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 : Chittagong Water Supply & Sewerage Authority
Procuring Entity Name : Chattogram Water Supply Improvement Project (CWSIP)
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Chattogram
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (National)  (Time-Based)
Title Of Service : Consultancy Services for Construction Supervision, Social Intermediation, Community Mobilization, and Awareness Raising for Improved Water Supply and Sanitation Services in Low-Income Communities (LICs) in Chattogram City
EOI Ref. No. : Memo No. 46.06.2000.000. 335.28.0034.26-171
Date : 21/09/2026

KEY INFORMATION

Procurement Sub-Method : Consultants Qualifications Selection (CQS)

FUNDING INFORMATION

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

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name :
EOI Closing Date and Time : 14/10/2026 15:00
Publication Date : 21/09/2026

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : 2. The objective of the assignment is to support CWASA in implementing water-supply and non-network sanitation investments in selected low-income communities (LICs) in Chattogram City. The services combine construction supervision, social intermediation, community mobilization, awareness raising, stakeholder coordination, and the establishment of practical operations and maintenance (O&M) arrangements. The assignment is intended to ensure site readiness; secure the necessary community, landowner, and institutional agreements; supervise and document the works; establish community structures; agree O&M arrangements before handover; and provide CWASA with timely information for managing implementation, risks, service commencement, and post-commissioning support.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : Qualification requirements • 10 years of demonstrated organizational experience in participatory planning, awareness generation, behavior change communication, and community mobilization with poor communities in Bangladesh, preferably in WASH, public health, environmental health, or urban resilience; • Five years of demonstrated experience working with urban poor communities or LICs on water supply, sanitation, FSM, shared sanitation, or related service delivery arrangements in Bangladesh; • Demonstrated experience coordinating with city agencies, utilities, municipalities/ pourashavas, WASAs, district administrations, contractors, CBOs, NGOs, or landowners for implementation of community-level infrastructure or service-delivery assignments; and • Demonstrated capacity to manage multidisciplinary field teams for construction supervision support, community facilitation, reporting, and coordination across multiple sites. Information to be included in the EOI • a concise firm profile and evidence of legal registration and authorization to operate in Bangladesh; • details of relevant assignments, including the client, country and location, period, status, scope of services, the firm's role, and supporting evidence; • a description of the firm's organizational, financial-management, documentation, reporting, and quality-management systems; • evidence of its capacity to deploy and manage multidisciplinary teams across multiple field locations.
Other Details (if applicable) : 5. The firm assessed as having the best qualifications and relevant experience will be invited to submit a combined technical and financial proposal for negotiation.
Association with foreign firms is : Not Applicable
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
CWSIP/S8 1 Chattogram 01 January 2027 31 December 2029

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Md. Rejaul Ahsan Chowdhury
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director, CWSIP
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Chattogram WASA WASA Bhaban, Dampara, Chattogram, Bangladesh.
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : +8802333389376, Fax : , Email : cwsip.cwasa@gmail.com
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders