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 : Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA)
Procuring Entity Name : Local Government Division
Procuring Entity Code : N/A
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (National)  (Time-Based)
Title Of Service : Request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for Selection of Audit Firms for Annual External Financial Audits of all the Zilla Parishads under Local Government Division, Ministry of LGRD&Cooperatives with different Packages [Contract Package Nos. S-01 to S-12 (Total 12 Nos. Packages)]
EOI Ref. No. : No.46.00.0000.041.31.06.2021-137
Date : 26/01/2023

KEY INFORMATION

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

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Non_Development GOB
Development Partners : N/A

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for Selection of Audit Firms for Annual External Financial Audits of all the Zilla Parishads under Local Government Division, Ministry of LGRD&Cooperatives with different Packages [Contrac
EOI Closing Date and Time : 12/02/2023 2.00 pm
Publication Date : 02/02/2023

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : The attention of interested Firms is drawn to paragraph 55 of the PPR 2008 setting forth the provision on conflict of interest. In addition, please refer to the following specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment. In order to avoid any conflict of interest, a firm contracted for reviewing Reports of firm having any sort of direct or indirect interest in Zilla Parishad, contracted firm will not be eligible to be an Audit Firm. Information provided by the firms has to be verified by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) and/or other entities, wherever applicable. EOIs from single firms would be preferable. However, firms may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should mention whether the association is in the form of a “joint venture” or “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. In the case of an association, all members of such associations should have real and well-defined inputs to the assignment. LGD will communicate only with the lead firm for successful completion of the assigned task. Audit Firms will be selected in accordance with the Fixed Budget Selection (FBS) method set out in the PPR 2008. It is expected that the assignment will be initially to conduct audit of 3 (three) Financial Years with possible extension, to be determined later. It shall commence around March 2023 throughout the 61 Districts under different contract packages and shall be completed by June 2023, as per the following schedule for each package: Sl. No. Annual Financial Statement of Start of Audit Completion of Audit i 2021-22 March 2023 June 2023 ii 2020-21 December 2023 April 2024 iii 2019-20 July 2024 November 2024 Interested Audit firms may obtain further information from the office of the undersigned during office working hours. The Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all EOIs received without assigning any reason thereof.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : See the ToR
Other Details (if applicable) :
Association with foreign firms is : Not Applicable
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
1 N/A Dhaka N/A N/A

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : (Shahed Parvez)
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Deputy Secretary
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Local Government Division Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka-1000
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 02-223355576, , Fax : , Email : lgadmin2@lgd.gov.bd
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders