GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE
India
Uttarakhand Disaster Preparedness and Resilience Project (U-PREPARE)
Urban, Resilience and Land
GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE
Loan No.: 9654 IN
Project ID No.: P179749
The Department of Disaster Management, Government of Uttarakhand through Government of India has received financing in the amount of US$ 168 million equivalent from the World Bank towards the cost of the Uttarakhand Disaster Preparedness and Resilience Project (U-PREPARE; the "Project"), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under this Project. This Project will be jointly financed by the Government of Uttarakhand.
The project will include the following components:
Component 1 - Enhancing Infrastructure Resilience : This component will support the development of climate- and disaster-resilient priority infrastructure and integrate resilience into infrastructure planning, through the following:
Enhancing the resilience of transport connectivity , through (i) improving the condition, safety, and resilience of select bridges that are prone to floods; (ii) reducing the risks of landslides to enhance population safety, including scaling up bioengineering solutions; (iii) supporting the new Uttarakhand Landslide Mitigation and Management Centre (ULMMC) achieve its vision of becoming a center of excellence for landslide risk management, including through capacity building, preparing an institutional development plan, and promoting the application of technology and innovation; and (iv) strengthening the capacity of the PWD in resilient design and construction, developing a PWD Climate Adaptation Policy, which will integrate disaster and climate risk management approaches into existing systems, and developing a Road Asset Management System with a climate module.
Providing disaster shelter , through (i) conducting a shelter needs and development assessment in the context of climate change; (ii) constructing pilot multipurpose disaster shelters in selected disaster-prone areas along major routes with resilient, inclusive, and energy-efficient designs; and (iii) establishing institutions and procedures for shelter management including the use and maintenance of the shelters during non-emergency situations
Component 2 - Improving Emergency Preparedness and Response: This component will support improving the capabilities of Uttarakhand’s government entities and first responders to predict, prepare for, and respond to disasters, through the following:
Strengthening emergency preparedness , through (i) establishing a State Emergency Operations Center with a Centralized Incident Command System to enhance coordination, (ii) reviewing and strengthening the Uttarakhand’s multiagency institutional emergency and response frameworks and SOPs, and (iii) implementing community DRM activities.
Strengthening hydromet and early warning systems , through (i) improving impact forecasting for weather, climate, and hydrological hazards; (ii) establishing an end-to-end multi-hazard EWS to provide timely warnings directly to the vulnerable population, using multichannel and multi-technology dissemination systems; (iii) developing fitfor-purpose hydromet tools and services for stakeholders in key sectors; and (iv) providing training and capacity building for DRM officials at the state and local levels and communities.
Strengthening the State Disaster Response Force , through (i) constructing SDRF outdoor search-and-rescue training facilities; (ii) providing search-and-rescue and communications equipment; and (iii) providing training on equipment storage, maintenance, and repair
Component 3 - Preventing and Managing Forest and General Fires: This component will support enhancing the capacity of the Uttarakhand government and local communities to prevent and manage forest and general fires, through the following
Improving general fire risk management capacity , through (i) conducting a fire risk assessment in the context of climate change and a gap analysis to prioritize resources and interventions; (ii) developing a fire risk management strategy and action plan that defines the roles of and coordination mechanisms for different stakeholders, sets targets, and defines budget needs for UFES; (iii) strengthening UFES’s capacity for firefighting, application of innovative technologies, building inspections, enforcement of fire safety acts, rules, and norms, and occupational health and safety management; (iv) constructing and upgrading fire stations to improve response time and effectiveness, meet the needs of female employees, and incorporate resilience, environment, health, and safety design considerations; (v) constructing a general fire risk management training facility; (vi) implementing community-based activities on fire safety, including raising public awareness and promoting self-compliance and transparency in the fulfillment of fire safety norms; and (vii) supporting female UFES staff including by organizing on-the-job trainings, exposure visits, and outreach activities to make UFES a more attractive employer for women and increase the share of female employees.
Improving forest fire prevention and management capacity , through (i) strengthening the FD’s prediction, mapping, and early detection capacity, focusing on new technologies, such as mobile applications and artificial intelligence, and considering shifts in fire risks due to climate change; (ii) assessing policies, processes, planning, and interagency forest fire coordination mechanisms, including creating an incident command system for forest fire management; (iii) strengthening the FD’s forest fire suppression capacity by purchasing equipment and providing capacity building for officials and communities; (iv) establishing an incentive-based community program, including provision of community grants, for forest fire risk management that will be guided by sustainable forest management principles, reducing fuel load, restoring degraded lands, and enhancing soil moisture levels; and (v) preparing a carbon finance mechanism based on reduced emissions from the abovementioned activities as a sustainable funding mechanism for community forest fire risk management activities.
Component 4 - Project Management: This component will support project management and knowledge sharing, through the following:
Carrying out the day-to-day coordination, through supporting financial management (FM), procurement, environmental and social management, communication, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and stakeholder engagement, including community outreach and enhancing the state’s ongoing efforts on open data management.
Supporting the establishment of a Lighthouse Uttarakhand platform, through disseminating lessons learned and good practices in Uttarakhand to other states in India and supporting the exchange of knowledge and strengthening the capacity of institutions in India through partnerships
Component 5 - Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC): This component will allow provision of immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency, as needed, through the reallocation of undisbursed loan proceeds.
Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (July 2016 and subsequent revisions) , and is open to all eligible firms and individuals as defined in the Procurement Regulations . After project negotiations, the World Bank shall arrange the publication on its external website of the agreed initial procurement plan and all subsequent updates once it has provided a no objection.
Specific procurement notices for contracts subject to open international competitive procurement will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business online, on the World Bank’s external website and
www.u-prepare.com.
The Project will include the following procurements:
Consultancies: Design and implementation support consultancies for bridges, slopes, disaster shelters. Third party quality assurance consultancies for bridges, slopes and buildings. Account support, Internal Auditor, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building consultancies etc.
Works: Construction of Bridges, Slope stabilization works, disaster shelters, Fire stations, fire training institute, SDRF training component etc.
Goods: Search and rescue goods for SDRF, Firefighting, Search and rescue goods for UFES, Forest Fire drowsing equipment etc.
Interested eligible firms and individuals who would wish to be considered for the provision of goods, works, non-consulting services and consulting services for the above-mentioned project, or those requiring additional information, should contact the Borrower at the address below:
UPREPARE
S.K. Birla, Additional Program Director
5th Floor, USDMA Building, IT Park,
Sahastradhara Road, Dehradun - 248013
www.u-prepare.com