Overview
The Government of Belize (GOBZ) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) towards the cost of a Second Road Safety Project and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued. Payments by CDB will be made only at the request of GOBZ and upon approval by CDB and will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement. The Financing Agreement prohibits withdrawal from the financing account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than GOBZ shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing.
The Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment (MFEDI), through its Road Safety Unit, now wishes to procure consultancy services for a Project Manager (PM). The objective of the consultancy is to ensure that Project Management Unit reports effectively, efficiently, and accurately on all aspects of the Project. PM will be responsible for coordinating and monitoring all aspects of the implementation of the Project. PM shall be assigned exclusively to the Project and will be supported by a monitoring and evaluation officer, a finance officer, a procurement officer, and administrative staff within the Road Safety Unit. The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period of twenty-four (24) months in the first instance with a possible option to renew the consultancy. The PM will report to the Chief Executive Officer, MFEDI.
MFEDI now invites interested eligible individual consultants to submit Expressions of Interest indicating qualifications and experience required to provide these consultancy services. Submissions must include a detailed curriculum vitae
Eligiblity
Consultants shall be eligible to participate if:
- the persons are citizens or bona fide residents of an eligible country; and
- in all cases, 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. Consultants are advised to review the eligibility criteria detailed in CDB’s Guidelines for the Selection and Engagement of Consultants (2011).
The attention is also drawn to paragraph 1.9 of CDB’s Guidelines for the Selection and Engagement of Consultants (2011), setting forth CDB’s policy on conflict of interest.
In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to qualifications and experience on similar assignments. The Project Manager is required to possess the following minimum qualifications:
- Master’s degree or equivalent in Public Administration, Project Management, Engineering or another related field.
- Minimum of five years’ experience in the management and implementation of multi-sectoral projects or a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, Engineering or equivalent with a minimum of ten years’ experience in the management, administration and implementation of multi-sectoral projects. Proposed personnel with strong communication, supervisory and monitoring skills, good knowledge of road safety and good relations with local stakeholders are desirable.
Candidates with strong communication skills and good relations with local stakeholders are desirable. Fluency in English and another language such as Spanish, Garifuna, or Mayan would be an asset.
Instructions
All information must be submitted in English. Further information may be obtained from the first address below between 0900- and 1600-hours Monday to Friday.
An electronic copy or an original, hard copy and six photocopies of the Expressions of Interest must be received at the first email or postal address below no later than 13:30 hours local time on Thursday, September 9, 2021, and one electronic copy must be emailed simultaneously to CDB at the second email address below. The sealed envelope containing each submission, or the email body, should indicate the name and address of the application. If submitted in hard copy, the, sealed envelope shall be clearly marked, and if submitted electronically the email subject line should state, “Expression of Interest – Consultancy Services for Project Manager”.
Following the assessment of submissions, the most technically capable and appropriately experienced applicant will be invited to negotiate a contract to provide the consultancy services. GOBZ 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 engaging the services of any applicant and will not defray any costs incurred by any applicant in the preparation and submission of Expressions of Interest.
Contact
1. Address one
Attn.: Second Road Safety Project Management Unit
Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment
(Economic Development)
P. O. Box 421904
Constitution Drive,
Second Floor Belmopan
BELIZE, C.A.
2. Address two
Procurement Officer
Procurement Policy Unit
Caribbean Development Bank
P O Box 408, Wildey
St. Michael
BARBADOS, W. I.