Terms of Reference

Technical and Environmental Audit

The main output from the project will be the successful closure and rehabilitation of the 20 mines included in the Project. The specific goal of the TECHNICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT package is to assure that works are carried out to the best international standards and a 'walk-away' closure is achieved at all the mines.

(1) Scope of the Services

The specific tasks required from the Consultants are to:

1. Carry out technical and environmental audit for the closure of each mine to include:

Technical audit:

1. provide written confirmation that each Technical Mine Closure Project has been completed in line with the best practice in the industry;

2. review and advice on the acceptability of the closure plans, remediation of tailing dams, re-contouring of waste dams a.s.o.

3. provide expertise for all works for each site including open pits, tailing dams, washing plants and mines;

4. provide expertise during the defects liability period and post-defects liability period.

Environmental audit:

5. identify environmental and safety issues;

6. propose a priority based mitigation program to address those issues;

7. provide cost estimates (capital and operating) for each of the mitigating measures;

8. prepare a monitoring program to assess the effectiveness of the mitigation program (including costs). Include and “after care” monitoring requirements.

2. Specify and arrange for the implementation of work that needs to be carried out to insure the closure is in accordance with international best practice.
3. Provide written documentation confirmed with regional authorities that the consultation process with the regional authorities and surrounding community has established an agreed end use for the infrastructure and site.
4. Carry out quarterly audits of the closure work and rehabilitation contracts, as specified in the Technical Mine Closure Plans program.
5. Provide written confirmation that each mine closure contract has been completed in accordance with international best practice. In co-operation with the persons representing the institution authorized by law, sign off each mine when the contract is completed. The Consultant will produce a report specifying the success of the mine closure works and environmental remediation and identifying any areas where it is not feasible to endorse the work. The Consultant will advise the PMU that closed mine is ready to be handed over to the local authority.

(2) Training

The Consultant shall provide on-the-job training for Romanian specialists identified by the PMU, as follows:

· approx. 2 representatives of each Engineer registered in the Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC) data base;

· approx. 2 representatives of each Contractor registered in the Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC) data base;

· approx. 2 representatives of each Designer registered in the Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC) data base.

The total estimated number of trainees is 80.

The training program to be proposed by the Consultant will focus on specificities of mine closure and environmental rehabilitation in case of:

9. hard coal mines and processing plants (Valea de Brazi mine, Iscroni mine, Livezeni processing plant, Lupeni processing plant, Petrila processing plant and Uricani processing plant).

Closure and environmental remediation works are expected to:

§	§ commence in:	§ be completed by:
§ Valea de Brazi	§ 2006	§ 2007
§ Iscroni	§ 2006	§ 2006
§ Livezeni	§ 2006	§ 2007
§ Lupeni	§ 2006	§ 2007
§ Petrila	§ 2006	§ 2007
§ Uricani	§ 2006	§ 2007

10. large open pit located in protected area (Calimani open pit).

Closure and environmental remediation works at Calimani are expected to commence in 2006 and to be completed by 2009.

11. mineral mine and especially preparation plant and tailing dam (Baia de Aries mine).

Closure and environmental remediation works at Baia de Aries is estimated to commence in 2006 and to be completed by 2007.

Training sessions will be organized at mines sites for each of the above-mentioned mines during the preparation and execution of closure and environmental remediation works and will refer to closure and environmental remediation issues specific for each mine.

During training sessions the following topics will be also discussed:

· the FIDIC conditions of contract with a special focus on areas that proved to be more difficult (variations, method of measurement etc.);

· Engineer’s rights and responsibilities as representative of the Employer;

· rights and responsibilities of the Designer, Contractor and Engineer with respect to the implementation of the mine closure and environmental rehabilitation contract.