Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Corrigendum

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Defence
Agency : Bangladesh Meteorological Department
Procuring Entity Name : Project Director, BWCSRP (Component-A)
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (National)  (Lump-Sump)
Title Of Service : Develop and implement automated integrated system software in the form of a website, mobile applications and APIs for real-time dissemination of weather and climate products to the key stakeholders (app and website for public users and APIs for institutional users), including options to receive feedback from users (Package No. BMD-C-12 )
EOI Ref. No. : 23.09.0000.090.07.038.21. 1445
Date : 23/12/2021

KEY INFORMATION

Procurement Sub-Method : Selection under a Fixed Budget(SFB)

FUNDING INFORMATION

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

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Strengthening Meteorological Information Services and Early Warning Systems (Component-A) under Bangladesh Weather and Climate Services Regional Project (1st Revised)
EOI Closing Date and Time : 17/01/2022 1430 BST
Publication Date : 26/12/2021

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : Develop and implement automated integrated system software in the form of a website, mobile applications and APIs for real-time dissemination of weather and climate products to the key stakeholders (app and website for public users and APIs for institutional users), including options to receive feedback from users
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : The Project Director of BWCSRP (Component-A) now invites eligible national 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. The following lists of competencies are required to be shortlisted of Firms on reviewing EoI documents: 1. Age of the firm; 2. Similar nature of service of value minimum BDT 350.00 Lac successfully carried out in any Government/ Semi-Government/ Autonomous/ Trustee Organization/ Reputed Private Organization where similar nature of service meaning to any assignment comprising of designing, developing and implementing Web based Application/ Mobile Application/ Desktop based Application either combined or separately; 3. Number of assignment completed on software development (designing, developing and implementing Web based Application/ Mobile Application/ Desktop based Application either combined or separately) in any Government/ Semi-Government/ Autonomous/ Trustee Organization/ Reputed Private Organization; 4. Number of professionals involved in software development; and 5. Average annual turnover It is to be noted that the Shortlisting Procedure (followed by Preliminary Examination and Final Shortlisting) is elaborated in ToR (available in BMD website: http://www.bmd.gov.bd/p/TenderWB). The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9&1.13 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers January 2011 [updated July 2014] (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture to enhance their qualifications but should mention such formation specifically. All members of such an association should have real and well-defined inputs to the assignment, and it is preferable to limit the total number of firms in the association to three. It is to be also noted that the consulting firm must pay Professional Liability Insurance and submit Performance Security of 5% of Contract Value before contract signing. The consulting firm will be selected through the Selection under a Fixed Budget (FBS) method of World Bank Guidelines for Selection and Employment of Consultants under IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers updated January 2011 [updated July 2014].
Other Details (if applicable) :
Association with foreign firms is : Not Applicable
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
23.09.0000.090.07.038.21. 1445 not applicable Dhaka May-2022 December 2022

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Ahmed Arif Rashid
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Office of the Project Director, Bangladesh Weather and Climate Services Regional Project (Component-A) (1st Revised), Bangladesh Meteorological Department, E-24, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : +88-02-48110705 (Office), Fax : , Email : ahmedarifrashid@gmail.com

Advertisement Corrigendum(s)

Date Of Corrigendum

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13/01/2022

Brief Description : Develop and implement automated integrated system software in the form of a website, mobile applications and APIs for real-time dissemination of weather and climate products to the key stakeholders (app and website for public users and APIs for institutional users), including options to receive feedback from users (BMD-C-12)
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : Same as previous
Duration : Same as previous
Other Information : Same as previous
Last Date Of Submission : 31/01/2022
Last Time Of Submission : 1430 BST
Status : Active
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders