Sample bulk supply Agreement (BOT) for water

Sample Agreement developed by Castalia for PEGR (a joint initiative between the Governments of Australia and the Philippines)

National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)

Simple and clearly drafted agreement – could be used for civil or common law jurisdiction.  Developed to be in accordance with Republic Act No. 6957 (BOT Law of the Philippines).  Specifications and performance standards clear.

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Water and Sanitation PPPs

Tracking Number: Charting a New Course Colombia’s Water Supply and Sanitation Sector_2010_EN

Concession Agreement for Water and Sanitation Services (pdf) serving East Zone of Metro Manila - go to web site of Manila Water for more information. The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System was mandated to enter into PPP arrangements under Republic Act No. 8041 (National Water Crisis Act of 1995).

This review aims to help those who work in and with water utilities, as well as organized users, regulators, and policymakers to improve the quality of water services by making service providers more accountable to the people they serve. Traditionally, users relied on politicians to maintain oversight of budgets and compliance with rules and to intervene on their behalf when services failed. This institutionalized a "long route" of accountability from user to political representative to service provider.

Model Bulk Water Supply Contract between a water board as a bulk supplier of water and a municipality as a retail distributor of water to customers. The model contract was developed by the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and the South African Association of Water Utilities (SAAWU) to clarify roles and responsibilities, and to facilitate the negotiation of fair, equitable and appropriate contracts for bulk water supply.

Last updated - November 2008.

OFWAT (Water Regulator of England and Wales) August 2013

Innovation and Technology for Development Centre/Technical University of Madrid (itdUPM) and the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) of the Inter-American Development Bank, July 2014.

Performance Evaluation and Best Practice of Public-Private Partnerships, International Conference of the World Bank and the Korea Development Institute (KDI), 2007. 

The international conference took place in November 2006. It focused on making systematic and positive analysis of performance of public-private partnership (PPP) projects and on learning lessons from successful projects of other countries.The report serves as comprehensive proceedings that involve papers and disussions of the international seminar. 

Asian Development Bank (ADB) November 2010.

Tracking Number: China_Wastewater Treatment Shanghai.pdf

For resources on water / sanitation-related laws and agreements, please visit Water and Sanitation PPPs