Ministry of Energy and Water

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Request for Expressions of Interest for National Individual

Consultants
Organization: Project Coordination Unit (PCU)
Project: Irrigation Restoration and Development Project (IRDP)
Reference No.: MEW/PCU/REOI/315
Announcement Date: 17-Feb-2016 Closing Date: 09-March-2016
Nationality: Afghanistan Duration: one year (Likely to be extended)
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Energy & Water has applied
for a grant from the International Development Association toward the cost
of Irrigation Restoration and Development Project, and it intends to apply part
of the proceeds of this grant to payments for hiring the services of following
qualified national individual consultants.

Sr Brief
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details of
the
consultants
position
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Position: Quality
Control
Laboratory
Technician
(Regional)
Vacancy No: C646
No. of
one(1)

Post:

Duty
Station:
,Herat/Farha
Objectives:
I.
Ensure
implementation
of high standards
quality assurance
testing of civil
works contract.
II. Develop and

Job Description/Duties and

responsibilities

Below is a detailed description of duties and

responsibilities which include following:
1. cable of using all the quality control testing
equipments required as per the project
requirements,
likewise;
los-Angeles
abrasion test, gravel shape test, gravel
crushing test, impact value test, gradation,
gradation and silt test for sand, sieve
analysis, slump test, concrete compressive
strength test, steel yield strength test,
proctor test, field density test, different soil
tests and similar
2. ensure and maintain availability of required
quality control testing equipments, in
working conditions, in the laboratory
3. plan and ensure timely calibration of the
quality control testing equipments from the
recognized institutions and maintain a
record of all such calibration
4. ensure
proper
use
of
testing
tools/equipment in the construction sites to
meet the quality standards as per technical
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Required
Qualification
and
Experience
Possess
Technician
laboratory diploma or
equivalent.
Well conversant with the
standard quality control
field testing procedures
and use of quality control
testing equipments for
civil works contracts.
Possess relevant working
experience of 2 years.
Fluency in English is
necessary Dari or Pashtu
Native.
Full computer literacy
and
knowledge
of
professional programs on
the
subject
is
a
prerequisite.

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specifications
5.
guiding the contractors for using proper
effective
methods for testing and use of suitable
recording and
construction materials and equipments in
reporting
the field
system
to 6. conduct and report on the quality control
improve
testing in the field as per the technical
quality control
specifications with proper conclusion and
recommendation
procedures of
civil
works 7. Maintain records of all testing work,
including cross referencing to items of work
contracts.
to which each test refers and location from
which any samples were obtained for
testing;
8. prepare and participate in training courses
and on-the-job training for the site
implementing staff/companies, contractors
supervisors and communities in the quality
control testing measures and use of testing
tools/equipment;
9. Explain/Demonstrate quality control testing
procedures at different levels such as
community, site supervisor engineers,
companies with the help of Training
Coordinator; and
10. Perform any other duties as required by the
PCU Director.
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Position: Design
Engineer
(Regional)

1. Perform survey and other data collection

(maps, benchmark levels, etc.) for the
design of irrigation projects.
2. Carry out engineering designs and
Vacancy No: Cdrawings, prepare bills of quantities and
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supervise construction of irrigation works.
3. Coordinate with relevant Departments of
No. of Post:
MEW and other agencies and institutions in
one(1)
Kabul.
Duty
Station: 4. Collaborate with international staff and
consultants.
,Kandahar
5. Monitor the compliance of design in the
sub-project implementation
6. Liaise with the Regional Offices.
7. Prepare and participate in training courses
and on-the-job training.
8. Promote the exchange of information
between the Regional Offices and visit them
as required.
9. Report on progress of work in Regional
Offices, especially concerning the Irrigation
Teams and signal in advance problems that
may hamper such progress.
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Minimum
qualification of
B.Sc. in
irrigation/civil
engineering
with at least
five years of
relevant
national
experience.
Working
knowledge of
English and good
command of
national
languages
(Dari/Pashtu)
required.

10. Help prepare quarterly progress reports and

intermediate reports covering special topics
as needed.
11. Perform any other duties as required by the
NRTL.
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Position:
Information
Technology
Assistant for PCU
Regional Offices
(C-647)
No. of Post: one
Duty Station:,
Herat Regional
Office

The incumbent shall perform the following:

1.
2.

3.

4.
5.
6.
7.

8.
9.

10.
11.
12.
13.

Establish and maintain a local server for file

shareing, transfer and storage
attend troubleshooting of Software and
Hardware problems of Computers and
network;
maintaining the protection of project
computers to be safe from virus and updating
Anti Virus regularly and relevant Softwares
work;
backing up Important files (Transferring to
HDD, ftp and writing in DVDs);
attend software troubleshooting;
maintain printers, plotters computers, scanners
and copiers to be well serviced;
installation of Softwares and Hardwares as and
where required with prior permission of
Director Project Coordination Unit (PCU) and
Deputy Director (Region);
installation and administration of Servers;
internet router configuration and control; assist
M&E, GIS and MIS to perform their activities
smoothly,
reporting as and when need;
keep tracking of Data entry between regions
and Database;
training PCU and Ministry staff, on Data entry
and report tracking from server; and
perform other IT technical related support
required in day to day work.

Position:
Assistant
11. Perform survey and leveling with data
Surveyor
collection (maps, benchmark levels, etc.)
Vacancy No: Crequired for design of irrigation schemes.
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12. having practical familiarity with the basic
No. of Post: One
surveying practices, likewise chain
(1)
surveying, compass surveying, traversing,
Duty
Station:
plane table surveying, leveling and
Kandahar, with
contouring, book keeping etc.
extensive
field
visits
to
all 13. conducting survey using theodolite, totalstation, GPS, D-GPS, level and other
provinces within
standard equipments for civil works
one region.
contracts and plotting the collected data
Objectives:
14. conducting trigonometric survey to
I. Ensure
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Degree in computer
science or equivalent
qualification with at
least five years of
relevant experience.
Working knowledge of
English and good
command of national
languages (Dari/Pashtu)
required.

Possess
Technician
Survey degree from a
recognized institute.
Well conversant with
the use of standard
survey and leveling
instrument
and
knowledge of data
analysis and plotting.
Possess
relevant
working experience of
5 years. Fluency in
English (speaking and
reporting), Dari or
Pashtu is essential. Full
computer literacy and

implementation
establish the Bench Mark at safe
commanding locations and data analysis as
of
high
per requirements
standards
technical survey 15. Conduct joint survey with the contractor,
community for proper handing over of the
as
per
the
site to the contractor at the start
instruction of
Design
16. checking structure layout set out by the
contractors, site levels, angles etc before,
Engineer
on
during and after the construction activities
civil
works
to confirm the contractors Interim/final
contract.
Payment certificates and completion of
construction as per designed drawing levels
II.
Develop
and dimensions.
and implement
effective field 17. conducting setting out works on the site as
per the design drawings
surveying
system
to 18. setting out curves at site all as per design
drawing.
improve
documentation, 19. Conducting and preparing Longitudinal
analysis
and
Section and cross section of each canal
under the project with reference to the
reporting of the
established bench marks or establish
surveyed works
additional bench marks as per requirements.
all as per the
globally
20. Conducting and prepare topographical
maps of the irrigation sites and irrigation
accepted
fields as per requirements for design
standard
purpose.
practices.
21. perform any other duties as required by the
PCU Director.

knowledge
of
professional programs
on the subject is a
prerequisite.

The Project Coordination Unit (PCU) of Project: Irrigation Restoration and Development Project
(IRDP) under Ministry of Energy and water now invites National eligible consultants to indicate
their interest. Interested eligible candidates must provide information indicating
that they are qualified to perform the services and are invited to submit their
CV (Curriculum Vitae), including employment records, description of similar
assignments carried out, experience in similar conditions, availability of
appropriate skills etc.
The covering application letter should indicate that he meets all the required qualifications and
experience (as mentioned above) quoting references to various paragraphs of CV to
demonstrate this.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with Section V Selection of Individual Consultants
procedures set out in the World Banks Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by
World Bank Borrowers (May 2004 as revised in October 2006 and May 2010).
Interested eligible consultants may obtain further information from the address below during the
office hours 08:00 am to 16:30 pm from Saturday to Wednesday or by e-mail.
Expressions of interest must be delivered or sent by e-mail to the address below no later than

09-March-2016

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Eng. Nasir Ahmad Ahadi

Acting Director of Project Coordination Unit PCU
Ministry of Energy and Water
Mobile : 0700686110

Emil address: ahadi.nasir@eirp-afg.org

Copy to mhamidi@eirp-afg.org and, saeed.azizullah@eirp-afg.org

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