Consultancy Services for Dam Safety Archiving, Information Management and Decision Support System

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES/FIRMS SELECTION) HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN JORDAN WATER SECTOR EFFICIENCY PROGRAM IBRD Loan No. 9560-JO, CFF TF No. TF0C1892, AFD No. CJO 1141 01P Assignment Title: Consultancy Services for Dam Safety Archiving, Information Management and Decision Support System Reference No .: JO-JVA-064-CS-QCBS The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, has received financing from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Global Concessional Financing Facility (GCFF) in the amount of US$ 300,000,000 toward the cost of the Jordan Water Sector Efficiency Project , and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for consulting services to be procured under this project. The consulting services (“the Services”) is to design, develop and operationalize an archiving, information management and decision support system for dam safety that can encompass the full lifecycle of dams in the portfolio. This includes the following main tasks: Inception Phase Current State Analysis Employer’s Requirements Definition Data and Information Management System Asset Management System Decision Support System Preparation of Bidding documents and Completion. The Detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: https://www.mwi.gov.jo/Ar/Tenders The Jordan Valley Authority ( JVA ) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. A consulting firm is allowed to submit the expression of interest alone if it considers itself to be fully qualified on its own for the assignment, as it is not mandatory for consultants to associate with any other firm(s), whether foreign or local. Alternatively. If consultants themselves choose to associate to enhance their qualifications and capability for the assignment, then such associations may either be as a Joint Venture (i.e. all members of the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract if selected) and/or Sub-consultants (i.e. the Consultant will be responsible, including for the services of the sub-consultant). In case of an association, the Consultants must explain in the EOI submission (a) the rationale for forming the association and (b) the anticipated role and relevant qualifications of each member of the association and/or of each sub-consultant for carrying out the assignment, to justify the proposed inclusion of the association members and/or sub-consultants in the association. Failure to provide the above explanation in the Expression of Interest may risk the association not being shortlisted for the assignment. Please note that in the evaluation of EOIs of associations for shortlisting pur