Supervision of Construction Works for Priority Remedial and Monitoring/Instrumentation Works for Selected Dams in Kosovo and Supply and Installation of Early Warning and Alarm System (EWAS) — Fostering and Leveraging Opportunities for Water Security Program

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) Country – Republic of Kosovo Name of Project- Fostering and Leveraging Opportunities for Water Security Project (FLOWS) Assigment Title: Supervision of Construction Works for Priority Remedial and Monitoring/Instrumentation Works for Selected Dams in Kosovo and Supply and Installation of Early Warning and Alarm System (EWAS) IDA Credit No. 6636-XK Project ID No. 169150 Reference number: FLOWS-CS-CQS-22 Issued on: 29 July 2026 The Government of Kosovo has received a credit totalling EUR 25 million from the International Development Association (IDA), to finance the Kosovo Fostering and Leveraging Opportunities for Water Security (FLOW) Project. The Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (MESP) has overall responsibility for the Project and is responsible for the implementation of the Project through its Project Management Team (PMT). The objective of the Project is to strengthen the national capacity for managing Kosovo’s water resources for water security, and in selected basin areas, improve integrated land and water resource management practices and services, in a resilient manner. The programmatic approach is built around two pillars of a) foundational measures for long-term transformation and b) catalytic investments that address the immediate investment needs, deliver implementation lessons, and catalyze additional integrated interventions in water security. The project will implement both the basin specific investments as well as the national investment planning. It includes a number of activities and implements investments that show readiness and are proof-of-concept and/or provide learning opportunities. The project will be flexibly designed to adapt to priorities emerging from the basin planning process, and overall support water security, climate change adaptation and preparing investments for future programmatic and larger scale investments. Several activities that are best approached through civil society initiatives and private sector (a number of activities related to agro-environment, watershed, water-saving, afforestation, irrigation efficiency improvements, tourism) will be supported through targeted and mainstreamed grant financing and sub-projects. These Terms of References describe the requirements for supervision and monitoring of the two contracts (i) Priority Remedial and Monitoring/Instrumentation Works for Selected Dams in Kosovo and (ii) Supply and Installation of Early Warning and Alarm System (EWAS) . The Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning now invites eligible consulting firms (“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. Further details are provided in the Terms of Reference (TOR), available at the following link: ToR__Supervision_Remedial_works.pdf The Consultant is expected to fulfil the following requirements: The minimum qualification criteria are: The Consultant must be an engineering consulting company with at least ten years of operation in construction supervision, by evidence from business registry The consultant must have completed: at least two contracts for supervision of construction or rehabilitation works for dams or hydraulic structures in the last ten years, of which at least one must specifically involve dam safety remedial works, dam monitoring/instrumentation, or hydromechanical equipment rehabilitation. at least one contract involving supervision of the supply and installation of an Early Warning and Alarm System (EWAS), or equivalent control/alarm system for hydraulic or industrial infrastructure in the last ten years. The Consultant must be certified in Quality Assurance System (ISO 9001 or equivalent). Evaluation will be based on the following criteria: Demonstrated track record in supervision of dam safety, dam rehabilitation, or similar hydraulic structure works, and dam monitoring/instrumentation works, in the last 10 years…. (40%) Experience in supervision of hydromechanical equipment works (gates, valves, hoisting systems) for dams or similar hydraulic structures in the last 10 years…... (30%) Experience in supervision of EWAS, or equivalent control/alarm systems for hydraulic or relevant industrial infrastructure in the last 10 years…... (30%) Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. The Consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers”, July 2016, November 2017, July 2018, November 2020, September 2023, February 2025, according to selection based on Consultants Qualifications (CQ) method. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 08:00 to 16:00 hours (Monday to Friday). Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by 31 August 2026 . Project Management Team (PMT) Fostering and Leveraging Opportunities for Water Security Project (FLOWS) Address: "Hajdar Dushi”, 1-B Nr.7 10000 Pristina, Kosova Attention: Vigan Syla, Project Manager e-mail: vsyla.flows@gmail.com Majlinda Pruthi, Procurement Specialist e-mail: majlindap.flows@gmail.com