One of the key components of ensuring effective and sustained water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services is life-cycle costing. That means considering all the costs – from capital investment to maintenance, minor and major repairs, direct and indirect support costs and the costs of capital for asset replacement. By costing services rather than infrastructure alone, the life-cycle cost approach is about recognising the importance of post-construction costs which must be covered in order for a service to be maintained over time.
Published on: 01/07/2011
One of the key components of ensuring effective and sustained water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services is life-cycle costing. That means considering all the costs – from capital investment to maintenance, minor and major repairs, direct and indirect support costs and the costs of capital for asset replacement. By costing services rather than infrastructure alone, the life-cycle cost approach is about recognising the importance of post-construction costs which must be covered in order for a service to be maintained over time.
In this module participants will learn in detail about a range of tools that can be used to collect and analyse cost information and measure service levels. Participants will do practical exercises on how to apply service level indicators for sustainable services in their context and analyse practical cases.
At the end of Module 3 the participants will:
In this module, specific optional sessions relating to sustainability, life-cycle costing and improved WASH governance will be tailored to suit participants’ training needs. Depending on the tailored contents of Module 3, learning objectives will also be adjusted accordingly.
