RFP for flood forecasting model update
Notice – ABCA issues RFP for flood forecasting hydrology model update
Date of Notice: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP), on October 30, 2024, for an ABCA Watershed Hydrology Model Update: HEC-HMS Based Flood Forecasting Model Development for the Ausable River.
For complete details, please download the PDF file:
- ABCA Watershed Hydrology Model Update: HEC-HMS Based Flood Forecasting Model Development for the Ausable River Request for Proposals – 3 MB (large) PDF file
The closing date for proposals is Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 12 p.m. noon local time.
Proposals should be submitted to:
Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority
c/o Davin Heinbuck, General Manager,
RR #3, 71108 Morrison Line
Exeter, ON N0M 1S6
or via email to dheinbuck@abca.ca
ABCA is updating the existing DOS-based GASWER model to a more stable and modern software package.
Based on a review, staff have selected the US Army Corps of Engineers HEC-HMS model as it is open source and expected to be updated and maintained for the foreseeable future.
The funding for this update has been divided into two phases, to take place in each of the ABCA’s next fiscal years. The division is as follows:
Phase 1: Ausable River Basin, Parkhill Creek and Mud Creek
Phase 2: Bayfield River Basin and Lake Huron Gullies
The ABCA is requesting proposals from qualified consultants to assist ABCA staff with the development of a flood forecasting model, and staff training.
For more details, please consult the PDF.
Document available in other formats upon request.