Project Name: UN Recovery and Peacebuilding Programme, Economic Recovery and Restoration of Critical Infrastructure Component.
Description of the Assignment: Current repairs of the internal premises of the Slovyansk multidisciplinary regional center of professional education P.F. Krivonosa, address: 5, Gagarina str., Slovyansk, Donetsk region.
Country/Duty Station: Ukraine/Donetsk region.
Starting Date of Assignment: October 2020.
Duration of Assignment: No more than 150 calendar days for construction works.
Supervisor’s Title: Programme Coordinator, Economic Recovery and Restoration of Critical Infrastructure, UN Recovery and Peacebuilding Programme.
Background/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 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.
This endeavor will be achieved through the pursuit of the following specific objectives:
- 1. To enhance local capacity for gender-responsive decentralization and administrative reforms to improve governance, local development and the delivery of services.
- 2. To stimulate employment and economic growth by providing assistance to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) development.
- 3. To enhance social cohesion and reconciliation through promotion of civic initiatives.
- 4. To support sector reforms and structural adjustments in health, education and critical public infrastructure to mitigate direct impacts of the conflict.
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 100,000.
- 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