Contents -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Introduction -- Consulting Services -- Consultants -- General Policies and Principles in the Use of Consultants -- Conflict of Interest -- Fraud and Corruption -- Transfer of Knowledge in Consultant Contracts -- Financing Consulting Services -- The Role of the Bank -- The Selection Process and Selection Methods -- Developing the Terms of Reference -- Estimating Cost and Budget -- Setting the Evaluation Criteria -- Advertising and Shortlist -- Request for Proposals -- Types and Forms of Contracts -- Preparation, Submission, and Evaluation of Proposals -- Evaluation Practices of Technical Proposals -- Negotiations and Award of Contract -- Supervising Consultants -- Performance Evaluation -- Selection of Individual Consultants -- Annex 1. Bank's Comments/ No- Objections Templates -- Annex 2. Single Source Selection Form -- Annex 3. Sample Activity Schedule -- Annex 4. Sample Staffing Schedule -- Annex 5. Cost Estimate Templates -- Annex 6. Format for Request for Expressions of Interest -- Annex 7. Examples of Evaluation of Proposals -- Annex 8. Taxation of Consulting Services -- Annex 9. Form for Performance Evaluation -- Annex 10. The Design Contest -- Annex 11. Instructions and Guidance Notes -- References -- Index.