Project Description
The ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine has had a direct and highly negative impact on economy, social cohesion, resilience, livelihoods, community security, and the rule of law. Recognizing the need to urgently address reconstruction, economic recovery and peacebuilding needs in areas affected both directly and indirectly by the conflict, in late 2014 the Government of Ukraine requested technical assistance and financial support from the international community to assess priority recovery needs. In late 2014, the United Nations (UN), the World Bank (WB) and the European Union (EU) conducted a Recovery and Peacebuilding Assessment, which was endorsed by the Cabinet of Ministers in mid-2015.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been active and present in eastern Ukraine for the past decade, prior to the conflict, with a focus on community development, civil society development, and environmental protection. Work on addressing the specific conflict-related development challenges discussed above built on this earlier engagement, established partnerships, and started in 2015 through the United Nations Recovery and Peacebuilding Programme (UN RPP). The UN RPP is a multi-donor funded framework programme formulated and led by the UNDP in collaboration with the Government of Ukraine and in cooperation with a number of partnering UN agencies (UN Women, FAO, UNFPA).
The RPP was designed to respond to, and mitigate, the causes and effects of the conflict. It is based on findings of the Recovery and Peacebuilding Assessment (RPA) and is aligned to the State Target Programme for Recovery as well as to the two oblast development strategies up to 2020. It takes into account the opportunities that have arisen from the Minsk Protocol of September 2014 and the renewal of its cease-fire provisions (the latest cease-fire having been agreed in March 2018) and is also fully adjusted to the humanitarian-development nexus. It is an integral component of the UNDP Country Programme and is therefore fully aligned with the United Nations Partnership Framework (UNPF). It is closely interlinked with the Democratic Governance and Reform Programme, operating nationally and in all of Ukraine’s regions, and is consistent with the SDGs.
The Programme’s interventions are grouped under the following key Programme components, which reflect the region’s priority needs: Component 1: Economic Recovery and Restoration of Critical Infrastructure Component 2: Local Governance and Decentralization Reform Component 3: Community Security and Social Cohesion. The Programme, which operates on the basis of a pooled funding arrangement, follows a multi-sectoral programme-based approach and is implemented using an area-based methodology. It is a unifying interventions framework for 12 projects funded by 12 international partners and is worth over 80 million USD.
In October 2018, four UN agencies (UNDP, UN Women, FAO and the UNFPA) have countersigned a new joint project document, funded by the EU. The overall objective of the project is to restore effective governance and promote reconciliation in the crisis-affected communities of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, thereby enhancing the credibility and legitimacy of local governments in the governmentcontrolled areas (GCAs) of the regions. It will contribute to peace build and prevent further escalation of conflict in Ukraine through effective and accountable decentralization, gender-responsive recovery planning and equal access to services, as well as enhanced community security and social cohesion.
This endeavor will be achieved through the pursuit of the following specific objectives:
- To enhance local capacity for gender-responsive decentralization and administrative reforms to improve governance, local development and the delivery of services.
- To stimulate employment and economic growth by providing assistance to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) development.
- To enhance social cohesion and reconciliation through promotion of civic initiatives.
- To support sector reforms and structural adjustments in health, education and critical public infrastructure to mitigate direct impacts of the conflict.
One of the main objectives of the UN RPP is to foster economic revitalization in Eastern Ukraine and, specifically, stimulate employment and economic growth by providing assistance to MSME development through demand-driven business development services and professional skills training as well as restoration and strengthening institutional and educational infrastructure needed for effective functioning of agriculture and non-agriculture sectors of regional economy.
Increased knowledge of employees is one of the important preconditions of efficiency, productivity and profitability of local enterprises. As the result enhancement of professional education in the region is one of the key tasks of UN RPP projects.
Vocational Education and Training (VET) system in the region faces multiple challenges including low quality of education (a result of outdated curricula and teaching methods not responding to labor market needs/requirements, lack of up-to-date equipment in vocational education institutions), and weak linkages with employers. VET is badly affected by a poor image in the country, so that students prefer to apply for admission to general secondary education and consequently higher education rather than vocational education. Many schools suffer from obsolete equipment and teachers who have not undergone retraining for years. The schools have difficulty in finding places for the practical training of their students and jobs for their students after graduation. Existing VET system offers weak links with private sector and incomplete understanding of the labor market requirements.
In Luhansk oblast these problems have become even more critical due to the conflict in eastern Ukraine and related break of links between educational institutions and employers who are currently in nongovernment-controlled areas (NGCAs). Considering the change in the structure of industry in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, regional employers face lack of qualified personnel. In its turn, regional VET institutions cannot meet this need due to the shortage in foreseen demand on the labor market and capacity for its fulfillment.
The VET institutions of Luhansk oblast do not have development plans, which would allow to train people for perspective professions demanded by the regional employers.
The UN RPP in the frames of restoration and strengthening institutional and educational infrastructures plans to perform сurrent repairs of the internal premises of the Bakhmut Center for Vocational Education. To perform repair work according to the existing design documentation (Annex 1) it is necessary to select a qualified contractor.
Scope of work
- Construction work must be carried out in accordance with the attached technical design documentation (Annex 1).
- Construction must ensure delivery of all materials and necessary equipment to the construction site.
- The work must be carried out in full compliance with applicable national standards and regulations: DBN А.2.2-3-2004, DBN В.2.2-40:2018, DBN B.2.2-9-2018, DBN В.2.2-3-2018, DBN В.1.1-7- 2016, DBN В.1.2-2:2006, DBN В.1.2-7, DBN В 1.2-2, DBN В.1.2-14, DBN А.3.1-5, DBN А. 3.2-2-2009, DBN В.2.6-161:2017, DBN В.2.6-220:2017, DBN В.2.6-163:2010, SNiP 2.08.02-89, DSTU Б A.2.4-4-2009 and other.
- Construction process should be performed in compliance with the requirements, conditions, instructions and standards provided in the technical design documentation (Annex 1).
- Free of charge for the Customer to eliminate any defects, deficiencies, inconsistencies of design decisions, substandard materials, works, devices, structures, revealed within 12 months after the site was put into operation, unless it is proved that they occurred due to: normal wear and tear of the site or its parts; improper operation; improper servicing of the site by the Customer or by third parties involved by him.
Work progress monitoring
- The contractor’s work will be supervised by representatives of the organizations responsible for author and technical supervision, UNDP representatives and building owners.
- The final work acceptance will be performed by UNDP representative, a representative of the organization conducting technical supervision, and owner’s representative.
If UNDP has already awarded the contract(s) to perform other similar works to the participant, UNDP reserves the right to request additional information from the participant, namely: evidence of the company’s technical ability to perform works at several sites at the same time (availability of appropriate personnel and equipment for each site). Confirmation of availability of different resources to complete the task for each site (personnel, equipment, etc.) is a prerequisite for awarding the contract.
Qualification of successful contractor
- Construction company with a valid registration (for Ukrainian companies – registration must be obtained on the territory controlled by the government of Ukraine).
- Minimum annual turnover for any 2 years between 2017 and 2019: USD 80,000.
- Minimum 3 years of engagement in similar projects.
- At least 3 projects of similar nature have been completed for the last 5 years.
- Availability of a license for the requested works, based on technical documentation: License to perform activities related to creation of architectural projects, permission to carry out the respective hazardous works.
- Availability of appropriate equipment and mechanisms.
- Availability of qualified technical staff to perform the work
Requirements for the materials used.
- The Contractor is obliged to ensure procurement and delivery of all materials and necessary equipment to the construction site. The contractor is obliged to include in the price offer the cost of all necessary materials, equipment and all related costs needed to carry out the respective type of work.
- Delivery of the equipment must be accompanied by installation, testing, commissioning and availability of mandatory warranty service, according to the project documentation. All necessary technical documentation, warranty letters, as well as quality certificates (certificates of conformity, sanitary and epidemiological findings, fire test reports (if necessary), etc.) for materials/equipment must be provided by the Contractor on the day of delivery. Warranty certificates for automatic and other equipment to be installed on site shall be mandatory.
- The use of asbestos and materials containing asbestos is prohibited.
DEADLINE: 01 October 2020
- Proposals may be submitted on or before 23:59 (Kyiv time), October 01, 2020 and via email to: [email protected]
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