| 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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Program for Supporting Rural Bridges |
| 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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Consulting Firm (International) (Lump-Sump) |
| Title Of Service |
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Consultancy Services for Feasibility Study and Preparation of Proposed “Sustainable and Integrated Rural Transport Project” (SIRTP) |
| EOI Ref. No. |
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Memo No. 46.02.0000.927.14.393.2023-4546 Date: 13/11/2023 |
| Date |
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13/11/2023 |
KEY INFORMATION
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| Procurement Sub-Method |
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Quality and Cost Based Selection(QCBS) |
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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Program for Supporting Rural Bridges(SupRB) |
| EOI Closing Date and Time |
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13/12/2023 2.30
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| Publication Date |
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13/11/2023
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
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The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Program for Supporting Rural Bridges (SupRB) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The consulting services (“the Services”) include multidisciplinary services covering: review of LGED's contracting practices and industry survey, economic analysis, surveys, and preliminary design of subprojects, verification of environmental and social impact assessment, survey & site investigations, climate resilient technical design, preparation of BoQ, preparation of Bid documents of performance based maintenance contract and ad-measure contracts, preparation of detailed project reports (DPRs) and drawings. Total estimated professional staff (Various Level) month is 55. The services will be implemented within a period of 8 months and July 2024 may be the expected start date of the assignment.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the website: www.lged.gov.bd or can be obtained at the address given below.
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| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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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. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. The shortlisting criteria are:
a) General experience of the Firm(s), core business and years in business;
b) Relevant experience in similar assignments (It may be mentioned that proven experience in the feasibility study and design of climate resilient rural roads project will carry more weightage during evaluation);
c) Relevant experience in developing Asset Management Strategy and Prioritization of the Road network, performance-based maintenance and design-build contracts for rural roads; and
d) Relevant similar experience in development partner (DP) funded project.
e) Financial soundness of the firm; and
f) Staffing and logistics of the firm.
Consultants are requested to submit, but not limited to, the following supporting documents in support of the above-mentioned criteria: (i) Registration paper of the firm(s) including brochures; (ii) description of relevant assignments (completed over the last 10 years, including nature, total value of the contract, employer, location of service etc.);
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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) (“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 separately liable for the entire contract, if selected.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultants Quality and Cost-based Selection (QCBS) Method (open-international) set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations.
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 (preferable) or by e-mail by 13/12/2023 up to 2:30 PM (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 |
| SD51 |
Single Phase |
Dhaka |
July 2024 |
February 2025 |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
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Md. Kamrul Ahsan |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
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Project Director |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
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Program for Supporting Rural Bridges (SupRB)
Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
LGED Bhaban, Level –7, Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar
Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
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| Contact details of Official Inviting EOI |
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Phone : 02-44826229, Fax : , Email : pd.suprb@lged.gov.bd |
| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
