BOOT Bulk Water Supply Contract - Prospect W.T.W. Sydney, Australia

The Sydney Drinking Water Programme is an excellent example of the use of BOT/BOOT contracts in a monopoly public service - water supply. It can be used to illustrate a wide range of the benefits and mechanisms of such contracts. This paper limits itself principally to the Process of establishing such contracts in a context of a complicated interplay of economic, political, environmental, and institutional factors. It will attempt to draw some conclusions that it is hoped will be useful for people embarking on a project of this kind elsewhere.