Second Liaoning Medium Cities Infrastructure GEF Grant

Grant No.: TF057757
 

Assignment Title: Consulting Service ofNetwork Geographic Information System (GIS) forAnshan & Haicheng Water Supply

Reference No. B2-b
 

The People's Republicof China has received financing from the WorldBank toward the cost of the Second Liaoning Medium Cities Infrastructure GEF Grant, and intends to apply part of the proceeds forconsulting services. One of the objectives of the Project is to respectively provide consultingservice in the design andsupervision of the start-up of the UrbanWater Supply Information Management System for Anshan Water Supply Company and Haicheng Supply Water Company, to realize thescientific management and distribution optimization of the network.
 

The consulting services ("theServices") include:
 

Anshan:

a) Arrangepressure/flow-detected points and transfer monitoring data;

b) Establish GISplatform;

c) Establish informationsystem platform of the network management;

d) Procure software andhardware;  

e) Provide operation &management manuals;

f) Training networkdispatching and operation staff of the Client.
 

Haicheng:

a) Complete arrangement ofpressure/flow-detected points to realize monitoring data transfer;

b) Establish high precisionwater network hydraulic model;

c) Upgrade software ofexisting tariff system;

d) Procure software, hardwareequipment for the central distribution system;

e) Procure waterconservation/leakage detection equipment;

f) Auto-control and remotetransmission systems ofboost pumping stations;

g) Prepare operationmanagement manuals of the network system;

h) Training on networkdispatching and operation staff of the Client.
 

The implementation periodis12 months.
 

Liaoning Urban Construction & Renewal Project Office(LUCRPO) on behalf of Liaoning Financial Department [who will be in charge of disbursement] and each Client [who will sign thecontracts] as the project implementation entities now invites eligible consulting firms ("Consultants") toindicate their interestin providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the requiredqualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.The shortlistingcriteria are: the Consultants should havesuccessful achievements and experiences on similar projects in past 5 years, and provide the information on these concernedprojects.

The attention of interestedConsultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans andIDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers (May 2004 and revisedOct.2006) ("Consultant Guidelines"), setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest.
 

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or asubconsultancy to enhance their qualifications.
 

AConsultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.
 

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0930 to 1500hours.
 

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person, or by mail by Feb 4, 2013.
 

Liaoning Urban Construction &Renewal Project Office (LUCRPO)

Attn: Mr. Liu Dong

Room 2403, 24th Floor,E Block, Changxin Landmarks, No.318, QingnianStreet, Heping District

Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, P.R. China, Postal Code:110004

Tel: 86-24-23932291

Fax: 86-24-23942918

E-mail: lucrpo_gef@163.com; lucrpo@hotmail.com