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Job Title:  National Consultant, Water Engineer

Organisation: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About Organisation:

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations’ global development network. UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience to sustain development results.

Job Summary: This specific tender is managed via the new supplier portal system of UNDP Quantum. If you are interested in submitting a bid for this tender, you must subscribe following the instructions in the user guide. If you have not registered a profile with this system, you can do so by following the link for Supplier Registration.

If you already have a supplier profile, please login to the Supplier Portal, then search for the negotiation using the reference number UNDP-UGA-00309, following the instructions in the user guide.

Introduction:

Country: Uganda

Description of the Assignment: National Individual Consultant to oversee the Design Drilling and Construction of Motorized Boreholes and Sustainable Water Supply Solutions for Karamoja.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:   The Contractor is responsible for providing the following services:

• Conduct a detailed feasibility study, including field investigations and comprehensive analyses of technical, economic/financial, environmental, social, legal, and management options to assess the feasibility of water resource potentials.
• Assess the condition of existing water sources to determine their yields, quality, and suitability for motorization, and conduct hydrogeological investigations for new potential sites in areas without existing sources.
• Perform borehole siting, including reconnaissance surveys, hydrogeological investigations, and borehole design.
• Develop detailed engineering designs for piped water supply systems in the districts of Moroto, Kaabong, and Kotido.
• Create technical specifications and scope of works for proposed drilling contracts and develop bills of quantities (BOQs).
• Participate in the independent evaluation process during the procurement of borehole drilling and construction services, when requested.
• Supervise borehole construction contracts in conjunction with UNDP and District officials, ensuring skills transfer while adhering to statutory requirements and government regulations.
• Oversee and ensure the quality of construction activities.
• Provide technical support and advice for water construction activities in UNDP-supported projects within the Karamoja region.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

The applicant should have relevant qualifications

Period of assignment/services: 6 Months Staggered between July 2024 and July 2025

Proposal should be submitted directly in the portal no later than indicated deadline.

Any request for clarification must be sent in writing via messaging functionality in the portal. UNDP will respond in writing including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry.

Please indicate whether you intend to submit a bid by creating a draft response without submitting directly in the system. This will enable the system to send notifications in case of amendments of the tender requirements. Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate using the messaging functionality in the system. Offers must be submitted directly in the system following this link: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org using the profile you may have in the portal. In case you have never registered before, you can register a profile using the registration link shared via the procurement notice and following the instructions in guides available in UNDP website:

https://www.undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders.  Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgotten password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from previous registration.

Documents: Negotiation Document(s) (Before Accessing other negotiations Document(s), please click on this link)

How to Apply:

All candidates who wish to submit their proposals should apply online at the link below

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Deadline: 11th July 2024

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