Local Irrigation Specialist (Civil Engineer) – full-time 13 months

Scope as published

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES - INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT - NATIONAL) Republic of North Macedonia Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy Zletovica Productivity through Irrigation and Renewable Energy Project (PIREP) Grant No.: TF0D2152 Assignment Title: Local Irrigation Specialist (Civil Engineer) Reference No.: PIREP-IC-07 The Republic of North Macedonia has received financing from the World Bank, acting as trustee of the Grant Facility for Project Preparation (GFPP), for the preparation of the Zletovica Productivity through Irrigation and Renewable Energy Project (PIREP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy (MAFWE), through its Project Implementation Unit (PIU), is responsible for implementation of the grant. The preparation grant supports the updating of technical and hydraulic studies, dam safety documentation, transboundary-water analyses, and environmental and social instruments for Phases II and III of the Zletovica Hydrosystem, covering irrigation development and hydropower investments. The PIU implements the grant in close coordination with the Public Enterprise for Water Management Activities HS "Zletovica"-Probištip (PE HS Zletovica), which provides technical leadership and institutional support. The objective of the assignment is to provide continuous, full-time local engineering support for the preparation, review, and completion of technical documentation for Phases II and III of the Zletovica Hydrosystem. Working under the overall technical coordination of the international Senior Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineer/Technical Team Leader, the Consultant will help ensure that the proposed irrigation investments are technically sound, construction-ready, suitable for World Bank financing, and supported by complete civil works bidding documents, in accordance with applicable national requirements and relevant World Bank standards. The consulting services ("the Services") include reviewing feasibility studies, surveys, investigations, hydraulic and water-balance analyses, detailed designs, technical specifications, bills of quantities, cost estimates, implementation schedules and civil works bidding documents; reviewing irrigation intake and conveyance systems, pipelines, pumping stations, distribution networks, flow-measurement and control systems, automation, drainage and energy efficiency; verifying national technical, regulatory and permitting compliance; preparing a National Regulatory and Technical Compliance Matrix and permitting roadmap; identifying design and data gaps and supporting data collection, verification and digitization; assessing design and procurement readiness; providing technical inputs to environmental and social instruments, climate resilience, economic and financial analysis, jobs reporting and OP 7.50 documentation; and supporting technical evaluations when formally appointed, consultations, site visits, project reporting and World Bank missions. The Consultant will report contractually and administratively to the PIU Coordinator/Project Director and technically to the Director of PE HS Zletovica. Day-to-day priorities and technical outputs will be coordinated with the international Senior Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineer/Technical Team Leader. Instructions and comments affecting scope, schedule, or deliverable acceptance will be consolidated through the PIU. The assignment is expected to be full-time during the GFPP-funded preparation period, subject to the contract terms and project schedule. The Consultant will be based at HS Zletovica in North Macedonia, with frequent field visits to project sites as required. Any continuation into project implementation will be subject to satisfactory performance, project needs, financing availability, and a written contract extension. The complete Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are included in Annex 1…

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