Chief Technical Specialist (International)

Scope as published

Request for Expressions of Interest Consulting Services - Individual Consultants Selection For Project Preparation and Planning under a Grant Facility Trust Fund Country: Timor-Leste Project Name: Project Preparation in relation to the proposed Second Timor-Leste Branch Roads Project (P517121) Grant No.: IDA E750-TP Reference No. (to the Procurement Plan): TP-MPWTC-565812-CS-INDV TP-MPWTC-565546-CS-INDV TP-MPWTC-565837-CS-INDV TP-MPWTC-566232-CS-INDV TP-MPWTC-566234-CS-INDV TP-MPWTC-566230-CS-INDV TP-MPWTC-568303-CS-INDV Project Implementing Agency: Ministry of Public Works - General Directorate for Roads, Bridges, Prevention and Flood Control Assignment: No. Title Contract Duration Remark 1 Chief Technical Specialist (International) 10 months 2 Procurement Specialist (International) 9 months 3 Contract Specialist (International) 6 months 4 Environmental Specialist (International) 10 months 5 Social Specialist (International) 10 months 6 Road Engineer (National) 12 months 7 Risk Management Specialist (National) 12 months Deadline for Submission of Expressions of Interest: 28 September 2026, 5:00 PM Timor-Leste time INTRODUCTION The Government of Timor-Leste has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of project preparation and planning in relation to the proposed Second Timor-Leste Branch Roads Project and intends to apply part of the grant for the procurement of individual consultants described in the Terms of Reference (TOR) attached as Appendix I . The assignment above (in the table) shall be part of the Project Management Unit (PMU) in the General Directorate for Roads, Bridges, Prevention, and Flood Control of the Ministry of Public Works (MPW). The services of the consultants shall be financed through the World Bank's Grant Facility for Project Preparation (GFPP). Individual consultants interested in undertaking the assignments under the Project, are invited to submit an Expression of Interest together with the curriculum vitae and relevant documents . The individual consultants will be evaluated and shortlisted on the basis of qualifications and relevant past experience. The first ranked consultants will be invited for financial negotiations and ultimately award of contract between Consultant and the MPW. It is anticipated that contract negotiation with consultants would commence late September 2026 and the assignment would commence in mid-October 2026. The minimum criteria for shortlisting Consultants are: (a) academic qualifications relevant to the position applied for; (b) years of relevant professional experience in the field, as specified in the TOR for each assignment; (c) demonstrated experience handling similar assignments, including those financed by the World Bank or other international financial institutions; (d) relevant local or international knowledge and experience of working in comparable operating environments; and (e) written and spoken fluency in English. The criteria will be applied to the individual consultant and not to any firm by which the consultant may be nominated or employed. The Selection Method that will be used is the Selection of Individual Consultants, as described in Section VII paragraph 7.34 and 7.36 of the World Bank's Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (7th edition as of September 2025). Interested Consultants are advised to read the conflict-of-interest provisions that apply, as described in Section III, paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the Procurement Regulations. Consultants may express interest in more than one assignment but must submit a separate Expression of Interest and curriculum vitae for each assignment. CONTENTS OF THE PROPOSAL The curriculum vitae submitted together with the Expression of Interest will be used for the selection of the Consultants. The individual consultants should demonstrate the knowledge of his/her field as set out in the TOR. The MPW requires that the proposal shall have the signature of the consultant and the date of signing …

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