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Project Implementation Management Unit embarks on public education campaign

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The Project Implementation Management Unit (PIMU) is initiating a Public Education Campaign regarding island wide roadwork and new traffic management procedures with the installation of roundabouts and new road markings on Sir George Walter Highway and Friars Hill Road.

Permanent Secretary within the Ministry of Works Clarence Pilgrim said: “The Ministry of Works recognizes the importance of increasing awareness and knowledge about road safety and endorses the public education campaign and necessitates that the media play a role in disseminating crucial information to the population at large, particularly with the addition of multi-lane roundabouts to the local traffic system.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Rodney Ellis, provided an update on the Traffic Management Plan for the Government of Antigua and Barbuda Road Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project and the Second Road Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project now underway.

The police have said that reckless driving, exceeding the speed limit, distracted driving and running red lights are some of the main contributors of accidents on the road and encourages the driving population to adhere to the traffic laws of Antigua And Barbuda.

On Friars Hill Road, road rehabilitation work extends from Government House to the junction of Cedar Grove main road where there are now new roundabouts respectively. Additionally, roadwork is nearing completion with the rehabilitation of the stretch of road from the VC Bird International Airport with the installation of a roundabout there, to the junction of Sir George Walter Highway and Sir Sydney Walling Highway, where another roundabout is now completed. Roundabouts are designed to improve safety and reduce traffic congestion as well as commute time.

While resurfacing of both major roads are nearing completion, new road markings are now being put in place with right turning lanes. The new road markings will result in a change to driver behavior as road users learn to navigate the new roundabouts. At the end of the project, five new roundabouts will be added to the road network.

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The roundabout model is a shift from the previous traffic lights system, which is viewed as national road infrastructure modernization.

Another feature to ongoing road works is periodic road closures that result in established diversion routes published as part of a traffic management plan, organized by the Traffic Management Committee. This committee receives technical support from one of the project’s

key stakeholders and partners, the traffic department within the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda.

Police involvement ensures that each project addresses road safety issues in an effort to mitigate  the impact posed by the implementation of road rehabilitation works.

The Traffic Management Committee also consists of representatives from the Antigua and Barbuda Transport Board, Emergency Medical Services, the Fire Department, the PIMU and the Contractor’s representatives from various projects.

ASP Ellis, who is a member of the Traffic Management Committee said: “Our input is fundamental to the decision-making process for diversions and detours, in addition to overall road safety.”

With over forty-three thousand (43,000) vehicles actively registered in Antigua and Barbuda, the creation of diversions assists in the progression of roadway construction.

ASP Ellis stated: “We are aware that some members of the public have expressed concerns about some of the diversions adding that the necessary public notices are issued to give all stakeholders adequate time to prepare for their daily commute. Motorists are encouraged to exercise patience and extend courtesy to their fellow road users, particularly at the diversion areas.

The presence of the police will be felt by the road users as low riders have already actively begun patrolling the Friars Hill Road and Sir George Walter Highway.” The Assistance Superintendent of police warns that persons violating the traffic laws by speeding and driving recklessly will face charges with the possibility of their driver’s license being suspended or revoked.

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION)

 

OECS MSME Guarantee Facility Project

Loan No.: IDA-62670, IDA-62660, IDA-62640, IBRD-88830, IDA-62650

Assignment Title: Senior Operating Officer (SOO)

Reference No. KN-ECPCGC-207852-CS-INDV

 

The Governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have received financing in the amount of US$10 million equivalent from the World Bank towards the cost of establishing a partial credit guarantee scheme, and they intend to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, and consulting services to be procured under this project. 

The consultant will serve as the “Senior Operating Officer (SOO)” for the ECPCGC and should possess extensive knowledge of MSME lending with some direct experience lending to Micro, small and medium-sized businesses, knowledge of the internal control processes necessary for a lending operation and the ability to design and implement risk mitigation procedures. The ideal candidate should possess an Undergraduate Degree from a reputable college or university, preferably in Business, Accounting, Banking or related field, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in lending, inclusive of MSME lending. The initial employment period will be for two years on a contractual basis. Renewal of the contract will be subject to a performance evaluation at the end of the contractual period. The assignment is expected to begin on September 30th, 2021.  The consultant will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the ECPCGC.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be viewed by following the attached link below. 

 

https://bit.ly/3iVannm

 

The Eastern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECPCGC) now invites eligible “Consultants” to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have:

  • An Undergraduate Degree from a reputable college or university, preferably in Business, Finance, Banking or related field; and
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in MSME lending. Applicants should also have:
  • The ability to design and implement risk management procedures 
  • Extensive knowledge of MSME lending with some direct experience lending to small and medium-sized businesses
  • Extensive knowledge of MSME banking operations
  • Knowledge of the internal controls necessary for a lending operation and the ability to design and implement risk management procedures
  • Experience developing and presenting information in public, including responding to questions in real-time
  • Experience lending to MSMEs located in the ECCU
  • Knowledge of marketing and communicating with the MSME sector
  • Ability to draft procedures to be used in a lending operation
  • Familiarity with the mechanics of a loan guarantee program
  • Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation skills, and
  • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite.

The attention of interested Individual Consultants is drawn to Section III, Paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers July 2016, [revised November 2017] (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Approved Selection Method for Individual Consultants set out in the clause 7.34 of the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers. 

 

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0800 to 1700 hours:

Eastern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Corporation

Brid Rock, Basseterre,

St. Kitts.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form by e-mail by August 11th, 2021, to [email protected]

 

For further information, please contact:

Carmen Gomez-Trigg                                                            Bernard Thomas

Chief Executive Officer                                                          Chief Financial Officer

Tel: 868-620-8144                                                                  Tel: 869-765-2385

Email: [email protected]                                          [email protected]