Individual Consultant- Senior Structural Engineer (Coordinator, Technical and Safety Group)
About This Opportunity
Request for Expression of Interest | Project: Nepal Safer Schools Project | Method: Individual Consultant Selection | Ref: NP-CLPIU EDU-578144-CS-INDV
This is a consulting contract in the architecture and engineering, education and training and culture and heritage sectors, with a focus on Scholarships and Sports. Located in Nepal, Asia, this opportunity is open to individual consultants.
Published through WB - World Bank, a multilateral development bank that follows standardized international procurement guidelines. Projects funded by multilateral institutions are generally open to international bidders from eligible member countries for consulting in the architecture and engineering sector. Consulting assignments are typically evaluated with a strong emphasis on the technical proposal, including the methodology and qualifications of key experts. Shortlisted firms may be invited to submit financial proposals in a second stage. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.
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Government of Nepal
Ministry of Education and Sports
Department of Education
Sanothimi, Bhaktapur
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION)
NEPAL
Nepal Safer Schools Project (NSSP) — Project Preparation
Grant No.: IDA E758-NP (Preparation Grant for Nepal Safer Schools Project)
Assignment Title: Senior Structural Engineer (Coordinator, Technical and Safety Group) (Individual Consultant)
Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): NP-CLPIU EDU-578144-CS-INDV
Date of Publication: 7 November 2026 (2083/07/21 BS)
The Government of Nepal has received financing from the World Bank (International Development Association) toward the cost of the Preparation Grant for Nepal Safer Schools Project (IDA Grant No. E758-NP, under the Grant Facility for Project Preparation), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The consulting services (“the Services”) include leading and coordinating Team 1 (Technical and Safety Group) of the National School Infrastructure Assessment; reviewing and compiling technical standards; preparing technical standards, checklists, guidelines and assessment forms with filling guidelines; developing the assessment methodology, analysis and quality assurance framework; and providing technical assessment and reporting support, periodic technical progress reports and the final technical report. The estimated level of effort is 9 person-months (198 working days), including approximately 35 days of travel outside Kathmandu Valley, on an intermittent basis over the period December 2026 to 15 July 2027, based at the Department of Education, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur. The assignment is expected to start in December 2026.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment (Annex 1) is attached to this request for expressions of interest, and can also be found at the following websites: www.cehrd.gov.np / www.moe.piu.gov.np.
The Department of Education (DOE), Ministry of Education and Sports, now invites eligible individual consultants (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services, including a cover letter, a detailed curriculum vitae, and copies of academic certificates, Nepal Engineering Council registration and experience documents.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
The Consultant will be selected on the basis of qualifications and relevant experience. The procurement process will be in accordance with the Individual Consultant Selection (Open – National) method set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours, 09:00 to 16:00 hours (Nepal Standard Time), on Government working days.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail) by 12:00 hours (Nepal Standard Time) on 25 November 2026 (2083/08/09 BS).
Department of Education (DOE)
Attn: SDE Ashok Adhikari, Section Chief, Project Infrastructure Development Section (PIDS), Department of Education
Sanothimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal
Tel: +977-9851422340
Website: www.cehrd.gov.np / www.moe.piu.gov.np
Data provenance
This notice is sourced from WB - World Bank and was originally published on November 6, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: OP00479858. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.
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