Designing Effective Contracts for Small-scale Service Providers in Urban Water and Sanitation Scott, P., Pinceau, P (2013)
3rd of 4 learning documents by BPD on WSUP's African Cities for the Future programme: How can we deal with challenges that arise when developing contracts between large and small service providers in the urban setting? This paper gives practical guidance for programme managers on how to make contracts of this type more effective and more enforceable.
Extending water and sanitation services to the urban poor will often involve contractual relationships between small-scale entrepreneurs and municipalities or utilities. The expectation is that poor communities are more likely to receive improved services when delivery is formalised under contractual agreements that provide clarity to all parties, as well as systems for enforcement of contractual obligations. This Topic Brief draws on WSUP’s experience in the six-city African Cities for the Future (ACF) programme to illustrate ways of dealing with the challenges that arise when developing contracts between large and small service providers in the urban setting. The Topic Brief gives practical guidance for programme managers on how to make contracts of this type more effective and more enforceable.
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Scott, P., Pinceau, P (2013). Designing Effective Contracts for Small-scale Service Providers in Urban Water and Sanitation Building Partnerships for Development (BPD), Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP), UK
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