REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
SAINT LUCIA
OECS REGIONAL TOURISM COMPETITIVENESS PROJECT
IDA Credit #6000-LC
Assignment Title: Consulting Services - Assistant Engineer
Reference No. SLU-RTCP-CS-IDV-AE-01-22
Saint Lucia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of OECS Regional Tourism Competitiveness Project (ORTCP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds to hire an individual consultant to serve as an Assistant Engineer.
The consulting services (“the Services”) include providing technical input in relation to the coordination, monitoring and ensuring quality assurance during and after the execution of all construction and civil works. The scope of services include:
• Assisting the supervision, coordination and monitoring of the execution of Consultants’ contracts engaged for carrying out studies and preparing technical information (designs, bill of quantities and specifications) for the various work packages
• Assisting supervising the work of consultants engaged to ensure quality and timely submission of deliverables
• Assisting the review of deliverables submitted by consultants to ascertain technical soundness for bidding purposes
• Helping to ensure that all technical inputs and cost estimates related to the construction components of the project are consistent with the project’s activities and budget
• Helping to review and provide feedback on Environmental Management Plans (EMP) prepared by consultants
• Assisting the Project Engineer with the supervision of the preparation of final designs, bill of quantities, bidding documents, plans and specifications for works and estimates of cost in sufficient detail to allow the Department of Tourism to consider and approve the suitability of such designs. Such designs, plans and drawings shall conform to standards published by the Council of Caribbean Engineering Organizations and to normally accepted building code of practice;
• Assisting with procurement activities;
• Supervising and monitoring the implementation of all construction and civil works activities; and
• Supporting the planning and implementation of environmental safeguard activities.
The Assistant Engineer will be engaged on a full-time basis and is expected to start on November 1, 2022 for a period of ten (10) months in the first instance. The contract may be renewed for additional years as required. Further renewal will be subject to approval based on satisfactory appraisal of performance of services at the end of each term.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: https://www.finance.gov.lc/admin/tenders/views/514
The Ministry of Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Information now invites eligible individual consultants (“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. (Curriculum Vitae with supporting certified copies of certificates, reference letters to support experience and 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
Minimum required education and experience
• At least a bachelor’s degree in Environmental/Civil/Construction Engineering, Environmental Management, or other related fields;
• At least 1 year working experience as a civil engineer;
• At least 1 year’s experience working in civil works, particularly in the field of construction, technical project documentation development as well as construction supervision;
• Working experience in preparation, implementation and monitoring of technical/(re)construction projects; methodological and calculation skills; and
• Demonstrated experience in technical design of structures.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements:
Additional knowledge, skills and abilities that will be required of successful candidates include:
• 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 communicate accurate information concerning processes, policies and procedures to project stakeholders;
• Must be of high integrity, transparent, and accountable;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with relevant agencies and groups involved in the implementation of the project; and
• Knowledge of the World Bank’s Involuntary Resettlement Policies and the Saint Lucia Land Acquisition Act would be an asset.
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. - 4:30 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 October 3, 2022.
Project Coordination Unit
Department of Economic Development
2nd Floor, Finance Administrative Centre
Trou Garnier, Pointe Seraphine
Castries
Tel: 758-468-5816
E-mail: slupcu@gosl.gov.lc