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Government
of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Local Government Engineering
Department (LGED) Improvement of Ponds, Canals
Across the Country Project (IPCP) LGED Headquarters, RDEC
(Level-5) Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Dhaka-1207 |
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Memo No:46.02.0000.891.11.004.18
Date:
23-12-2018
Request for Expressions of
Interest (EOI)
from “Non-Government
Organizations (NGOs)” for the service of Regional
Coordinators (RCs) and Community Assistants (CAs) in Improvement of Ponds, Canals Across the Country Project (IPCP)Area.
IPCP, under implementation 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 “Regional Coordinators (RCs) and Community Assistants
(CAs)”. The project area
covers all over Bangladesh (56 Districts) except the Barind area (8 Districts:
Dinajpur, Rangpur, Rajshahi, Naogaon, Natore, Chapai Nawabganj, Bogra and
Joypurhat).
The primary objective of the project is to enhance
surface water reservation capacity of the country through developing the Ponds
and Canals to usable standard and creating employment opportunities for rural
unemployed community including women through income generating activities using
the developed infrastructure. A database of beneficiary-unemployed peoples
within the catchment area of Ponds/Canals should have to be prepared and a
cooperative association will be formed and registered following cooperative
rules. The training programs for capacity development of these Cooperative
Associations will also be implemented to enhance the institutional and
financial management standard.
Scope of the service: The Regional NGOs
within the project area will be contracted for fielding Regional Coordinators
(RCs) and Community Assistants (CAs) for 1). assisting in 1). preparing
database of unemployed-beneficiary community, 2) organizing them towards
formation of cooperative association; and 3). providing supports to these
associations in institutional and financial management capacity building related
to the income generating activities (like fish culture, duck rearing, minor
irrigation, vegetable production etc.). These may include assisting in training
programs, motivational works etc. The scope of service will be as follows:
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Package No. |
LGED Regions for Services |
Districts and Upazila for services |
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SV-04 (1 Regional Coordinators and 10 Community Assistants) |
Rajshahi,
Rangpur, Dinajpur |
8 Districts and 53 Upazilas in Rajshahi, Rangpur,
Dinajpur Regions Except the Barind area
(Districts and All Upazilas of: Dinajpur, Rangpur, Rajshahi, Naogaon, Natore,
Chapai Nawabganj, Bogra and Joypurhat). |
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SV-05 (2
Regional Coordinators and 25 Community Assistants) |
Khulna,
Jessore, Bogra Barisal, Patuakhali |
16
Districts and 102 Upazilas under Khulna, Jessore, Bogra Barisal, Patuakhali
Regions |
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SV-06 (2
Regional Coordinators and 25 Community Assistants) |
Dhaka,
Mymensingh, Faridpur, |
17
Districts and 118 Upazilas under Dhaka, Mymensingh and Faridpur region |
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SV-07 (2
Regional Coordinators and 30 Community Assistants) |
Comilla,
Chittagong, Sylhet |
15
Districts and 127 Upazilas under Comilla, Chittagong and Sylhet Regions |
A. Responsibilities
of the Regional Coordinators:
a)
Assist Regional, District &
Upazila Project Implementation Unit (PIU) including Community Assistants in preparing
database of beneficiary-unemployed community, organizing them towards formation
of cooperative association and providing supports to these associations in
institutional and financial management capacity building related to the income
generating activities (like fish culture, duck rearing, minor irrigation,
vegetable production etc.). These may include facilitating and monitoring
implementation of Feasibility/Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) activities, training programs, motivational works
etc. and other related project activities approved by Project management office
(PMO).
b) Plan, implement, guide, assist and oversee Community Assistants in Feasibility/Participatory
Rural Appraisal (PRA) activities, training programs, motivational works etc.
and other related project activities approved by Project management office (PMO).
B. Responsibilities of the Community
Assistants:
a)
Preparing
database of beneficiary-unemployed community, organizing them towards formation
of cooperative association and providing supports to these associations in
institutional and financial management capacity building related to the income
generating activities (like fish culture, duck rearing, minor irrigation,
vegetable production etc.). These may include facilitating and monitoring
implementation of Feasibility/Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) activities,
training programs, motivational works etc. and other related project activities
approved by Project management office (PMO).
b)
Assist Upazila,
District & Regional Project Implementation Unit (PIU) including Regional
Coordinators in implementing related project activities approved by Project
management office (PMO).
c)
Assist Upazila Engineer and Regional
Coordinator in finalization of unemployed beneficiaries’ lists, organizing
weekly, monthly and annual general meetings regularly and implementing other
financial & institutional capacity building related activities.
d)
Assist beneficiaries Cooperative
Associations in carrying out their responsibilities processing allocation
and/or loan processing applications, agreements, implementing income generating
activity (IGA) etc.
Request
for Expression of Interest (EOI): LGED invites eligible Regional 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 “Regional Coordinators and Community Assistants”. The EOIs will be reviewed on the
basis of the following documents:
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 staffs 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 of service 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, cost
and duration of the assignment. (Year
counting backward from the date of EOI publication).
h.
Organization’s
Brochure.
Other
Terms and Conditions:
1.
Regional NGO may
associate with other Regional 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 Regional NGO will be selected in
accordance with the Selection of Fixed Budget Selection
(FBS)
procedures as set out in
Standard Documents according to PPR-2008. Interested Regional 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 “Regional Coordinators and Community Assistants”, Improvement of Ponds, Canals Across the
Country Project-IPCP at the top
left corner of the envelope to the following address by 2:00 pm on 10 February,
2019.
4.
The procuring entity reserves the right to
accept or reject any or all EOIs without stating any reason whatsoever.
(Md. Mizanur Rahman)
Project Director, IPCP
Tel: +880-2-8181571
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.
Copy forwarded for kind
information & wide circulation:
1. The Director General,
Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU), IMED, Block # 12, 2nd Floor,
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar,Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. He is requested to publish this notice
on CPTU website as early as possible.
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LGED. He is requested to publish this notice on LGED website.
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