SCOPE OF WORK Construction Sector Expert December 2017 February 2018 Period of Performance: – Level of Effort: 15 days I. Program Background: The USAID Jordan Local Enterprise Support Project (USAID LENS) encourage the long-term economic growth and development potential of underserved Jordanian communities. The project supports the vitality and competitiveness of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) that are often at the heart of individual, family and community livelihood within vulnerable populations and will help empower local communities to design and implement collaborative local economic development (LED) initiatives. Objective of Consultancy II. USAID LENS, in collaboration with the Government of Jordan and the World Bank, is carrying out an assessment of construction sector production and services capacity among micro-, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). A substantial and extended increase in demand is expected for construction materials and labor within the complex and rapidly evolving context of anticipated regional reconstruction efforts, This anticipated demand has potential to create immediate and future business opportunities for the Jordanian construction industry, as well as employment and skill development opportunities for Syrian reconstruction workers and trades workers currently residing in Jordan as well as for Jordanian workers. Jordan already has a well-established regional comparative advantage in architecture and engineering services, a dynamic and export-oriented subsector, and is also regionally exporting construction-related products including stone and tile, cement and concrete products, aluminum, iron and steel products, plastics, and advanced HVAC equipment, among others. Within the regional reconstruction context, Al-Mafraq is strategically positioned to provide logistics and manufacturing services, and to function as a supply hub for regional reconstruction efforts. Moreover, it currently hosts an estimated 80,000 Syrian refugees, many of whom already have construction skills and experience in areas such as building, bricklaying, stonemasonry, plumbing, pipefitting, tiling, painting, and plastering. Developing an economic cluster for reconstruction services in Mafraq therefore has the potential to benefit the Jordanian construction industry, host communities, and resident Syrians alike. The assessment will also build on the findings of the 2016 USAID LENS strategic assessment of the Jordanian construction sector, which identified anticipated market opportunities and upgrading needs for Jordanian firms, and particularly MSEs, to generate and capture additional value by providing local services and products.
SCOPE OF WORK Construction Sector Expert Period of Performance: December 2017 – February 2018 Level of Effort: 15 days I. Program Background: The USAID Jordan Local Enterprise Support Project (USAID LENS) encourage the long-term economic growth and development potential of underserved Jordanian communities. The project supports the vitality and competitiveness of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) that are often at the heart of individual, family and community livelihood within vulnerable populations and will help empower local communities to design and implement collaborative local economic development (LED) initiatives. II. Objective of Consultancy USAID LENS, in collaboration with the Government of Jordan and the World Bank, is carrying out an assessment of construction sector production and services capacity among micro-, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). A substantial and extended increase in demand is expected for construction materials and labor within the complex and rapidly evolving context of anticipated regional reconstruction efforts, This anticipated demand has potential to create immediate and future business opportunities for the Jordanian construction industry, as well as employment and skill development opportunities for Syrian reconstruction workers and trades workers currently residing in Jordan as well as for Jordanian workers. Jordan already has a well-established regional comparative advantage in architecture and engineering services, a dynamic and export-oriented subsector, and is also regionally exporting construction-related products including stone and tile, cement and concrete products, aluminum, iron and steel products, plastics, and advanced HVAC equipment, among others. Within the regional reconstruction context, Al-Mafraq is strategically positioned to provide logistics and manufacturing services, and to function as a supply hub for regional reconstruction efforts. Moreover, it currently hosts an estimated 80,000 Syrian refugees, many of whom already have construction skills and experience in areas such as building, bricklaying, stonemasonry, plumbing, pipefitting, tiling, painting, and plastering. Developing an economic cluster for reconstruction services in Mafraq therefore has the potential to benefit the Jordanian construction industry, host communities, and resident Syrians alike. The assessment will also build on the findings of the 2016 USAID LENS strategic assessment of the Jordanian construction sector, which identified anticipated market opportunities and upgrading needs for Jordanian firms, and particularly MSEs, to generate and capture additional value by providing local services and products.
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