Job Description
The overall objective of the project of which this contract will be a part is to support Dominica’s strategy for recovery and reconstruction and become a climate-smart resilient country, thus contributing to the long-term sustainable economic development. The specific objective is to contribute to building a climate-resilient agricultural sector by rehabilitating feeder/farm access roads in the different agricultural regions.
The purpose of this contract is to construct four (4) farm access/feeder roads in different agricultural regions, as follows:-
- Lot 1: Mango Gutter, Wesley – North East Agriculture Region
- Lot 2: Grand Riviere/LaPlaine - South-East Agriculture Region
- Lot 3: Carholm/Cuba Road - Central Agriculture Region
- Lot 4: Morne Rachette - West Agriculture Region
Provisional commencement date of the contract: 1st April 2022
Number and titles of lots
Four (4) Lots:
- Lot 1 - Mango Gutter, Wesley - North-East Agriculture Region
- Lot 2 - Grand Riviere/LaPlaine - South-East Agriculture Region
- Lot 3 - Carholm/Cuba Road - Central Agriculture Region
- Lot 4 - Morne Rachette - West Agriculture Region
Period of implementation of tasks
- Lot 1 - Mango Gutter, Wesley - Four (4) months
- Lot 2 - Grand Riviere/LaPlaine - Three and a half (3.5) months
- Lot 3 - Carholm/Cuba Road - Seven (7) months
- Lot 4 - Morne Rachette Heights - Four (4) months
Job Skills
- Contract Management
- Donor-Funded Projects
- English Fluency
- Project Management
- Report Analysis
AboutCompany
National Authorising Officer (NAO)- Phone: +1 (767) 266-3306
- eMail: edf@cwdom.dm
- URL: http://www.nao.dm
- Address: 3rd Floor, Financial Center, Kennedy Avenue, Roseau, Dominica
The dedicated office of the National Authorising Officer (NAO) for the European Development Fund (EDF) in the Commonwealth of Dominica was established in October 2000, with Technical/Programming and Administrative staff.
The overall objective of the NAO's office is to ensure the effective and efficient implementation of programmes funded by the European Union (EU). This is especially critical in light of the Post Lomé 'Cotonou Agreement', the recipient state must ensure funds are effectively committed, disbursed and implemented at the risk of losing allocations to other more 'efficient' ACP countries.
The position of National Authorising Officer (NAO) is outlined in Article 35, Chapter 6 "Management and Executing Agencies", Annex IV Implementation and Management Procedures of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement between the European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States.
The Article provides for the appointment by each ACP State of an NAO Officer to represent it in all operations financed by the resources of the European Development Fund (EDF), managed by the European Commission (EC).
The NAO of the Commonwealth of Dominica is Miss Marjorie Carleen Roberts. The NAO is the official signatory to all operations financed from the Fund resources managed by the Commission and the Bank instruments available to the Government of Dominica and is by implication legally responsible for overseeing all cooperation agreements and projects that arise from these instruments.