Advancing Philippine Competitiveness (COMPETE) Project

Subject to the availability of funds, the United States Agency for International Development Mission to the Philippines (USAID/Philippines) intends to issue a request for proposal (RFP) in order to select a contractor to implement the "Advancing Philippine Competitiveness (COMPETE) Project, a 5-year project that seeks to increase levels of domestic and foreign investment, create increased employment opportunities and raise domestic incomes through better provision of quality infrastructure, more competitive industries, and credit facilitation. Activities will promote efforts to: (1) improve quality of infrastructure sector; (2) enhance competitiveness of key industries, and; (3) improve access to credit. The project seeks to fulfill the goals of the 2011-2016 Philippine Development Plan (PDP) of improving the country's national competitiveness by, among others, increasing productivity and efficiency in the key sectors of the economy. The project will work through and promote private/public partnerships to improve the investment climate, trade capacity, and business competitiveness.