Commonwealth Environmental Water Office – Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project

Through this Request for Tender, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office (CEWO) intends to engage suitably qualified providers to develop and implement 5-year Monitoring and Evaluation Plans that examine the ecological response to Commonwealth environmental water delivery at each of the following selected areas within the Murray-Darling Basin:

-Junction of the Warrego and Darling rivers

-Gwydir river system

-Lachlan river system

-Murrumbidgee river system

-Edward-Wakool river system

-Goulburn River

-Lower Murray River

Tenderers are requested to provide a Tender response that:

-Provides a costed proposal that outlines how the tenderer will develop a Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for a selected area

-Demonstrates experience and capacity to undertake intervention monitoring at a selected area for a period of up to 5 years

In summary, the CEWO Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project will:

-Monitor the ecological response of commonwealth environmental water delivery at 7 selected areas within the Murray-Darling Basin

-Evaluate ecological response results against expected ecological outcomes in each area

-Inform the adaptive management of Commonwealth environmental water use

-Evaluate the contribution of Commonwealth environmental water to the objectives of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan

-Infer ecological outcomes in areas of the Murray-Darling Basin not monitored