An Odebrecht consortium led by its water unit Foz de Brasil will provide sanitation services to four municipalities in the Brazilian state of Goiás.  The four have a combined population of 900,000 and joined together to improve the economics of the deal. The consortium Centro-Oeste outbid its rivals with a winning upfront fee bid of Reais 273 million (US$125 million) for a 30-year O&M contract. Equipav, a local competitor, and France’s Suez Spanish unit Agbar also bid.