ALBANIA
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)
(CONSULTING SERVICES)
Selection of Individual Consultant
Climate Resilience and Agriculture Development Project in Albania
Project ID Number: No.: P178715
IBRD Loan Number: 94890
Assignment Title: “Technical Specialist/ Hydrotechnical Engineer of PMT”
(Ref. No. AL-MARD-496198-CS-INDV)”
The World Bank is assisting the Government of Albania (GoA) with the financing of the Climate Resilience and Agriculture Development project (CRAD). This project aims to increase competitiveness and climate resilience of priority agri-food value chains. The expected outputs from the project are: (i) increased supply/sales to local agri-food businesses, (ii) increased agricultural productivity and production, lower costs and extended production season (iii) improved traceability, farmer’s market integration and the compliance with food safety and quality requirements, (iv) evidence-based decision making for resilience and sustainable agri-food systems.
The Project consists of the following components, which will support the project objective:
- Promoting Climate Smart Agriculture and Access to Markets
- Enhancing Compliance with Food Safety and Quality Standards
- Strengthening Evidence-based Analysis Capacity of MARD and Municipalities
The services required to be contracted aim to support the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in ensuring successful implementation of the contract “Technical Specialist/ Hydrotechnical Engineer of PMT”.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is the lead implementation agency for this Project (CRAD) and publishes this Request for Expression of Interest with the aim of selecting an individual consultant as Technical/ Hydrotechnical Engineer who will be part (a team member) of the PMT and he/she will support the PMT in ensuring engineering issue compliance in the implementation of Project activities.
Objectives
The objective of this assignment is to provide support to MARD/PMT in monitoring the civil works and supervising contracts related to the Project and to ensure that all activities in civil works and supervision services are as per the WB/contract standards.
Required Experience and Qualifications
Technical Specialist/ Hudrotechnical Engineer on a full-time basis:
- University degree in disciplines related to the Faculty of Civil Engineering, in the hydrotechnical/ hydraulic branch.
- At least 8 years of general professional experience in the field of assignment as designer/ monitoring/ resident Engineer, etc.
- Experience in projects related to design/ assistance/ monitoring/ resident Engineer activities for construction/ rehabilitation works in water supply & sewerage and/ or in irrigation & drainage systems (dams).
- Experience in contract management under FIDIC and the World Bank will be an advantage.
- Record keeping, very good technical writing skills and ability to prepare the reports.
- He/she must have good knowledge of the Albanian and English language.
- Computer literate with practical experience using Microsoft office program.
Applicants that fulfill the minimum qualification requirements will be further evaluated based on the below evaluation grid for the position:
| Evaluated expertise | Points |
| General Experience | 30 |
| Adequacy for the assignment | 60 |
| Language and computer skills | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
The consultant will be selected based on Selection of Individual Consultant (IC) in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services July 2016 (revised November 2020).
The initial duration of the assignment is 12 months, with a probation period of 3 months, from contract signing and/or entry into force of the contract, with the option of renewal for the entire Project implementation period (38 months), based on satisfactory performance. The type of contract for this assignment is Time Based Contract. The Consultant Hydrotechnical Engineer shall be engaged on a full-time basis.
Interested local Consultants may obtain further information concerning the Terms of Reference at the official website of MARD: https://bujqesia.gov.al/projekti-qendrueshmeria-ndaj-klimes-dhe-zhvillimit-ne-bujqesi/, or at the address below, during office hours 08:00 to 16:30 (Monday to Thursday) and 08:00 to 14:00 on Friday.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) invites interested individuals to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested candidates should provide: (i) motivation letter, underlining their advantages concerning this position, (ii) Curriculum Vitae, as well as, (iii) information that indicates that the candidates have required qualifications to carry out the Consulting Services, and (iv) various references.
All documents should be submitted in English language.
Expressions of Interest (EoIs) must be delivered no later than June 18, 2025 hardcopy (in person or by mail) to the address below, within office hours, and/or electronically at the below e-mail address.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Adr: Blv. “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, Nr. 2, 1001, Tirana, Albania
E-mail: arben.molla@bujqesia.gov.al
Attn: Mr. Arben Molla
Project Manager of PMT
