Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Local Government Engineering Department
Technical
Assistance (TA) for Extended Municipal Capacity Building Program and
Preparation of Municipal Services Project-II
(Additional Financing for Municipal Services Project, IDA Cr. 4761)
LGED Bhaban, Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar
Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
Request for Expressions of Interest
Package MSP TPP S-03
Consultancy Services for Preparation of Municipal Development Programs
(Western Part: Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna and Barisal Divisions)
1. The People’s Republic of Bangladesh has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) in various currencies towards the cost of the TA project for Extended Municipal Capacity Building Program and Preparation of Municipal Services Project-II (Additional Financing for Municipal Services Project, IDA Cr. 4761). It is intended that part of the proceeds of this credit will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for Preparation of Municipal Development Programs which is broadly divided into two components a) Municipal Development Plans and b) Initial Infrastructure and Institutional development Subprojects in Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna and Barisal Divisions and denoted as TA Module B2.
2.
The main objective of the TA Module B2 assignment is to prepare:
i) medium-term
(2012-2020) municipal development plans for about 15 municipalities
representing different types of urban development situations (as concrete
models for the future); and ii) first phase infrastructure and institutional
development subprojects for each of the 15 municipalities for initial
implementation from about 2012 to 2015. The
consultant shall prepare the municipal development plan and development
subprojects for each of the 15 selected municipalities i) through survey,
analyses, and review of existing documents such as the existing urban plans; ii)
through consultations with relevant stakeholders (e.g. government entities,
civil society/beneficiaries, service providers, private sector entities); and
iii) through applying and detailing the criteria, methodology, procedures and
guidelines developed in TA Module A (Preparation of Frameworks for Municipal
Development Interventions-which is another assignment conducted by separate
consultant team) for assessing and programming overall infrastructure and
institutional development programs. In addition, the consultant shall provide
comments and advice for the finalization of the guidelines prepared under TA
Module A, based on experiences from applying the preliminary guidelines.
The
services will require both national and international inputs.
3. The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) now invites
eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services.
Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are
qualified to perform the services (brochures; description of similar
assignments; experience in similar conditions; financial resources;
availability of appropriate skills
among staff; etc.). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.
4.
The EOIs would be reviewed on the basis of the following:
a.
Registration of firm.
b.
Age of firm.
c.
Availability of key professionals.
d.
Availability of resources.
e.
Experience of the firm in similar tasks.
f.
Experience of the firm in other works.
g.
Support services of the firm
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 4 (four).
6.
A
consulting firm will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in
the World Bank’s Guidelines :
Selection and Employment of Consultants Under IBRD Loans And Credits &
Grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011.
7. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address
below during 0900 to 1700 hours
excepting Friday and Saturday. A
shortlist of firms will be prepared, from the expressions of interest, for
requesting proposals for this assignment.
8. Expressions of Interest must be delivered to the address below in
sealed envelop on or before 29 September,
2011 during office hours.
(Iftekhar Ahmed)
Project Director
Extended
Municipal Capacity Building Program and
Preparation of
Municipal Services Project-II
(Additional Financing for Municipal Services Project,
IDA Cr. 4761)
Local Government Engineering Department
LGED Bhaban (Level-6), Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar,
Dhaka-1207. Bangladesh
Tel : 880-2-9127158
Fax : 880-2-9122434
e-mail : iftekhar_ahmed_2000@yahoo.com