Request for expression of interest for selection # 1175353
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Assignment Title
Joint Flood Forecasting and Management in Sava River Basin
Publication Date
18-Mar-2015
Expression of Interest Deadline
16-Apr-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (EST)
Language of Notice
English
Assignment Country
 BA - Bosnia and Herzegovina
 HR - Croatia
 ME - Montenegro
 YF - Serbia
Funding Sources
The World Bank intends to finance the assignment/services under Trust Funds:
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BB - BANK BUDGET
TF072015 - Western Balkans: Western Balkans Investment Framework(WBIF) Program
Regional
Individual/Firm
The consultant will be a firm.
Assignment Description
SELECTION FOR CONSULTANTS BY THE WORLD BANK
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Electronic Submissions through World Bank Group eConsultant2 https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html
ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
Assignment Title: Development of a Coordinated Flood Forecasting and Warning System for the
Sava River Basin

Assignment Countries:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Montenegro
- Serbia
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
The Study will support the water management authorities in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia, as ultimate beneficiaries of the WBIF Grant, for the preparation of a coordinated flood forecasting and warning system with capabilities for drought forecasting; Slovenia and
Croatia will also be involved as the project aims to cover the complete Sava River Basin. The
Coordinated Flood Forecasting and Warning System will be developed partly in parallel with existing national systems in order to create a shared platform and communication tool to connect the national systems at basin level, and complement these to fill out gaps in the monitoring and forecasting capability with intermediate tools. The system will make use of the already available data and monitoring systems, and simulation models of the national systems and the International
Sava River Basin Commission. In addition, a distributed hydrological model serving both flood and drought events will be developed and connected. For these reasons, the IT platform to be developed has to be open to allow seamless and cost-effective integration of a wide variety of data formats and models. The system has to be installed in the five Sava basin countries with a duplicate client-server system to provide system resilience. The system has to be configured to provide data pre-processing, assure data quality, quantify uncertainties, apply data assimilation and enable reservoir operation options.
Outcomes will be: (i) Operational flood and drought forecasting and warning system with installations in the Sava River Basin countries Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia,
Slovenia and Croatia; (ii) Well trained staff in each of these countries; and (iii)
Recommendations on future steps and investments for the improvement of the forecasting and warning system.
FUNDING SOURCE
The World Bank intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following trust fund(s):
- Western Balkans: Western Balkans Investment Framework(WBIF) Program Regional
ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility restrictions apply:
N/A
INDIVIDUAL / FIRM PROFILE
The consultant will be a firm.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The World Bank now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. 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. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB.
Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.
Interested consultants are hereby invited to submit expressions of interest.
Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through World Bank
Group eConsultant2 (https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html)
NOTES
Following this invitation for Expression of Interest, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.
Qualification Criteria
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Provide information showing that they are qualified in the field of the assignment.
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Provide information on the technical and managerial capabilities of the firm.
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Provide information on their core business and years in business.
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Provide information on the qualifications of key staff.