2014 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FAIR

Asian Development Bank

GALIA ISMAKOVA, OSFMD MIKE BARRIENTOS, OIST

SEARCHING OPPORTUNITIES

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Specify Filter options and click Search to view targeted consulting opportunities

Click the View CSRN icon (or the project link) of the consulting opportunity

Opportunities tab

VIEWING CONSULTING OPPORTUNITIES csrn.adb.org (anyone) Opportunities tab in CMS (registered consultants) weekly CSRN emails (actively registered consultants)

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USE COMPATIBLE BROWSERS & RECOMMENDED SETTINGS

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Inability to access the TOR & Cost Estimate tabs in CSRN Errors in downloading Technical Proposal templates
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HOW TO CHECK STATUS OF EOI

RESPONDING TO RFP

PREPARING AND SUBMITTING PROPOSALS

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ALLOW FOR SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREPARE ONLINE PROPOSALS

REGARDING ONLINE CMS PROPOSALS:

CMS does not function as a dropbox for proposals; ample time for data entry of fields should be reserved

Access times to CMS is verifiable Upload attachments as PDFs rather than DOCs as these attachments are automatically combined for the benefit of the evaluators

Go through the Read This First! document in the RFP Attachments

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CLICK THE VERIFY BUTTON IN THE WORKFLOW SCREEN

WARNINGS AND ERROR MESSAGES IN THE WORKFLOW SCREEN

Clicking the Verify button displays any Warnings or Errors that are validated by CMS Errors prevent submission and must be properly addressed Error messages persist until the Verify button is clicked again Warnings only require that a comment be entered

NOTIFICATION ON TECHNICAL PROPOSAL SCORES AND FINANCIAL PROPOSAL AMOUNTS

PAYMENT INFORMATION

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PROVIDE INTERMEDIATE BANK DETAILS, IF NEEDED, TO AVOID DELAYS IN CLAIM PROCESSING

FROM THE FAQ ON PAYMENT INFORMATION

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