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National Hydrology Project Government of West Bengal Irrigation & Waterways Department NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) for Consultancy Services For ESTABLISHMENT OF INFLOW FORECASTFORECAST,,,, FLOOD FORECAST AND WARNING SYSTEM IN WEST BENGAL FOR KANGSABATIKANGSABATI---- KELIAGHAIKELIAGHAI----SHILABATISHILABATI AND DWARAKESWAR SUB BASINS Under National Hydrology Project March 2020 Executive Engineer Burdwan Investigation & Planning Division Irrigation & Waterways Directorate Request for Expression of Interest Consultancy services for Establishment of inflow forecast, flood forecast and warning system in West Bengal for Kangsabati-Keliaghai-Shilabati and Dwarakeswar sub basins Memo No: 113/NHP-02/02 Date: 26.03.2020 EOI No: WBIW/NHP/NIQ-07 of 2019-20 Ref No: NHP-2019-2020-WBSW-731524 1. This Invitation For Bid follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in Development Business on 9th March, 2017 2. The Government of India has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the National Hydrology Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for this consulting service. 3. Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India is implementing the National Hydrology Project (NHP) in almost entire India with the active technical and financial support of World Bank. Irrigation & Waterways Department, Government of West Bengal is the Implementing Agency responsible for development of Surface Water components in the state. The State Project Management Unit (SPMU) of I&W Department implementing the NHP project as Implementing Agency – Bengal(SW) is the agency requiring the Consultancy services for Establishment of inflow forecast, flood forecast and warning system in West Bengal for Kangsabati-Keliaghai-Shilabati and Dwarakeswar sub basins. 4. The consultancy services for Establishment of inflow forecast, flood forecast and warning system in West Bengal for Kangsabati-Keliaghai-Shilabati and Dwarakeswar sub basins under National Hydrology Project broadly consist of the following: i. Develop, calibrate and operate comprehensive model/ suite of models for real time flood forecasting (level/ inflow/inundation/ peak water velocity/ time of peak flow maps) using hydro-meteorological data, meteorological forecast and other data with desired accuracy. This would include rainfall runoff modeling as well as 2D/ coupled 1D-2D hydrodynamic modeling. Integrate cross sections with DEM to improve model efficiency. To start with, the DEM would be free domain DEM as chosen by the consultant in consultation with the Department. Within 04 years the model may have to be upgraded by incorporating finer resolution DEM (DEM with 10 m / 1 m resolution prepared using ortho images or 0.5 m LiDAR DEM) for selected areas. While the DEM will be made available to the agency for free from the Department. ii. Integrate all processes for data management, forecast models and dissemination methodology etc., in a single system to run models and generate forecast in fully automatic mode for short term period (3 days or more) with desired accuracy. iii. Create Inundation map library for various return periods of rainfall events/ flood events including different scenarios of embankment breach at identified vulnerable locations. iv. Develop web based Integrated Flood Warning System with GIS tools for dissemination of forecast, inundation map, to the departmental officers through secured departmental website with flexibility to disseminate such information to other stakeholders as per decision of the department. v. To develop a GUI-based dashboard for customizing model runs for the rainfall runoff and hydrodynamic models, viewing and analysis of model results. vi. To develop web based and mobile based system for disseminating flood warnings, based on the envisaged extent of flooding vii. Provide support for flood prediction and warning for a specified period after acceptance of the model. viii. Training and Capacity Building ix. The duration of the consultancy period will be for a period of 5.5 years with 1.5 years for development and acceptance of the system and 4 years for maintenance and support after acceptance. x. A brief Draft Terms of Reference (ToR) is attached. 5. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits& Grants by World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011 (“Consultant Guidelines”) revised Jul 2014, setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 6. The Executive Engineer Burdwan Investigation & Planning Division I&W Department Govt. of West Bengal now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the above required consultancy. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.) 7. Consultants may associate with other firms/ consultants to meet the necessary qualification criteria or enhance their capability. The EOI submitted by consultants in association should clearly indicate the nature of the association if it is a joint venture or a sub-consultancy. In case of Joint venture, the name of the lead firm should be clearly stated and the JV should not have more than three members including the lead. 8. A consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS (Quality and Cost Based Selection) procedures set out in the World Bank’s “Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants Under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers- Jan 2011, modified July 2014”. The Guidelines are available at www.worldbank.org/procure 9. The criteria for short listing of the Consulting firms shall be as follows: 1. The firm should have been in consulting business in water resource / flood management sector for at least 5 years having experience of substantially completed (at least 70% complete) of one similar assignment (inflow forecast &/or flood forecast) in India/abroad of value 200 lakhs or two similar assignments each of value 125 lakhs or three similar assignments each of value 75 lakhs in the last five years. (The consultant should provide a brief description of the organization including ownership details date and place of incorporation of the firm, objective of the firm, and details of relevant/ similar assignments executed with customer name & address, contact details, order value and performance certificates) Total point under this criterion is 30 (Thirty), the firm with experience of completion of maximum no of projects will get full marks, while marks of other firms will be assigned on pro-rata basis. 2. The firm shall be financially sound with an average annual turnover of more than INR 200.00 Lakhs during any two years in the last five years i.e. 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19. Total point under this criterion is 15 (Fifteen), and the firm with highest turnover will get full marks, while marks of other firms will be assigned on pro-rata basis. 3. The firm should have prior experience in development of different modeling assignments. Total point for this criterion is 30 (Thirty) . The number of points to be assigned to the firm shall be determined considering the following sub criteria and relevant percentage weights (The consultant should provide details of relevant modeling work assignments executed with customer name & address, contact details, order value and performance certificates) a) Development of hydrology model for runoff computation (33.3%) b) Development of hydraulic model of rivers / canals (33.3%) c) Development of terrain model for flood inundation mapping (33.3%) 4. Availability of adequate key professionals having relevant advanced academic degree and experience in a) Team leader- Hydrology, Hydraulic and / or Water Resources engineering person with more than 18 yrs experience b) Hydrology/Hydraulic modeler with more than 10 yrs experience Total points for this criterion is 25 (Twenty five). The number of points to be assigned to the firm shall be determined considering the following sub criteria and relevant percentage weights a. For Team Leader - (60%) – Firm having TL with maximum years of experience shall be given max marks, while marks of other firms will be assigned on pro-rata basis. b) For Hydrology/Hydraulic modeler - (40%) - Firm having modeler with maximum years of experience shall be given max marks, while marks of other firms will be assigned on pro-rata basis Total points for the four criteria : 100 The minimum score required to pass is : 70 10. Interested Consultants may obtain further information at the address given below from 10.00 – 17.00 hours (IST) on all working days. Superintending Engineer, Investigation and Planning Circle II Irrigation & Waterways Directorate, Govt of West Bengal Jalasampad Bhavan, 5th Floor, Salt lake, Kolkata 91, West Bengal, India E mail: [email protected] 11. Expression of Interest with all relevant information and documents can be downloaded from https://wbtenders.gov.in / wbiwd.gov.in for “Establishment of inflow forecast, flood forecast and warning system in West Bengal for Kangsabati-Keliaghai-Shilabati and Dwarakeswar sub basins” under National Hydrology Project from 27.03.2020 10.00 hrs. to 12.05.2020 15:00 hrs Server time. The last date/time of submission/uploading of REOI at https://wbtenders.gov.in is 12.05.2020 15.00 hrs Server time The Expression of Interests received till the appointed time and date shall be opened on same day at 15.30 hrs . Server time. In the event, this last date being declared as holiday by the Government, above EOI will be opened on the next working day at the same time. 12. Pre-bid Meeting: A pre-bid meeting will be held on 28.04.2020 at 12:00 hrs (IST) at the Office of the Superintending Engineer, Investigation and Planning Circle II, Irrigation & Waterways Directorate, Govt of West Bengal, Jalasampad Bhavan 5th Floor, Salt lake, Kolkata 91, West Bengal, India, to clarify the issues and to answer questions on any matter that may be raised at that stage : 13.
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