Procurement, Delivery, Installation and Calibration of Hydrological Equipment, including Training

UNDP
Procurement, Delivery, Installation and Calibration of Hydrological Equipment, including Training Invitation to bid

Reference: ITB/REF/GP600166
Beneficiary countries or territories: Malawi
Registration level: Registration at Level 2
Published on: 24-Oct-2014
Deadline on: 03-Dec-2014 17:00 (GMT 1.00)

Description

The  main  objective  of  the  project  is  to  strengthen  the  weather,  climate  and  hydrological  monitoring capabilities,  early  warning  systems  and  delivery  of  available  information  for  responding  to  extreme weather and planning adaptation to climate change in Malawi.  Within this project the Department of
Water Resources is responsible for the monitoring and forecasting of hydrology in the seven identified districts.  For  this  purpose  the  Department  has  conducted  an  assessment  and  identified  sites  for installation of Automatic Hydrological Stations and Data Collection Platforms. A  hydrological  observation  network  and  telemetry  system  will  be  established  through  the  supply  and installation of 10 Automatic Hydrological Stations (AHSs) in 7 disaster prone districts, namely Karonga, Salima, Nkhota-kota, Rumphi, Nkhata-bay, Dedza and Phalombe.  The System will include a Central Base Station located at the headquarters in Lilongwe.