Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest Status:Corrigendum
GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH
| Ministry/Division |
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Ministry of Agriculture |
| Agency |
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Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) |
| Procuring Entity Name |
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Project Director, Agro-Meteorological Information Systems Development Project Component-C of Bangladesh Weather and Climate Services Regional Project |
| Procuring Entity Code |
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2240639 |
| Procuring Entity District |
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Dhaka |
| Expression of Interest for Selection of |
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Individual Consultant (National) (Time-Based) |
| Title Of Service |
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National Agrometeorologist Consultant (Intermittent) for BAU |
| EOI Ref. No. |
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12.01.0000.018.01.001.21.6361 |
| Date |
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19/12/2021 |
KEY INFORMATION
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| Procurement Sub-Method |
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Selection of Individual Consultants (SIC) |
FUNDING INFORMATION
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| Budget and Source of Funds |
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Development Budget Loan |
| Development Partners |
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The World Bank |
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
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Agro-Meteorological Information Systems Development Project |
| EOI Closing Date and Time |
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04/01/2022 16.00 P.M.
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| Publication Date |
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19/12/2021
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
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The consultant will work closely with the Chairman as well as other teachers, Department of Agrometeorology, BAU, Mymensingh. The scope of work includes but is not limited to:
i. Reviewing project documents and other related information to develop a needs assessment for Agrometeorology department.
ii. Teach the students how to make an agrometeorological forecasting and advisory service for grass-root level farmers regarding pest management, irrigation management, crop disease etc. with support from BMD, DAE and different agriculture research organisation of Bangladesh.
iii. Developing and implementing a training plan on the use of BAMIS and of agromet information for students, and providing technical support for the procurement of data and software resources (e.g. software, database etc).
iv. Organizing training programs and workshops on sustainable utilization of the agrometeorological information system for students.
v. Support coordination with BMD for the installation of agromet equipment and distribution of agromet/ICT equipment under DAE, coordination with research agencies and BMD on product development.
vi. Teach the students on satellite image collection and how to interpret it for using agriculture.
vii. Study crop weather relationships in all important crops and forecast crop yields based on agro climatic information.
viii. Study the relationships between weather factors and incidence of pests and diseases of various crops.
ix. Assist Research Organizations to develop crop simulation models for different agroclimatic zones.
x. Teach the students how to monitor agricultural droughts and salinity for effective drought and salinity management of different crops.
xi. Learn to students how to develop weather based agro advisories to sustain crop production utilizing various types of weather forecasts and seasonal climate forecasts.
xii. Study the influence of weather on the environment of soils on which the crops are grown.
xiii. Help the students to do research on agrometeorology and trained up on agrometeorology equipment’s and data collection.
xiv. Teach the students how to develop of farmer’s advisories during and after a natural disaster.
xv. Support the students to operate Agrometeorological instruments
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| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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i. The Consultant should have a Bachelor of Science as well as Master of Science in Meteorology/Agricultural Meteorology/Physics/applied Mathematics or Ph.D. in Agricultural science from a reputed Public University of Bangladesh with 05 years of professional experience in agrometeorology.
ii. The Consultant should have familiarity with state-of-the-art agrometeorological information systems in different parts of the world.
iii. The Consultant should have experience in handling and analysis of large meteorological databases to produce timely agrometeorological forecasts and advisories for the intended audiences.
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| Other Details (if applicable) |
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| Association with foreign firms is |
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Not Applicable |
| Eoi Detail Information |
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| Ref No |
Phasing Of Services |
Location |
Start Date |
Completion Date |
| UNI-SD-03 |
16 months |
BAU, Mymensingh |
15-02-2022 |
28-02-2023 |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
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Dr. Md. Shah Kamal Khan |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
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Project Director |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
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Room # 728, 6th Floor, Middle Building,
Khamarbari, Farmgate, Dhaka-1215
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| Contact details of Official Inviting EOI |
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Phone : +88-02-55028422 , Fax : , Email : kamalmoa@gmail.com |
Advertisement Corrigendum(s) |
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Date Of Corrigendum |
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02/01/2022 |
| Brief Description |
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Same as previous |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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Same as previous |
| Duration |
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16 months |
| Other Information |
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N/A |
| Last Date Of Submission |
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23/01/2022 |
| Last Time Of Submission |
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16.00 P.M. |
| Status |
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Active |
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| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
