• A Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contract is a model used to finance large projects, usually infrastructure projects, developed through a public-private partnership.

  • BOT projects are usually large scale greenfield infrastructure projects that would otherwise be financed, built and operated exclusively by the government.
  • Under a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contract, an organization—usually the government—grants a private company a concession to finance, build, and operate a project for a period of 20 to 30 years in the hope of making a profit. .
  • After this period, the project is returned to the state entity that originally granted the concession.