Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Local Government Engineering Department

Haor Infrastructure and Livelihood Improvement Project

LGED-RDEC Bhaban (Level-3), Agargaon Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207

www.lged.gov.bd

Request for Expression of Interest (Firm)

1	Ministry/Division	Local Government Division
2	Agency	Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
3	Procuring Entity Name	Project Director, Haor Infrastructure and Livelihood Improvement Project (HILIP), LGED
4	Procuring Entity Code	N/A
5	Procuring Entity District	LGED Head Quarter, Dhaka
6	Expression of Interest for selection of	Consultancy Services for Analysis of the environment impacts of large scale expansion of pond fisheries and climate change affects.
7	EoI Ref. No.	LGED/PD/HILIP/S-57/2016/710
8	Date	19/04/2016
9	Procurement Method	A firm will be selected using the selection sub-method (QCBS) in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations (PPR) of 2008 and Public Procurement Procedures issued by the Government of Bangladesh (GoB).
10	Budget and Source of Funding	Government of Bangladesh & IFAD’s Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP)
11	Development Partner (If applicable)	N/A
12	Project/Programme Code (If applicable)	N/A
13	Project/Programme Name (If applicable)	Climate Adaptation and Livelihood Protection (CALIP)
14	EoI Closing date and Time	29 May 2016; up to 02:00 PM.
15	Brief Description of the Assignment	1. Develop an Environmental Baseline with indicators 2. Identify the potential impact of climate change on pond fisheries. 3. Identify the potential environmental impact of a large scale expansion of pond fisheries, and suggest mitigation measures. 4. Identify the exotic species present in ponds and assess the (potential) impact of their presence on the local natural population species. 5. A database and analysis of the capture and culture fish habitat and production, fish species composition, fish migratory route, fishing gears, fish biodiversity of the study area, with particular focus on pond fisheries. 6. Identify the Important Environmental Components (IECs) and expected changes in the IECs due to large scale pond fisheries. 7. An assessment of the key climate variables affecting pond fish culture as well as aquatic species, and their potential impact on IECs. 8. A summary of the potential impacts of climate change and the scale-up of pond fisheries, both positive and negative on the IECs. 9. An assessment of the physical, chemical, biological, social and economic significance and implications of the predicted impacts. 10. Development of a detailed plan for environmental management of large scale expansion of pond fisheries and 11. Propose climate change adaptation measures to be incorporated in the large scale expansion of pond fisheries. The study should cover 5 (five) project districts of Netrokona, Kishoreganj, Brahmanbaria, Habiganj and Sunamganj that includes 28 project Upazilas.
16	Experience, Resources & Delivery Capacity Required	Experience: The team leader must have a total of 15 years of experience, out of which at least 8 years’ experience in relevant study, also in the field of Environment, climate change, Water Resources, Fishery, Ecology, Biodiversity with national or international development agency; working with local communities and governmental officials as well as designing studies and research. Resource: The team leader must have Masters or higher degree in Environment Science, Climate change, Fishery, Ecology, development studies, Social science, Engineering or relevant discipline and should be strong in computer and communication skills (oral, writing and presentational). The firm should have competent data collector, data analyst, Water Quality analyst, field supervisor and must be financially solvent to carry out the study. The team leader should process skill in developing tools for various studies. Capacity: The firm must have experience of working with Environment, Fishery, Water Resources, Climate Change and capacity to deliver the required results and reports of the study following the Terms of Reference (ToR). In addition, the firm should have staff, experts/specialist with relevant experience who can deliver the services to fulfill the requirements of HILIP, LGED. Working experience in Haor areas and evidence of undertaking similar assignments and production of quality results will be an advantage. Good track record and reputation of conducting similar assessment for reputed national and international organization.
7	Other Details Required	i) Updated Trade license and Registration number with year and name of the agency, ii) TIN and VAT Registration number, iii) Average Annual Turnover for last 5 FYs (2010-2011 to 2014-2015) only, iv) Total number of permanent staff in pay- roll, v) List of key Management and key professional personnel with names/date of birth/educational qualification and experience, vi) List of offices and logistics, vii) Number of similar contract completed in last 5 FYs with value, viii) Number of other studies conducted in last 5 FYs.
18	Indicative Start Date	June 2016
19	Indicative Closing Date	12 (Twelve) months after the start date
20	Name and Designation of the Official Inviting EoI	Gopal Chandra Sarker, Project Director, Haor Infrastructure and Livelihood Improvement Project (HILIP)
21	Address of the Official Inviting EoI where proposal would be submitted	Project Director, Haor Infrastructure and Livelihood Improvement Project (HILIP), LGED Bhaban, RDEC Bhaban, Level-3, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207
22	The Procuring Entity reserves the right to accept or reject any or all EoIs without assigning any reasons whatsoever.
(Gopal Chandra Sarker) Project Director Haor Infrastructure and Livelihood Improvement Project LGED Bhaban, RDEC Bhaban, Level-3 Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207

CC:

1. The Chief Engineer, LGED, Agargaon, Dhaka.

2. The Director General, CPTU. He is requested to publish the above EoI notice in CPTU website.

3. The Additional Chief Engineer (IWRM), LGED, Agargaon, Dhaka.
4. The country program officer (CPO)-Bangladesh, Asia and the Pacific Division-IFAD.
5. The Unit In-Charge, MIS Unit, LGED, Agargaon, Dhaka. He is requested to publish the above EoI notice in LGED website.

6. The Editor: 1) The Daily Jugantor; 2) The Daily Financial Express. He is requested to publish the above EoI notice in his widely circulated daily newspaper in inner page for 1(one) day before 29.04.2016.