Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges
Agency : Roads & Highways Department (RHD)
Procuring Entity Name : Superintending Engineer, RHD
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (International)  (Lump-Sump)
Title Of Service : Design Review and Enhancement Consultancy (DRC) Services for Improvement of Sylhet-Tamabil-Jaflong Road (N2) to a 4-Lane Highway and Construction of Service Lane on both sides
EOI Ref. No. : 35.01.8487.450.AIIB.2018-610
Date : 06/11/2018

KEY INFORMATION

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

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget Grant/Credit
Development Partners : Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name :
EOI Closing Date and Time : 20/11/2018 4:00 PM
Publication Date : 11/11/2018

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : The consulting services comprises the following components: Task-1:Review and update the Feasibility /other studies and procurement documents for the Sylhet –Tamabil Road Section. Task-2: Complete review of the Design (including revisiting the designs of high embankment sections, soft grounds, drainage, crossing bazar, villages and road cuts).Review pavement designs considering large amount of heavy trucks. Task-3: Design of toll plaza and axle load control stations.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : The EOI should specially include (along with certified English Translation if not in English); a) The firm’s registration certificate; b) Company profile: including management, personnel, firm’s specialty, performance; c) The latest annual report d) List of rendered services in last 5 years for: i. Feasibility Study/Detailed Design of 20 kilometer Road Projects including 50 meter or above PC Girder bridge ii. Experience in road/bridge projects in developing countries; iii. Experience in Multi-lateral Development Bank aided road/bridge projects. iv. Contracts where minimum 20 kilometer of road is studied/designed. In the list following information should be provided: e) Client’s name, nature of services, contract amount, man-months the firm extended, duration of the service with commencement and completion date; f) Summary of permanent professional employees with key qualifications; g) Number of Highway and Bridge Engineers, those who belong to the firm more than a year and average working experiences (years) of those Highway and Bridge engineers; h) Audited financial statement (Balance sheet, Profit & Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement) for last 3 (three) years; i) Average annual turnover in last 3 (three) years; and j) History of litigation in courts or any arbitration proceedings (if any).
Other Details (if applicable) : The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Clause 4.4 of Interim Operational Directive on Procurement Instructions for Recipients, dated June 2, 2016, (Procurement Instructions) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications. A Consultants will be selected under Quality and Cost Based Selection Method (QCBS) in accordance with the procedures set out in the Procurement Instructions of Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank which can be accessed at the AIIB external website (http://www.aiib.org) RHD will conduct the short-listing of the interested consulting firms for the above-mentioned consulting services. Interested applicants may obtain further information by applying to the undersigned during normal office hour. With all supporting documents, the EOI must be delivered to the address at the bottom of this REOI at or before 4.00 pm on November 20, 2018 in sealed envelopes marked with “Design Review and Enhancement Consultancy (DRC) Services for Improvement Project of Sylhet-Tamabil-Jaflong Road (N1) to a 4-Lane Highway and Construction of Service Lane on both sides” to the signatory address. The Request for Proposal (RFP) is expected to be issued to the short-listed Firms by November 30, 2018. The Client will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by the Firm(s) in connection with the preparation or delivery of the EOI. The Procuring Entity reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal without assigning any reason.
Association with foreign firms is : Encouraged
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : A.K. Mohammad Fazlul Karim
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Superintending Engineer, RHD
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Road Design and Safety Circle, Alenbari, Tejgaon, Dhaka
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 8802-9104672, Fax : , Email : serdsc@rhd.gov.bd
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders