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 : Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
Procuring Entity Name : Project Director
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Individual Consultant (International)  (Time-Based)
Title Of Service : Senior Bridge Maintenance Specialist
EOI Ref. No. : 46.02.0000.927.14.017.2019. 338
Date : 12/06/2019

KEY INFORMATION

Procurement Sub-Method : Selection of Individual Consultants (SIC)

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget Grant/Credit
Development Partners : International Development Association (IDA)

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name :
EOI Closing Date and Time : 31/07/2019 16.00
Publication Date : 13/06/2019

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : The People’s Republic of Bangladesh has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost for the Program for Supporting Rural Bridges (SupRB), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The objective of the assignment is to: (i) Address knowledge gaps in Bridge Asset Management among concerned engineers, working at head quarter and field level of LGED through appropriate means; (ii) Build capabilities and cascade learning through the development and distribution of knowledge products, (iii) Preparation of the 5 year bridge maintenance management work programs with annual updates; and (iv) Developing LGED’s technical and planning capabilities to prepare the 5 year bridge maintenance work programs. The Consultants services will be commenced by October 2019 and total duration of the assignment will be 12 months over 48 months of program duration.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : Educational Qualifications: • B. Sc in Civil Engineering from any reputed University in Structural Engineering or Bridge Design and Maintenance or equivalent; • Candidate with Master Degree in the above-mentioned discipline will get priority. Experience: • Minimum 15 (fifteen) years of overall experiences, out of which 5 (five) years progressive relevant international experience in rural bridge maintenance and management and at least 5 years of experience in inspection, inventory, M&E, management or similar assignment; • He should have proven leadership and project management capability, personnel management and interpersonal skills, work skills in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team environments, excellent report preparation skills with computer literacy; • With experience in writing manuals, policy papers, training modules and/or other technical writing work; • Has demonstrated capacities in providing and facilitating capacity building interventions and technical assistance on Rural Bridge Maintenance and Management System; • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English fluently. Appropriateness: • Computer skill (MS word, Excel, Power point, etc.), • Recent Training Certificate in relevant areas, • Experience with load rating, non-destructive test analysis and bridge inspection is preferred, • Experience with setting up and managing of Rural Bridge Maintenance and Management System, • Experience with developing training materials and providing training as well as conducting Training Needs Assessments, • Working experience in South Asia.
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 November 2017) (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Selection of the abovementioned consultants will follow the procedures for selecting Individual Consultants described in the “The World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, July 2016 revised in November 2017”.
Association with foreign firms is : Encouraged
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
46.02.0000.927.14.017.2019. 338 Single Phase Program Area October2019 August 2023

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : A.K. Azad
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director [ Additional Chief Engineer (Maintenance)], SupRB
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Office of the Project Director [Additional Chief Engineer (Maintenance)], Program for Supporting Rural Bridges (SupRB), Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Level-7, Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Banglades
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 02-8142651, Fax : , Email : ace.maintenance@lged.gov.bd
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders