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, Program for Supporting Rural Bridges
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (National)  (Lump-Sump)
Title Of Service : Selection of a firm for Technical Audit (Technical, Fiduciary & Safeguard) Consultants
EOI Ref. No. : 46.02.0000.927.99.111.2024-3033
Date : 29/10/2024

KEY INFORMATION

Procurement Sub-Method : Consultants Qualifications Selection (CQS)

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget Grant/Credit
Development Partners : IDA, World bank

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name :
EOI Closing Date and Time : 20/11/2024 15.00
Publication Date : 29/10/2024

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Program for Supporting Rural Bridges (SupRB) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include to allow a third-party team to issue a professional opinion on the compliance of civil works with respect to design and specifications, procurement, and check that the contracts are carried out in accordance with the Environmental and Social Management Framework. Total estimated key professional staff-months is thirty-one (31). The services will be implemented within a period of 7 months and March 2025 may be the expected start date of the assignment. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the website: www.lged.gov.bd or can be obtained at the address given below.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. The shortlisting criteria are: a) General experience of the Firm(s), core business and years in business. The firm should be registered for consulting services and the minimum age of the firm is 8 (eight) years (in case of JV, all members must meet the requirement). b) Relevant experience in similar assignments in terms of contracts, contract value, contract duration and complexity (Description of similar assignments and it may be mentioned that priority will be given during evaluation to candidates having proven experience in updating specifications for road and bridge works); c) Availability of appropriate professional qualification and experience among staff d) Technical and managerial capability of the firm; Consultants are requested to submit, but not limited to, the following supporting documents in support of the above-mentioned criteria: (i) Certificate of Incorporation of the firm(s) including brochures; (ii) description of relevant assignments (completed over the last 10 years, including nature, total value of the contract, employer, location of service etc.) (iii) Information on turnover and logistics;
Other Details (if applicable) : The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for Investment Project Financing (IPF) Borrowers” September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture (JV) and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. It is preferable to limit the total number of firms in the JV to three. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultants Consultant’s Qualifications Based Selection (CQS) Method (open-national) set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person (preferable) or by e-mail by 20/11/2024 up to 3:00 PM (Bangladesh Standard Time).
Association with foreign firms is : Not Encouraged
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
46.02.0000.927.99.111.2024-3033 Single Project Area March 2025 October, 2025

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Md. Anowar Hossain
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director & Additional Chief Engineer
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Office of the Project Director, Level 2, LGED Bhaban, Agargaon, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka 1207
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 02-44826229, Fax : , Email : pd.suprb@lged.gov.bd
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders