Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Peace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Department of Planning and Finance
Lao Agriculture Competitiveness Project Date: 16/09/2019
Request for Express of Interest
Consultancy Services Dam Safety Inspection and Risk Assessment (Firms)
Ref: MAF/CQS-02
Background:
The Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (GoL) received a US$ 25 million credit from World Bank to implement the Agriculture Competiveness Project (ACP). The project development objective is to enhance the competitiveness of selected agricultural value chains in the project areas. The project will be implemented over 6 years from 2018 to 2024 in five project provinces, including Khammouane, Bolikhamxay, Xayabouly, Vientiane Province, and Vientiane Capital. The project implementation is led by the Department of Planning and Finance (DPF) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), and its implementing agencies include technical departments of MAF, technical department of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC), Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Offices (PAFO), Provincial Industry and Commerce Office (PICO) in the five project provinces.
Under Sub-Component A3-Providing Critical Productive Infrastructure, the project is seeking to recruit a consulting firm to conduct an integrated and comprehensive dam safety assessment of five reservoirs in three provinces and to provide recommendations for structural and non-structural remedial measures for operation and maintenance. In this subcomponent, the project intends to rehabilitate 71 existing irrigation schemes. Among those schemes, there are five schemes intaking water from five reservoirs that are earth fill/earthen dams. Dimensions of the dams vary from one to another. Dam crest heights are ranging between 13 meters and 28 meters. Their nominal storage capacities are ranging between 2.2 and 28 million cubic meters.
To comply with Dam Safety requirements as per OP4.37, the project will recruit a consulting firm to (i) inspect and evaluate the safety status of the existing dam, its appurtenances, and its performance history; (ii) review and evaluate the owner’s operation and maintenance procedures; (iii) assess the potential risks and hazards due to the potential failure of the 5 dams to local communicates and assets, including assets to be financed as part of this project; (iv) provide a written report of findings and recommendations for any remedial work or safety-related measures necessary to upgrade the existing dam to an acceptable standard of safety; (v) undertake stakeholder consultation workshops including Probable Failure Mode Analysis and training sessions; (vi) prepare dam safety plans, including operation & maintenance plan and emergency preparedness plan. The services will have to be completed within 5 months from the date of commencement. The assignment is expected to start in November 2019.
The National Project Management Office (NPMO) 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. The candidate firms selected should have competence, expertise and track record for conducting assignments of similar complexity and magnitude for public sector institutions globally. The following experience criteria shall apply in shortlisting the qualified firms:
- Be a legal entity acceptable to the Department of Irrigation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF).
- At least 20 years of general experience implementing management contracts worldwide and specifically in developing countries.
- At least ten years of specific experience in providing similar services in developing countries, working experience with international financial institutions funded projects is a plus.
- Proven record on successful completion of at least three assignments related to the assignment over the last 5 years.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Regulations – Procurement in Investment Project Financing – Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services (July 2016 revised November 2017 edition), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultants Qualification-based Selection (CQS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
Consulting Firm may obtain copies of the detailed Terms of Reference (in English) for the assignment from the address below or visit our website at https://www.lacp-maf.org/vacancy-announcement-2 office hours 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday.
Further information, including Terms of Reference can be obtained at the address below during office hours – 09:00 to 16:00 o’clock.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) no later than 16:00 hours 18/10/ 2019.
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Ban Phonexay, Saysettha District, Vientiane Capital City, Lao PDR
Tel: 856 21 410074 Fax: 856 21 410073
Email: s_phouthone@yahoo.com and Cc: keophouthoneinthivong@gmail.com
Mr. Savanh HANEPHOM
Deputy Director General
Department of Planning and Finance