Government of the People’s
Republic of Bangladesh
Local Government Engineering
Department
Information
& Communication Technology (ICT) Unit
Dhaka-1207.
www.lged.gov.bd
Memo
No: LGED/ICT/LAN/2016/112 Date: 21/08/2016
Request
for Expressions of Interest (EoI)
for
Operation and
Maintenance of LAN, Internet and Webmail services with Hardware & Software
support for LGED HQ
1.
The ICT Unit of Local Government
Engineering Department (LGED) has been allocated with Public funds and intends
to apply part of the proceeds of this fund to payments under the Contract for
the services of “Operation and Maintenance of LAN, Internet and Webmail
services with Hardware & Software support for LGED HQ”.
2.
The Firm/Company will be engaged to
provide support services related to Network, Hardware & Software issues at
LGED HQ.
The
objectives of the service shall be but not limited to as follows:
i.
Keep the LAN and Internet
system 24/7 hours’ uptime and ensure system security, data back-up, and develop
and implement disaster recovery plan as required to consider the data and
resources involved in the whole MIS.
ii.
Provide support for the networking
activities, hardware and software installation to LGED officials, establish end
user e-ticketing system and keep monitoring & upgrade the system.
iii.
Prepare as-found
documentation of network & server resources; suggest and implement
necessary changes, and upgrade and make schedule of regular inspection and
maintenance.
iv.
Provide support for Power-point
presentation preparation, graphics design, capturing photos and any other
official support as and when required.
3. The service shall be completed over
approximately twenty-four (24) months as per the tentative Work Program, which
is expected to commence in October 2016.
4. Local Government Engineering
Department (LGED) now invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in
providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating
that they are qualified to perform the services.
The
EOIs would be reviewed on the basis of the following:
a.
Age of the firm
(Year of the establishment).
b. Legal establishment of the firm (TIN, VAT
registration, trade license, etc.)
c.
Availability
of key professionals to carry out the assignment (mention academic
qualification & length of experience).
d.
Organizational
capacity of the firm.
e.
Financial
capacity of the firm (Turnover of last 3 years)
f.
Experience
of the firm in similar task/assignments in last three years (example of past
experience of similar nature and complexity including cost, duration and number
of tickets solved of the assignments)
g.
Experience
of the firm
in other works in last three years (example of past experience including cost
and duration)
5.
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 3 (three).
6.
A
consulting firm will be selected in accordance with the Quality & Cost
Based Selection (QCBS) procedures as set out in Standard documents according to
PPR-2008.Interested
firms may obtain further information at the address below during office hours. A
shortlist of firms will be prepared, from the expressions of interest, for
requesting proposals for this assignment.
7. Expressions of Interest must be
delivered to the address below in sealed envelope on or before 6th September 2016 during office hours. Submission through
e-mail will also be accepted provided:
(i) it is delivered by the
deadlines, and
(ii)
Appropriate
reference is made in the subject line of the e-mail, such as “Expression of
Interest for Operation
and Maintenance of LAN, Internet and Webmail services with Hardware &
Software support for LGED HQ."
8. The procuring entity reserves
the right to accept or reject any or all EOIs without assigning any reason
whatsoever.
Sd/-
(Md.
Ahsan Habib)
Unit
In-charge
ICT
Unit, LGED
Level
– 4, LGED Bhaban,
Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar,
Dhaka-1207,
Bangladesh.
Tel : +880-2-8181503, Fax : +880-2-8181503
E-mail:
gis@lged.gov.bd
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