You are a member of the Sydney Metro project team on Sydney Metro West and have been asked by the Transport Minister's Chief-of-Staff to answer the following questions to help understand the potential commercial structuring of an option for a Public Private Partnership (PPP) to deliver the rolling stock, signaling and train control, and rail and line-wide systems and depot as a single package.

A.If the PPP Company doesn't perform how will the Government ensure that services are still provided to the public?

B. What are the financial implications to the Government if the tunnels, to be delivered under a separate contract, are late in completion?

C. One of the options currently being considered is to have a separate short-term operating and maintenance franchise contract; how would this link to the proposed PPP?