Inland Waterways Strategic Plan Tender in Argentina - 44687858

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Country: Argentina

Summary: Inland Waterways Strategic Plan

Deadline: 12 Aug 2020

Posting Date: 01 Aug 2020

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 44687858

Document Ref. No.: 1269834

Competition: ICB

Financier: World Bank (WB)

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

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72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

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Expression of Interest are invited for Inland Waterways Strategic Plan for Argentina.
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR SELECTION # 1269834
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Selection Information
Assignment Title
Inland Waterways Strategic Plan for Argentina
Publication Date
29-Jul-2020
Expression of Interest Deadline
12-Aug-2020 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time - Washington D.C.)
Language of Notice
English
Selection Notice
Assignment Country
· AR - Argentina
Funding Sources
The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment/services under:
· BB - BANK BUDGET
· TF0B2923 - Title Support for inland waterways and ports national strategy in Argentina
Individual/Firm
The consultant will be a firm.
Assignment Description
SELECTION FOR CONSULTANTS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Electronic Submissions through World Bank Group eConsultant2

https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html
ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
Assignment Title: 1269834 - Inland Waterways Strategic Plan for Argentina
Assignment Countries:

- Argentina
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this assignment is to deliver a proposal of an Inland Waterway Strategic Plan (IWSP) for Argentina, addressing the Paraguay-Parana-Uruguay-Rio de la Plata waterway. It will encompass all the technical, economic and institutional aspects, deemed relevant to achieve an efficient operation of the waterway, identifying and exploiting every opportunity for improvement. These topics will include at least the following: the economically convenient draft to be achieved in each section; economically viable interventions aimed at reducing congestion and delays; the proper sizing of the interventions, taking into account future trends regarding the design of the vessels. The IWSPs horizon will be at least the next 20 years, although it may be increased, if both the team and the Task Team Leader agree.
FUNDING SOURCE
The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:

- BANK BUDGET

- Title Support for inland waterways and ports national strategy in Argentina
ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility restrictions apply:

[Please type list of restrictions]
INDIVIDUAL / FIRM PROFILE

The consultant will be a firm.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The World Bank Group now invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.
Interested firms are hereby invited to submit expressions of interest.
Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through World Bank Group eConsultant2 (https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html)
NOTES

Following this invitation for Expression of Interest, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.
Only those firms which have been shortlisted will receive notification. No debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted.
Attachments
· Optional TOR File
Qualification Criteria
· 1. Provide information showing that they are qualified in the field of waterways` navigation, management and regulation *
· 2. Provide information showing that they are qualified in the field of transport economics, regulation and project evaluation *
· 3. Provide information of the technical and managerial capabilities of the firm in the fields of the assignment *
· 4. Provide information on the qualifications of key staff *
· 5. Provide information on their core business and years in business *
THE WORLD BANK

TERMS OF REFERENCE

ARGENTINA
INLAND WATERWAYS STRATEGIC PLAN

1. BACKGROUND

Argentina-s external trade is mainly supported by water transportation (more than 90% of overall value of external trade). Water transportation is therefore a vital part of Argentina-s economic life.

The entire Argentina-s fluvial system used nowadays for navigation embraces the rivers De la Plata, Paraná (up to Posadas), Uruguay (up to Concepción del Uruguay) and Paraguay. As a whole (and disregarding tortuosity) these waterways are currently navigated for a total extension of some 2.300 km. More than 600 km can be sailed by oceanic vessels (Paraná and de la Plata rivers), although - due to the low natural draft produced by sedimentation - dredging is required, on a permanent basis; this section of the waterway is a very particular case in the world, and poses very specific questions.

Argentina grew as a modern country mainly through external trade, when a thriving agriculture sector - embracing both crops and cattle - developed in the almost void Pampeana Region. A very dense railway network was built, connecting this Region (and also the Northwest and Northeast Regions) with the main ports, located at Rosario, Buenos Aires and Bahía Blanca. This spatial configuration was not changed radically by the industrialization that came after the staple-led development stage faded. The importance of domestic water transportation was indeed widened by the rising oil production that had Comodoro Rivadavia (2.000 km south from Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area) as one of its focal points. Oil and its byproducts are by now the main water traffic, as regards domestic freights, and most of them have as destination ports located at the Parana-Rio de la Plata rivers.

Eighty-six ports are located on this waterway. Both bulks and containers traffic take place; more than Argentina-s 70% of tonnage and almost 95% of containers are loaded or unloaded at these ports. Around 4, 500 navigations are carried out, counting only medium and large size ships and barge convoys (either loaded or void).

Despite its importance for Argentina-s economy, the inland waterway transportation is limited to very specific roles, when we focus on domestic transportation. This is partly due to the fact that freight distances on average are not very large and traffic densities are low. Nevertheless, time and again the question about the potential of inland water transportation for domestic freight is at stake, due to the low cost of this option.

The Parana and Uruguay rivers, the main tributaries of the De la Plata River, contribute on average with a discharge of some 17.000 m3/s and 4.000 m3/s, respectively. The latter is a very wide waterway; it is indeed the widest in the world, reaching more than 200 km at the very mouth (distance between Punta Norte del Cabo San Antonio and Punta del Este). Despite these large discharge figures, natural draught is not very high, especially in the De la Plata river; one of the main reasons is the voluminous mass of sediments carried by the Paraná River (contributed in turn by the Bermejo river).

Therefore, while signaling and dredging are needed in many spots, by large the most important interventions take place in the section from Santa Fe (Paraná River) to the mouth of the De la Plata river into the sea. Indeed, the natural draught of De la Plata River is quite lower than the Paraná-s river in its lower section, as flow-s speed reduces when reaching the sea, increasing sedimentation.

Dredging has been carried out from long time ago, and the allowed navigation draft has increased significantly. In the early sixties, draft was of about 24-26 feet, while today it has reached 34 feet; navigation under such condition is possible up to Puerto San Martín, located 30 km north from Rosario. From then up to Santa Fe, allowed draft is of 25 feet; upstream it falls up to 10 feet, and navigation is mainly conducted by barges convoys.

Besides dredging, other interventions are in place, or at least in the agenda. They concern signaling (allowing therefore for night navigation), widening of some narrow points that prevent vessel-s crossing, enlarging waiting places and even rectification in some critical points.

From the beginning up to 1995, interventions were solely carried by the Federal Government (Dirección Nacional de Puertos y Vías Navegables). In that year, the section from Santa Fe up to the mouth of De la Plata River was granted to a concessionaire, entrusted with dredging and maintenance, in exchange for tolls and subsidies. The section operated under the concession was next enlarged upstream to Confluencia (near Resistencia/Corrientes). This concession, extended beyond its initial expiration (now without subsidies), is ending in 2022; a new call for bids is under way.

On the other hand, the dredged channel Martín Garcia is in charge of a binational commission (Argentina-Uruguay).

Regarding the future courses of action, the most important issue refers to the depth that should be reached through dredging. There is nowadays an opportunity for a re-definition, as the concession is expiring. The present draft of 34 feet - a deepening from 32 feet was achieved by the present concessionaire - may deserve a further improvement, since the number of maritime ships using the waterway has grown steadily during the present concession term. Some recent studies suggest that there is a strong case for deepening up to 38 feet. The agenda includes also other interventions in critical spots, aiming to streamline the movement of vessels, reducing delays.

It is apparent, on the other hand, that the future trends regarding the siz

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