REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sava and Drina Rivers Corridors Integrated Development Program (SDIP)
Loan No. 95670-BA
Project ID No. P168862
Assignment Title: Independent dam safety review
Reference No. BA-SDIP-P168862-SA-CS-IC-001-2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina has received financing from the World Bank in the amount of EUR 37 million toward the cost of the Sava and Drina Rivers Corridors Integrated Development Program (SDIP), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for consulting services to be procured under this project.
Objective of the Assignment
The objective of the assignment is twofold:
Firstly, to perform an inspection and assess the safety condition of Modrac dam and its appurtenant structures (spillway, outlet works, monitoring system, …) in order to ensure their good operating conditions, their long-term integrity and safety and, where applicable, to estimate the need for additional studies or remedial safety measures necessary to upgrade the dam to an acceptable standard of safety, considering the potential risk of the dam and urgency of interventions.
Secondly, the Consultant shall provide comments, if any, on the proposed rehabilitation work. The review shall include both the arch rehabilitation elements and the overflow section beam repairs.
Scope of Services
Specifically, the Consultant shall:
- Review proposed design for rehabilitation works, as well other relevant technical document and reports, including geological reports, design or as-built drawings, and, if available, construction records, materials strength parameters and stability analysis.
- Assess the safety condition of the dam and associated structures as well as their operational status / procedure in accordance with the national standards and international guidelines and practices;
- Assess the overall risk of the dam and required remedial works, considering potential failure modes, consequences, and urgency of implementation; and
- Prepare a dam safety assessment report, including any safety issues, potential risks, and recommendations for remedial works and safety improvement measures, covering both structural and nonstructural elements along with their conceptual design and preliminary cost and time estimates.
- Provide comments if any, on the proposed rehabilitation works. It is noted that the original overall design concept was subject to an independent review in 2008, the Consultant shall familiarize themselves with this independent review, the original dam stability analysis and key design documents as part of the review.
- Draw up technical specifications for the additional studies and investigations required to improve knowledge of the dam’s current safety conditions.
The duration of the mission is set at two (2) months from the date of notification of the service order to start the mission. The estimated workload is 25 man-days.
The detailed Terms of Reference for the above referenced consulting services are available here on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry of Federation of B&H.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry of Federation of B&H now invites eligible Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the Services.
Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.
Consultants shall fulfill the following qualification requirements:
The Consultant must hold a university degree in a relevant discipline (Civil, Hydraulic Engineering, or equivalent) and present a general experience of at least 20 years in the design, construction, and review of the safety of large dams.
His/Her specific experience should include:
- Participation in the design and construction of at least three (03) large dams (height greater than 15 m);
- The conduct of at least two (02) inspections and reviews of the safety of large dams;
- Demonstrated experience in the design, construction or safety review of arch concrete dams and/or buttress dams.
- Detailed design and/or construction supervision experience in reinforced concrete.
- Familiarity with internationally accepted dam safety guidelines, such as the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) and so on.
- Ability to communicate at a good level of proficiency in English;
- The ability to read and communicate in local (Bosnian) would be desirable, as many of the existing documents are in the local language and untranslated.
Applicants’ qualification requirements will be further evaluated based on the below criteria:
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No. |
Qualification requirement / Evaluation criteria |
Points |
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1 |
General Qualifications |
30 |
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1.1 |
University degree in a relevant discipline (Civil, Hydraulic Engineering, or equivalent) and present a general experience of at least 20 years in the design, construction, and review of the safety of large dams |
30 |
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2 |
Adequacy for the assignment |
60 |
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2.1 |
Participation in the design and construction of at least three (03) large dams (height greater than 15 m) |
20 |
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2.2 |
The conduct of at least two (02) inspections and reviews of the safety of large dams |
20 |
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2.3 |
Demonstrated experience in the design, construction or safety review of arch concrete dams and/or buttress dams |
8 |
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2.4 |
Detailed design and/or construction supervision experience in reinforced concrete. |
7 |
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2.5 |
Familiarity with internationally accepted dam safety guidelines, such as the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) and so on. |
5 |
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3 |
Language |
10 |
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3.1 |
Ability to communicate at a good level of proficiency in English |
4 |
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3.2 |
The ability to read and communicate in local (Bosnian) would be desirable, as many of the existing documents are in the local language and untranslated |
6 |
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TOTAL points |
100 |
Submitted expressions of interest should be no longer than 30 pages of text, including tables with relevant experiences/completed contracts.
The service will be selected under the provisions of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers – Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services (dated November 2020) (“the Regulations”) based on the method of Individual Consultants Selection (IC), an open competitive approach for a lump‑sum contractual arrangement.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers – Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services (dated November 2020) (“the Regulations”) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 09:00 to 15:00 hours.
Expressions of interest in English language (CV, Cover letter and documentary evidence for fulfilling the qualifications) must be delivered in a written form to the email below, by 11th of May, 2026, 12:00 hours, noon, local time.
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Contact: |
E–mail: |
Address: |
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Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry of Federation of B&H – Project Implementation Team Butmirska cesta 40, 2nd floor 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel: (+387 62) 393 413 |
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