Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Railways
Agency : Bangladesh Railway
Procuring Entity Name : Project Director
Procuring Entity Code : 5131
Procuring Entity District : Chattogram
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (National)  (Time-Based)
Title Of Service : Hiring NGO/Consulting Firm for carrying out Income Generating & Livelihood Restoration (ILRP) programme training and payment of grant for trained up EPs (Entitle Person) for Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar New Railway Construction Project.
EOI Ref. No. : PD/DHZ-COX/ILRP/2019-295
Date : 15/07/2019

KEY INFORMATION

Procurement Sub-Method : Quality and Cost Based Selection(QCBS)

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget GOB
Development Partners : ADB

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Construction of Single Line Dual Gauge Railway Track from Dohazari to Cox’s Bazar via Ramu and Ramu to Gundum near Myanmar.
EOI Closing Date and Time : 21/08/2019 12.30 Hours
Publication Date : 18/07/2019

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : 1.To Identify eligible ILRP Participants based on the list and information provided by the INGO. 2.To conduct a needs assessment of key skills and trades of eligible ILRP participants 3.To develop the training programme for different skills enhancement. 4.To conduct the training programme. 5.To provide the seed grant to participants upon training completion. 6.Development and linkages to local network. 7.Post Evaluation of the Training Programme. 8.ILRP completion report: A completion report with information on ILRP participants, needs assessment methodology and findings.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : Items of Evaluation Criteria for Eligibility, Evaluation and Break-up of Evaluation 1.Eligibility Criteria 1.1 The consulting firm/NGO shall have working experience of successfully completed at least one project comprising of conducting ILRP.The EOI that fails to demonstrate this experience criteria, will not be considered for further evaluation. 2.Background of the proposer; 2.1 Age of Consulting Firm/NGO from the date of registration will have to be submitted and will be evaluated on a scale of excellent, very good, good & poor i.e. >20 years=excellent, >=15<=20 years=very good, >=10<15 years=good, >1<10 years=poor. 2.2 Number of total graduate employees who are serving with the firm for at least three years will have to be submitted and will be evaluated on a scale of excellent, very good, good & poor i.e. >=25 employees = excellent, >=20<25 employees = very good, >=15<20 employees = good, <15 employees =poor. 3. Overall consultancy experience of the proposer; 3.1: Total years of experience in Resettlement Implementation/ILRP Services will have to be submitted and will be evaluated on a scale of excellent, very good, good & poor i.e. >15 years=excellent, >10<=15 years=very good, >=5<=10 years=good, <5 years=poor. 4. Summary of experience of Firm in the required area of expertise 4.1: Number of completed ILRP project conducted by the proposer will have to be submitted and will be evaluated on a scale of excellent, very good, good & poor i.e. > 10 completed projects = excellent, >=7<=10 completed projects = very good, >=4<7 completed projects = good,<4 completed project = poor. 5. Summary of permanent professional employees with key qualifications 5.1 Summary of permanent professional employees with key qualifications like as Team leader/Senior livelihood specialist,Deputy team leader/livelihood specialist,Gender/Social development specialist,MIS specialist in last two years. [will be evaluated on a scale of excellent, very good, good & poor i.e. for each category mentioned above : 4 nos. graduate personnel available = excellent, 3 nos. graduate consultants available = very good, 2 nos. graduate consultants available =good, 1 no graduate consultant available=poor] 6.Firms Experience in Development Partner project. 6.1 Number of completed assignment(ILRP/Resettlement plan implementation/Social safeguard) under the Development partner (WB,ADB,JICA..etc) will have to be submitted and will be evaluated on a scale of excellent,very good,good & poor. i.e > 5 completed projects = excellent, =4 completed projects = very good, =3 completed projects = good, <3 completed project = poor. 7. Audited Financial Reports and mention avg. Liquid Asset/ Working capital for last five years. 7.1 Audited Financial Reports for last five years will have to be submitted and will be evaluated on a scale of excellent, very good, good & poor i.e. Average annual turnover >= BDT 15 crore = excellent, >= BDT 10 crore <15 crore = very good, >= BDT 5 crore < 10 crore = good, >= BDT 2 crore < 5 crore = poor. 7.2 Average Liquid Asset/ Working capital for last five years will have to be submitted and will be evaluated on a scale of excellent, very good, good & poor i.e. Average Liquid Asset/ Working capital >= BDT 15 crore = excellent, >= BDT 10 crore <15 crore = very good, >= BDT 5 crore <10 crore = good, >= BDT 2 crore < 5 crore = poor.
Other Details (if applicable) : a) The Consulting (Firm) shall be selected in accordance with PPA/2006 and PPR/2008. b) Expression of Interests (EOI) in three sets [One original + Two duplicate] shall be submitted in sealed envelope, delivered to the address of the undersigned.
Association with foreign firms is : Not Applicable
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
Phase 1

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Md. Mofizur Rahman
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : General Manager & Project Director
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Office of the General Manager &Project Director, Construction of Single Line Dual Gauge Railway Track from Dohazari to Cox’s Bazar via Ramu & Ramu to Gundum near Myanmar, Bangladesh Railway, CRB, Chittagong.
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 01755500468, Fax : , Email : pdcox@railway.gov.bd
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders