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Contracting Guidelines |

In its Phase 2 research, beginning in 2009, the CPWF will focus work in six river basins: the Andes system of basins, the Ganges, Limpopo, Mekong, Nile and Volta basins.
A CPWF call for proposals has just been announced for the Limpopo and the Volta river basins. Information on Expressions of Interest can be found here:
https://sites.google.com/site/cpwfbdceoi/
In each of these river basins, research will focus on a specific Basin Development Challenge, or BDC. The BDCs evolved over time and drew upon various sources of information, including Phase 1 research results, Phase 1 Basin Coordinator input, key informant surveys, and stakeholder workshops.
Research to address a BDC is to be conducted through a relatively small number of closely integrated projects. Each project may be contracted in one of three ways:
1. Open competition (open to all),
2. Limited tendering (by invitation), and
3. Direct contracting (negotiation with a selected team).
The call for open competition Phase 2 CPWF projects in the Andes, Mekong and Nile basins was announced July 6, 2009, and closed August 31, 2009.