Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Railways
Agency : Bangladesh Railway
Procuring Entity Name : Chief Controller of Stores
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Chattogram
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (International)  (Lump-Sump)
Title Of Service : Pre-Shipment Inspection Firm
EOI Ref. No. : 54.01.1543.335.08.125.22-002
Date : 09/02/2023

KEY INFORMATION

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

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Non_Development GOB
Development Partners : Not Applicable

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Selection of Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) Service
EOI Closing Date and Time : 02/04/2023 12:00 PM
Publication Date : 15/02/2023

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : The selected inspecting firm shall be responsible for the Pre-shipment inspection of all items imported by the BR in accordance with the terms and conditions of the purchase contract and applicable standards set out in the technical specifications, drawings, or any other standard approved by the BR and/or in accordance with reasonable decisions and instructions and orders as the BR may issue. The pre-shipment inspection shall include inspection, testing, acceptance, rejection, and supervision of loading, unloading, packing, handling, and providing rejection marks of the materials against different purchase contracts. Details Terms of Reference (ToR) have been added to the tender document.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : BR will conduct a ‘short-listing’ of the interested inspecting firms who will have submitted Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the above-mentioned inspection services. For this purpose, experience, and resources but not limited to of the inspecting firms are as follows: (a) Technical Competence: General experience, specific experience in similar assignments (b) Geographic Experience: Experience in a similar geographic area. (c) Contractual Management Experience: Substantial experience in managing Pre-Inspection Service contracts as a firm and by the key members of the team. (d) Management Capabilities: Financial (Annual Turnover); capability to retain the required number of Key Experts who are preferably permanent employees of the inspecting firms with adequate qualifications. (e) The Pre-Shipment Inspecting (PSI) firm shall have Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) facilities for the Railway materials/equipment/machinery or any other materials. (f) The inspecting firm shall have adequate Physical Resources such as office, working equipment, IT Facility, Survey equipment, logistical support, etc.
Other Details (if applicable) : The applicants may associate with other firm(s) to enhance their qualifications and association with other firms is encouraged.
Association with foreign firms is : Encouraged
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
54.01.1543.335.08.125.22-002 Pre-shipment inspection of all items imported by the Bangladesh Railway Worldwide July 01, 2023 June 30, 2024

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Farid Ahmed
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Chief Controller of Stores
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Office of the Chief Controller of Stores, Bangladesh Railway, Pahartali, Chattogram-4202
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : +88 31659604, +8801711506144, Fax : , Email : ccspht@railway.gov.bd
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders