Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Local Government Engineering Department

Participatory Small Scale Water Resources Sector project

LGED HQ, RDEC Bhaban (Level-5), Agargaon

Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207

 

Memo No. LGED/PSSW/PD/S-PRAC/03/2010/355                                                  Date: 08-08-2010  

 

Invititation for Expression of Interest (EOI)

 

Invitation for submission of Expression of Interest (EOI) for short listing of consulting firms/National Non Government Organization (NGOs) for Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) of subprojects.

Participatory Small Scale Water Resources Sector Project (PSSWRSP): Loan No-2542-BAN(SF)

 

1.         The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has received for a sector loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and loan financing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for the implementation of the PSSWRSP. It intends to utilize part of the project funds for conducting PRAs of potential subprojects under PSSWRSP. The executing agency (EA) for the project is the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (MoLGRDC).

 

2.         The further details are in the attached terms of reference.

 

3.     The PRA will be assigned at the discretion of the IWRMU, after completion of the engineering reconnaissance. Each PRA will be assigned "as and when ready basis".

 

4.         The PRA shall be carried out following the methodology and guidelines adopted by the Project. The PRA services will be done in 10 identical Packages of 33 subprojects each, located throughout the 46 districts excluding greater Faridpur, Mymenshing, Sylhet and three hill Districts covered by the Project. The total Contract period for carrying out the services will be 60 months after commencement of services.

 

5.         For each Package, a total of 4-7 Firms/NGOs will be short-listed. The short-listed Firms/NGOs will be subsequently requested to submit Technical and Financial proposals. Firms/NGOs will be selected through competition using Fixed Budget Selection (FBS) method and in accordance with the ADB’s guidelines on the use of Consultants by Asian Development Bank and it’s Borrowers (February, 2007 or as amended from time to time). Firms/NGOs submitting EOI should be acquainted with the ADB’s guidelines.

 

 

6.         The interested Consultant Firms may submit their EOI filling in the EOI template including the following as additional information:

 

a. General information of the Firms/NGOs:- (i) Name and Address, (ii) Trade License / Registration Number with Year and Agency and (iii) TIN and VAT Registration Number, (iv) Annual Turnover of Last 3 Years, (v) Number of Years in Active Business, (vi) Total Number of Permanent Staff in Pay-Roll and List of Key Professional Personnel with number of years in Pay-Roll, (vii) Organization's Brochure.

 

b. Core Team of Professionals: Names, Date of Birth, Educational Qualifications and Professional Experience of key professional staff on permanent payroll.

 

7.         The Firms/NGOs not specialized in the provision of water resources development/management project need not to apply, as they will not be considered.

 

 

8.         A Firm/NGO may submit EOI(s) for one or more than one packages. A Consultant Firms/NGOs may be short-listed in more than one package. However, Firms/NGOs shall only be considered for award of maximum 2 (two) packages if they have the required capacity.

 

9.         Joint venture/associations (JVA) will be allowed for the EOI. It is preferable to limit the total number of Firms/NGOs including associates to a maximum of 3 (three).

 

10.        Interested Firms/NGOs may obtain further information at the address below during office hours.

 

11.    The LGED now invites eligible Firms/NGOs to submit EOIs for providing the required services. Interested parties may download the EOI template from http://www.add.org/Consulting/toolkit-template.asp and submit all required information not later than 26 August 2010 up-to 3:00 PM local time in sealed envelope to the address of the undersigned.

 

 

 

 

(Md. Shahidul Haque)

Project Director

Tel  :  880-2-9127411

Fax  :  880-2-9123169

 

CC:

1.              Chief Engineer, LGED, Agargaon, Dhaka. 

2.              Additional Chief Engineer (Implementation/IWRMU), LGED, Agargaon, Dhaka. 

3.              Country Director, Asian Development Bank, Bangladesh Resident Mission, Plot No. E-31, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207.

4.              Central Procurement and Technical Unit (CPTU), IMED, Dhaka.