(i) Management Agreement - A contractual arrangement whereby the Government entrusts the operation and management of a Project to the concessionaire for the period specified in the agreement on payment of specified consideration. In such agreement, the Government may charge the user levies and collect the same either by itself or entrust the collection for consideration to any concessionaire who shall after collecting the user levies, pay the same to the Government.
(ii) Lease Management Agreement - A contractual arrangement whereby the Government leases a Project owned by it to the concessionaire which is permitted to operate and maintain the Project for the period specified in the contract. The concessionaire is allowed to charge the users appropriate fees, rentals and charges as specified in the agreement to enable the recovery of investment in the Project.
(iii) Build-Lease-and-Transfer (BL T) - A contractual arrangement whereby the concessionaire undertakes to finance and construct the Project and on its completion hands it over to the Government. The Government then gives the facility to the same operator on a lease arrangement for a fixed period, after which ownership of the facility is automatically transferred to the Government.
(iv) Rehabilitate-Operate-and-Transfer (ROT) - A contractual arrangement whereby an existing facility is handed over to the concessionaire to invest, refurbish, operate and maintain for a period, at the expiry of which the facility is returned to the Government. The concessionaire operates the facility over a fixed term during which they. are allowed to charge the users appropriate fees, rentals and charges as specified in the contract to enable the recovery of investment in the Project.
(v) Rehabilitate-Own-and-Operate (ROO) - A contractual arrangement whereby an existing facility is handed over to the concessionaire to invest, refurbish, operate and maintain the development facility from which the concessionaire is allowed to recover the total investment by collecting user levies from facility users. The ownership of the land shall be vested with the Government. The transfer of the facility to the Government is not envisaged in this arrangement; however, the Government may terminate its obligations after a- specified time period.