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 (Additional Chief Engineer, RHD), SASEC Dhaka-Sylhet Corridor Road Investment Project
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Individual Consultant (National)  (Time-Based)
Title Of Service : Individual Consultant Service as Environmental Safeguard Expert (National) [03 Person] for SASEC Dhaka-Sylhet Corridor Road Investment Project
EOI Ref. No. : 35.01.0000.083.07.047.22- 668
Date : 02/01/2022

KEY INFORMATION

Procurement Sub-Method : Selection of Individual Consultants (SIC)

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget Loan
Development Partners : Asian Development Bank (ADB)

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : SASEC Dhaka-Sylhet Corridor Road Investment Project
EOI Closing Date and Time : 10/01/2022 21.59 PM
Publication Date : 03/01/2022

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) has obtained a loan from Asian Development Bank (ADB) to partly finance the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Dhaka-Sylhet Corridor Road Investment Project (the Project). The Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges (MORTB) is the sponsoring ministry and the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) under MORTB is the implementing agency for the project. The scope of civil works under the Investment Project includes the Improvement of the existing 2-Lane Dhaka–Sylhet National Highway over the length of approximately 210 km into a 4-Lane divided carriageway National Highway with Service Lanes on both sides. To withstand heavy load (truck traffic) as well as extreme weather conditions, polymer modified bitumen (PMB) will be used for pavement. RHD has established a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) staffed by RHD’s own technical personnel to implement the project. The PIU is headed by a Project Director (PD) who will be the Client of the consulting service contract. PD will be the ‘Employer’ as well as the ‘Engineer’ of Civil Work contracts under the investment project. PIU will be supported by a group of individual consultants. 3 (Three) individual consultants are required to be engaged to enhance the capacity of the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) on Environmental Safeguards Issues under the Project. To maintain full compliance with the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) requirement and terms and conditions imposed from Department of Environment (DoE) and ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) 2009, to oversee and suggest measures of any potential environmental issues during implementation and to improve the efficiency of the overall project implementation, the Environmental Safeguards Specialist under the project will support the capacity enhancement for environmental management
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : The Consultant shall meet the following minimum requirements: (i) Bachelor or Master’s degree or equivalent in environmental sciences, environmental engineering or related field, (ii) Preferably with training on construction occupational safety and health. (iii) With total minimum professional experience of 10 years (iv) Project-related experience: Minimum 7 years of specialized experience in environmental impact studies and implementing or monitoring environmental management plans of developmental projects, preferably in the transport sector. (v) Familiarity with ADB policy on environmental safeguards and on project compliance monitoring and reporting is preferred.
Other Details (if applicable) : According to the latest ADB procurement guidelines, an REOI for this Consulting Service has been published electronically in the ADB Consultant Management System (CMS). The interested Consultants are hereby advised to access the REOI through the link below. The Consultants shall have to submit their Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) electronically through ADB CMS by 10 January 2022. If any contradiction is found between CMS notice and Newspaper notice, the information on CMS notice shall prevail. For further inquiries/assistance regarding the service, please refer to the following CMS link: https://selfservice.adb.org/OA_HTML/adb/xxcrs/jsp/ADBCsrnFwd.jsp?sel=175381 The Consultant will have to work within the Project area starting from Dhaka to Sylhet (210 km)
Association with foreign firms is : Not Applicable
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
35.01.0000.083.07.047.22- 668 Intermittent Dhaka, Sylhet 01 March 2022 31 December 2026

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : A K Mohammad Fazlul Karim
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director (Additional Chief Engineer, RHD)
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Part 3, Level 2, Sarak Bhaban, Tejgaon, Dhaka-1208
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 01321168601, Fax : , Email : pd.dhakasylhet.rhd@gmail.com
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders