GOVERNMENT OF THE

REPUBLIC OF MALAWI

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN):

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI)

VACANCY FOR PROJECT INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURAL/CIVIL ENGINEER

RECRUITMENT OF INDIVIDUAL CIVIL ENGINEER FOR JOBS FOR YOUTH PROJECT (J4Y)

Date : 22nd February, 2019

Grant No : 2100155033671

Loan No : 2100150036497

Financing Agreement Reference : P-MW-IA0-005

IFB Number : J4Y/AfDB/ADM/C-2019-009

• This Vacancy follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this Project that appeared in United Nations Development Business online (UNDP online of May 2017), and on the African Development Bank’s internet website (afdb.org) ;
• The Government of Malawi has received a loan from the African Development Fund (ADF) in various currencies towards the cost of Jobs for Youth Project. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan/financing will be applied to eligible payments under the contract number J4Y/AfDB/ADM/C-2019-009 ;
• The Ministry of Labour, Youth, Sports & Manpower Development (MoLYS&MD) is accepting applications from suitably qualified Individual Structural/Civil Engineers to take part in the implementation of Works activities. The scope of services will involve construction supervision of Works contracts for three selected community technical colleges in Karonga, Nkhota-kota, Phalombe Districts and youth development centre in Neno District ;
• The assignment will include but is not limited to ;
• Gain an appreciation of the environment within which the Works activities will take place ;
• Liaise with the Architect on the modifications required to the Architectural design so that it’s in line with the Structural design requirements ;
• Provide technical specifications for the additional scope of Works ;
• Select a suitable structural design option with justifications based on surveys, tests and consultations with the Architect ;
• Generate detailed calculations for the Structural design option selected ;
• Preparing any further plans, designs or drawings necessary for the carrying out of the Works, including bending schedules for reinforced concrete work, fabrication details for the structural steelwork ;
• Arranging and witnessing performance or acceptance tests on site ;
• Checking Contractors’ drawings for permanent Works for conformity with design requirements ;
• Arranging for the inspection and testing of materials and plant as necessary ;
• Arranging the provision of the record drawings and manuals necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Works and providing any documents necessary to co-ordinate drawings and manuals supplied by equipment suppliers ;
• Eligibility criteria, establishment of the selection procedure shall be in conformity with the Bank’s Rules and Procedure for the use of Consultants. MoLYS&MD is under no obligation to recruit any consultant who submits an application.

Establishment of recruitment :

A shortlist of three to six individual consultants will be established at the end of request for application. The consultants on the shortlist will be selected using the following criteria on the basis of their updated resume, and at minimum being registered with Board of Engineers of Malawi.

• The duration of the assignment is estimated at 12 calendar months expected to be based in Lilongwe, Malawi and the commencement date is planned for beginning of May 2019.
• Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours : 7:30 to 16:30, local time.
• Applications must either be couriered or hand delivered to the address below no later than March 08, 2019 at 16:30 Malawian local time. Submissions should quote “Application for Project Structural/Civil Engineer for Jobs for Youth Project”. Alternatively, an email with 1 attached file in PDF format may be sent to j4yprocurement@gmail.com and by the same date and hour.

Attn : The Project Coordinator

Jobs for Youth Project

Ministry of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development

Private Bag 344

Capital City

Lilongwe 3