Information Technology / Geographic Information Tender - 2609838

REQUESTFOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST(CONSULTING SERVICES?SELECTION OF INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS) GEORGIAIrrigationand Land Market Development Project (ILMDP)?P133828Credit No.5456-GE Information Technology / Geographic Information Systems Advisor (InternationalConsultant) Reference No. IDIC/CS/IC/02 Georgia has received Credit from the World Bank (WB) inorder to to improve delivery of irrigation and drainage services in selected areas and to develop improved policies andprocedures as a basis for national program of land registration. The Irrigation and LandMarket Development Project (ILMDP) (US$50 million) consists of the three components: Component1 Irrigation and Drainage Improvement(US$45.65 million) Component 2 Land Market Development (US$2.25 million) and Project Management (US$2.1 million). Component 1 isimplemented by the Ministry of Agriculturethrough the Project Planning and Monitoring Division (PPMD). Component 2 is implementedby the Ministry of Justice through the National Agency for Public Registry.
The Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation and Modernization Subcomponent willfinancepreparation of the National Irrigation and Drainage Strategy.The Strategy will define the Government''''s long term vision for: (i)national regulation and monitoring of irrigation water delivery; (ii) institutional arrangements for on-farm and off-farmirrigation and drainage services: (iii) water pricing and cost recovery and (iv) rehabilitation and modernization.
The strategy would also define the government''''sapproach to increasing resilience to climate change through improved irrigation and drainage management. It is intended to apply part of the proceeds for consultingservices - Information Technology / Geographic Information Systems Advisor (InternationalConsultant).
The objective of consulting services ("the Services") is tosupport the government in developing astrategy for irrigation and drainage improvement in Georgia. He/she will review the current situation and provide recommendationsto government to support development of the strategy. In particular he/she will undertake the following: 1. Review and document existingirrigation and drainage data collection systems and databases, including hardware, software, and data collectionpractices.2. Suggest the overallstructure of an integrated national Irrigation and Drainage Information System (IDIS) along with an overview of required hardware, software, and data collection systems.3. Review and document GISapplications currently in use for irrigation system management, operations, and maintenance (MOM).4. Suggest areas where GISapplications could add significant valueto existing or envisioned information systems and applications.Tentative duration ofassignment is is 32 days in total.
The consultant should conduct 2 missions in country each of 2weeks, plus 4 days for home work for report writing. The Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia now invites eligibleindividual consultants ("Consultants") to indicatetheir interest in providing the Services.
The selection criteriaare: minimum of Master''''s degree in Information Technology (IT)relatedfield; at least 10 years of relevant international work experiencein development of local-level water management institutions including in post-soviet countries;Computer literate;Fluent spoken and written English; The attention of interested Consultants isdrawn to paragraph 1.9 of the WorldBank''''s Guidelines: Selection and Employment ofConsultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits u0026Grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011, revised July 2014 ("Consultant Guidelines"), setting forth the World Bank''''s policy on conflict ofinterest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with theIndividual Consultant (IC) method set out in Section V ofthe Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits u0026Grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011, revised July 2014. Further information can be obtained at the address belowduring office hours from 10:00 a.m. to 17:00 p.m. at Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia, Phone number: +99532 2376672, Ms. LaliDurmishidze, Component Director, or Mr. Ioseb Tchonkadze, Procurement Consultant. Interest expression with CV shall be submitted at the addressprovided below not later than 18:00 p.m. of March 23, 2015. Ministry of Agriculture ofGeorgia
Attn: Ms. Lali Durmishidze, ComponentDirector6Marshal Gelovani Ave, Tbilisi, GeorgiaTel.: +995322376672E-mail To: [email protected];Cc: [email protected]; [email protected];