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Description: Consulting Services for Design, Development, Operation and Maintenance of a Water Resources Asset Management System (WRAMS) for river basins of Assam with specific data population for Beki, Buridehing and Jiadhal sub-basins under Assam Integrated River Basin Management Program (AIRBMP) Project. Reference No.: WRD _HIU_CS8_WRAMS Issuance Date: 22 July 2024 The State of Assam, through the Government of India, has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Assam Integrated River Basin Management Program (AIRBMP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services required for the project. AIRBMP is a three-phase program with an overall financing envelope of USD 625 million aimed at reducing flood and erosion-related risks and enhancing the resilience of communities in Assam to climate variability and change. Flood and River Erosion Management Agency of Assam (FREMAA) is the Project Management Unit (PMU) with Water Resources Department (WRD) and Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) as the Project Implementing Units (PIU). The program aims to squarely address the “Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)-Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Nexus” through a set of synergistic activities including the use of nature-based solutions and non-structural approaches. WRD (herein referred as “Client”) wishes to hire a consultancy firm (herein referred as “Consultant”) for design, development, and commissioning of a Water Resources Asset Management System (WRAMS), including its operation and maintenance. The proposed consultancy for developing and operationalizing the WRAMS shall first develop a set of generic functional modules applicable for the Brahmaputra and all its tributaries in Assam, and then shall populate all the modules with the data from the three specific sub-basins, namely Beki, Buridehing and Jiadhal. The WRAMS will enhance the WRD’s capabiliti |