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Engineering Assistant

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

SAINT LUCIA
DISASTER VULNERABILITY REDUCTION PROJECT
IDA CREDIT # 5493-LC, SCF Loan # TF 017101, SCF Grant # TF 017143

Assignment Title: Engineering Assistant

Reference No.: SLU-DVRP-CS-ENGASSPCU-0Q2.33

Saint Lucia has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP) therefore the Department of Economic Development (DED) seeks to engage an Engineering Assistant – Civil Works to monitor construction progress and manage and update contract management records including data bases and software for all civil works activities.

The Engineering Assistant is to provide construction management and technical assistance and support to the Civil Works Manager by monitoring construction progress and management of contract management records including data bases and software for all civil works activities

The consulting services (“the Services”) entails using the project management and contract monitoring tools, workplans agreed to for the Project to manage, track and monitor the respective works contracts to allow for follow up and audits including technical audits as it relates to quality, scope, time and cost, granting permissions for accessing and managing construction activities under respective contracts on the ProCore Construction Management Tool, providing orientation and sensitization to contractors and consultants on the Contract Management Manual and Procore Software and carrying out functions relating to contract administration, management, reporting and monitoring.  The assignment is on a full-time basis and is expected to start April 15, 2022 and extend through June 30, 2023.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website; www.finance.gov.lc

The Department of Economic Development now invites eligible individual consultants (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Individual Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services; (Curriculum Vitae with supporting certified copies of qualifications, description of similar assignments, etc).

Interested Consultants should have the following requisite minimum qualifications and professional experiences listed below for undertaking the assignment.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS for Selection of an Individual Consultant are:

Minimum required education and experience

• At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering/Management, or other related field;
• At least one (1) years’ experience working with projects related to infrastructure and/or civil works, particularly dealing with aspects of inspection, contract management and evaluation of construction related activities;
• Work experience with Government, Community groups, private sector and/or donor funded projects and other relevant institutions will be an added advantage.

1.1     Skills and Abilities Required

• Ability to address and manage construction management issues while in the field
• Ability to communicate effectively in written and oral formats and to prepare reports;
• Functionally computer literate, possessing operational skills in word-processing and spreadsheet application, including software programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project;
• Ability to handle stakeholders tactfully, courteously and diplomatically;

References

At least one reference letter.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers January 2011 Revised July 2014 (“ Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultants (IC) method set out in the World Bank’s   Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers January 2011 Revised July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”). 

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (0800 to 1600 hours).

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by April 6, 2022

Project Coordination Unit
Department of Economic Development, Transport and Civil Aviation
Attn: Project Coordinator
2^nd Floor, Finance Administrative Centre
Trou Garnier, Pointe Seraphine
Castries
Tel: 758-468-2413
E-mail: slupcu@gosl.gov.lc

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