Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Education
Agency : Directorate of Technical Education
Procuring Entity Name : Project Director, Acceleration & Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (National)  (Lump-Sump)
Title Of Service : Selection of Consulting Firm to Conduct Internal Audit of ASSET Project
EOI Ref. No. : 57.03.0000.000.07.535.24- 572
Date : 18/03/2024

KEY INFORMATION

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

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget GOB
Development Partners :

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name :
EOI Closing Date and Time : 16/04/2024 2.00 PM
Publication Date : 18/03/2024

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : The People’s Republic of Bangladesh has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include Consulting Firm to Conduct Internal Audit of ASSET Project. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: www.asset-dte.gov.bd or can be obtained at the address given below. The Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project 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.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : The shortlisting criteria are: • General Experience of the Firm (core business and years in business, details of business registration certificates, corporate documents); • Experience in similar assignments of compatible size, complexity and technical specialty in the required area; • Working experience in the development partner-funded projects will be an added advantage; • Corporate Capacity of the Consultant’s organization. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. 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); (ii) Firm’s brochures; and (iii) description of relevant assignments including nature, total cost, total input in terms of man month, employer, location of service etc.;
Other Details (if applicable) : 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 September 2023] (“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. The experience of sub-consultants will not be taken into consideration in the EOI stage. Please don't consider any sub-consultant at this stage. Each short-listed firm have to show the rationale of association with the sub-consultant at the time of proposal submission and have to be fully justified for due-diligence purpose. A Consulting Firm will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours. 09:00 to 16:00 hours (GMT+06:00). Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail) by 16 April, 2024; 14:00 hours (GMT+ 06:00).
Association with foreign firms is : Not Encouraged
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
57.03.0000.000.07.535.24- 572 3 years Dhaka 01-07-2024 31-12-2026

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Abu Momtaz Saaduddin Ahmed
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director (Additional Secretary)
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Directorate of Technical Education Plot –F-4/B, Agargaon, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : +880-2- 41024953, Fax : , Email : pd@asset-dte.gov.bd
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders