Team Leader (Construction Supervision for Highway)

Project: Construction Supervision for Upgrading and Maintenance of Jct. Hatubuilico to Letefoho Road Section (18.50Km), Contract Pacakge 2 (CP-2), (Km 11+900 to Km 30+307.88) funded by MDB 

Period:

-          Project: Total 34 Months (Construction Sueprvision: 22 months + DLP: 12 months)

-          Team Leader: Total 24 Months (Construction Supervision: 22 months + DLP: 2 months)

Scope of Consulting Services:

1. Provision of construction supervision services for Section Hatubuilico – Letefoho (18.50km).

2. Responsible for emergency works during the whole duration of contract:

a. To carry out construction supervision for Upgrading and Maintenance of Hatubuilico to Letefoho Road Section.

b. The project will include other complementary facilities, utilities and landscaping and bioengineering for slope control as its integral and inseparable part.

3. Physical upgrading works will include:

a. Introduce modern products to prevent landslide, settlement, etc… to design (recommendation by Client to use Geo-Grid or Geo Cell in whole project sections or only in required section)

b. Construction of reinforcement and slope stabilization structures and bioengineering for slope control

c. Improvement of drainage structure to meet forecast rainfall volumes and intensities;

d. Pavement upgrading with selective widening.

4. Routine maintenance works will be carried out during the Defects Notification Period (DNP) and comprise the activities necessary for keeping the road in compliance with the performance standards and service levels. The maintenance works cover the pavement, bridges, other structures, shoulders, drainage, traffic services, health and safety, vegetation control, slope protection, and slides removal.

5. The Consultant’s Engineer or his delegate shall conduct an inspection of the works, preferably four (4) weeks in the middle and three (3) weeks before expiry of the DNP, in order to identify all possible problems that need to be fixed by the Contractor during such period. The Consultant will provide a report outlining any problem and the necessary corrective actions to be taken pursuant to the construction contract, will supervise the implementation of the corrective actions and will issue such notices as may be necessary.

6. The Consultant will train staff from PMU and On the Job Training (OJT as requested by PMU) and the Directorate for Roads, Bridges and Flood Control (DRBFC) in road maintenance works supervision. While this trained staff from the PMU (including OJT) and the DRBFC, eventually with the assistance of individual consultants, will be responsible for the supervision of the maintenance activities during the DNP, the Consultant will provide general guidance and supervision support to the PMU/DRBFC supervision team during the DNP.

7. The Consultant will gather such data as may be needed to agree on the Contractor’s final statement and to process the final payment certificate.

8. Provide supervision of possible emergency works during the whole duration of contract, if any.

9. The Consultant will be responsible for overall supervision of environmental and social management of road works. These include contractors‟ adherence to the Construction Environmental and Social Management Plan (C-ESMP) and any associated plans, including structural safety, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), Community Health and Safety (CHS), including prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Harassment/Sexual Abuse (SEA/SH) and Violence against Children (VAC), stakeholder engagement, grievance handling, etc.

10. The Consultant will train relevant officers from the PMU, DRBFC and civil work contractor in environmental and social management supervision. These includes: i) review of environmental and management plans, including adjustment based on emerging risks, ii) budget allocation and staffing, iii) stakeholder engagement, including consultations, iv) documentation, etc.

11. The Consultant will ensure project’s affected stakeholders have access to channel them grievances and document grievances received directly from project’s affected stakeholders or submitted through other parties. An exception is warranted from SEA/SH and VAC related grievance documentation where the consultant should correspond directly with the PMU‟s Gender Specialist/Focal Point and a service provider (to be identified) for awareness training on GBV, SEA/SH and VAC related matters.

 

Qualifications and Skills

Note: The Consultant will provide accommodation and transportation to the Team Leader