Central West CMA - Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting - Evidence Project - CW MERI 001

The Central West Catchment Action Plan (CAP) is the peak document guiding NRM investment in the Central West between 2006 and 2016. Its targets were identified with significant community participation to focus planning and the implementation of major NRM investment by Australian and NSW governments over this period.The Central West CMA has subsequently developed a Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement (MERI) program with the multi-faceted objective of demonstrating progress against the CAP, reporting investment performance, and promoting continuous improvement within the CMA business cycle.

The purpose of this project can be broadly summarised as reviewing the evidence requirements of the MERI program, providing a comprehensive review of the available evidence, and supporting the purchase of priority information to supplement that evidence which is assessed as being of the highest priority.

This project will incorporate the following key parts

Review and update the CMA’s MERI documentation

* Undertake and document a comprehensive review of the evidence required by the CMA.

* Documented Evidence Plan with analysis and prioritisation of that evidence.

Consultant support for the CMA in securing priority evidence contracts. 

The engagement and support of professional consultants with extensive experience in both NRM and MERI is considered essential for the successful delivery of this project

NSW Regions: Central West

Open Tenders - An invitation to tender by public advertisement with no restriction placed on who may tender. Tenderers will normally be required to demonstrate in their tender that they have the necessary skills, resources, experience, financial capacity, and in some cases licences, accreditations, etc., to fulfil the tender requirements.

Z_RFT_CW MERI 001.pdf ( 1.10 MB)

Documents available for this RFT (issued on 15/07/2009):

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