GPP Training Toolkit
                  Module 1:                                            Module 4: Needs 
                  Introduction                                         Assessment
                  Module 2: Strategic                                  Module 5: Circular 
                  Aspects of GPP                                       Procurement
                  Module 3: Legal                                      Module 6: Market 
                  Aspects of GPP                                       Engagement
                                              Module 7: Operational 
                                              (Roads)
                                          Module 7.7 – Road Design, Construction and Maintenance                  2
         Environmental impacts
         Key choices about road design with environmental impacts
         Construction:
         • Material choice
         • Materials production
         • Materials transportation
         • Earthworks and groundworks
         Use:
         • Rolling resistance
         • Congestion
         • Drainage
         • Noise
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         Scope
         What is included in the EU GPP Criteria
         • Road construction: the 
             preparation and building of roads 
         • Road maintenance: all actions 
             undertaken to maintain and 
             restore the serviceability and 
             level of service of roads
         • Road reconstruction:  work 
             performed to upgrade the 
             network or replace the entire 
             road section
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         Scope
         What is included in the EU GPP Criteria (cont.)
         Criteria related to:
         • Ability of the tenderer
         • Pavement-vehicle interaction
         • Resource efficient construction 
         • Water and habitat 
             conservation
         • Noise
         • Congestion
         • Maintenance and 
             rehabilitation strategies
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         Procurement Models
         Procurement model and contract types
         Procurement Models:                                             Road contract types
         •    Separation of design and                                 •    Delivery consortia
              build                                                    •    Development/ delivery 
         •    Combination of design and                                     partners
              build (DB)                                               •    Alliancing
         •    Design, build and operate                                •    Framework agreements
              (DBO) or design, build,                                  •    PPP/PFI
              finance, operate (DBFO)
                                                                       •    Early contractor 
                                                                            involvement
           More information in:
                  Procurement Practice Guidance Document for Roads
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