Benin - Modele 4 - modele de contrat fermier - affermage contract - entre Commune and Association des Usagers de l'Adduction d'Eau

 It is envisaged by the ministry that it would be used alongside an operation contract that the AUE would enter into with a private service provider to delegate functions to the provider rather than the AUE carrying out all of these functions itself.

Benin - Modele 3 - contrat d'affermage - contrat production par fermier et distribution par une AUE

There is no need to have any specific obligations in this contract regarding increases in connections as the provider takes the net revenues and so is incentivized naturally to increase connections.  The provider is responsible for repair and maintenance but not major renewal and replacement and extension (which will be funded out of the rehabilitation fund that comes out of the licence fee).  The provider implements/ oversees any major renewal or extension of the water facility and pump, as per the annual capital investment plan.  While this contract is developed in a c

Benin - Modele 2 - contrat d'affermage - contrat tripartitie commune/ UAE/ fermier

Unlike the simple bipartite affermage (model 1), the monitoring of the contract is by the AUE (and by the Commune for technical and financial aspects).  The AUE is also responsible for making sure that the users pay for the water used. The tariff is revised with the approval of the Community Council.  The various fees for rehabilitation and budget are paid into a joint account of the Commune and the AUE.  There are very few service requirements set in the contract but there is a curious requirement to ensure the operation of the facilit

Case Study on the Performance-Based Contract in Ho Chi Minh City

In 2005, Vietnam’s largest city, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), did not have enough water supply to meet demand. More than 40 percent of the water produced was lost as leakage. Supply was intermittent. To increase supply to customers, the state-owned water utility, Saigon Water Corporation (SAWACO), competitively procured a contractor to enter a performance-based contract (PBC) for non-revenue water (NRW) reduction, with a focus on leakage reduction in one of its six hydraulic zones.