| Ministry/Division |
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Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |
| Agency |
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Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) |
| Procuring Entity Name |
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Project Director, Second Rural Transport Improvement Project (RTIP-II): Additional Financing |
| Procuring Entity Code |
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| Procuring Entity District |
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Dhaka |
| Expression of Interest for Selection of |
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Consulting Firm (International) (Lump-Sump) |
| Title Of Service |
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Consultancy Services for Feasibility Study & Preparation of Proposed “Sustainable and Integrated Rural Transport Project (SIRTP)" (Package No. AF-S14) |
| EOI Ref. No. |
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46.02.0000.726.07.036.2020.5299 |
| Date |
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25/03/2021 |
KEY INFORMATION
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| Procurement Sub-Method |
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Quality and Cost Based Selection(QCBS) |
FUNDING INFORMATION
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| Budget and Source of Funds |
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Development Budget Grant/Credit |
| Development Partners |
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The World Bank (WB) |
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
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Second Rural Transport Improvement Project (RTIP-II): Additional Financing (P166295) |
| EOI Closing Date and Time |
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21/04/2021 3:30 PM (BST)
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| Publication Date |
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28/03/2021
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
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The consulting services (“the Services) include multidisciplinary services covering: review of LGED’s Current Asset Management Practices & update of the asset management strategy, preparation of multi-year rolling asset management program, advice on contracting modalities with development of a procurement strategy & plan, social & environmental assessment with preparation of environmental and social management framework, gender-based violence risk assessment with preparation of gender-based violence action plan and gender and disability action plan, review of road safety policies and action plan for rural roads, prioritization of infrastructure, feasibility study and preparation of a new investment project, including surveys & investigations, climate resilient technical designs, preparation of bidding documents for performance-based maintenance contracts and pilot design-build contracts, etc. Total estimated level of professional staff month is 65. The services will be implemented within a period of 9 months and December 2021 may be the expected start date of the assignment. |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) 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. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. The shortlisting criteria are:
(a) General experience of the Firm(s), core business and years in business;
(b) Relevant experience in similar assignments (It may be mentioned that proven experience in the feasibility study and preparation of climate resilient rural roads project will carry more weightage during evaluation);
(c) Relevant experience in developing Asset Management Strategy and Prioritization of the Road network, performance-based maintenance and design-build contracts for rural roads; and
(d) Relevant similar experience in development partner (DP) funded project.
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) including brochures; (ii) description of relevant assignments (completed over the last 10 years, including nature, total value of the contract, employer, location of service etc.).
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 and August 2018) (“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. |
| Other Details (if applicable) |
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| Association with foreign firms is |
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Not Applicable |
| Eoi Detail Information |
| Ref No |
Phasing Of Services |
Location |
Start Date |
Completion Date |
| 46.02.0000.726.07.036.2020.5299 |
1 |
Dhaka |
December 2021 |
August 2022 |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
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Md. Sohrab Ali |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
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Project Director, RTIP-II (AF) |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
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Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), LGED Bhaban, Level-11, Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh |
| Contact details of Official Inviting EOI |
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Phone : +880-2-44826200, Fax : +880-2-58157511 , Email : pdrtip2.lged@yahoo.com; pd.rtip2@lged.gov.bd |
| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |