Superintending Engineer, RHD
HDM Circle, Sarak Bhaban,
Ramna, Dhaka-1000.
Phone:02-7110743

Road Condition Assessment work of RHD Road Network

Memo No.: 194-A, Date: 28.02.2007 Date: 02-08-2007

Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Office of the Superintending Engineer, RHD
HDM Circle, Sarak Bhaban, Ramna, Dhaka.

Letter of Invitation

Memo No.: 194-A Date: 28.02.2007


To

1. Bangladesh Consultants Ltd., H-95A, Road-4, Block-F, Banani, Dhaka.
2. Development Design Consultants Ltd., 47 Mohakhali, Dhaka.
3. Dev. Consultants Ltd., House 10/A, Road-103, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212
4. Engineering Science Ltd., 31/5 Babar Road, Block-B, Dhaka-1207.
5. ACE Consultants Ltd. House-374. Lane-6, DOHS Baridhara, Dhaka-1206.


Dear Sirs,


1. The Ministry of Communications has approved the EOI Evaluation Report for short-listing of Consulting Firms for Road Condition Assessment work of RHD Road Network during the financial year 2006-07 vide memo no. SJS-2/Tender-1/2006-07 dated 08-02-2007.
2. The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has allocated public funds for the cost of Road Condition Assessment Work of RHD Road Network during the financial year 2006-07 and intends to apply a portion of the funds to eligible payments under the Contract for which the Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued.
3. The Roads and Highways Department, the executing agency of the assessment work, now invites proposals to provide services for:

“Road Condition Assessment Work of RHD Road Network during the financial year 2006-07.”

The consultancy services includes collection, compilation, report preparation and entry in Road Maintenance Management System (RMMS) of road condition data, traffic data, Benkelman beam data of National, Regional and Zila Roads of RHD during the financial year 2006-07. The data will be used in preparation of Annual Road Maintenance Needs Assessment. More details on the services are provided in the Terms of Reference (Section 6 in the RFP).

4. A firm will be selected under Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) and procedures for
selection are described in the RFP.

5. In addition to the Letter of Invitation, the RFP includes the following documents:
· Section 1: Instructions to Consultants (ITC),
· Section 2: Proposal Data Sheet (PDS),
· Section 3: General Conditions of Contract (GCC),
· Section 4: Particular Conditions of Contract (PCC),
· Section 5: Proposal & Contract Forms,
· Section 6: Terms of Reference (TOR),
· Section 7: Data Entry Forms.

6. A Pre-Proposal meeting will be held on 21.03.2007 at the office of the undersigned.

7. The proposal shall be addressed to:

The Superintending Engineer, RHD
HDM Circle, Sarak Bhaban, B-Block,
Room No. 407, Dhaka-1000.
Phone: 02-7110743, E-mail: islamr@rhd.gov.bd

And must be submitted at the above address not later than 12.30 PM on 28.03.2007.

8. Please inform us in writing, preferably by electronic mail, at the following address: Superintending Engineer, RHD, HDM Circle, Room No. 407, B-Block, Sarak Bhaban, Ramna, Dhaka-1000, e-mail: islamr@rhd.gov.bd, upon receipt:

(a) that you have received the Letter of Invitation and the RFP; and
(b) whether you will submit a proposal or not.




Yours sincerely,



(Md. Rafiqul Islam)
Superintending Engineer, RHD
HDM Circle, Sarak Bhaban,
Ramna, Dhaka-1000.
Phone:02-7110743


Memo No.: 194-A/1(3) Date: 28.02.2007

Copy submitted for kind information to:

1. The Secretary, Ministry of Communications, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka-1000.
(Attention: Joint Secretary Development).
2. The Chief Engineer, RHD, Sarak Bhaban, Ramna, Dhaka-1000.
3. The Project Co-ordinator (ACE,RHD), CPLI Project, Sarak Bhaban, Ramna, Dhaka-1000.





(Md. Rafiqul Islam)
Superintending Engineer, RHD
HDM Circle, Sarak Bhaban,
Ramna, Dhaka-1000.
Phone:02-7110743

Md. Rafiqul Islam
Superintending Engineer, RHD