Life cycle costing (LCC) is an extremely alluring procurement technique for government contracting professionals in developing countries, given its potential for reducing budgetary outgoes through lowered total cost of ownership during the entire life cycle of procured public assets. However,...

This short academic paper has been prepared as background reading for a training session of mid-level policy makers in the State of Rajasthan in India; and examines the need for efficient, mission-mode public procurement of lighting systems for government and municipal use in the State as a case...