Terms of Reference - Chief Technical Advisor specialised in Water Engineering Field (Also

Open to International Consultants)

A. Project: Supporting vulnerable communities in Maldives to manage climate change-induced water

shortages

B. Position: Chief Technical Advisor

C. Location: Male, Maldives (252 days/year)

D. Thematic Area: Adaptive Water Resource Management

E. Type of Contract: Individual Contract

F. Estimated Starting Date: 1 August 2017

G. Application Deadline:

H. Duration of initial Contract: One year, with possibility of renewing up to 3 years depending on
performance

I. Project background:

The unique geographic attributes of the Maldives make its water resource situation both complex and
diverse. With widely ranging populations numbers on the islands, even basic water and sanitation service
must be tailored to local resources and population needs. Management of the limited water resources is
complicated due to the small catchment areas for rainfall, limited rainwater and groundwater storage
capacity, long dry seasons, and the susceptibility of groundwater aquifers to pollution and salinity
intrusion.

The outer islands of the Maldives already experience drinking water shortages during the dry season.
These shortages have had significant adverse human, environmental and social impacts on the outer
island communities. The key problems pertaining to freshwater security relate to the increasingly variable
rainfall patterns induced by climate change and sea-level rise induced salinity of groundwater. A sea level
rise and decreasing rainfall amounts will considerably compound current water stress in the country. The
Government faces constraints in responding to the challenge at hand without assistance, especially in the
context of anticipated impacts of climate change.

As water security is closely bound to rainfall and sea level rise in Maldives, the adaptation scenario will
demand: (i) the rainfall collection capacity to increase at least threefold; (ii) groundwater controlled
extraction and replenishment to keep water table levels high in order to buffer away saltwater intrusion;
and (iii) increased water production capacity through desalinization (Reversed Osmosis – RO technology),
as to secure sufficient back up resource during the extended dry periods for household supply and timely
distribution.

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In response to this challenge, the proposed project objective is to deliver safe and secure freshwater to
105,000 people in the 49 target islands of Maldives in the face of climate change risks. This will be achieved
by delivering the following results:

a. Scaling up integrated water supply system to provide safe water to vulnerable households (at
least 32,000 people, including 15,000 women);
b. Decentralized and cost-effective dry season water supply system introduced benefiting 73,000
people across 7 Northern Atolls;
c. Groundwater quality improved to secure freshwater reserves for long term resilience on 49
islands;

The project will provide sufficient water to supply the potable water needs of island residents year-round
for a 35-year design period to 2050. Project finance will be used to establish an integrated water resources
management system that integrates the three main sources of water (rainwater, groundwater and
desalinated water) into a least cost delivery system and which is able to maintain service levels against a
context of rainfall variability and sea level rise and includes measures for groundwater quality recovery
to secure freshwater reserves in the long term.

Ultimately, the project will achieve an uninterrupted water supply on the islands that currently experience
a 90 day chronic water shortage during dry season and depend on transported water from Male’, which
is an extensive, overlong and costly operation. As a result of the project, 49 priority islands will have
increased rainwater collection capacities, out of which, 4 bigger islands will additionally have water
production systems of water desalination (Reverse Osmosis – RO water production plants), that will
secure sufficient water production capacity enabling a decentralized and timely water distribution across
all northern outer atolls during the extended dry periods, when shortages may occur.

Water stress alert information based on forecasted meteorological information will feed into the
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for system management, thereby protecting lives and livelihoods
from environmental risks associated with climate change. This will also feed into strengthening the
Meteorological - MMS services on reaching out to the communities actionable early warning information,
and preparing the water utilities, island councils and the communities to receive and act on such
information. The system will achieve cost effectiveness in service provision through effective
management of water resources and the use of renewable energy and locally appropriate technologies.
Alongside the system design will be a capacity development workstream designed to obtain the support
and ownership from communities, which is necessary for financial sustainability of the system, as well as
the capacity development of the State Utilities (such as FENAKA and STELCO) to manage service delivery,
and of the decentralized authorities and central government to provide an enabling environment for
sustainability and scale up.

J. Objective of the assignment:

The main purpose of this assignment is to provide the leadership and guidance to the technical and
management units towards achieving the project objective and related results. The CTA shall carry out
the work in accordance with the terms of reference outlined in this document and shall report to Water
and Sanitation Department or designated person from MEE, Project Board and the UNDP Resident
Representative. In order to assist the government of Maldives achieve the stated project objective above,
the CTA is expected to carry out the tasks as described below.

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K. Scope of Work and Responsibilities:

 This solicitation is for a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) for one year and renewable up to three years
linked to satisfactory performance of the individual consultant. "LTA" refers to a mutual arrangement
whereby the Consultant will provide services as required, over a specific period of time.
 An LTA is a mutual arrangement between UNDP and the individual to provide the required services at
prescribed prices or provisions over a period of 12-36 months, with potential extension of one year.
UNDP reserves the right to rescind the agreement during that period should performance of the
consultant not meet its requirements.
 Under an LTA, UNDP does not warrant that any quantity of services shall be purchased during the
term of this Agreement. Where a request for services arises, UNDP shall directly contract the
consultant based on its need to carry out those activities. A specific Terms of Reference (TOR) outlining
the outputs for each assignment shall be provided and an Individual Contract would be issued to the
consultant, detailing the time frame.

The Consultant is expected to:

 Provide technical expertise and strategic guidance to all project components, assuming quality control
of interventions, and support the Project Manager in the coordination of the implementation of
planned activities under the GCF project as stipulated in the project document;
 Provide a suite of technical advisory, planning & management and coordination services to the project
where key work areas will include as outlined below:
- Technical and Management Services;
- Project Advisory and Guidance;
- Project Monitoring and Implementation Support;
- Training.

Technical Services:

Safeguards and Environmental and Social Management Plan:

 The CTA will support and provide guidance to the implementation of the existing Environmental and
Social Management Plan - ESMP of the project and observe a full compliance during the entire project
duration by the core project team, group of national and international consultants assigned to the
project and all sub-contractors;
 The CTA, together with the Project Manager, will support the project team with the implementation
and monitoring of all risk mitigation measures and take necessary actions to mitigate the risks;

Water Sector Baseline Study:

 The CTA will support and provide technical input into the development of a baseline study that involves
a diagnosis of the water and sewerage sector, and an assessment of the technical, financial, operational
and management situation with particular focus on the target outer islands in Maldives and establish the
legal, technical, institutional and financial barriers to adaptive water management and effective ways to
address them;

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 As part of the baseline assessment, all existing water sector studies and identify critical gaps in
information and knowledge will be compiled, the existence of any standards or requirements for policy
direction and practices in relation to efficient and effective provision for water and sewerage services will
be assessed under the guidance of the CTA, as relevant within the scope of the project
 The CTA will support, guide and provide technical input into a comprehensive overview of a good
international practice of water production and management systems of relevance for small island states
faced with geographical challenges of isolation and dispersed nature of islands and populations;
 The CTA will provide support and technical input to the analysis of the status of existing sewerage and
solid waste management in relation to groundwater sources, and recommend the policy direction and
practices (e.g. land use, construction, quality monitoring, pollution prevention, controlled recharge
and extraction) in relation to safe groundwater sources.

Investment Plan and Implementation:

 The CTA will provide support and technical input to the design of phased investment work plans, related
detailed procurement plans, tender documents and TORs that include feasibility study, design,
implementation/construction, stakeholder involvement, quality control and risk management for the
specific tasks outlined below:
o Rainwater Harvesting methods and technologies, with attention to management arrangements
and SOPs both for the community and household water collection tanks, including social and
environmental safeguards. This will also include detailed sustainable O&M plan with clear roles
and responsibilities, spare parts, services and associated costs for at least next 10 years;
o Groundwater Management, with particular attention to natural replenishment, controlled
recharge and extraction and systematic sample tests and quality monitoring protocols; and
with emphasis on social and environmental safeguards. This will also include detailed O&M
plan with clear roles and responsibilities, spare parts, services and associated costs for at least
next 10 years;
o Water Desalination, with particular attention to adoptable RO technology that is energy efficient
and sourced by on and/or off grid renewable energy and integrates other sources of water (e.g.
rainwater, groundwater) into its unified system of production and distribution. And with
emphasis on social and environmental safeguards. This will also include detailed O&M plan with
clear roles and responsibilities, spare parts, services and associated costs for at least next 10
years;
o Regional Distribution/Dry Season Water Shipments, with particular focus on decentralized
operations, creation of atoll or regional centres of water production and distribution, associated
management system, infrastructure, legal and logistical mechanisms;
o Identifying, supporting and providing technical input into the required support to the Maldives
Meteorological Services to establish Early Warning for Water Emergency Alerts, with focus on
provision of real time data through the MMS database system, data analysis and early alerts to
the communities, councils, water utilities and other parties for early action and water stress risk
reduction. This will also include establishing SOPs, detailed O&M plan with clear roles and
responsibilities, spare parts, services and associated costs for at least next 10 years.

Climate Change, Economic and Financial Studies:

 CTA will provide support and technical input towards the design of detailed work plans, related
procurement plans, tender documents and TORs for the specific tasks outlined below:
o In-depth studies of current and projected water demand in the target outer islands, considering
a range of climate change scenarios in relation to rainfall amounts and distribution. Assist to
design a methodological model for water resource planning and development for the use at

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 Island level with an aim to contribute to island level self-sufficiency and resilience. This may
include (if applicable) a customized water resources planning and management software. Self-
sufficiency and resilience strategies must consider the central role of the communities and
include development of island level water safety plans, atoll-based backup water supply plans,
and island level water resource planning and management with the engagement of local councils
and affiliated community groups (e.g. women’s committee) and water utilities;
o A study to recommend a pricing policy for water supply services. This would be done in
conjunction with and in justification of the assessment of projected demand. In particular, the
Coordinator would consider how these policies affect the poorer sections of the community
currently not receiving service and recommend measures to enhance the quality and quantity
of service to them. The recommendations will include procedures and methodologies for
willingness to pay surveys;
o A gender study and outline gender strategy for the project targeting the needs of female
beneficiaries in accessing safe and reliable water to meet their household needs;
o Review the current tariff level and tariff structure and recommend a basic tariff structure;
recommend an implementation schedule for cost recovery strategy; recommend a subsidy
mechanism (if applicable); level and financing mechanism. This will include the detailed
guidelines for setting the tariffs (progressive and differentiated tariff setting may be
considered) to be approved by the MEE and adopted by the water utilities;
o A long term financial model for the water supply system. In particular, this would include a
revenue projection from the proposed investment and the issues of financial sustainability
for the way forward.

Capacity Development and Training:

 The CTA will provide support and technical input into developing detailed work plans, related
procurement plans, tender documents and TORs for the specific tasks outlined below:
o A detailed assessment of water legislation that establishes the key roles and mandates of the
water sector as well as coordination mechanisms. This will identify the institutional gaps and
functional overlaps that preclude effective and efficient governance of the water sector. Provide
the recommendations for clear delineation of roles and responsibilities, avoidance of conflict of
interest between the policy setting and oversight functions, building an accountability
framework into the water sector institutions and effective sector financing mechanisms;
 The CTA will support and provide technical input to the development, design and delivery of targeted
training programmes in water planning and management tools and methods; integrated water resource
management methods; water budgeting methods; institutional quality management systems; contract
management for the utilities and relevant Ministerial departments;
 The CTA will review existing, or develop new where appropriate, guidelines, checklists, standards and
procedures for bidding process, evaluations, designing, water supply systems and works
implementation, monitoring, supervision, inspection evaluation, commissioning testing and handover.
Provide hands on training to relevant staff
 The CTA will review existing technical specifications of water supply systems, identify critical gaps
and provide recommendations for improvements, provide hands on training to staff in reviewing of
project technical and financial proposals, preliminary designs and detailed designs

Management Services:

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 The CTA will provide hands-on support to the Project Manager, other project staff and Ministry of
Environment and Energy in the areas of project management and planning, management of site
activities, regular impact assessments and monitoring of the project where required;
 The CTA will provide support to the Project Manager and provide technical input to the preparation
and revision of the Annual Work Plans, budgets and Procurement Plans;
 The CTA will guide the project M&E Specialist to undertake monitoring the technical quality of project
M&E systems (including AWPs, indicators and targets) where required; this includes developing a
detailed M&E plans throughout the project implementation; guiding and assisting the project M&E
Specialist to adjust the project Results Framework targets and indicators, if and as the baseline
assessment findings would require;
 The CTA will assist the Project Manager in managing evaluation processes, such as midterm and final
evaluations as well as auditing and spot checks where required;
 The CTA will assist the Project Manager in the preparation of the Combined Project Implementation
Review/Annual Project Report, inception report, technical reports, monthly/quarterly/biannual
reports, quarterly financial reports for submission to UNDP, Project Board and the GCF Secretariat
where required;
 The CTA will assist the Project manager throughout the project management cycle and provide hands
on guidance and mentorship to a broader project management team to develop core management
skills and capacities where required.

Generic Outputs:
Outputs shall be further specified under each contract in line with the given tasks:

 Provision of guidance to the implementation of the ESMP.

 Provision of technical inputs into the development of a baseline study of the water and
sewerage sector.
 Provision of technical inputs into a comprehensive overview of a good international practice of
water production and management systems
 Provision of technical input to the analysis of the status of existing sewerage and solid waste
management in relation to groundwater sources
 Provision of recommendations on the policy direction and practices (e.g. land use, construction,
quality monitoring, pollution prevention, controlled recharge and extraction) in relation to safe
groundwater sources.
 Provision of technical input to the design of phased investment work plans, related detailed
procurement plans, tender documents and TORs that include feasibility study, design,
implementation/construction, stakeholder involvement, quality control and risk management
related to the investment plan and implementation.
 Provision of technical input towards the design of detailed work plans, related procurement plans,
tender documents and TORs related to the Climate Change, Economic and financial studies
 Provision of technical input into developing detailed work plans, related procurement plans, tender
documents and TORs related to capacity development and training
 Provision of hands-on support to the Project Manager, other project staff and Ministry of
Environment and Energy in the areas of project management and planning, management of site
activities, regular impact assessments and monitoring of the project where required;
 Provision of technical input to the preparation and revision of the Annual Work Plans, budgets
and Procurement Plans;

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  Provision of guidance to the project M&E Specialist to undertake monitoring the technical
quality of project M&E systems (including AWPs, indicators and targets) where required;

L. Qualifications of the Successful Candidate:

Education:
 At least a Masters degree or equivalent in engineering related to water resource management, or
managing water sector related projects and investments is required;

Experience:
 At least 10 years of experience in providing consultancy services, including managing water sector
projects, project management and supervision is required;
 5 years of experience of the technical leadership in the area of integrated water resource
management;
 Experience of the development of water sector projects, especially in small islands is preferred;
 In-depth knowledge and experience of national and/or international best practice in all aspects
of water resource management, especially effective water production and distribution systems,
including the engineering and financial aspects of the sector;
 Good understanding of developments in national and/ or international water management
sector. S/He should have good knowledge in latest trends and approaches in adaptive and
integrated water resource management is preferred;
 Hands-on experience in managing water sector related projects and investments, with particular
familiarity with functions, quality management and accounting systems at water utilities is
preferred;
 Proven knowledge and experience of applying integrated water resource management principle
is preferred;

Language:
 Fluency in English language.

Competencies:

Corporate Competencies:
 Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards and acts in
accordance with the Standards of Conduct for international civil servants;
 Advocates and promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
 Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
 Treats all people fairly without favouritism.

Functional Competencies:
 Knowledge about the UNDP programmes would be an advantage;
 Proven strong analytical abilities;
 Ability to work under pressure with several tasks and various deadlines;
 Ability to actively generate creative, practical approaches and solutions to overcome challenging
situations;
 Excellent writing, presentation/public speaking skills;
 A pro-active approach to problem-solving;

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  General IT literacy.

M. Duty Station:
The consultant shall be stationed in Male - Maldives, with travel to project islands across the country
when necessary. The schedule of travel will be negotiated with the consultant according to the
requirements of the programme.

Monitoring and Progress control:

The CTA will work under the direct supervision of the Project Manager as part of the Project Management
Unit in Ministry of Environment and Energy. The CTA will also work with the Water department at Ministry
of Environment and Energy and the Resilience and Climate Change unit of UNDP Country Office on a
regular basis.

N. Payment Modality:

At the rate of the daily fee quoted and approved, for a maximum of 21 days per month.

Payment will be made on periodical basis based on number of days worked and submission of a Time
Sheet indicating the days worked in the period. All payments are subject to the clearance and approval of
the direct supervisor. Final payment shall require a signed performance evaluation of the consultant.

In general, UNDP shall not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC
wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources. All travel expenses incurred
by the consultant based on travel plan agreed for assignment, will be covered directly by UNDP in line
with UNDP travel rules and regulations.

In the event of unforeseeable travel not anticipated in this TOR, payment of travel costs including tickets,
lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and the
Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be either reimbursed or covered directly by UNDP.

Application process:

Interested individuals must submit the following as proposals in order to demonstrate their
qualifications:

 A letter indicating why the candidate considers himself/herself suitable for the required
consultancy; this can be done online;
 Submission of an updated detailed Personal CV or P11 form which can be downloaded from
http://sas.undp.org/documents/p11_personal_history_form.doc
 Lump sum financial quotation, with a breakdown of daily consultancy fee, daily subsistence
allowance (living allowances is applicable for international consultants only) and ticket fees as
applicable – clearly indicate the breakdown of daily fee and number of days of work; please use
the financial proposal form in Annex 1.
 At least two references from recent previous jobs or three references contact details

Note: Please note that UNDP jobsite system allows only one uploading of application
document, so please make sure that you merge all your documents into one single file.

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Candidates will be rated on both technical and financial evaluations, providing a weight of 70% to the
technical component and 30% to the financial component and will be evaluated based on the following
methodology:

Technical evaluation (70% weight):

Applications will be screened and only candidates meeting the following minimum criteria will progress
to the pool for shortlisting:

 A letter indicating why the candidate considers himself/herself suitable for the required
consultancy; this could be done online
 Submission of an updated detailed Personal CV or P11;
 At least two references from recent previous jobs or three references contacts details;
 Lump sum financial quotation with a breakdown of daily consultancy fee and daily subsistence
allowance (living allowances is applicable for international consultants only) and ticket fees as
applicable – clearly indicate the breakdown of daily fee and number of days of work; please use
the financial proposal form in Annex 1.
 Education: At least Masters in engineering related to water resource management, or managing
water sector related projects and investments;
 Experience: At least 10 years of experience in providing project management or consultancy
services, including managing water sector projects, project management and supervision
 Language: Fluent in English (written and oral);

Step I: Desk review: (49 points) – Minimum passing score is 34

UNDP will conduct a desk review to produce a shortlist of candidates. As applicable, up to 6 applicants
scoring the highest in the desk review shall be invited for an interview.

Step II: Interview: (21 points)

A competency-based Interview shall be conducted for candidates selected from the desk review, who will
be asked on the following:

 Relevant experience
 Sector Knowledge
 Working Skills

Only candidates achieving in total at least 49 points out of 70 points shall be considered for financial
evaluation.

Financial evaluation (30% weight)

Candidates will be ranked in ascending order according to the financial amount quoted. The candidate
with the lowest financial quote will be given the highest score in the financial evaluation.

The candidate with the highest combined score will be considered for selection as the successful
candidate. However, it is in the discretion of the evaluation panel to assess the best value for money in
making the final decision on the successful candidate selected.

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 The following schedule summarizes the evaluation criteria:
Financial Total
Technical Criteria criteria combined
(70% weight) (30% weight) score

Competence- Total Total financial Total

based technical score (max 30 combined
Desk Review (49 points) Interview score (max points) score (max
(21 points) 70 points) 100 points)

Education Work Experience

1. At least a 2. At least 10- 3. Five years of 4. In-depth

Masters Degree years of experience of knowledge and
in Engineering experience in the technical experience of
related to providing leadership in the national and/ or
water resource consultancy area of water international best
management, services, resource practice in all aspects
or managing including management: of adaptive and
water sector managing 7 points integrated water
related projects water sector resource
and projects, management:
investments or project Additional 7 points
other related management scores:
fields: and 1 point
12 points supervision: additional for
15 points each extra year
Additional scores: up to maximum
- PhD or Additional scores: 3 points
equivalent 1 point
degree in additional for
relevant field: each extra
2 points year up to
maximum 3
points

14 18 10 7 21 70 30 100

Long Term Agreement award:

The award of the Long-Term Agreement shall be offered to the individual whose offer have been
evaluated and determined as:
 Responsive/compliant/acceptable; and
 Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and
financial criteria specific to the solicitation.

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture.
Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally
encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.

For any clarification regarding this assignment please write to zeeniya.ahmed@undp.org

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Annex 1: Financial proposal form

OFFEROR’S LETTER TO UNDP

CONFIRMING INTEREST AND AVAILABILITY
FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR (IC) ASSIGNMENT

Date

(UNDP - Maldives)

Dear Sir/Madam:

I hereby declare that:

a) I have read, understood and hereby accept the Terms of Reference describing the duties and
responsibilities of Chief Technical Advisor specialised in Water Engineering Field under the Green
Climate Fund GCF Programme.

b) I have also read, understood and hereby accept UNDP’s/UNDP General Conditions of Contract for the
Services of the Individual Contractors;

c) I hereby propose my services and I confirm my interest in performing the assignment through the
submission of my CV or Personal History Form (P11) which I have duly signed and attached hereto;

d) In compliance with the requirements of the Terms of Reference, I hereby confirm that I am available for
the entire duration of the assignment.

e) I hereby propose to complete the services based on the following payment rate:

 An all-inclusive lump sum fee of [state amount in words and in numbers indicating
currency. Please give breakdown of cost in Annex 1.1 attached];

f) For your evaluation, the breakdown of the abovementioned all-inclusive amount is attached hereto as
Annex 1.1;

g) I recognize that the payment of the abovementioned amounts due to me shall be based on my delivery
of outputs within the timeframe specified in the TOR, which shall be subject to UNDP's review,
acceptance and payment certification procedures;

h) This offer shall remain valid for a total period of 90 days after the submission deadline;

i) I confirm that I have no first degree relative (mother, father, son, daughter, spouse/partner, brother or
sister) currently employed with any UN agency or office [disclose the name of the relative, the UN office
employing the relative, and the relationship if, any such relationship exists];

j) If I am selected for this assignment, I shall [pls. check the appropriate box]:

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  Sign an Individual Contract with UNDP;
 Request my employer [state name of company/organization/institution] to sign with UNDP a
Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), for and on my behalf. The contact person and details
of my employer for this purpose are as follows:

k) I hereby confirm that [check all that applies]:

 At the time of this submission, I have no active Individual Contract or any form of engagement
with any Business Unit of UNDP;
 I am currently engaged with UNDP and/or other entities for the following work:

UNDP Business
Assignment Contract Type Unit / Name of Contract Contract
Institution/Company Duration Amount

 I am also anticipating conclusion of the following work from UNDP and/or other entities for
which I have submitted a proposal:

Name of
Assignment Contract Type Institution/ Contract Contract
Company Duration Amount

l) I fully understand and recognize that UNDP is not bound to accept this proposal, and I also understand
and accept that I shall bear all costs associated with its preparation and submission and that UNDP will
in no case be responsible or liable for those costs, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the selection
process.

m) If you are a former staff member of the United Nations recently separated, pls. add this section
to your letter: I hereby confirm that I have complied with the minimum break in service required before
I can be eligible for an Individual Contract.

n) I also fully understand that, if I am engaged as an Individual Contractor, I have no expectations nor
entitlements whatsoever to be re-instated or re-employed as a staff member.

Full Name and Signature: Date Signed:

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 ANNEX 1.1 - BREAKDOWN OF COSTS
SUPPORTING THE ALL-INCLUSIVE FINANCIAL PROPOSAL

NOTES:

The fees included in the financial proposal must be all-inclusive and shall take into account various
expenses expected to be incurred by the Individual Contractor during the contract period, including:

 The Individual Contractor’s daily professional fee;

 Any other relevant expenses if applicable.

Breakdown of Cost by Components:

*All-inclusive fee:
Total in USD for
Cost Components Quantity/Unit of Unit Cost in USD One Year
Measurement

Professional Fees 252 days

Daily subsistence allowance 365 days
(international consultants only)
Travel Fees to join the duty station 1 round ticket (if
(international consultants only) applicable)
Other costs if applicable, please
mention below:
……………..
………………

Total Amount in USD

*The individual consultant should not include in his/her all-inclusive fee the amount for travel costs nor living
allowances for travels within Maldives as the schedule of travel will be negotiated with the consultant
according to the requirements of the programme and mission travels shall be arranged by UNDP Office in
accordance with UNDP travel rules and regulations. Note that UNDP shall not accept travel costs exceeding
those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class, he/she should do so using his
or her own resources.

Full Name and Signature: Date Signed:

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