HURRICANE TOMAS REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT

STATEMENTS OF CAPABILITY

Project Engineer

The Government of Saint Lucia (GOSL) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) towards the cost of Natural Disaster Management – Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (Hurricane Tomas) and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued.

The Project comprises construction of infrastructure, including the implementation of slope stabilisation measures along selected areas of the road network, the reconstruction of drainage structures, and retraining of rivers.  

GOSL through the Ministry of Infrastructure Port Services and Transport (MIPST), the Executing Agency, is seeking to recruit an individual consultant to serve as Project Engineer (PE).  The PE will report to the Project Coordinator (PC) and will mainly be responsible for assisting the PC with the implementation of the infrastructural works.  His/her duties will include, but will not be limited to:

(a) Assisting PC with the supervision of the engineering consultants, including review of the monthly reports prepared by the Engineering Consultants;

(b) Assisting PC with the management and administration of the construction contracts; and 

(c) Any other duties assigned by PC.

Prospective candidates must be civil engineers with a minimum of the following qualifications:

(a) a Masters Degree or equivalent in a civil engineering discipline, Project Management, Construction Management or related subject together with a minimum of five years’ experience in engineering design and supervision, including road works, or project implementation; or 

(b) a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering, and a minimum of eight years’ of suitable experience in engineering design and supervision, including road works or project implementation.

Specific experience with procurement procedures of multilateral lending agencies will be seen as an asset.

Consultants shall be eligible to participate if:

(a) the person is a citizen or a bona fide resident of an eligible country; and 

(b) the consultant has no arrangement and undertakes not to make any arrangements, whereby any substantial part of the net profits or other tangible benefits of the contract will accrue or be paid to a person not a citizen or bona fide resident of an eligible country. 

Eligible countries are member countries of CDB.

The MIPST now invites interested eligible consultants to submit Statements of Capability for the provision of these consultancy services.  All information must be submitted in English.  Further information may be obtained from the first address below between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays.

Five hard copies of the Statement of Capability must be received at the second address below no later than 10.00am on August 19th 2015, and one hard copy must be sent simultaneously to CDB at the third address below.  The sealed envelope containing each submission should include the name and address of the applicant and shall be clearly marked “Statement of Capability – Consultancy Services for Project Engineer – Hurricane Tomas Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project.

GOSL reserves the right to accept or reject late applications or to cancel the present invitation partially or in its entirety.  It will not be bound to assign any reason for not short-listing any applicant and will not defray any costs incurred by any applicant in the preparation and submission of statements.

1.  Attn:  Project Coordinator
Hurricane Tomas Reconstruction Project
Special Projects Unit
Ministry of Communications, Works,  Transport and Public Utilities
Union, Castries
Saint Lucia, West Indies
Tel:  1 (758) 468 4370/4520998   
Fax: 1 (758) 458 0801  
    
2. Secretary
Central Tenders Board
Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and    
National Development
2nd Floor Financial Centre
Bridge Street, Castries, 
Saint Lucia, W.I.

3. Procurement Officer
Project Services Division
Caribbean Development Bank
P. O. Box 408
Wildey, St. Michael
BARBADOS, W. I.
Fax: (246) 426-7269
Email: procurement@caribank.org