REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
SAINT LUCIA
OECS DATA FOR DECISION MAKING PROJECT
IDA-71120
Assignment Title: PROCUREMENT OFFICER
Reference No.: SLU-DATA-CS-ICS-PS-01-22
Saint Lucia has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Data for Decision Making Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds to hire an individual consultant to serve as Procurement Officer.
The consulting services (“the Services”) include providing procurement expertise to Saint Lucia portion of the OECS DDM Project to support the Government of Saint Lucia at key stages of the procurement process contract management, as well as monitoring and reporting on contracts procured. Reporting to the Project Coordinator, the responsibilities of the Procurement Officer include but are not limited to the following:
- Procurement Planning
- Preparation of procurement documents
- Management of tender process
- Bid evaluation
- Negotiation
- Contract Award
- Contract Management
The Procurement Officer will be engaged on a full-time basis and is expected to commence the assignment on June 19, 2023 for a period of twenty-four (24) months in the first instance which is renewable upon successfully achieving the duties and responsibilities at the end of the contract period.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website; https://stats.gov.lc/about-us/tor-procurement-officer/
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:
Mandatory
- Bachelor’s Degree in procurement, business management or a similar field. A Master’s degree would be a distinct asset.
- Relevant and recognized professional procurement qualifications;
- At least 5 years of working experience in the procurement field.
- At least 2 years’ experience on projects financed by multilateral development banks on procurement assignments. Experience in procurement for World Bank projects under the Procurement Regulations would be a distinct asset.
- Experience in working in developing or emerging countries. Experience in the Caribbean Island states and territories would be a distinct asset.
- At least 3 years’ work experience in an English-speaking environment.
- Demonstrable experience with contract negotiations.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 3.16 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (Procurement Regulations) fourth edition, November 2020, 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 Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (Procurement Regulations) fourth edition, November 2020
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 June 13, 2023.
The Central Statistics Office
Department of Economic Development
Attn: Administrative Assistant
Ground Floor, Finance Administrative Centre
Trou Garnier, Pointe Seraphine
Castries
Tel: 758-468-1566
E-mail: statsdept@govt.lc