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 (International)  (Lump-Sump)
Title Of Service : Consulting Services for Valuation of Ecosystem Services (Wealth Accounting) and Assessment of Payment for Ecosystem Services.
EOI Ref. No. : SD-37
Date : 06/02/2022

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 : 02/03/2022 3 PM
Publication Date : 06/02/2022

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 this consulting services. This consulting services (“the Services”) has the broad objectives: a) devise a set of Natural Capital Accounts for forestry in Bangladesh that meets international standards, apply these nationally and to selected Protected Areas, and b) explore the feasibility of Payments for Ecosystems Services in Ramgarh-Sitakunda Reserved Forests. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment and soft copy of Prescribed Format for Submission of Expression of Interest can be found at the following website: www.bforest.gov.bd or can be obtained at the address given below. The Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) now invites eligible firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information on Prescribed Format issued with this REOI demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.
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 experience in natural resource management; •Similar nature assignment experience within 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-37 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