Loan 2254: Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project

The People's Republic of Bangladesh has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project. The loan was approved 18 August 2006.

The Project will reduce poverty in 23 districts of northeast and central Bangladesh. The Project will upgrade about 1,360 km of subdistrict roads, 780 km of union roads, 7,780 km of village roads, 370 rural markets, and 190 union council complexes. It will also provide for strengthening the capability of local government units.

Procurement
All procurement under the Project will follow ADB's Procurement Guidelines . All civil works will be procured from among qualified local contractors through national competitive bidding procedures prescribed by the Government's Public Procurement Regulation (2003) and acceptable to ADB. Civil works for improving infrastructure will comprise many small contracts scattered over a large area. The procurement of equipment, including vehicles, will be by international competitive bidding for contracts above $500,000, limited international bidding for contracts between $300,000 and $500,000, and national competitive bidding for contracts below $300,000.

Consulting Services
Consultants will assist Local Government Engineering Department in project implementation. Three groups of consulting services are required to assist in
  1. project design, supervision, and monitoring,
  2. institutional strengthening and training of local government institutions; and
  3. improving LGED capacity.
Consultants under (i) and (ii) will be recruited in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants . Consultants under (iii) financed by GTZ will be recruited according to its own procedures.

Interested bidders from ADB's member countries who wish obtain additional information may contact:
Local Government Engineering Department
Contact : Mohammad Shahidul Hassan
Address : Chief Engineer
LGED Bhaban, Argargaon
Dhaka 1207
 

 


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