aux ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁as ▁the ▁submission ▁was ▁non - comp li ant . ▁After ▁further ▁discuss ions , ▁the ▁bid ▁from ▁Gén éra le ▁des ▁E aux ▁was ▁also ▁elimin ated , ▁as ▁they ▁refused ▁to ▁entirely ▁end or se ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁requirements ▁of ▁the ▁contract . ▁The ▁two ▁remaining ▁b idd ers , ▁CI SE ▁and ▁SA UR , ▁were ▁then ▁invited ▁to ▁present ▁second - stage ▁b ids . ▁When ▁these ▁were ▁opened ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁SA UR ▁was ▁announced ▁the ▁winner , ▁based ▁on ▁price . ▁SA UR ▁had ▁bid ▁a ▁water ▁supply ▁rate ▁of ▁ 2 3 6 ▁FC FA ▁per ▁cub ic ▁meter , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁ 6 2 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁average ▁tar iff . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁According ▁to ▁critics , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Dak ar - based ▁regional ▁N GO ▁A ide ▁Trans par ence , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁connections ▁has ▁increased ▁from ▁a ▁much ▁lower ▁base ▁of ▁ 2 0 3 , 9 0 2 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁only ▁ 2 6 4 , 1 6 1 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁This ▁contrast s ▁with ▁S DE ▁figures ▁which ▁state ▁that ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁connections ▁was ▁ 3 3 8 , 3 9 8 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁report ▁by ▁A ide ▁Trans par ence , ▁" consum ers ▁often ▁comp lain ▁about ▁a ▁reduction ▁in