Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges
Agency : Roads & Highways Department (RHD)
Procuring Entity Name : Project Director (ACE, RHD) Bangladesh Road Safety Project
Procuring Entity Code : N/A
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (International)  (Time-Based)
Title Of Service : Consulting Services for (A) Road Infrastructure Assessment, (B) Design of Interventions, (C) Supervision of work (D) Environmental and Social Management and (E) Land acquisition and resettlement (LAR)
EOI Ref. No. : 35.01.2690.078.07.014.24.446
Date : 16/05/2024

KEY INFORMATION

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

FUNDING INFORMATION

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

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Bangladesh Road Safety Project
EOI Closing Date and Time : 24/06/2024 01:00 PM (BST)
Publication Date : 17/05/2024

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : 1. The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh has received financing from the World Bank for Bangladesh Road Safety Project (BRSP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the above mentioned services. 2. The Consulting Services ("the Services") include the following: Infrastructure assessment, detailed design of safety interventions, supervision of related safety improvement works, Environmental and Social Management, and land acquisition and resettlement support to the Project Implementation Unit (PIU). The aim of the project is to achieve a targeted reduction in the country’s road traffic injuries for the fulfillment of the government's commitments towards road safety. A draft TOR can be found at the following website: www.rhd.portal.gov.bd or www.rhd.gov.bd or can be obtained through email to dpd.brsp@gmail.com .
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : The EoI shortlisting criteria are: I. Core business and years in business: Applicants are requested to submit details of registration, tax identification, etc. Preferably, the single applicant or all Joint Venture (JV) members are at least five years old. II. Similar design experience: Experience in safety risk assessment, including iRAP, and designing infrastructure interventions following the Safe System approach; the minimum contract value of the services is BDT 100,000,000.00 (USD 1 million). Experience in developing countries will be an added advantage. III. Similar supervision experience: Supervision of construction of similar works in the last ten years. The minimum value of one such service contract should be BDT 300,000,000.00 (USD 3 million). Experience in developing countries will be an added advantage. IV. Managerial and organization capabilities: Whether the firm adheres to the requirements of the International Good Practices or has Code of Ethics. Whether the firm is a small, specialized firm with limited staff with access to a pool of experts or a large firm with in-house experts. Applicants are requested to submit supporting documents in support of the above-mentioned criteria. **The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to the Section III, Para 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrows, July 2016 and updated in November 2020,” setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Other Details (if applicable) : Expected date for commencement of the services is January 2025 and the tentative duration of the entire assignment is about 36 (Thirty Six) months.
Association with foreign firms is : Encouraged
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
35.01.2690.078.07.014.24.446 N/A Dhaka January 2025 January 2028

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Md. Amanullah
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director (ACE,CC),RHD
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Office of the Project Director (ACE), RHD Bangladesh Road Safety Project Level-02, Block-A, Sarak Bhaban, Tejgaon, Dhaka-1208
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 01321168800, Fax : , Email : pd.brsp@gmail.com
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders