| Ministry/Division |
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Chief Adviser's Office |
| Agency |
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Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority |
| Procuring Entity Name |
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Project Director, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) Development Project |
| 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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Skills & Social Development Program at BSMSN |
| EOI Ref. No. |
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03.07.0000.056.014.148.23-92 |
| Date |
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19/01/2023 |
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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International Development Association (IDA) |
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
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Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) Development Project (Bangladesh PRIDE (P170688)) |
| EOI Closing Date and Time |
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15/02/2023 1400 HOURS (BST)
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| Publication Date |
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20/01/2023
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES - FIRM SELECTION)
COUNTRY: Bangladesh.
NAME OF PROJECT: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) Development Project (Bangladesh PRIDE (PI 70688))
Credit No.: IDA-6676 BD
Assignment Title: Skills & Social Development Program at BSMSN
Reference No.: PMC 17-BSMSN-BEZA
The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) Development Project, a project under Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
One of the core initiatives of the project is to ensure the availability of skilled labour necessary to attract and grow high value-add business, construction of industries, security services and delivering equitable access to jobs, as well as skills formation among workers in companies in their supply chains.
Brief objectives of this assignment are:
i) Identifying the 2,000 beneficiaries of skills and social development program by validating preliminary information provided by BEZA;
ii) Collecting labor market information and using it to identify the relevant pathways for social development and employment for targeted beneficiaries;
iii) Designing and implementing the stakeholder engagement and social inclusion strategy;
iv) Designing skills development for social development and employment pathways;
v) Implementing stakeholder engagement plan and social inclusion strategy;
vi) Identifying different groups and implementing the skills and social development program;
vii) Monitoring and reporting progress and results of the program through a robust Monitoring and Information System (MIS).
Implementation period of the Services is estimated to be for a period of 30 months.
The indicative Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment and prescribed format (Annex-1) for submission of Expression of Interest can be found at the following website: www.beza.gov.bd.
The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) now invites eligible Consulting Firms ("Consultants") to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information as per Prescribed Format mentioned above demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.
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| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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The shortlisting criteria are as follows;
• At least 10 years of general experience under consultancy contracts satisfactorily completed as Consultant (Consulting Firm);
• Similar nature assignment experience i.e training need assessment/stakeholder engagement/social inclusion strategy/module development/training design/skills development through training/Workshop program & Job Placement etc. within the last 10 years;
• The required Average Annual Consultancy Turnover shall be greater than BDT 50 million or UDS 0.50 million over the last 5 years.
• Experience of working under development partner funded project will be an added advantage;
• The consulting firm shall have sufficient and relevant managerial, financial and organizational capabilities, accredited from relevant institution, training centers, equipment and logistics for the assignment.
(N.B. Years will be counted backward from the date of publication of REOI in the newspaper)
Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section Ill, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank's "Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers" July 2016, Revised November 2020 ("Procurement Regulations"), setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest related to the assignment.
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 (JV) and/or a Sub-Consultancy. In the case of a JV, all the partners in the JV shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. The maximum partners of the association either JV member or Sub-Consultancy shall be four (4). The qualifications of the sub-consultants will not be considered in the evaluation of EOIs for shortlisting purposes.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method; Market Approach- Open International set out in the Procurement Regulations. |
| Other Details (if applicable) |
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Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours [i.e.,0900 to 1600 hours].
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form along with a USB drive to the address below (in person, or by mail, or e-mail) by 15 February 2023, 14.00 Hours Bangladesh Standard Time. If delivered through email, the client shall not be responsible for the confidentiality of the EOI.
Abdullah Al Mahmud Faruk
Project Director
Bangabandhu Sheik Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) Development Project
Bangladesh PRIDE (70688)
Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) Biniyog Bhaban (Level 7,8,9)
Plot#E-6/B, West Agargaon, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
Phone: +880244826009
E-mail: pd.bsmsn.pride@beza.gov.bd
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| Association with foreign firms is |
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Encouraged |
| Eoi Detail Information |
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| Ref No |
Phasing Of Services |
Location |
Start Date |
Completion Date |
| PMC-17-BSMSN-BEZA |
N/A |
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) & Project Office, Dhaka |
25/06/2023 |
24/12/2025 |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
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Abdullah Al Mahmud Faruk |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
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Project Director |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
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Biniyog Bhaban (Level 7,8,9)
Plot#E-6/B, West Agargaon, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh. |
| Contact details of Official Inviting EOI |
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Phone : +880244826009, Fax : , Email : pd.bsmsn.pride@beza.gov.bd |
| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
