| Ministry/Division |
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Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |
| Agency |
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Local Government Division |
| Procuring Entity Name |
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Improvement of Urban Public Health Preventive Services Project DPHE Bhaban (Level 8) |
| Procuring Entity Code |
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N/A |
| 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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Selection of 12 National Individual Consultants |
| EOI Ref. No. |
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Memo No. 46.00.0000.000.303.06-15 |
| Date |
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05/12/2024 |
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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Non_Development Grant/Credit |
| Development Partners |
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The World Bank |
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
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Improvement of Urban Public Health Preventive Services Project |
| EOI Closing Date and Time |
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23/12/2024 6.00 pm
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| Publication Date |
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09/12/2024
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
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The Local Government Division of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Urban Health, Nutrition and Population Project (“UHNPP”), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The Improvement of Urban Public Health Preventive Services Project (i.e., Component 2 of UHNPP) will support delivery of environmental health and preventive services primarily in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Chattogram City Corporation (CCC), Savar Municipality, Savar, Dhaka and Tarabo Municipality, Rupgonj, Narayanganj through: (a) development and implementation of a comprehensive strategy for integrated vector surveillance and management, including capacity building and institutional strengthening of local bodies; (b) support for behavior change communication and outreach interventions in the citizens of the urban areas, including for air and noise pollution effects among the stakeholders; (c) tree plantation due to climate change; (d) revision and/or development and implementation of strategy, arrangements, practices, guidelines, policies, and standards for outhouse medical waste management (“MWM”); and (e) support for day-to-day administration, management, monitoring, and coordination of the project, including financial management, procurement, monitoring and evaluation (“M&E”), citizen engagement, and environmental and social (“E&S”) management.
The consulting services (“the Services”) which will be provided by 12 individual consultants are described in the Terms of Reference. The positions of 12 individual consultants are namely: (1) Financial Specialist, (2) Procurement Specialist, (3) Social Specialist, (4) Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Specialist, (5) Capacity Building (Training) Specialist, (6) Vector Management Specialist, (7) Behavior Change Communications Specialist, (8) Project Management Specialist, (9) Environment Specialist, (10) Public Health Specialist, (11) Medical Waste Management Specialist, and (12) Management Information System (MIS) Specialist. The duration of the assignment for each specialist will be from the contract effective date to the end of the project period which is currently set at 30 June 2028 (full time). The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) including qualification and experience for each consultant can be found in the following link: [https://lgd.gov.bd/site/page/a16efbe1-bb8f-4702-ad58-19b5e50f300b]. Interested persons may also seek information/document from the following email:pd.uhnpp2024.lgd@gmail.com.
The Local Government Division now invites eligible individual consultants (“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 qualification criteria for the selection of each individual consultant are described in the Terms of Reference.
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| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs,3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 and revised in November 2020 (the “Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant Selection (ICS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
Individuals who are currently working as procurement consultants on other World Bank-financed projects in Bangladesh and have more than 3 (three) months period remaining in their existing consultant contract as of the deadline date for submission of applications, will not be considered for the procurement consultant position to enable the consultants to complete their existing contractual obligations and avoid disruption in implementation of those projects. The proposal consultant positions are full time for this project and selected consultants must resign from any existing engagements to take up this role.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 10:00 to 16:00 hours Bangladesh Standard Time (BST).
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by 17:00 pm on 23 December 2024 (BST). Expression of interest must include a Cover letter addressed to the Project Director, a complete Curriculum Vitae (CV) in WB format (as used in SRFP) and a financial proposal. The sealed envelope of EOI must address the package number, position of the specialist and the project name. In the case of e-mail, the subject line must specify the package number and position of the specialist.
The Procuring Entity reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Expressions of Interest (EOI) without assigning any reason whatsoever.
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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 |
| 1 |
NA |
Dhaka |
NA |
NA |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
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Dr. Md. Monirul Islam |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
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Joint Secretary, Local Government Division and Project Director |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
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Improvement of Urban Public Health Preventive Services Project
Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) Bhaban (Level 8)
14, Shaheed Captain Mansur Ali Sarani
Kakrail, Dhaka 1000
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| Contact details of Official Inviting EOI |
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Phone : 223355561 , Fax : , Email : pd.uhnpp2024.lgd@gmail.com |
| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
