Assam Integrated River Basin Management Program

CORRIGENDUM – II

Sub:    Corrigendum-II to the REOI for ‘Selection of an Implementing Agency (IA) for Design, Development, and Implementation of Integrated Process Management System for the Water Resources Department, Government of Assam’
Project:    Assam Integrated River Basin Management Program (AIRBMP)
Assignment Title:     Selection of an Implementing Agency (IA) for Design, Development, and Implementation of Integrated Process Management System for the Water Resources Department, Government of Assam
Tender Reference No.:     WRD_CS 7_IPMS dated 11/03/2024
E-Tender ID:     2025_DoWR_42239_1
 

Please note that the Reply to the pre-EoI Queries of the Consultants along with this Corrigendum-II are available in the website:  www.assamtenders.gov.in and AIRBMP project website https://fremaa.assam.gov.in/ 

             Sd/
 Chief Engineer,
Water Resources Department
AWC, Basistha, Ghy 29
 

CORRIGENDUM – I
(TIME EXTENSION)

Sub:    Corrigendum-I (Time Extension) to the REOI for ‘Selection of an Implementing Agency (IA) for Design, Development, and Implementation of Integrated Process Management System for the Water Resources Department, Government of Assam’
Project:    Assam Integrated River Basin Management Program (AIRBMP)
Assignment Title:     Selection of an Implementing Agency (IA) for Design, Development, and Implementation of Integrated Process Management System for the Water Resources Department, Government of Assam
Tender Reference No.:     WRD_CS 7_IPMS dated 11/03/2024
E-Tender ID:     2025_DoWR_42239_1
 

         Sd/-
 Chief Engineer,
Water Resources Department
AWC, Basistha, Ghy 29
 

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Country - India
Project – Assam Integrated River Basin Management Program (AIRBMP)
Assignment Title: Selection of an Implementing Agency (IA) for “Design, Development, and Implementation of Integrated Process Management System” for the Water Resources Department, Government of Assam
Reference No.: 

1.    The State of Assam, through the Government of India, has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Assam Integrated River Basin Management Program (AIRBMP)   and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services required for the project. 

2.    Flood and River Erosion Management Agency of Assam (FREMAA) is the Project Management Unit (PMU) with Water Resources Department (WRD) and Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) as the Project Implementing Units (PIU) for the AIRBMP.

3.    The objective of engaging the Implementing Agency (IA) is to develop a unified and integrated platform leveraging state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies, including microservices based architecture, business intelligence tools, Agile practices and DevOps tools. The IPMS will be integrated with several internal and external applications such as (but not limited to) DSS, GIS, WRIMS, WRAMS, Fin Assam, Assam Tenders, Sewa Setu, CM Dashboard, Payment gateways, Meri Pehchaan, etc. offering significant benefits in workflow automation and decision-making. By automating and streamlining these processes, IPMS is envisaged to greatly enhance the operational efficiency, transparency, and effective execution and monitoring of projects within the Water Resources Department (WRD), Assam.

4.    Chief Engineer, WRD now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Annex-I provides the draft Terms of Reference of the assignment. Interested consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The following information is requested:

a.    Brief Profile and General experience of the Firm(s);  
b.    Experience in similar  projects of compatible size, complexity and technical specialty in the required areas in the last 7 years.
c.    List of ongoing similar2 projects with their tenure and contract value in the last 7 years.
d.    Financial capacity of the firm including average annual turnover from providing software solutions and development services for the last five financial years (FY 2019-20, FY 2020-21, FY 2021-22, FY 2022-23 and FY 2023-24) which should not be less than US$ 14 million or INR 117 crores  (though more is desired);  
e.    Managerial capability for monitoring team performance including Complaints Redressal Mechanism, Staffing and Logistics of the firm; and
f.    List of permanent staff relevant for the assignment 
g.    Certifications like CMMI Level 3 or above certifications and ISO 27001 or ISO 20000 certifications etc. 
5.    While indicating information relating to (b) and (c), it shall be made clear whether the responsibility of the firm was in the capacity of a principal firm (lead partner) or as an associated firm (sub-consultant/JV partner) with detail scope of the service. A short note (preferably along with evidence such as reports and security audit, links to operational systems developed, etc.) on the similar projects implemented by the firm should be provided.
Consultants are requested to submit the following supporting documents against the above-mentioned criteria:(a) Registration certificate of the firm(s);(b)Power of attorney/Board resolution of authorised representative to sign the EOI proposal (c) Firm’s brochure; (d) Audited financial reports for last five years In case the turnover on account of providing software, solutions and development services is not mentioned separately in the audited financial statements, a certificate from Statutory Auditor/ Chartered Accountant stating the turnover from the above-mentioned services shall be provided; (e) service experience record/completion certificate/work order (including project title, duration, nature, total cost,  total input in terms of staff month, employer with contact details, location of service, scope of services etc.). The service experience record should be provided in a tubular format and should not exceed 50 pages. The experience of a parent company, subsidiary company, group company or associates (whatever the names) of the Applicant shall not be considered in evaluation. 
Submission of the EOI documents in chronological order as mentioned above (a-g) will be given additional weightage. Non submission of the documents listed above may lead to rejection.
6.    The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the “World Bank Procurement Regulations, 2016” for IPF Borrowers (Revised November 2020), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 

7.    A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method as set out in Section VII, paragraph 7.3 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” Fourth Edition, November 2020

8    REOI along with the draft Terms of Reference(ToR) for the assignment can be found at the following weblink: https://assamtenders.gov.in/.

9    Queries may be raised at https://assamtenders.gov.in/ with subject line – “Queries- EoI- IPMS-(AIRBMP Phase 1) WRD(EAP)<Name of the Consultant>” latest by 28/01/2025 till 14:00 Hours. A pre-EOI meeting is also scheduled as mentioned below.

10    Interested Consultants may upload Expressions of Interest along with the aforesaid supporting documents online at the e-procurement portal of Govt. of Assam viz. https://assamtenders.gov.in as per the dates mentioned below. No other mode of submission shall be entertained.

11    Key Dates
a)    REoI publication date and time         :  17/01/2025 from 9.00 Hours.
b)    REoI download start date and time   : 17/01/2025 from 9:00 Hours.
c)    REoI download end date and time    :  24/02./2025 till  14:00 Hours.
d)    Pre-EoI meeting date and time:         :  29/01/2025 till 13:00 Hours.
e)    EoI submission End Date and time   :  24/02/2025 till 14:00 Hours.
f)    EoI online opening date and time    :    24/02/2025 from 15:30 Hours.

Address for Communication:
Office of the Additional Chief Engineer,
Water Resources Department (EAP Wing)
2nd Floor, Assam Water Centre (Near Basistha Police Station),
Kundil Nagar, Basistha Chariali, 
Guwahati – 781029, Assam
Email: ace-eap24@assam.gov.in

Annex-I
Draft Terms of Reference:
Please visit www.assamtenders.gov.in to be uploaded along with this REOI