Result of Service

1. Submit Operational Plan: Detailed operational proposal, including time frame, for Conservation of the Artworks independently.
2. Clearly indicated the group of professionals that should get involved in the restoration process of the Artworks (including Painter, Restorer, Chemist and others)
3. Provide evidence of experience in performing restoration of Artworks.
4. Attach testimony of training/course completed in conservation of Artworks.
5. Preferably, supply evidence of Institutional recommendation that testify your performance in similar Artwork restoration task.

Work Location

Addis Ababa-UNECA/AHP

Expected duration

12 Months

Duties and Responsibilities

The consultant will work under the general supervision of the AHP Project Engineer and the direct supervision of the AHP Engineer/Supervisor .
This description seeks to define, in a concise manner, scope of Artwork Restoration & the level of professional engagement. The Restoration task is represented by the project documentation, both drawn, scheduled and specified and this text should not exclude the Restorer’s responsibility if elements of the Artwork conservation scope are not captured within this abbreviated account.

– The Scope of Works (SoW) for Africa Hall Project’s Artwork Conservation Contract covers the conservation of two (2) of the seven (7) artworks within Africa Hall.

The artworks included in Package-A contract are:
• ARTWORK 5 – AFRICAN LEADERS’ PORTRAITS
• ARTWORK 6 – FREEDOM IN UNITY

– The SoW includes management plans, dilapidation survey, cleaning, consolidation, conservation, storage (where relevant) and re-installation (where relevant) of the artworks above. The scope also includes overseeing the removal of the artwork protection (Calico fabric and plywood hoarding) presently in place, to be undertaken by a separate but concurrent contract (the Main Building Works Contract).

– The artworks are in-situ (on site) within Africa Hall which lies in an operational UNECA Campus environment, on the construction site managed by the Main Building Works Contractor. The renovation works are presently underway (July 2023). The Conservators must allow to coordinate with the Building Works Contractor in terms of scheduling, to carry out in-situ works and re-install the works to enable the completion of the project and handover in at the end of June 2024.

The works are described in phases as below:

Phase 1: This phase is before the Building Works Contractor undertakes renovation work in the area proximal to the artworks. This only applies to Artwork 6 and shall facilitate the removal of the artwork to enable the wall behind to be refurbished, and for the artwork to be conserved elsewhere in a workshop, established by AHP. Artwork 5 is in-situ and cannot be removed, it is required to be conserved in place.

Phase 2: This phase occurs during the latter stages of the Main Building Works Contract, to be carried out after the Building Works Contractor has completed renovations in the area close to the artworks, which shall be appropriately clean and ready for artwork conservation activities without risk of further damage or debris accumulation from the building refurbishment.

The following schedule lists summarises the scope by phase, this is a summary of the scope of works. Refer to Chapter 2.3 of the Specification for more information collect the TOR from HR/AHPO

Qualifications/special skills

Qualified in Conservation/Restoration of similar Artworks
Provide evidence of experience in performing restoration of Artworks

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the united Nations Secretariat. For this position , fluency in written and oral English is required.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.