Purpose: In collaboration with the Program Manager, bring innovative design solutions to pre-identified construction projects.
Timeline: 10 working days over a period of up to 2 months with a total budget of $5000.
Area of study: Carrefour Feuille, Haiti
Background
Following the January 2010 earthquake, Haiti has experienced tremendous challenges in its recovery, especially in hilly and densely populated urban neighborhoods. In order to allow those affected by the earthquake to return to more secure homes, it is necessary to address their diverse needs more effectively and efficiently, through an integrated approach that encompasses land and housing, water and sanitation, health, disaster risk reduction and livelihoods interventions. The American Red Cross will implement LAMIKA with the goal of enhancing community and household resiliency while providing safer, healthier and more secure living conditions. LAMIKA will contribute to a more hazard resistant Port au Prince and a better future for Haiti. LAMIKA will conduct activities in social empowerment, economic strengthening and physical renewal to address needs across sectors. Likewise, activities will be designed to respond to needs at various scales, from the individual household to the municipal and national level. The overall implementation strategy will be driven by a community-based, participatory approach. This project expects to reach an estimated 45,000 people with a range of services. The American Red Cross is coordinating with a number of government and humanitarian partners to achieve and expand this vision.
Introduction:
The American Red Cross is sourcing a consultant/firm to work directly with the LAMIKA Program Manager (PM) in order to help him to work with the selected contractors and design team to better define ideas that are both innovative and aesthetically improved above what is standard design practices in Haiti. It is envisioned that the consultant/firm would help in this process by working with existing designs and other identified projects and through 3D renderings, photoshop, sketchup and AutoCAD, to prepare concepts for further discussion with the existing contractors/partners.

Scope of work
The consultant will;
• Provide advice to the PM as to how to bring sustainable and innovative design solutions to existing projects
• Provide renderings that will stimulate discussions and project ideas with external architects (already appointed)
• Translate the PM's insights into inspired, photorealistic renderings and animations of architectural buildings and scenes.

The consultant will not:
• Be responsible for topographic surveys or any other major site measurements
• Be responsible for discussing with the community or holding community meetings
• Be responsible or completing detailed designs for implementation

Deliverables

Deliverables will be based on discussions between the selected firm and the Program Manager and will be provided based upon the detailed cost breakdown/day rate for relevant technicians used on tasks as determined by the Program Manager. See submission details below.

Qualifications
• 3 or more years’ experience working in Haiti in design/architecture
• Designers/architects with LEED certification or equivalent
• Experience using sustainable materials/systems to minimize environmental impact
• Proficient knowledge of Autodesk 3ds Max, V Ray, sketchup, and Photoshop (AutoCAD, Adobe Premiere and After Effects a plus or other related software
• Creative thinker willing to collaborate with clients and fellow team members
• Skilled at utilizing design and multimedia skills to provide innovative visual solutions
• Flexible in handling several projects with changing requirements, client requests
• Graduate of an architecture, graphic arts, or related program a plus
• Proven experience developing innovative designs from concept through to construction in the Haiti
• Fluency in English and Haitian Creole

Submission procedures
Interested individual candidates should send their applications to:arcprocurement@gmail.com
Please put the following in the subject line: “Application for Architectural Visualization Artist”.
Applications received after the deadline and incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Deadline for submission
5:00PM, October 2014

Submission details

Please submit a detailed breakdown of costs associated with the technical team you have available to carry out the above project on an ad hoc basis. Day rate or half day rate or hourly rates (whatever you feel is most appropriate) should be provided for all technicians; this could include architects, draftsmen, landscape architects, engineers and any other relevant technician that is available part of your submission.
In addition please provide any details related to administration charges or % that will be charged on direct reimbursable costs such as travel and printing.
See the table below and complete;

Profession/Skill set Hourly rate 1/2 day rate Day rate
1 Landscape architect
2 Draftsman
3 Architect
4 Civil Engineer
5
6
7
8
9
10

% charged on reimbursable costs = %