MANI Project Quantity Surveyor Short term Consultancy in Bungoma County, Kenya

1. Installation of Solar Power Units in targeted health facilities in the County.

2. Ensure regular water supply by installing Rain water harvesting and storage facilities.

3. Carry out sanitation facilities improvements in targeted health facilities

4. Training cleaners in hygiene and sanitation skills and safe disposal of medical waste

Scope of Work: MANI Project would like contract a Quantity Surveyor firm / individual to design infrastructural improvements, rain water harvesting systems, sanitation facilities improvement in selected 54 Health facilities in Bungoma County.

The specific roles of the consultant will include;
a) Review the MANI Resource Audit report – WASH and Infrastructure.

b) Conduct field visits to the targeted sites for WASH and Infrastructure improvements (attached list of health facilities)

c) Design upgrade Interventions for each of the hospitals: site plans, mechanical, architectural and structural drawings.

d) Develop Bills of Quantities (BOQ) for each of the hospital Improvements – Rain Water Supply and Sanitation Improvements (VIP Latrines, Soak Pits, Placenta pits, pour flush and plumping and drainage systems and Pour Flush Latrines)

e) Design some infrastructural improvements and develop Bills of Quantities (BOQ’s)

Consulting Period: The consultant will be required for a period of 30 days

Qualifications:

1. Firms individual are required to be registered as Quantity surveyors/ Civil engineers with the engineering board of Kenya

2. The Firms should have individuals qualified with Bachelor’s degree in Quantity survey or Civil Engineering and Architecture.

3. The individuals with Higher national diploma/Diploma in Civil engineering working in the firms’ MUST have 3 years’ experience in Water and Sanitation projects

4. The firms should have at least 5 years’ experience in building and construction with atleast 3 years in the health sector in Kenya

5. Firms should have at least five years’ experience in designing – architectural, mechanical; electrical and civil works in hospital settings

6. Experience in developing Bills of Quantities (BOQ) and construction of sanitation works; Soakaway pits; Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) Latrines; Pour flush systems Plumping and Drainage systems; Placenta pits; Rain water harvesting systems

Regulatory Bodies Registrations

a) The firms should be registered by National Construction Authority (NCA) in relevant class of constructions.

b) The firms’/individuals engineers should be registered by the Engineers Board of Kenya.

Statutory Requirements