Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Post, Telecommunications & Information Technology
Agency : Telephone Shilpa Sangshtha Limited
Procuring Entity Name : Project Director, Integrated Feasibility Study (FS), Telephone Shilpa Sangstha (TSS) Limited, Tongi, Gazipur-1710
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (National)  (Time-Based)
Title Of Service : Consulting Firm (National) (Time Based)
EOI Ref. No. : 14.36.0000.080.07.001.22. 10
Date : 07/07/2022

KEY INFORMATION

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

FUNDING INFORMATION

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

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Integrated Feasibility Study(FS) For Physical Infrastructure Modernization, New Digital Device Manufacturing/Assembling Plant establishment and Enhancing Production/ Assembling capability of existing Plants of Telephone Shilpa Sangstha Limited (TSS)
EOI Closing Date and Time : 25/07/2022 02:30 PM
Publication Date : 12/07/2022

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : Being a state-owned enterprise, TSS wants to transform its legacy infrastructure to modern manufacturing facilities for the production of digital devices (Laptop, Mobile phone, Lithium-ion battery, IP PABX, Wi-Fi router, Transmission Equipment, PCB etc. of any other feasible products) and modernization of associated physical structures to facilitate. In this regard, the consulting firm have to conduct an integrated feasibility study according to the government prescribed format and stakeholder consultations, with followings (but not limited to these): 1. To conduct market survey and demand analysis of the present digital devices of TSS and new digital devices. 1. To assess requirements for modernization/automation of existing assembling plants, for setting up new digital device manufacturing plants, for setting up a Testing Lab for digital devices, for establishment of infrastructure and buildings. 2. To assess the cost structures, financial analysis including projected revenues, expenditures and other financial aspects 3. To formulate sales and marketing strategies with realistically costing of TSS products. 4. To prepare a Development Project Proposal (DPP) following govt. prescribed format. 5. Any other necessary investigations, analysis required to perform the feasibility study.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : To be selected, the organization must have the following: a. minimum 5 (Five) years’ experience as consulting firm, Registered entity with Joint Stock & Companies (RJSC) in Bangladesh. b. must have experience of similar works of at least 1(one) Crore taka in one or more (all together) contract within last 5 years. c. Minimum amount of liquid assets i.e. working capital or credit line(s) of the firm shall be TK. 1 (one) Crore. d. updated TIN, VAT and Trade Licenses e. the firm should have experience of DPP preparation for Development Project or should have professional expert in DPP preparation which shall be mentioned in professionals list. f. The firm shall be required to provide the following key personnel: i) Team Leader (1) - Minimum 15 years’ experience ii) Senior Architect/Design Engineer (1) – Minimum 12 years iii) Civil Engineer (1) - Minimum 12 years iv) Telecommunication Specialist (2) - Minimum 7 years v) Hardware Engineer/Electronic and Electrical Engineer (2) - Minimum 15 years vi) Environmentalist (1) - Minimum 15 years vii) Specialist for DPP Preparation (1) - Minimum 10 years viii) Human Resource Development Specialist (1) - Minimum 7 years ix) Junior Architect/Jr. Design Engineer (1) - Minimum 7 years x) Junior Engineer(1) - Minimum 7 years xi) Surveyor (10) - Minimum 5-7 years xii) Data Analyst (2) - Minimum 5 years
Other Details (if applicable) : The interested Firm shall submit its company profile and other relevant in prescribed format (Form A) which can be collected during office hours. The Form can also be downloaded from the following website www.tss.gov.bd in EOI section. EOI shall be submitted in sealed envelope clearly bearing the name and address of the application EOI Number and be addressed to the authority issuing the EOI in 2 (Two) hard copies, One marked as ‘Original” and the Other as ‘Copy’ and one soft copy within the time stipulated above at the office of the Official Inviting the EOI. Consultant will be selected according to the Public Procurement Rules 2008.
Association with foreign firms is : Not Applicable
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
- Phasing of Services TSS From the date of singing the contract 4 (four) Months

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Sayeed Mahmud
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director
Address of Official Inviting EOI : TSS Bhaban (2nd Floor), Telephone Shilpa Sangstha Limited, Tongi, Gazipur-1710
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 88-02- 224410779, Fax : 88-02-224412700, Email : mdtss@tss.com.bd
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders