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Provision of adequate public access to quality educational facilities is generally viewed as a key driver of any nation's economic and cultural advancement, global competitiveness and access to higher standards of living.  Education infrastructure generally consists of publicly and privately owned and operated schools (K-12, including kindergarten, primary-, and secondary-schools, gymnasiums, etc.); pre-schools; colleges and universities; trade and vocational schools and colleges; adult learning centers; gymnasiums; research facilities and similar related facilities.  The mix between public and private ownership and operations of each category of educational facility varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

To be clear, the topic of "education infrastructure" does not include any element of the educational services which occur within the facilities.   "Educational infrastructure" involves the planning, design, financing, operations and maintenance of the schools and college, university and other educational buildings and related physical assets in and around the buildings and within campuses. Auxiliary assets related to healthcare facilities can include assets such as interior and exterior furnishings; parking facilities; building heating, cooling and ventilation (HVAC) systems and/or campus district heating and cooling plants and systems; campus power plants and electricity and gas distribution networks; waste handling and disposal systems; communications networks and systems; maintenance facilities; restricted entry, security and surveillance systems and facilities; food/dining services; and in some cases, on-campus housing and dormitories, childcare and fitness facilities, and other student, staff and alumni facilities.  The functional design and operation of each type of educational facility needs to accommodate the exact types of educational activities that occur within the facility.  

DCS experts can assist both public and private sector clients in evaluating, planning, financing, developing, constructing, operating and managing all types of educational infrastructure assets.

In the education infrastructure segment, DCS experts can add significant value through application of innovative technologies and processes, and public-private partnerships (P3s).  Our advisory services help our clients align the capabilities of private sector capital, innovation, "know-how", efficiencies, life-cycle operational and maintenance discipline, and management resources with the societal objectives of providing access to highly functional, high-quality and well-maintained educational facilities.  Our experts also have significant experience and competence in delivering educational infrastructure assets under various development, financing, operating and ownership models, including Design-Build (D-B), Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC), Design-Build-Finance (DBF), Operations & Maintenance (O&M), Design-Build-Transfer (DBT), Design-Build-Operate-Transfer (DBOT), Design-Build-Operate-Maintain (DBOM), Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain (DBFOM), Design-Build-Own-Operate (DBOO), Design-Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (DBOOT), and similar variations.  We also have significant experience advising on public-private partnership (P3), privatization and M&A transactions within the infrastructure/social infrastructure space.  Our broad and global experience also includes all forms of P3 models, under long-term availability payment, user-fee and hybrid concession and/or lease transactions as well as stock/share, trade and asset sales/acquisitions, joint-ventures (JVs) and Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) with respect to infrastructure/social infrastructure companies and assets.

In some cases, P3s can be applied to new-build or expansion projects.  In other cases, to rehabilitation and refurbishment of existing facilities.  In either case, the P3 model may include a single school or facility or it may include a regional portfolio of varied educational facilities (or in some cases, both new construction/expansion and rehabilitation/refurbishment can be included under the same P3 contract).  Larger portfolio undertakings, while more complex, can provide benefits of greater synergies, mobilization efficiencies, and economies of scale.

Within the education infrastructure segment, DCS experts can add significant value through application of innovative technologies and processes, and public-private partnerships.  Our advisory services help our clients align the capabilities of private sector capital, innovation, "know-how", efficiencies, life-cycle operational and maintenance discipline, and management resources with the societal objectives of providing access to highly functional, high-quality and well-maintained eductational facilities.  Our experts also have significant experience and competence in delivering social infrastructure assets under various development, financing, operating and ownership models, including Design-Build (D-B), Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC), Design-Build-Finance (DBF), Operations & Maintenance (O&M), Design-Build-Transfer (DBT), Design-Build-Operate-Transfer (DBOT), Design-Build-Operate-Maintain (DBOM), Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain (DBFOM), Design-Build-Own-Operate (DBOO), Design-Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (DBOOT), and similar variations.  We also have significant experience advising on public-private partnership (P3), privatization and M&A transactions within the infrastructure/social infrastructure space.  Our broad and global experience also includes all forms of P3 models, under a regulated or deregulated user fee regimes, long-term availability payment, user-fee and hybrid concession and/or lease transactions as well as stock/share, trade and asset sales/acquisitions, joint-ventures (JVs) and Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) with respect to infrastructure/social infrastructure companies and assets.

Within the education infrastructure segment DCS experts maintain relationships with related project consultants and participants including: both international and local legal advisors; technical, engineering and environmental/social advisors, economic/market consultants; contractors, vendors and technology providers; strategic and financial equity sponsors; lenders (including commercial lenders, international/development financial institutions (IFIs/DFIs), Export Credit Agencies and Export-Import Banks (ECA/Ex-IMs), institutional lenders, bond funds and investment banks) and credit rating agencies (if applicable).  We are always prepared and highly experienced in taking on a lead transaction advisory or project/program management role where we coordinate and manage (in some cases, procure and retain via subcontract) various technical, legal and other consultants required for the project.  On behalf of our clients we are also prepared and accustomed to leading and concluding negotiations with governmental/public sector or equity sponsors, contractors and venders, lenders, rating agencies and regulators, as may be relevant for a given project.

In many client cases, there may also be a significant nexus between educational infrastructure facilities and other sectors that we specialize in, such as technology and telecommunications (urban/campus mobility, intelligent transportation systems), transportation (parking facilities and systems, rail, bus and shuttle systems), real estate (mixed-use, shared-use, transit-oriented development, co-location), energy & utilities (campus power plants, electricity and gas distribution, district heating and cooling plants), water & wastewater (campus water and wastewater treatment and distribution facilities), solid waste (campus waste and medical waste collection and disposal systems), social infrastructure (campus police & fire, stadiums, arenas, recreational and cultural facilities) and others, as relevant.  We are prepared to bring our complementary expertise in these other sectors to our education sector clients, as their specific project may benefit.  There may be many collaborative partnership opportunities between diverse companies and public and private service providers, who may also have synergistic objectives and opportunities related to education infrastructure assets and systems.  We can help our clients expand the horizons of their project and analyze and understand synergistic economic and commercial impacts related to education infrastructure assets and services.  This will help forge potential new innovative partnerships with both private and public sector parties, where significant added-value can be realized.  

Please click on the below links to learn more about the specific services related to the education infrastructure segment that DCS experts can offer:​

• ​Transaction Advisory
• Project/Program Management
• Strategic Planning
• Feasibility Studies
• Debt and Equity Capital Raising
• Contract Drafting & Negotiation
• Financial Modeling, Review and Audit
• Business and Asset Valuation​
• Tender Management: RFEI/RFQ/RFP
• Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory
• Workouts and Restructuring​
• Corporate Governance
• Training and Capacity Building

DCS focuses on providing the above services in the healthcare infrastructure sector to the following categories of clients:

• Developers/Sponsors/Concessionaires
• Investors
• Corporations
• Governments/Governmental Entities
• Contractors/Vendors
• Utilities
• Lenders
• Regulators​
• Investment Banks
• International Agencies
• International Finance Institutions

social infrastructure

education facilities