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BANGLADESH: SECOND RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTREQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE DESIGN & SUPERVISION (D&S) CONSULTANTS1. The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh has applied for a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), grants from DFID, KfW & GTZ, and intends to spend part of the loan (and grant) for payments under the contract for Design & Supervision (D&S) Consultants to provide consulting services for the Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project (RIIP-2). The project scope consists of the (i) improvement of 1360 km of Sub-district Road, 550 km of union Road, 60 km of Submersible Road & 3664 km of village Road and 160 Nos. Growth Center Markets, (ii) construction of 9000 m Bridges/Culverts on Sub-district & Union Roads & 3664 m of road structure on village roads, 25 Nos. of Jetties, 175 Nos. of Union Council Complexes and 6 Flood Refuge Shelters (iii) capacity building of Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) and Local Government Institutions like Union Parishad etc. 2. The main objectives of the project will be to reduce poverty through sustainable rural economic growth resulting from the rural infrastructure development in 23 districts of North West & central Bangladesh (Rajshahi, Dhaka & Chittagong Divisions). To achieve these objectives the project will increase economic opportunities for the rural poor through i) participatory process of sustainable improvement of rural infrastructure ii) social and gender development and iii) improved local governance that targets the strengthening of the capability of Local Govt. Institution in the project area including LGED. 3. The scope of services of the D&S Consultant team is to assist the LGED in preparing and implementing the project activities including planning and designing, procurement of goods and services, training for sustainable operation and maintenance of infrastructure, the quality control regime, preparation of contract documents, evaluation of contract awards, certification in payment procedures with supervision of physical works. The consultant will also assist identifying and reporting adverse environmental impacts and modifying designs and practices to mitigate them and generally accomplishing project preparation tasks including resettlement plans and preparing monthly, quarterly and final reports throughout the five years project period. 4. International firm in association with domestic consulting firm will provide the consulting services. The consulting services will be engaged by Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in accordance with the ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants and other arrangements satisfactory to ADB for engaging local consultants. 5. LGED now invites proposals from professional Consulting Firms having expertise and adequate experienced professional staff of different disciplines for short-listing of consulting firms. The proposal should demonstrate firm understands of the requirements of the project and an understanding of the tasks set forth in the scope of services. In particular, the proposal should consist of (i) the background, organization and experience of the firm, including works done and at hand during the last ten years (ii) detail resume of each of the proposed professional staff to be assigned to carry out the services etc.(iii) Financial resources (iv)Annual Turnover (at least last five years) (v) Audit Report (at least last three years). 6. All proposals (five copies) must be submitted to the Project Director, Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project, LGED Bhaban (Level-12), Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207 either by mail or in person on or before 23 January 2006 at 2:00 p.m. local time. The undersigned will not reimburse any cost or expenses incurred in connection with the preparation or delivery of proposal or visits to any office or site whatsoever. 7. The limits and extents of services may increase or decrease (and source and mode of payment may vary) depending on the final loan agreement with the development partners. 8. The authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals without assigning any reason. (Syed Mahbubur Rahman)Project Director Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project Tel: 088-02-8159270, Fax: 088-02-9136751 E-mail: mahbub-pd@lged.org Distribution for kind information and necessary action: 1. Chief Engineer, LGED, LGED Bhaban, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207. 2. Ms Hua Du, Country Director, BRM, Asian Development Bank, Dhaka. 3. Mr. David Wood, Head, DFID, Dhaka. 4. Mr M, Putu Kamayana, Senior Country programs Specialist BRM. ADB, Dhaka. 5. Mr. Christoph Isenmann, Director, Kfw, Dhaka. 6. Mr. Peter Palesch, Country Director, GTZ, Dhaka Office, Dhaka. |
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