Government
of the People’s Republic of
Local
Government Engineering Department
Municipal Governance and Services Project
LGED Bhaban, Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar
Dhaka-1207,
Memo No LGED/PD/MGSP/C-10/2015/43 Date: 28-01-2015
Request
for Expressions of Interest (EOI)
for
Performance
Assessment Monitoring (PAM) Consultancy Services
1.
This request for
expression of interest follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this
project that appeared in the UN Development Business online on 25 February2013
2. The People’s Republic of Bangladesh has received a
credit from the International Development Association (IDA) Cr. No. 5339-BD towards the cost of the Municipal Governance
and Services Project (MGSP) and intends to apply part of this credit to
eligible payments under the contract for Performance Assessment Monitoring (PAM) consultancy services.
3. The project, in addition to a base (grant) allocation, will provide additional grant funds, to finance priority investments for basic urban services in 26 ULBs, linked to performance of ULBs in achieving specific improvements in governance, financial management and own source revenue enhancement. ULB performance to achieve improvements in governance, management and revenue increases will be evaluated, using a scoring system to determine the top performing ULBs. The objective of the assignment will be to provide an independent and impartial assessment of scores of the performance assessment against 10 pre-determined indicators, to identify the ULBs that will be:
(a) Eligible for performance grants: and
(b) Determine the level of allocations to ULBs based on the notional grant allocation for the year.
The assessment should also provide feedback to ULBs, the areas in need of future improvements and consequent capacity building requirements.
4. The Local Government
Engineering Department (LGED) now invites eligible consultants to indicate
their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provide
information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services
(brochures; description of similar assignments;
experience in similar conditions; financial resources; availability of appropriate skills among staff;
etc.).
5. The EOIs would be reviewed on the
basis of the following:
a) Registration of the firm.
b) Age of firm (years in relevant business).
c) Availability of key professionals.
d) Financial resources of the consultant (turnover of
last five years)
e) Experience of the firm in similar tasks/assignments
(examples of past experience- similar nature and/or complexity including cost
and duration of the assignment).
f) Experience of the firm in other works (examples of
other experience including cost and duration of the assignment).
g) Support services of the firm (office space, support
staff, equipment).
6. Consultants
may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, and, if
association, should mention whether the association is in the form of “joint
venture” or “sub-consultancy”. It is preferable to limit the total number of
firms in an association including the Lead Firm to 4 (four).
7. A consulting firm will be selected in accordance with
the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) procedures as set out in the World
Bank’s Guidelines :
Selection and Employment of Consultants Under IBRD Loans And Credits &
Grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011.
8. Interested consultants may obtain
further information at the address below during
9. Expressions of Interest must be delivered to the address below in sealed envelope on or before 4 March, 2015 office hours. Submission through e-mail will also be accepted provided it is delivered by the deadlines.
(Shaikh
Muzakka Zaher)
Project
Director
Municipal Governance and Services
Project(MGSP)
Local
Government Engineering Department
LGED
Bhaban (Level-6), Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar,
Dhaka-1207.
Tel : 880-2-9127158; Fax: 880-2-9122434, e-mail : pd.mgsp@lged.gov.bd
Copy forwarded for
necessary action:
1. Chief Engineer, LGED,
2. Director
General, CPTU, IMED, Planning Commission, Agargaon, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar,
3. Additional Chief Engineer
(Implementation), LGED,
4. Task Team
Leader, --------------------- World Bank Office,
5. Project Coordinator, -------------------------MGSP,
LGED,
6. Unit-in-charge, GIS Unit, LGED, he is requested to publish the notice in LGED website.
7. The Manager (Advertisement), ............................................................, he is requested to publish the attached notice once in his daily on or before ------------ and submit 05 (five) copies of the same.
8. Mr. / Ms. .............................................................................................................................