Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Agency : Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
Procuring Entity Name : Project Director, RIVER, LGED
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Individual Consultant (National)  (Time-Based)
Title Of Service : Individual consulting services for ‘Social Safeguards Consultant’
EOI Ref. No. : 46.02.0000.670.07.011.23.242
Date : 26/09/2023

KEY INFORMATION

Procurement Sub-Method : Selection of Individual Consultants (SIC)

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget Grant/Credit
Development Partners : World Bank

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Resilient Infrastructure for Adaptation and Vulnerability Reduction (RIVER) Project
EOI Closing Date and Time : 26/10/2023 3.00 PM
Publication Date : 27/09/2023

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : Individual consulting services for ‘Social Safeguards Consultant’
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : 10 years’ experience as Social Scientist, Social Planner or related field and 5 years of experience as Social Consultant in conducting social assessments of road, water, wastewater or other infrastructure sector of similar nature and complexity. Experience must include at least one World Bank/ADB or other development partner funded project. Prior experience preparing one or more Social Impact Assessments (SIAs), Social Management Plans (SMPs), Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs), Influx Management Plans (IMPs) or Social Management Frameworks (SMFs) in accordance with World Bank Safeguard Policy requirements is a plus c) Suitability: Experience in the Project Area is preferred. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and report writing capacity in both Bangla and English.
Other Details (if applicable) : Consultant will be selected based on Open Competitive Selection of Individual Consultant procedures in accordance World Bank’s Procurement Regulation for IPF Borrowers (Fourth edition, November 2020) which can be found at the following website: www.worldbank.org/procure.
Association with foreign firms is : Not Applicable
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
. LGED/RIVER/21-22/IC-4 Single Phase Dhaka & Project Area December-2023 December-2027

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Arun Kumar Chowdhury
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Workshop Bhaban, Level-03, Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 02-55006730, Fax : 02-44826331, Email : pd.lged.river@gmail.com
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders