National Road Development Project - SRRP/OCB/CSC Construction Supervision Consultant

LOAN No.: 53312-001 UZB

Executing Agency: Committee for Roads

Project Number: 53312-001

Contract name: National Road Development Project

Contract description: The primary objectives of the consulting services are:
a. Fulfill the function of the ‘Engineer’ in administering the civil works contracts (the Contracts) in accordance with the General and Particular Conditions based on International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) Conditions of Contract for ‘Construction for Building and Engineering Works Designed by the Employer’ a Multilateral Development Bank Harmonized Edition 2010.
b. Review the detailed design and ensure that the works have been designed in accordance with the technical specifications and standards;
c. Approve the construction drawings for road construction by the civil works contractors (the Contractors);
d. Ensure that the permanent and temporary works are constructed in accordance with the technical specifications and standards comprising the contract for construction works with the Contractor;
e. Advise EA on all matters concerning implementation of the Contracts including quality control, work progress, implementation issues, dispute resolution, adjudication or litigation, amendments to the contract, contract termination, certification of payments;
f. Ensure compliance with environmental and social safeguards, including the Environmental Management Plan (EMP), the Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) and the Biodiversity Management and Monitoring Plan (BMMP), land acquisition and resettlement plans (LARPs) and LARP update or LARP addendum (if any) traffic management plans, health and safety standards and core labor standards;
g. Ensure compliance with the principles of gender equity aimed at increasing Project benefits and impacts on women in the Project area consistent with ADB’s Policy on Gender and Development (1998) are followed during implementation of the Project, including (a) equal pay to men and women for work of equal value; (b) enabling working conditions for women workers; and (c) taking necessary actions to encourage women living in the Project area to participate in the design and implementation of Project activities;
h. Provide the staff of the EA with on-site training in contract management and other procedures relevant to site supervision and contract administration;
i. Any other functions laid upon the Engineer under or to be implied from the Contracts.

Engagement Period: 30 MONTH