Advisory services on the Performance and Financing Agreement with Deutsche Bahn

The German government is responsible for ensuring the high quality of the railway infrastructure in Germany. To guarantee sufficient funding for necessary replacement and maintenance investments, a contract is negotiated every five years between the Federal Ministry of Transport and the infrastructure operator DB AG.

Dornier advised the Federal Ministry on the formulation of the new Performance and Financing Agreement (LuF III).

Our services at a glance:

• Evaluation of organizational structures, processes, and responsibilities within the railway infrastructure sector, and development of corresponding recommendations for action
• Technical assessment of maintenance and replacement investment measures in infrastructure projects of the Federal Railways
• Estimation of funding requirements for maintenance and replacement investments in the federal railway network for the period 2020–2024
• Assessment of the existing investment backlog