Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Local Government Engineering Department

Small Scale Water Resources Development Project

In Greater Mymensingh, Sylhet and Faridpur Areas

RDEC Bhaban (Level-6), Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar

Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh

 

Memo No.: LGED/PD/SSWRDP-JICA/I-02/2009/485                                              Date: 04-05-2010         

 

Small Scale Water Resources Development Project

In Greater Mymensingh, Sylhet and Faridpur Areas

 

Request for Application of Individual Support Staff

 

1.       The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has received an ODA Loan from the Government of Japan to implement the project “Small Scale Water Resources Development Project in Greater Mymensingh, Sylhet and Faridpur Areas” and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the Contract to provide services by the individual support staff under Small Scale Water Resources Development Project in Greater Mymensingh, Sylhet and Faridpur Areas.

 

2.       The Project will implement approximately 215 sustainable stakeholder driven small scale water resources development subprojects in 15 districts of Greater Mymensingh, Sylhet and Faridpur Areas over a period of 6 years (July 2007 - June 2013). To ensure the effective implementation of the subprojects under this project, the services of the following Individual support staff are immediately required:

 

Position/Title

No. of Position

Duration of engagement

Social Science Specialist

1 (One)

24 Person-month

Senior Surveyor

1 (One)

24 Person-month

Senior CAD Operator

1 (One)

24 Person-month

.  

 

3.       Qualification and Experience

(a)    Social Science Specialist: The Social Science Specialist should hold a Masters’ degree in Social Sciences, preferably in Sociology or economics and have at least 10 years general experience in social, gender, poverty alleviation and community participation issues, including at least 5 years specific experience related to participatory water resources management. Prior experience on evaluating and monitoring of Participatory Rural Appraisals (PRAs) and Feasibility Studies of participatory water resources management projects will be given priority.

 

(b)    Senior Surveyor:  The Senior Surveyor should at least hold a Diploma in Engineering (Civil/Survey Technology) / Science Graduate of 15 years of experience or Certificate Course in Surveying with 20 years experience in topographical survey of water resources projects, including preparing maps and drawings of the survey works using AutoCAD, and quantity estimation. Specific experience with survey of canals, drainage khals, embankments, hydraulic structures and land topography with ground elevation is a pre-requisite.

 

(c)    Senior CAD Operator: The Senior CAD (Computer Aided Drawing) Operator should hold a Diploma in Engineering/graduate with 15 years of experience or Certificate Course in Drafting with 20 years experience as CAD Operator in water resources projects. Specific experience with AutoCAD program in preparing drawings of canal, khals, embankments, hydraulic structures, topographical maps with spot ground levels and contours, site plans and maps is a pre-requisite.

 

4.       The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) now invites eligible candidates to apply for the positions. Applicants are invited to provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services. The Request for Applications (RFA) of all the positions will be available at the office of the undersigned.

 

 

5.       The individual support staff will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the Public Procurement Rules 2008. The interested candidates may obtain further information from the office of the undersigned.

 

6.       Interested applicants shall be submitted their expressions of Interest in accordance with the “Request for Application” in a sealed envelope, delivered to the address of the undersigned shown above on or before 26  May 2010 up to 3:00 p.m. local time and clearly marked with Position/Title for which the applicants are applying under Small Scale Water Resources Development Project in Greater Mymensingh, Sylhet and Faridpur Areas.

 

 

    (Md. Abul Kalam Azad)

 Project Director

         Tel : 880-2-8143120