KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA
Ministry of Health
Cambodia Covid-19 Emergency Response Project (Covid-19 ERP)
IDA Credit No. 6596 KH
Request for Expression Of Interest for Individual International Consultant
The Kingdom of Cambodia has received financing in the amount of US$ 20 million equivalents from the World Bank toward the cost of the Cambodia Covid-19 Emergency Response Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under this project.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) is recruiting one position of International Consultant for Engineering to monitor the construction of Upgrading the Biosafety Laboratory Level 3 (BSL3), National Institute of Public Health (NIPH), and to assist the MOH in implementing the Cambodia Covid-19 Emergency Response Project.
International Consultant for Engineering – 1 Position
Key Responsibilities
- Checking the site/temporary works before starting the work
- Review and assist project manager to approve on the temporary works designed by the contractor(s) such as drawings, work control plan, safety control plan and method statement prior commencing the construction works on site.
- Review and assist project manager approve on the pre-construction record of all buildings/facilities with photographs for documentation before starting the construction works. Some buildings/facilities will be demolished/renovated by the project, and some other buildings/facilities might be affected by the construction activities that need to be restored to their existing condition by the contractor at the completion stage.
2. Inspection, Supervision and Reporting
- Reviewing all designs of BSL3 to ensure compliance with the design, technical specification and other relevant standards provided/commented by the lab’s expert and guidelines, and to provide definitive comments to the Civil Works Group and local engineer consultant;
- Conduct physical site inspection on the construction work at least at the actual progress of 0 %, 10%, 30%, 60%, 80% and 100% with detail in ToR.
- Work with local engineering consultant.
- Alert to the contractor(s) all the time what they have to prepare and submit for review and approval before commencing of any works in order to get a good quality of work and safe.
- Participate in the pre-final inspection and final inspection of the completion of works.
- Evaluate and confirm the functionality of the construction building and functional systems.
- Participate in the inspection of the end of the defect’s labiality period.
- Assist project manager to approve all as-built drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, all inspection, testing & commissioning and calibration reports/records prepared by the contractor(s).
- Report on the contractor(s) trains of all the functional systems to the end user and those systems are working properly.
- Remotely/in person participating in daily/weekly/monthly meeting with the MOH/NIPH and the contractor(s) in case required by the project
- Prepare civil works monthly progress report and response to all concerns/comments in the report from MOH/NIPH and other stakeholders.
- Prepare a completion report once the construction project is completed.
- The consultant is under direct supervision of Director of NIPH
- Report to the project director / project manager and the director of NIPH.
Minimum Qualifications
- A qualified Architect or Civil Engineer
- At least 15 years of relevant professional experience including construction supervision
- Experience with the construction of lab’s infrastructure or similar project
- Experience with the projects funded by the World Bank, ADB and other similar institutions
- Good organizational skills
- Competent at computer assisted drawing and database management
- Fluency in speaking and writing English
- Must stay in Cambodia for the whole project period.
The Ministry of Health invites expressions of interest from eligible, qualified, and experienced individual national consultants to undertake the above-mentioned services which are further detailed in the Terms of Reference for the assignment from the address below during office hours from 7:30 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 17:30 hours, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.
In submitting their expressions of interest, consultants are requested to indicate the name of the position which he/she is applying for. The Interested consultants must provide their updated curriculum vitae, indicating personal and technical skills, academic qualifications, experience in similar assignments, and experience in Cambodia and/or other developing countries along with the names of at least three (3) referees with contact information (e-mail address, telephone or fax numbers).
Expressions of Interest shall be submitted in electronic copy through email: kou.raksmey@yahoo.com and lratana85@gmail.com with CC to hkc.moh.kh@gmail.com or in hard copy by CV including a cover letter with indicated the title of position which he/she is applying by or before December 22, 2023 ( before 17:30 hours, Local Time ) to Ms. Kou Raksmey, Chief of Procurement Unit, Ministry of Health, on Ground Floor, #80, Samdech Penn Nouth Blvd.(289), Sangkat Beoung Kok 2, Toul Kork District, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tel: +855 96 727 5814 / +855 92 333 983.