Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Finance
Agency : Bangladesh Bank
Procuring Entity Name : Project Director, Investment Promotion and Financing Facility II (IPFF II) Project Cell
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (National)  (Time-Based)
Title Of Service : Selection of Firm for providing technical advisory services to IPFF II Project Cell (Project Implementation Unit- PIU)
EOI Ref. No. : IPFF II/ 09 (Service- S1A)/ 2018-02
Date : 22/02/2018

KEY INFORMATION

Procurement Sub-Method : Quality and Cost Based Selection(QCBS)

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget Grant/Credit
Development Partners : ida

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Investment Promotion and Financing Facility II ( IPFF II) Project
EOI Closing Date and Time : 20/03/2018 3:00 PM
Publication Date : 01/03/2018

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : The consulting services (“the Services”) mainly include the following: i) Assist potential investors in drafting and signing purchasing/ concession contract and other related contract with the related government agencies in pursuit of developing sub project pipeline for IPFF II project funding and take appropriate measures for enlarging project pipeline. ii) review the loan proposal assessing technical and financial viability of the infrastructure project, in compliance with the eligibility criteria set forth in the Operational Manual of IPFF II project, procurement process of goods, works and services of infrastructure sub- projects in compliance with standard commercial practices and provide recommendations for financing the sub-projects and iii) assist the IPFF II Project Cell in capacity building of its stakeholders preparing training policy, training need assessment report, training plan, impact assessment report on training program, module, schedules, presentation, brochure etc. The total services will need to be delivered over a contract period of 36 months, but may be increased or decreased depending on the performance of the consultant, project needs and budget The detailed Terms of Reference ( ToR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: https://www.bb.org.bd Or can be found at the address given below.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : The IPFF II Project Cell, Bangladesh Bank now invites eligible 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 short-listing criteria are: (a) General experience of the Firm(s); (b) Experience in similar projects of compatible size, complexity and technical specialty in the required area; (c) Financial soundness of the firm; and (d) Staffing and logistics of the firm. Consultants are requested to submit the following supporting documents in support of the above-mentioned criteria: (a) Registration paper of the firm (s); (b) JV agreement/letter of intent (if applicable); (c) Firm’s brochure; (d) Audited financial reports for last three years; (e) service experience record (including nature, total cost, total input in terms of man month, employer, location of service etc.)
Other Details (if applicable) : 4. 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 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 5. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.
Association with foreign firms is : Not Encouraged
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Ahmed Jamal
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Investment Promotion and Financing Facility II (IPFF II) Project Cell, Bangladesh Bank, 24thFloor, 2nd Annex Building, Head Office, Motijheel, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 02 9530230, Fax : 02 9530193, Email : bb.ipff@bb.org.bd
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders