Meriona Decolli

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acgxbp@r.postjobfree.com Clearwater, FL

33759

Professional Experience

Water Project Implementation Unit April 2000- September

2014

Sami Frasheri street, No 4

Tirana, Albania

Procurement Engineer

More 14 years experience in all aspects of procurement financed by the

World Bank and conducting all the procurement procedures according to the

World Bank rules.

All procurement activities of the whole project life cycle including

procurement planning, selection of methods of procurement, procurement

packaging, preparation of bidding documents and co-ordination of

procurement of services, goods and works.

The key objective of Procurement Engineer is to manage overall

procurement under this Project in accordance with the requirements and

procedures established in the Loan Agreement, Project Appraisal Document,

Environmental Management Plan, Procurement Guidelines of World Bank and

Operations Manual. The primary responsibility of Procurement Specialist is

to arrange and handle procurement processes according to the Procurement

Plan of the Project and ensure strict compliance with relevant

Procurement/Consultants Guidelines of the World Bank including usage of

standard tender documentation and contracts as well as preparation of

monitoring and final reports for the Project Director, the MTI and the

World Bank. Procurement Specialist will coordinate procurement processes,

elaboration of procurement plans, tender documentation, participate in the

negotiations with consultants and manage the delivery of work, goods and

services. Experience in project management to: covering planning, budgeting

and procurement issues. Experience in developing of Project Operational

Manual (project management, procurement and financing). Knowledge of UN,

MCC, EBRD procurement procedures.

Work in frame of the World Bank projects:

. Durres Water Supply Rehabilitation Project (10 million USD, IDA

Credit No 2260-ALB, World Bank)

. Water Supply Urgent Rehabilitation Project (for Durres, Fier,

Lezha and Saranda)( 14.64 million USD)

. Municipality Water and wastewater Project (for Durres, Fier, Lezha

and Saranda) (21.93 million USD)

. Integrated Water and Ecosystem Management Project (for Durres,

Lezha and Saranda)( : 20 million US$)

. Land Administration and Management Project (LAMP Component D-

Shkodra Emergency Intervention)( $12.360.367,80)

. Albania Water Sector Investment Project (WSIP) (62.5 million Euro)

Procurement Engineer

. Preparation of the Project Procurement Plan in adherence of the Bank's

procurement/consultants guidelines and in the format agreed with the Bank

its timely update as well as its clearance/endorsement with the approval

of the World Bank;

. Preparation of the Specific Procurement Notices(SPN) and Request for

Expressions of Interest (REI) and arranging their publication in the

national newspapers, and in UNDB in line with WB requirement;

. Preparation of the detailed schedule for procurement actions (steps) to

be used in each bidding process;

. Preparation of the Bidding Documents and Requests for Proposals (RFP),

assisting with the preparation of Terms of References and technical

specifications for items to be procured under the Project;

. Organizing the work of the Tender Evaluation Committee to evaluate bids,

and preparation of all relevant documents for further endorsement by the

Bank, and for final contract signatures.

. Preparation of the short lists and help with guidance the preliminary

evaluations of all procurement activities (when he/she is not part of the

Evaluation Committee)

. Managing and monitoring procurement process/contracts before signing for

goods, works and consulting services;

. On completion of the evaluation of the short-lists and bids to carry out

due diligence by checking the Bank's external website and also Client

Connection to determine if the firm recommended for award of the contract

is in the list of debarred or temporarily suspended firms. The results of

this due diligence should be put on record in the files.

. Prepare for Submission to WB review of all relevant procurement related

documents for procedures subject for prior review as outlined in the

Procurement Plan and ensuring that the WB comments to the submitted

documents are properly addressed and incorporated; All these documents

will be sent to the Bank for clearance from the Director of PIU.

. Facilitating handling of complaints during the bidding process;

. Facilitating contract execution and management, verification of payment

documents under contracts for the supply of goods, works and services, and

facilitating contract completion procedures and final reporting;

. Close monitoring of the progress on the Procurement Plan;

. Coordination of internal and external reporting by preparing reports on

activities to all concerned executive bodies;

. Monitoring any payment cancellations and provide information to the PIU

Director;

. Close collaboration with the relevant staff of the World Bank in Albania

Country Office and in Washington as needed;

. Any other procurement-related activities as requested by the PIU

Director.

. Drafting of orders of the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure

on establishment of Tender Evaluation Committees, Working Groups and

Negotiations Teams;

. based on the recommendations of the Tender Evaluation Committees to

prepare Tender Evaluation Reports and Notification of Contract Award and

having it signed by the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure;

. Sending of Notification of Contract Awards to the successful bidders/

contractors /consultants on behalf of the MTI and notification of

unsuccessful Bidders about the results of the bidding process;

. Preparation of the contracts, based on the samples included in the

bidding documents and the outcome of the procurement process, in-

cooperation with the Evaluation Commissions, participation in

negotiations, if applicable, having the negotiated contracts approved by

the Bank, when necessary, and arrangements for contracts signing by the

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, or

otherdulyauthorizedperson(s)andSuppliers,ContractorsorConsultants;

. Filing of all necessary procurement documentation, including all

expressions of interests, bids, quotations and proposals received, and

organization of all documentation keeping-;

. publish information on UNDB online for all ICB and direct contracts and

for all contacts when the short list included any foreign firm and all

single-source selection contracts awarded for foreign firms;

. publishing bidding announcement for all types of bid.

. Keeping procurement process confidential, as it should be for all members

of the EC and also all PIU.

. The Procurement Specialists shall maintain records or each of the steps

taken during the procurement process.

Water and Wastewater Entity 1994- 2000

Durres, Albania

Civil Construction Engineer in charge of Technical branch at Water and

Sanitation Department of the city of Durres

. Day by day maintenance of existing main water supply system in the city,

. Detailed design for small networks of water supply.

. Managing the design of water supply systems of the city

Educational

Background

1989-1994 Equivalent of Master's Degree in Civil and

Construction Engineering

University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania

June 2000 Participation in the World Bank International Procurement

Seminar held at Sarajevo, Bosnia (Procurement of Civil

Works and goods)

December 2000 International training seminar "Procurement of Consultancy

Services" (World Bank) held in Tirana, Albania

June 2005 Procurement training seminar for the World Bank Borrowers

"The new rules on the Procurements of Civil Works and Goods"

(World Bank) held in Tirana, Albania

November 2005 Procurement training seminar for the World Bank Borrowers

"The Bidding Evaluation Process on the Procurements of

Civil Works and Goods"

(World Bank) held in Tirana, Albania

Fluent in Albanian and Italian. Tourist proficiency in French.

Excellent computer skills in programs such as Microsoft Office (Microsoft

Words, Excel, Power Point, etc), and Internet Applications.

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