Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-07-04
Buyer: Institute of Meteorology and Water Management — National Research Institute
Country: PL
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71248000 | 71356300 | 72224000: Project management consultancy services | 72246000 | 79421100
Submission deadline: 2018-07-24
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Technical Assistance to Support IMGW-PIB Modernization of the Hydrological and Meteorological Monitoring Systems
The Government of the Republic of Poland has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Odra-Vistula flood management project (OVFMP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The purpose of consulting services (“the Services”) to be provided by the selected Consultant is to support the Institute of meteorology and water management national research institute (IMGW-PIB) and its duty for National hydrological and Meteorological service (PSHM), in an effective and timely implementation of the project tasks, focused on the strengthening of IMGW-PIB’s institutional capacity of the monitoring and meteorological and hydrological forecasting in the whole territory of the Republic of Poland.
The Institute of meteorology and water management – National research institute now invite 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.
— Review hydrological and meteorological monitoring network and prepare tender documents to address identified gaps,
— Review and prepare tender documents for Polish Weather Radar (POLRAD) modernization and the lightning detection network (PERUN) modernization.
Technical supervision of the suppliers that are mobilized during supply, installation, testing, and integration with existing and newly created Polish Hydrological and Meteorological service systems, implementation and achieving operational acceptance.
Technical assistance at the stage of designing the systems and the civil works (verification, recommendations, opinions), including any reviews, surveys, analyses, obtaining any necessary opinions, approvals from utility companies, and administrative permits such as construction permits and use permits.
Development of plan and tender documentation for modernization of the Central measurement laboratory IMGW-PIB.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost-based selection (QCBS) method set outin the World Bank’s consultant guidelines.
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 and grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011, revised July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications. The “association” may take the form of a Joint venture or a sub consultancy. In case of a Joint venture (JV), all members of the JV will be evaluated jointly for the purpose of short listing and shall be jointly and severally liable for the assignment and shall sign the contract in case of award is made to that JV group. In the expressions of interest, the consultants shall provide information separately showing the experience and qualifications of all the partners in the Joint ventures.
Interested consultants should clearly indicate the structure of their “association” and the duties of the partners and sub consultants in their application. Unclear expression of interests in terms of “in association with” and/or “in affiliation with” and etc. may not be considered for short listing. Keeping one expression of interest per firm as principle, a consultant firm may decide whether it wishes to participate as a sub consultant or as an individual consultant or as a partner in a joint venture. Please note that a firm shall submit only one EOI in the same selection process either individually as a consultant or as a partner in a joint venture. No firm can be a sub consultant while submitting an EOI individually or as a partner of a joint venture in the same selection process. A firm, if acting in the capacity of sub consultant in any consultant or JV, may participate in more than one consultant, but only in the capacity of a sub consultant.
— Experience in designing transmission and telemetric systems in connection with hydrological and meteorological monitoring and crisis management,
— Experience in the technical assistance, management and coordination of at least one national hydrological and meteorological service,

Eligibility requirements: 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 and grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011, revised July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications. The “association” may take the form of a Joint venture or a sub consultancy. In case of a Joint venture (JV), all members of the JV will be evaluated jointly for the purpose of short listing and shall be jointly and severally liable for the assignment and shall sign the contract in case of award is made to that JV group. In the expressions of interest, the consultants shall provide information separately showing the experience and qualifications of all the partners in the Joint ventures. Interested consultants should clearly indicate the structure of their “association” and the duties of the partners and sub consultants in their application. Unclear expression of interests in terms of “in association with” and/or “in affiliation with” and etc. may not be considered for short listing. Keeping one expression of interest per firm as principle, a consultant firm may decide whether it wishes to participate as a sub consultant or as an individual consultant or as a partner in a joint venture. Please note that a firm shall submit only one EOI in the same selection process either individually as a consultant or as a partner in a joint venture. No firm can be a sub consultant while submitting an EOI individually or as a partner of a joint venture in the same selection process. A firm, if acting in the capacity of sub consultant in any consultant or JV, may participate in more than one consultant, but only in the capacity of a sub consultant.