Individual Consultant — Engineer in Charge of the Rural Electrification Sector, Inga 3 Development Programme (PDI-3), Democratic Republic of the Congo
01Project Overview
02Project Background
The Inga 3 Development Programme is financed by the International Development Association (IDA) under World Bank project ID P506438. The borrower is the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the implementing agency is the Agence pour le Developpement et la Promotion du Projet Grand Inga (ADPI-RDC). It was approved by the World Bank Board on 3 June 2025 and is scheduled to close on 30 December 2030. Its thematic areas include energy access and electricity, enabling renewable energy, hydropower and dams, private sector participation and climate change mitigation.
According to the World Bank's published project abstract, the Inga 3 Development Programme is a Multiphase Programmatic Approach that aims to help the Democratic Republic of the Congo turn Inga's hydropower resources into economic transformation, covering preparation of the generation project, regional power trade frameworks and accompanying community electrification investments.
The notice states that, as part of its strategy to reduce the national energy deficit, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has obtained two IDA credits to finance the Inga 3 Development Programme and intends to use part of the proceeds for payments under this individual consultancy contract. Under the authority of the PDI-3 Programme Director, the assignment provides senior technical support to ADPI-RDC through the PDI-3 implementation coordination unit, and carries out technical supervision of community electrification investments under Pillar 2a.
03Scope of Work & Technical Specifications
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Position | Engineer in Charge of the Rural Electrification Sector of PDI-3 |
| Overall Mission | To provide senior technical support to the project owner through technical supervision of community electrification investments under Pillar 2a of PDI-3 |
| Supervision of Electrification Activities | Technical supervision of all rural electrification activities financed under PDI-3, including studies, works and electricity access solutions for communities |
| Technical and Sustainability Assurance | Through reviews, supervision missions and recommendations, to ensure that community electrification investments are prepared and implemented in line with applicable technical standards, the project's environmental and social requirements, and the principles of infrastructure safety and sustainability |
| Lifecycle Support | To provide ADPI-RDC with continuous technical expertise throughout the sub-project cycle, from identification of needs to acceptance of works and preparation for operation and maintenance |
| Procurement Support | To prepare or consolidate the technical elements of terms of reference, specifications and bidding documents, and to support procurement processes when required |
| Review of Deliverables | To examine technical studies, preliminary and detailed designs, bidding documents and other deliverables of service providers, and to issue a reasoned technical opinion recommending approval, revision or rejection; formal approval remains with the competent authority |
| Progress and Risk Tracking | To monitor technical progress of sub-projects, including field missions when duly authorised; to identify risks and non-conformities, recommend corrective actions to the Programme Director and follow up their resolution |
04Commercial Terms
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Contract Form | An individual consultant contract under an IDA-financed project, usually concluded as a time-based contract remunerated per person-month |
| Remuneration and Payment | Comparable individual consultant contracts commonly pay monthly against monthly progress statements, with the remuneration rate fixed for the contract term |
| Contract Duration | The contract duration is set out in the terms of reference and matches the technical supervision cycle of the sub-projects |
| Travel and Allowances | Comparable contracts usually reimburse approved mission travel costs and pay field allowances in accordance with project rules |
| Conflict of Interest | Consultants are commonly required to declare any conflict of interest relevant to the assignment and to comply with the financier's consultant selection rules |
| Taxes and Insurance | The consultant usually bears personal income tax and personal accident insurance at its own cost, included in the price |
05Consultant Qualification Requirements
06Key Milestones
