Overview
The Government of Saint Lucia (GOSL) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) – United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (UKCIF) towards the cost of Millennium Highway and West Coast Road Reconstruction 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 GOSL 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 purposes 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 GOSL shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing.
The Department of Infrastructure, Ports and Energy (DIPE), the implementing agency now wishes to procure consultancy services for an Environmental Monitoring Officer. A summary of the assignment follows:
The Environmental Monitoring Officer’s assignment aims to:
- reviewing mitigation measures in the contractor’s Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) for suitability and appropriateness and likelihood of meeting performance requirements as stated in the bid documents/contract specifications and project design details including specific items such as responsibilities for environmental monitoring, health and safety, environmental, reporting, public information, consultations and grievance mechanisms;
- monitor the implementation of EPP ensuring proper implementation of the Environmental Health and Safety mitigation measures; and
- undertake regular site visits to verify contractor compliance with the contractor EPP implementation at each project site throughout project implementation
Additional duties are detailed in the full terms of reference.
The service is expected to be delivered intermittently over a period of approximately 32 months.
The DIPE now invites interested eligible individual consultants to submit Expressions of Interest indicating qualifications and experience required to provide these consultancy services.
Eligiblity
Individual Consultants shall be eligible to participate if:
- the persons are citizen or bona fide residents of an eligible country;
- 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; and
- the consultant is not subject to any restrictions under European Council Regulation No. 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 or the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) 2009 of the UK with a view to combating terrorism.
Eligible countries are member countries of CDB.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 5.15 and 5.17 of Procurement Procedures for Projects financed by CDB (2019), setting forth CDB’s policy on conflict of interest for the selection of consultants.
In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to qualifications and experience on similar assignments
- a Masters Degree in Environment Engineering/Environmental Sciences/Environmental Studies or related field with a minimum of eight years’ demonstrated experience in environmental management and environmental sustainability and supervision of environmental aspects of infrastructure projects. Have the ability to express and report results in a concise and clear manner; and
- demonstrate ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team environment, while demonstrating initiative and self-motivation.
All information must be submitted in English. The full Terms of Reference can be obtained on the Government of Saint Lucia’s Website.
Instructions
The candidate shall have the option of submitting electronically or by mail (hard copy).
In the case of electronic submission, electronic copies of the Expressions of Interest must be received at the first email address below no later than 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 and must be copied simultaneously to CDB at the second email address below. The email subject line shall be clearly marked “Expression of Interest – Environmental Monitoring Officer, Millennium Highway and West Coast Road Rehabilitation Project – UKCIF” and the body of the email shall confirm the name and contact details for the Consultant. In the case of submission in hard copy, three (3) hard copies of the Expressions of Interest must be received at the third address below no later than 9:00 a.m. Saint Lucia local time on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 and an electronic copy should be sent simultaneously to CDB at the second address below. The sealed envelope containing each submission should include the name and address of the applicant and shall be clearly marked “Expression of Interest – Environmental Monitoring Officer, Millennium Highway and West Coast Road Rehabilitation Project – UKCIF.”
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. 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 selecting any applicant and will not defray any costs incurred by any applicant in the preparation and submission of Expressions of Interest.
Contact
Address 1: for clarification and electronic submissions
Address 2 - copy to CDB
Address 3: for submission of hard copies
The Secretary - Central Tenders Board
2nd Floor Financial
Administrative Centre
Pointe Seraphine
Castries
Saint Lucia