REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Ministry of Education and Research (MoER)
Education Quality Improvement Project (EQIP)
(Part-time assignment)
Republic of Moldova
Education Quality Improvement Project
Credit No. IBRD-95360
Reference No.: MD-MOED-413110-CS-INDV
Assignment Title: National Individual Consultant to provide engineering/architect services for the design of new schools under the Education Quality Improvement Project (part-time).
The Ministry of Education and Research (MoER) has received financing from the World Bank Group toward the cost of the Education Quality Improvement Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for individual consulting services.
The National Consultant will assist and provide technical support to the MoER and Project Management Team (PMT) in order to perform all relevant activities related to the design of new schools.
For more information, please see the Terms of References.
The MoER now invites eligible Individual Consultants (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.
The Consultant should meet the following minimum qualifications requirements:
- Higher technical education: engineering and management in construction, construction and civil engineering, architecture and urbanism;
- Knowledge of national building legislation (Law 721, Law 163, Code. No.434 of 28.12.2023);
- Knowledge of the regulatory base in the field of construction and design (CP A.04.02:2023, CP B.01.01:2023, NCM C.01.02.2017/A1:2021, CP A.02.02.2018, NCM C 01.12:2018) and other regulations that are in force;
- Knowledge of international building regulatory base and the best practices in building educational institutions will be an asset;
- Minimum seven years of experience as a specialist in the construction field, experience in civil engineering and architecture;
- Working with international organizations would be an asset;
- Proven experience of technical supervision of construction works of social and educational objects costing at least 2 million MDL per object, in the last 5 years;
- Working experience with Nearly zero-emission buildings (NZEB) would be an asset;
- Good knowledge of Romanian, knowledge of English would be an asset;
- Good computer knowledge, including AutoCad, ArhiCad, WinCmeta, Microsoft Office, Internet and social media etc.
- Developed organizational capabilities, good communication skills, high level of responsibility, creative approach in problem solving, experience in planning and analysing the work done.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers – Procurement in Investment Project Financing. Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services dated November 2020 (hereinafter referred to as “Procurement Regulations”) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest and with the latest Guidelines on Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption in Projects Financed by IBRD Loans and IDA Credits.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the „Open Competitive Selection of Individual Consultants” method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 09 00 to 17 00 hours.
This is a part-time assignment (subject to 4 hours per day) expected to begin in April 2024.
The applications should include letter of Expression of Interest, CV, and related recommendation letters, if any.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by April 5, 2024, 16:00 o’clock, Moldova local time.
Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova,
Stefan cel Mare 180, 13th floor, room no. 1307,
mun. Chisinau, Republic of Moldova MD-2004
Tel/fax: 022 23-25-02
E-mail: eqip@mec.gov.md copy to cezar.captaciuc@gmail.com
