Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Environment and Forests
Agency : Forest Department
Procuring Entity Name : Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (National)  (Lump-Sump)
Title Of Service : Consulting Services for Market study for wood chips, saw dust and other wood products including furniture (demand and supply)
EOI Ref. No. : Memo no. FD/SUFAL/Procurement/SD-33/11/2021/219
Date : 03/02/2022

KEY INFORMATION

Procurement Sub-Method : Consultants Qualifications Selection (CQS)

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget Grant/Credit
Development Partners : International Development Association (IDA)

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project
EOI Closing Date and Time : 27/02/2022 2:30 PM
Publication Date : 03/02/2022

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Sustainable Forests & Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. Brief objectives of this assignment are: i) Conducting market study for wood chips, saw dust and other wood products including furniture (demand and supply); ii) Reviewing and recommending for updating policies and regulatory reforms to ease procedures, costs and barriers for tree growers, sawmill owners and exporters; iii) Developing and operationalize an online wood-based market information system, including mobile app with database of nurseries and wood processing units based on the survey (demand, supply and forecast of timber) for using by the stakeholders; iv) Conducting feasibility study on the adoption of forest certification of forest management e.g. Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)/ Pan-European Forest Certification (PEFC).
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : The required qualification and experience of the firm/firms are as follows: • A registered consulting firm with minimum 10 years of general experience and substantial experience of working in natural resource sector; • Similar nature assignment experience i.e conducting forests/wood-based market study/survey etc. within the last 10 years from the date of submission of EOI. • Experience of working under donor funded projects will be an added advantage; • The consulting firm shall have sufficient and relevant managerial, financial and organizational capabilities and logistics for the assignment.
Other Details (if applicable) : Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
Association with foreign firms is : Not Applicable
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
SD-33 Not phased Dhaka June 2022 June 2023

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Gobinda Roy
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director, Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Office of the Project Director, Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) Ban Bhaban, Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : +880-2-55006786, Fax : , Email : sufal.pmu@gmail.com
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders