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Government
of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Local Government Engineering
Department (LGED) Sustainable Small Scale Water
Resources Development Project (SSSWRDP) LGED Headquarters, RDEC
(Level-6) Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Dhaka-1207 |
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Memo No:46.02.0000.890.11.004.18.890 Date:
Request for Expressions of
Interest (EOI)
from “Non-Government
Organizations (NGOs)” for the service of Agriculture
and General Facilitators
in Sustainable Small
Scale Water Resources Development Project (SSSWRDP) Area.
SSSWRDP, implemented by Local Government
Engineering Department (LGED), Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development
& Cooperatives (MoLGRD&C), and funded by
Government of Bangladesh (GoB), intends to apply a
part of the proceeds of the fund to use under the contract for the services of “Agriculture and “General Facilitators”. The project area covers all the districts in Rajshahi, Barisal and Khulna divisions and 3 districts (Bandarban, Rangamati,
Khagrachari) in Chittagong division.
The primary objective of the project is to
increase agricultural production by providing surface water resources
management infrastructures water resources management facilities and enhancement/rehabilitation of old subprojects.
A Water Management Cooperative Associations (WMCAs) will be established/strengthening in each subprojects.
Scope of the service: The local NGOs within the project area will
be contracted for the fielding of General and Agriculture Facilitators for
providing supports to subproject WMCAs as follows.
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Package No. |
Working Divisions |
Working Districts |
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SD-20 (14
Agriculture Facilitators) (46
General Facilitators) |
Rajshahi, Barisal, Khulna and
Chittagong |
All
the districts/upazila in Rajshahi,
Barisal and Khulna and 3 districts (Bandarban, Rangamati,
Khagrachari) in Chittagong division |
A. Responsibilities
of the Agriculture Facilitators :
a)
Assist District Project
Implementation Unit (PIU) and Upazila Project
Implementation Unit (PIU) in the implementation of agriculture development
programs, in preparation of Institutional Development Action Plan (ID-AP), and
facilitating and monitoring implementation of ID-AP approved by Project
Management Unit (PMU).
b)
Guide and assist WMCAs and
subproject beneficiaries in the relevant district on preparation of
agricultural production plan according to the beneficiary farmers needs to take
advantage of water resources development, organization of field level training
and extension activities on new farm practices and agricultural technologies
for sustainable agricultural production.
B. Responsibilities of the General Facilitators :
a)
Assist Upazila Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in
institutional establishment, development and management, and preparation and
implementation of Institutional Development Action Plan (ID-AP) approved by
Project Management Unit (PMU).
b)
Assist in preparation of subprojects households
and beneficiary lists, organizing of weekly, monthly and annual general
meetings regularly, collection of Operation & Maintenance (O&M) fund
from the subproject beneficiaries.
c)
Assist Water Management Cooperative
Associations (WMCAs) in carrying out their responsibilities signing of subproject
implementation agreements, formation of Labor Contracting Society (LCS), WMCA
offices functioning and account management, raising membership enrollment and
share and savings by the members, income generating activity (IGA), and signing
of formal subproject infrastructure handing-over agreements.
Request
for Expression of Interest (EOI): LGED invites eligible local NGOs registered with NGO Affairs Bureau
which has its head/regional office in division level and field office at
district/upazila level for EOI to provide the
required services. The EOI should include the information indicating that they
are qualified to contract for the services of “Agriculture and General
Facilitators”. The EOIs will
be reviewed on the basis of the following:
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a.
Legal establishment of the NGO (updated TIN and VAT
registration number, trade license, etc.)
b.
Availability of key
professionals to carry out the assignment including their name, date of birth, qualification
and length of experience in years.
c.
Organizational
capacity of the NGO.
d.
Total number of
full time staff and number of staff in payroll and list of key professional
personnel.
e.
Financial capacity
of the NGO (annual turnover of last 3 years).
f.
Experience of
similar nature in the past five (5) years including location, assignments,
tasks and cost and duration of each assignment. (Year counting backward from the date of EOI publication).
g.
Experience in other
works in the past five (5) years including location, assignments, tasks and
cost and duration of the assignment. (Year
counting backward from the date of EOI publication).
h.
Organization’s
Brochure.
1.
Local NGO may associate
with other local NGOs to enhance their qualifications. If associated
should indicate whether the association is in the form of “Joint venture (JV)”
or “sub-consultancy”. In the formation of JV, the number of the NGOs should be two including lead NGO. Any NGO or JV can participate in this package.
2.
The local NGO will be selected in accordance
with the Selection of Fixed Budget
System (FBS) procedures as set out in Standard Documents according to
PPR-2008. Interested local NGOs may obtain further information at the address
below during office hours. A
shortlist of NGOs will be prepared, from the EOIs to request proposals for this
assignment.
3.
Two signed copies with
an original and a photocopy for this package of EOI shall be submitted in a
sealed envelope through Registered post, or delivered by hand, subscribing “Agriculture and General Facilitators” Sustainable Small Scale Water Resources Development Project-SSSWRDP at
the top left corner of the envelope to the following address by 2:00 on 13 August,
2018.
4.
The procuring entity reserves the right to
accept or reject any or all EOIs without stating any reason whatsoever.
(Gopal Krishna Debnath)
Project Director, SSSWRDP
Tel: +880-2-8181324, Fax: +880-2-8181329
E-mail-pd.ssswrdp@lged.gov.bd
Copy forwarded for kind
information:
1. Chief Engineer, LGED, Dhaka-1207.
2. Additional Chief Engineer (IWRMU), LGED HQ,
Dhaka-1207.
3. Superintending Engineer, (P&D, O&M)
(IWRMU), LGED HQ, Dhaka-1207.
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LGED. He is requested to publish this notice on LGED website.
3.
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