Government
of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Local Government Engineering Department
Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project (SRIIP)
Agargaon,
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar
Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
Memo. No. LGED/PD/SRIIP/D&S/2010/29 Dated: 14/11/2010
Invitation for Expression of Interest (EOI)
For Design & Supervision Consultancy (D&SC)
Services
for Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
(SRIIP)
1.
The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) will receive a
loan, subject to final approval scheduled in November, 2010 from the Special Funds resources of Asian Development
Bank (ADB) towards the cost of Sustainable
Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project (SRIIP), and intends to apply a
portion of the proceeds of this loan
to eligible payments under the consultancy services for which this invitation
for Expression of Interest (EOI) is
issued. The terms and conditions of the contract and payments by ADB will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Loan
Agreement, including the Guidelines on the Use of Consultants by ADB and its Borrowers. Except as
ADB may specifically otherwise agree, no party other than GOB shall derive any rights from the loan or
have any claim to the proceeds of the loan.
2.
The project at increasing rural incomes and
reducing rural poverty through sustainable economic growth, rural development, social and gender development
and improved infrastructure in the project area. The key objectives are to: i)
promote overall development of the transportation system by improving upazila and union
roads development of growth centers (rural markets), and building drainage
structures (culvert and bridges) on upazila and union roads. Develop socio economic condition
of the rural people by providing assistance where higher agricultural
production and their marketing. ii) help the rural people in poverty reduction effort by reducing the transport cost,
develop marketing system, increase of sustainable agricultural production and creating short and
long term employment opportunities in agricultural and non agricultural sectors, iii) strengthen
institutional capacity of LGED and other local government institutions to help
develop a sound criteria for operation and maintenance of the rural roads,
markets/growth centers etc. iv)
encourage women's participation in tree plantation and caretaking activities
including the development of rural
markets and growth centers and off pavement maintenance activities of developed
roads and to ensure equal payment to
women for same nature of work comparing with men, v) increase local employment opportunities throughout the project
period by developing the different components.
3.
Being selected as the Executive Agency (EA) for
the project, Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) under Local
Government Division (LGD) of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural
Development and Cooperatives
(LGRD&C) now invites eligible consulting firm(s) who have adequate (at
least five years) experience in
designing & supervision of rural development projects to submit Expression
of Interest (EOI) for Design & Supervision Consultancy (D&SC) services
for Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project as a part of advance action plan agreed during the loan fact
finding mission in August 2010. The Design
& Supervision Consultancy (D&SC) package will involve anticipated 48
person months of international staff
and 1368 person months for national staff. The firm will be selected through
international competitive bidding
with Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) procedures in accordance with ADB's Guidelines
on the Use of consultants (April 2010 or as amended from time to time). The
consulting services contract is
expected to commence in July 2011 and will continue up to the end of the
project duration.
4.
The Project Preparatory
Technical Assistance (PPTA) consultant already identified a number of schemes and approximate cost estimates. The main objective of the
D&SC consultancy services is to ensure that all procurement of civil works and goods under the proposed
project are undertaken in an economical and efficient
manner, consistent with widely accepted engineering standards and practices for
such works, and to the satisfaction of GOB
& ADB. The international consultants working under this D&SC
consultancy contract should ensure that on-the-job training
is provided and expertise on engineering and project management is transferred to associated counterpart
officials.
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5. In general, the scope of consultancy services
will include, but not be limited to the following:
a.
detailed design including
review of preliminary design and cost estimate done by the PPTA consultant; environmental, socio-economic, geographic, hydrological
& morphological study and geodetic surveys at
sites; prepare the technical specifications including cost estimates for the
procurement of goods and works contracts;
b. preparation of the prequalification documents, bid
documents, criteria for assessment of prequalification
submissions, and tender documents for all bidding packages of the project in compliance with ADB's
Procurement Guidelines and relevant rules of the government;
c. extensive supervision and monitoring of project
implementation including: construction supervision, monitoring of project progress, time control and budget
control.
6. The D&SC consultant is expected to
have expertise in: detailed design of project components; management, construction supervision and
administration of contracts under ADB's Procurement Guidelines, specifically international
procurement contracts, implementation and monitoring of ADB's
safeguard policies and resettlement
plan; environmental and socioeconomic impact assessment; and project performance monitoring of big projects.
The key expertise will be required: (i) procurement
and project supervision/ management
specialists for review and preparation of documentation and assisting in bidding, award, and contractual issues associated
with the procurement process under the project; (ii) technical / engineering expertise (in various
disciplines) for preparation of detailed designs; and (iii) resettlement, social, and environmental experts. The
consultant will be required to make own arrangements under the Consultant's Contract for appropriate
English / Bangla translation and interpretation
service that may be required.
7. EOls may be submitted by a firm, association, or joint
venture. An international firm, as a lead firm, associate or partner can only
be nominated in one EOI. A national firm as a lead firm can only be nominated in one EOI. However, a national firm as an
associates or partner can be nominated in more one EOI. To avoid confusion and possible elimination after
short-listing, lead firms of associations or joint ventures are strongly advised to confirm relationships
(exclusive or non-exclusive) with selected associates or partners prior to expressing interest.
8. Interested firms may submit EOI in standard
template for consulting firms (available for download from web address: http://www.adb.org/consulting/toolkit-template.asp)
along with:
a.
Cover Letter signed by
authorized signatory with name(s), address(es),
contact details of partners / associates (if any),
b.
Agreement of Joint Venture
or Association or Partnership with clear indication of share of responsibility and business (if applicable),
c. Additional information /
documentation on the following (documentary evidence to be attached):
i) Legal Status (Trade License and proof of other
Registration such as- Value Added Tax (VAT), Taxpayer's
Identity Number etc.), ii) Nature of business or operation, iii) Years of
similar, relevant and general experience; iv)
Experiences in similar working condition, v) Annual turnover of last 5(five) years; vi) Company Profile or Brochure, and vii)
Information of core team of key professionals on
permanent pay roll (Name, Date of Birth, Educational Qualification and relevant
Professional Experience — Time & Brief
Description) .
9. Interested
firm(s) must submit E01 in sealed envelope containing original and 5 (five)
copies addressed to "Project Director,
Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project (SRIIP), Local Government Engineering Department, LGED Bhaban
(Level-11), Agargaon, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh" not later than 3:00pm local time on 30 December 2010.
10. Further information including scope of work
and outline Terms of Reference will be available at the office of the undersigned during regular office hours.
(Md. Shahidur Rahman Pramanik) Project Director
Telephone: +880-2-9142982
Fax :
+880-2-8124037
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