wops: how to make them even better? transformation into bankable formats a.thawe, k.schwartz,...
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WOPs: how to make them even better?
Transformation into bankable formats
A.Thawe, K.Schwartz, S.Veenstra and M.Pascual
30 May 2013
UN Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation
“Cooperation based on knowledge transfer between water operators is a useful supporting mechanisms to strengthen the capacity of public water operators – Water Operator Partnerships”
(UNSGAB, Hashimoto Action Plan, 2006)
A water board that wants to
improve
can either delegate its management or
…or partner and get on track
Water Operator Partnership
Private Sector Service Contract with Lilongwe and Blantyre Water Board
Local partners: NGOs and Water Boards
Service Contractor: consortium of an Operator, a NGO and an Engineering Consultant
Private Sector Service Contract with Lilongwe and Blantyre Water Board
Private Sector Service Contract with Lilongwe and Blantyre Water Board
Financer: EU Water Facility and EIB (mix of grant and loan)
Performance Based Service Contract
Source: Janssens 2010
The Service Contract Contract Period: 2009- 2013
• Investment component of € 25 million
• Operator partnership € 3.5 million
• Performance Based Fee (KPI driven): € 1.5 million
Evaluation of the partnership
• The strategic agenda of the Water Board may not always be identical to that of the Service Contractor
• Performance management within a Water Board is a response to governance regulation, not driven by performance based contracts
• Personnel management is an essential element of a water utility and is never to be outsourced to other parties (contractor, consultant, or partner)
Capacity Development as Agent for Change
• Establish water governance based on a transparent, accountable and competitive “enabling environment” for service providers
• Transform service providers to be accountable not for “input driven efforts” but for “impact based results”
• Strengthen HR Departments to maximize the potentials of available human capacity (skills, experience, knowledge, and personal drive)
CD at three conceptual levels
Focus in Capacity development
• Encouraging Leadership
• Delegated Management
• Stimulating HR policies
• Bridge generation gap
Purpose of 5th Symposium
Thank you for your attention.
Andrew ThaweCEO Blantyre Water Board