2005 - 2006 - Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2012

Trends identified
Number of contracts awarded
Water Wastewater Combined Contracts
1987 0 0 1 1
1988 1 0 0 1
1989 3 0 10 13
1990 1 1 0 2
1991 1 0 1 2
1992 1 1 1 3
1993 8 3 4 15
1994 5 3 6 14
1995 7 1 10 18
1996 12 2 5 19
1997 12 4 10 26
1998 12 5 8 25
1999 15 6 28 49
2000 26 16 16 58
2001 17 18 19 54
2002 11 10 8 29
2003 18 8 16 42
2004 22 13 14 49
2005 13 16 11 40
Total 185 107 168 460
2005 is for the year up to the start of October.
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PART 1: 2005-2006 OVERVIEW
The volume of contracts remains high, underlining the development of local, small scale
contract awards, especially for water. Wastewater only contracts continue to be scarcer,
reflecting their lower perceived priority.
Millions of people served per contract
Water Wastewater Net
1987 6.90 1.50 6.90
1988 0.54 0.00 0.54
1989 3.11 5.23 3.11
1990 2.50 1.60 2.05
1991 0.94 0.30 0.94
1992 0.35 0.40 0.33
1993 1.68 1.34 1.36
1994 0.72 0.16 0.60
1995 0.44 0.26 0.42
1996 1.04 0.53 0.96
1997 2.33 1.45 2.05
1998 0.96 0.35 0.80
1999 0.93 0.78 0.87
2000 0.98 0.53 0.87
2001 0.61 0.45 0.58
2002 0.53 0.75 0.77
2003 0.67 0.64 0.67
2004 0.48 0.32 0.47
2005 0.69 0.43 0.57
Average 0.98 0.76 0.88
Wastewater contracts tend to be smaller, due to a number of major bulk water contracts as well
as sewerage services being less extensive than water provision services at the start of a typical
Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2005-2006