Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Agency : Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
Procuring Entity Name : Project Director
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Individual Consultant (National)  (Time-Based)
Title Of Service : Design Consultancy Firm (SD 11)
EOI Ref. No. : 46.02.0000.927.07.005.19.178
Date : 20/03/2019

KEY INFORMATION

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

FUNDING INFORMATION

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

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name :
EOI Closing Date and Time : 22/04/2019 4.00 p.m.
Publication Date : 21/03/2019

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : Assignment Title: Design Consultancy Firm (SD 11) The People’s Republic of Bangladesh has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of Program for Supporting Rural Bridges (SupRB) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The main objective of the assignment is to provide the Climate-Resilient Detail Engineering Design and prepare Tender Documents for bridges considering appropriate technology, the availability of skilled manpower, construction material, condition of accessibility and other prevailing working conditions. The Consultants services will be commenced on around September 2019. Duration of assignment will be 48 (forty eight) months.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) 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 shortlisting 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.). Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. 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 (Revised November 2017) (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 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. It is preferable to limit the maximum number of firms will be 04 (four) in an association including the Lead Firm. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
Other Details (if applicable) :
Association with foreign firms is : Not Encouraged
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
1 Single Phase Dhaka July 2019 August 2023

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : A.K. Azad
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director [ Additional Chief Engineer (Maintenance)], SupRB
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Office of the Project Director [Additional Chief Engineer (Maintenance)], Program for Supporting Rural Bridges (SupRB), Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Level-7, Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 02-8142651, Fax : , Email : ace.maintenance@lged.gov.bd
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders