| Ministry/Division |
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Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges |
| Agency |
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Roads & Highways Department (RHD) |
| Procuring Entity Name |
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Project Director |
| Procuring Entity Code |
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| Procuring Entity District |
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Dhaka |
| Expression of Interest for Selection of |
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Consulting Firm (International) (Time-Based) |
| Title Of Service |
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Project Implementation Consultancy (PIC) Services for Construction of Mirganj Bridge over the Arial Kha River at 8th kilometer of Rahmatpur-Babuganj-Muladi-Hizla Highway (Z8034) |
| EOI Ref. No. |
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35.01.0000.152.14.058.2024.582 |
| Date |
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27/10/2024 |
KEY INFORMATION
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| Procurement Sub-Method |
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Quality and Cost Based Selection(QCBS) |
FUNDING INFORMATION
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| Budget and Source of Funds |
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Development Budget GOB |
| Development Partners |
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PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
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Construction of the Mirganj Bridge over the Arial Kha River at 8th kilometer of Rahmatpur-Babuganj-Muladi-Hizla Highway (Z8034) |
| EOI Closing Date and Time |
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28/11/2024 1400 hrs (BST)
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| Publication Date |
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30/10/2024
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
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Government of Bangladesh is going to implement the project titled “Construction of the Mirganj Bridge over the Arial Khan river at 8th km of Rahmatpur- Babuganj -Muladi-Hizla Highway (Z8034)”. The Project includes the construction of an extradosed bridge including main bridge, viaduct, approach road, riverbank protection work and other related works through a design-build contract.
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) earlier appointed international consultants for the feasibility study and conceptual design of the proposed 4-lane bridge. Based on the feasibility study report the total length of the project is 5.957 km (approach road: 4,473 meters, main bridge: 544 meters and viaduct 940 meters). The main bridge is an Extradosed with single cell box girder. Further, two major junctions are to be developed at the start and end of the project road. Considering the geotechnical condition, the feasibility study recommended large-diameter deeper piles (approximately, 2.5 meters diameter and length over 100 meters) for the foundations of the main bridge. However, the design will be finalized based on the Contractor’s design prepared in compliance with Employer’s Requirements and to be checked by a Proof Consultant appointed by RHD.
RHD will recruit a Project Implementation Consultant (PIC) primarily for construction supervision. All payments pertaining to the Consultancy Services will be made in Bangladeshi Taka (BDT) only.
The main objectives of the Consultant’s assignment are as follows.
a) To ensure high standards of quality assurance in execution of works and completion of work within stipulated time limit.
b) To provide a comprehensive supervision of project implementation activities carried out by the contractor(s) to ensure in compliance with the contract documents.
c) To monitor progress of various project activities including safeguard activities to comply with the applicable policy, rules, regulations and guidelines.
d) To render administrative, financial, and other services required within the scope of this assignment with due care and diligence and to assist the Project Implementation Unit of RHD in carrying out its duties.
The professional input essential for this assignment is of 376 person-months approximately. The assignment for the PIC will span over a period of 48 (forty-eight) months from the date of commencement. The Consultancy Services is expected to commence in April 2025.
The draft Terms of Reference (TOR) can be obtained from www.rhd.portal.gov.bd or by applying to the Project Director by email at ee1.bcmd.rhd@gmail.com. |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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The Roads and Highways Department will short-list the interested consulting firms for the above-mentioned service. The firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to render the services. The key qualifications and experiences of the Consulting firms required are as follows:
a. General Experience: At least 10 (ten) years overall experiences in Road/ Bridge/ Expressway construction supervision project;
b. Construction supervision of pre-stressed concrete or steel girder bridge over perennial river/sea/creek. Experience of construction supervision of Extradosed/ Suspension/ Cable-stayed Bridge;
c. Experience of construction supervision of foundations of long span bridges in river involving large diameter long piles;
d. Design/Design review of similar type of bridge project completed in the last 10 years;
e. Experience in FIDIC type contract management in highway/bridge project;
f. Experience of Design-build/EPC type contract management in highway/bridge project;
g. Details of work experience in similar geographic area (south-asia). |
| Other Details (if applicable) |
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The draft Terms of Reference is available at the following link:
https://rthd.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/rthd.portal.gov.bd/tenders/f1af3157_3e8c_4693_bdda_bd5954ec8cda/2024-10-29-09-41-7637a10591d6cb638c6c6601077a72dd.pdf |
| Association with foreign firms is |
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Encouraged |
| Eoi Detail Information |
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| Ref No |
Phasing Of Services |
Location |
Start Date |
Completion Date |
| 35.01.0000.152.14.058.2024.582 |
Not phased |
Dhaka, Barishal |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
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Abdur Rahman Kaoser |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
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Project Director (Superintending Engineer, RHD) |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
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Room-438, Level-4, Block-C, Sarak Bhaban, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh |
| Contact details of Official Inviting EOI |
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Phone : +88-02-8879337, Fax : , Email : sebcmc.rhd@gmail.com |
Advertisement Corrigendum(s) |
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Date Of Corrigendum |
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18/11/2024 |
| Brief Description |
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Corrigendum to the Expression of Interest (EOI) Notice for Project Implementation Consultancy (PIC) Services for Construction of Mirganj Bridge over the Arial Khan River at 8th kilometer on Rahmatpur-Babuganj-Muladi-Hizla Highway (Z8034) |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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The Amendment in the EOI Notice in this corrigendum are as follows:
Serial No. 15 The professional input essential for this assignment is of 496 person-months approximately. The assignment for the PIC will span over a period of 48 (forty-eight) months from the date of commencement. The Consultancy Services is expected to commence in April 2025.
Serial No. 16 (d) Design/Design review of similar type of bridge project completed in the last 12 years;
Serial No. 17 (d) General and overall experience of firm(s) (limited to 5 pages for each firm);
Serial No. 17 (e) Experience of similar nature of services in last 12 years including procuring entity’s name, nature of services, contract amount, person-months, duration of the services with commencement and completion date;
Serial No. 17 With all supporting documents, the EoI Application must be submitted to the signatory address at or before 1400 hrs. Bangladesh Standard Time (BST) on 12th December 2024 (Thursday) in sealed envelopes (One original and One copy) marked with “Request for Expressions of Interest (EoI) for Project Implementation Consultancy Service for Construction of the Mirganj Bridge over the Arial Khan River at 8thkilometer on Rahmatpur-Babuganj-Muladi-Hizla Highway (Z8034)”. Any late submission will be rejected. |
| Other Information |
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The Corrigendum of EOI can be found in the following links:
https://epaper.dhakatribune.com/epaper/details/115895 |
| Last Date Of Submission |
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12/01/2025 |
| Last Time Of Submission |
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1400 hrs (BST) |
| Status |
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Active |
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| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
