| Ministry/Division |
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Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |
| Agency |
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Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) |
| Procuring Entity Name |
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Project Director |
| Procuring Entity Code |
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| Procuring Entity District |
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Dhaka |
| Expression of Interest for Selection of |
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Individual Consultant (International) (Time-Based) |
| Title Of Service |
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Bridge Management Specialist (International) |
| EOI Ref. No. |
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46.02.0000.927.14.018.19-911 |
| Date |
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05/11/2020 |
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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Development Budget Grant/Credit |
| Development Partners |
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IDA |
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
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| EOI Closing Date and Time |
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03/12/2020 15.00
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| Publication Date |
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08/11/2020
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
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The objective of the assignment is to: Addressing knowledge gaps on Bridge Asset Management among concerned engineers, working at HQ and field levels of LGED through training activities and workshops; Building capabilities and cascade learning through the development and distribution of knowledge products, such as (i) Bridge Management and Maintenance Manuals (ii) Bridge Inspection and Condition Assessment Guidelines; and (iii) Bridge Asset Management Pl an, training modules and tools; Developing and formalize, Implementation guidelines for the planning, design and implementation of climate resilient rural bridges in collaboration with the other consultants and engineers in LGED and validate the aforesaid knowledge products through a required number of meeting and workshops; Developing capacities of implementers through other interventions necessary towards adoption by BMU (Bridge Maintenance Unit) of Bridge Asset Management principles and practices; Preparation of the multi-year bridge maintenance and management rolling work program based on RuBIMS/RSDMS and a multi-criteria analysis for annual updates to this rolling work program.
Total duration of the assignment will be 20 months over the remaining implementation period of SupRB. The Consultant is expected to work in Bangladesh about 6 to 8 months each year.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained from www.lged.gov.bd or can be obtained at the office of the undersigned.
The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) now invites eligible Individual Consultant (“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:
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| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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Educational Qualifications:
• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering along with Masters in Structural Design/Highway Engineering/Transportation/ Construction Management or equivalent. Licensed or chartered engineer having relevant research, study, publication and field experience will be preferred.
Experience:
• Minimum 15 (fifteen) years of overall experiences, out of which 10 (ten) years of relevant experience in bridge management, maintenance, inspection, inventory, M&E or similar assignment, at least 5 years of relevant international experience (Bridge Maintenance or Management Specialist) in developed countries, and at least 3 years of relevant experience (Bridge Maintenance or Management Specialist) in developing countries specially, relevant experience in South Asia will be an added advantage;
• Proven leadership and project management capability, personnel management and interpersonal skills, work skills in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team environments, excellent report preparation skills with computer literacy;
• Experience in developing Manuals, Guidelines, policy papers, training modules and/or other technical writing work;
• Demonstrated capacities in providing and facilitating capacity building interventions and technical assistance on Rural Bridge Maintenance and Management System;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
Appropriateness:
• Computer skill (MS word, Excel, Power point, Bridge maintenance and asset management related application software, etc.),
• Recent Training Certificates and/or professional licenses in relevant areas,
• Bridge management software packages,
• Experience with setting up and managing of Rural Bridge Maintenance and Management System,
• Hands-on experience in preparing annual work program,
• Experience with developing training materials and providing training as well as conducting Training Needs Assessments, and
• Working experience in South Asia.
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| Other Details (if applicable) |
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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 (Revised November 2017 and August 2018) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Selection of the abovementioned consultants will follow the procedures for selecting Individual Consultants described in the “The World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, July 2016 revised in November 2017 and August 2018”.
The advertisement is also available in the website of LGED and CPTU.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours. Expressions of Interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail) by 03/12/2020 upto 15:00 (Bangladesh Standard Time).
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| Association with foreign firms is |
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Encouraged |
| Eoi Detail Information |
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| Ref No |
Phasing Of Services |
Location |
Start Date |
Completion Date |
| 46.02.0000.927.14.018.19-911 |
Single Phase |
Program Area |
January 2021 |
August 2023 |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
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Md. Shahjahan Mollah |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
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Additional Chief Engineer & Project Director |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
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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 |
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Phone : 02-9129100, Fax : , Email : pd.suprb@lged.gov.bd |
| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
