Common use of Mini-Competition Clause in Contracts

Mini-Competition. (i) The Bank will send by email to all Framework Members an Assignment Terms of Reference including at a minimum: (a) the scope of Services required; (b) the award criteria and weightings; (c) the Closing Date; (d) the pricing mechanism for the Assignment (fixed fee, capped fee, hourly rates estimate); (e) Contract form applicable; (f) whether the Bank reserves the right to directly appoint the successful Framework Member arising from this Assignment to future new contract(s) consisting in the repetition of similar legal services for subsequent phases of the same transaction; and (g) the information required in the Proposal. (ii) Any clarifications requested by a Framework Member in relation to an Assignment Terms of Reference shall be submitted in writing to the Bank by the deadline date indicated in the Assignment Terms of Reference. Unless of a confidential or proprietary nature, responses will be issued by the Bank in writing to all Framework Members. (iii) Proposals shall be in conformance with the Fixed Tender Terms, as may be amended in accordance with this Agreement. (iv) Framework Members shall submit their Proposals to the Bank in writing. (v) The Bank shall award each Assignment in accordance with the award criteria and weightings set out in the Assignment Terms of Reference. The award criteria shall at all times be the most economically advantageous Proposal in terms of Total Price (20-100%) and one or more of the following technical criteria: (a) Proposed team for the delivery of the Services; and (b) Methodology for service delivery and technical resources. (vi) The Bank shall not be responsible for any costs incurred by Framework Members in the preparation of a Proposal.

Mini-Competition. (i) The Bank will send by email in writing to all Framework Members an Assignment Terms of Reference including at a minimum: (a) A. the scope of Services required; (b) B. the award criteria and weightings; (c) C. the Closing Date; (d) D. the pricing mechanism for the Assignment (fixed fee, capped fee, hourly rates rates, estimate); (e) Contract form applicableE. whether the Bank will permit a cap on liability and its amount; (f) F. whether the Framework Member is in a situation of conflicting interests that may negatively affect the performance of the Assignment; G. whether the Bank reserves the right to directly appoint the successful Framework Member arising from this Assignment to future new contract(s) consisting in the repetition follow-up of similar legal services for subsequent phases of the same transaction; work performed under the Assignment, and (g) H. the information required in the Proposal. (ii) Any clarifications requested by a Framework Member in relation to an Assignment Terms of Reference shall be submitted in writing to the Bank by the deadline date indicated in the Assignment Terms of Reference. Unless of a confidential or proprietary nature, responses will be issued by the Bank in writing to all Framework Members. (iii) Proposals shall be in conformance with the Fixed fixed terms contained in the Tender Terms, as may be amended in accordance with this Agreementparticularly the rates. (iv) Framework Members shall submit their Proposals to the Bank in writing. (v) The Bank shall award each Assignment in accordance with the award criteria and weightings set out in the Assignment Terms of Reference. The award criteria shall at all times be the most economically advantageous Proposal in terms of Total Price (weighting 20-10040%) and one or more of the following technical criteria: criteria (a) Proposed weighting 60-80%): • Technical merits of the proposed team for the delivery of the Services; and Services (b) 20-80%), and • Methodology for service delivery and technical resourcesresources (20-80%). (vi) The Bank shall not be responsible for any costs incurred by Framework Members in the preparation of a Proposal.

Mini-Competition. (i) The Bank will send by email in writing to all Framework Members an Assignment Terms of Reference including at a minimum: (a) : • the scope of Services required; (b) ; • the award criteria and weightings; (c) ; • the Closing Date; (d) ; • the pricing mechanism for the Assignment (fixed fee, capped fee, hourly rates rates, estimate); (e) Contract form applicable; (f) ; • whether the Bank will permit a cap on liability and its amount; • whether the Framework Member is in a situation of conflicting interests that may negatively affect the performance of the Assignment; • whether the Bank reserves the right to directly appoint the successful Framework Member arising from this Assignment to future new contract(s) consisting in the repetition follow- up of similar legal services for subsequent phases of the same transaction; and (g) work performed under the Assignment, and • the information required in the Proposal. (ii) Any clarifications requested by a Framework Member in relation to an Assignment Terms of Reference shall be submitted in writing to the Bank by the deadline date indicated in the Assignment Terms of Reference. Unless of a confidential or proprietary nature, responses will be issued by the Bank in writing to all Framework Members. (iii) Proposals shall be in conformance with the Fixed fixed terms contained in the Tender Terms, as may be amended in accordance with this Agreementparticularly the rates. (iv) Framework Members shall submit their Proposals to the Bank in writing. (v) The Bank shall award each Assignment in accordance with the award criteria and weightings set out in the Assignment Terms of Reference. The award criteria shall at all times be the most economically advantageous Proposal in terms of Total Price (weighting 20-10040%) and one or more of the following technical criteria: criteria (a) Proposed weighting 60-80%): • Technical merits of the proposed team for the delivery of the Services; and Services (b) 20-80%), and • Methodology for service delivery and technical resourcesresources (20-80%). (vi) The Bank shall not be responsible for any costs incurred by Framework Members in the preparation of a Proposal.