2.2 Authorities will need to revisit and refine their estimates for contract monitoring at FBC stage, in the light of any self-monitoring arrangements actually agreed with the preferred bidder. They should provide full details in their FBC and the Pre Financial Close KSR as applicable on how the contract monitoring will be delivered by the Authority. This detail should include information on:
• arrangements for staffing and resources for monitoring during the construction phase;
• arrangements for enhanced staffing leading up to and around Service Availability;
• arrangements for day to day contract management;
• staffing and responsibilities during the operational phase, including the management of any services not included in the contract
• skills and experience of the monitoring team;
• governance arrangements for the construction and operational phases;
• role of users and other stakeholders and how the contract management team will interface with them;
• communications strategy;
• information on staff transfer arrangements;
• how the Authority will carry out any post contract evaluation over the life of the contract;
• arrangements for the Authority's internal auditing of the project; and
• review of services specification and arrangements for market testing and benchmarking.
2.3 The following chapters of the Briefing Note review the management and monitoring roles during the construction period and then the operational period.