Afcap Consulting (Pty) Ltd

Afcap Consulting

PRESENTATION ON CREDIT ASSESSMENT & BENCHMARKING TOOLS DEVELOPED

(WATERCAT & MUNICAT)

At the UN-HABITAT & Google Workshop onThe Development of a Geo Referenced Utility Benchmarking System

Cherise Paxinos

Afcap Consulting (Pty) Ltd

WATERCAT Developed for WSP-Africa

MUNICATSelf developed – JV Afcap/ HVR

Water & Sanitation

Utilities

Municipalities Water Sanitation Electricity Roads Housing Clinics Refuse Schools

General Questionnaire

Internal Environment Questionnaire

External Environment Questionnaire

Financial Information Incl. Current Debt

Credit Assessment Tools Under Development

INPUT

Support from Government

Economic BaseExternal Risks

Governance

ManagementFinancial & Credit Management

Strategic Planning and Internal TransformationOperational Performance

Human Resources Customer Relations

Financial & Operational Performance Functions & Powers

Afcap Consulting (Pty) Ltd

WATERCAT Developed for WSP-Africa

MUNICATSelf developed – JV Afcap/ HVR

Water & Sanitation

Utilities

Municipalities Water Sanitation Electricity Roads Housing Clinics Refuse SchoolsShadow Credit Rating

Trend Analysis

Benchmarking & Peer Comparison

Reform Agendas (External & Internal)

Debt Absorption

Access Capital Markets

Credit Assessment Tools Under Development

OUTPUT

Average, Highest, Lowest

Operational performance indicators

Financial performance indicators

Afcap Consulting (Pty) Ltd

Current Process

Afcap Consulting (Pty) Ltd

Refinements Being Programmed into Existing Tools

Afcap Consulting (Pty) Ltd

WATERCAT

Shadow Credit Rating

Trend Analysis

Benchmarking & Peer Comparison

Reform Agendas (External &

Internal)

Debt Absorption & Affordable CIP

Plans for the Future

Arial Mapping

CITIZENS WATERCAT

VERSION (Simpler)Regular

updates on informal

settlements & city

growth

Regular updates of infrastructure needs

assessment

Capital Investment Plan (CIP)

Council debate on Standards

Web-enabled GIS based program & database

USERSLocal GovernmentMinistriesRegulatorsDFIs Banks

Afcap Consulting (Pty) Ltd

Brief Demonstration of Program