Midvale Consulting

Service

Infrastructure and Capital Projects

Structuring, funding and opening large assets.

Overview

Airports, ports, networks and giga-projects have long timelines and tight budgets. We support owners, operators, governments and investors from the first feasibility question to opening day.

Capital projects rarely fail for engineering reasons. They fail because the structure was wrong, risk was mispriced, governance found problems too late, or the organisation was not ready to run what was built. We focus on those decisions: commercial structuring, procurement, assurance and operational readiness. We work alongside your engineers and contractors rather than duplicating them.

Questions we help answer

  1. 01Should this asset be delivered as a PPP (public-private partnership), a concession or a direct build?
  2. 02How do we keep a multi-year programme on cost and on schedule?
  3. 03Will we be ready to operate on the first day?

Capabilities

What this service covers.

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  • PPP (public-private partnership) and concession advisoryWe structure the deal, test value for money, allocate risk and draft concession terms. Credible bidders compete, and the public interest is protected.
  • Capital project governance and assuranceWe run stage-gate reviews and independent checks on cost and schedule. Where a programme has drifted, we build the recovery plan.
  • Transaction advisory for infrastructure assetsWe advise buyers and sellers of operating assets. The work covers commercial diligence, traffic and demand review, business plans and investor materials.
  • Privatisation and asset monetisationWe assess readiness, compare options and run the process for governments and owners releasing capital from mature assets.
  • Bid and tender supportFor procuring authorities, we design and evaluate tenders. For consortia bidding on major contracts, we shape bid strategy, pricing logic and the submission.
  • ORAT (Operational Readiness and Airport Transfer)We plan trials, staffing, systems integration and go/no-go criteria. A new terminal or facility then opens on time and works from the first day.

Outcomes

What clients get from the work.

Investment decisions based on demand and risk
Governance that finds problems while they are cheap to fix
Assets that open on time and work as designed

Where we see this most

Aviation and AirportsInfrastructureMaritime, Shipping and PortsTransportation and LogisticsPower, Utilities and RenewablesPublic Sector

Available to clients in every industry we work in.

Often combined with

Strategy and Corporate FinanceMergers, Acquisitions and TransactionsRisk, Regulatory and GovernanceSustainability

Related

Related articles and illustrative work.

Article · 12 October 2026 · 5 min read

Passengers have come back to airports faster than commercial revenue

Illustrative engagement

Raising commercial revenue at a growing airport

Passenger numbers are rising faster than retail, F&B (food and beverage) and parking revenue. The terminal layout and concession contracts were designed for a smaller airport.

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Operational readiness for a new terminal

A new terminal has a fixed opening date. Systems, staff and processes have to work together on the first day, and there is no second attempt.

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