the owner to define

the outcome of the product, regardless involvement from the supposed contractor. As for

the swedish market, the traditional design-bid-build (DBB) have been the primary choice of

contracting. Although changes have been made over time regarding contracting forms

within the road administration, the railway sector has not improved or justified changes

regarding choice of contracting, they have conducted same contracting relationships

between them and the contractor.

This bachelor thesis, conducted at the Swedish railway administration with supervision of

professor Kristian Widén at Lunds University, explores the forces behind the new era of

contracting within the railway administration. This bachelor thesis focuses mainly on

contracting regarding design-build-operate-main (DBOM), the new contracting formula

between the owner and the contractor. Studies within the area of DBOM, shows that there

are some potential regarding this kind of contracting but the railway sector is yet to be more

efficient regarding administration. Furthermore, studies shows that DBOM might be a

possible contract type within some technological areas of the railway sector and some

minor projects as well. The core subject of this thesis is to evaluate the forces behind

implementation of a possible contracting type like DBOM within the railway sector. The

outcome of this studies and conclusion drawn by the author shows that implementation of

the DBOM contracting type, as mentioned before, is yet to be implemented in minor fields

within the railway sector.

Regarding finance and infrastructure developments, the literature studies made within the

area of financing of infrastructure developments, delivers the theory of three kinds of

financing models within the infrastructure: government subsidy, government granted loan

and Public-Private-Partnership. Furthermore, some forces within the swedish government

solemnly issues that Public-Private-Partnership venture is equal DBOM contracting.

Studies regarding procurement shows that there various types of problems regarding the

process of procurement within the swedish railway administration and the infrastructure

area as well, could be shortened and more effective. The analyze regarding procurement

within the swedish railway administration, conducts certain amount of conclusion and

foremost that new kind of procurement method should be implemented within the swedish

railway administration, as of E-procurement or equal.

This thesis also contains a case study, Mälarbanan. The reason why a case study has been

conducted, is to evaluate whether if DBOM contracting type should be implemented within

Mälarbanan, a railway line between Tomteboda and Kallhäll. The analyze intermediates

possible threats regarding DBOM contracting type. Foremost, the DBOM contracting type

should not be implemented whereas there are some tunnels involved in the contract thus the

outcome (product) might differ from the request proposal and the specification given by the

owner, the swedish railway administration i.e. Secondly, the DBOM contracting form

should not be implemented regarding a railway line like Mälarbanan, the length of line

should be taken to consideration. Although there are some major/minor issues regarding

DBOM contracting type, the study recommends the swedish railway administration that

minor contracts should be the primary choice of the case of Mälarbanan.

The conclusion made by the author is regarding the swedish railway administration. The

analyze shows that and the conclusion conducted by the author relates to effectiveness and

the new kind of structure. Recent administration structures lacks efficiency regarding

implementation of new contracting types and as a result of lack of effectiveness have led to

consequences regarding lack of bids and lack of competition between entrepreneurs, but

foremost lack of innovation within the railway sector. Keywords: DBOM, procurement, effectiveness, finance.