Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Ministry of Communication
Department of Roads and Highways
Office of the Project Director
Eastern Bangladesh Bridge Improvement Project (EBBIP)
Sarak Bhaban, Ramna, Dhaka

Request for Expressions of Interest For Selection of Consulting Firm
(Time - based)

Memo No.: EOI Ref. No. EBBIP-60/11-292 Date: 03-06-2011

The Project Director, Eastern Bangladesh Bridge Improvement Project has been allocated public funds from the Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh (GoB) toward the cost of the Eastern Bangladesh Bridge Improvement Project. Now it is required to select Consulting firm (National) for construction supervision of Civil Works for GoB funded 60 (sixty) no bridges/ culverts in different parts of Bangladesh.

The Services include:

Construction Supervision of Civil Works for GoB funded 60 no. bridges/ culverts under Eastern Bangladesh Bridge Improvement Project (EBBIP).

Purpose of the project (GoB Part) is to construct/ repair of bridges / culverts at sixty (60) locations on 3 (three) National, 7 (seven) Regional Highways and 2 (two) Zilla roads in the Eastern part of Bangladesh i.e. in Dhaka, Chittagong, Comilla and Sylhet Zones of Roads and Highways Department (RHD). The Civil works will be carried out by 13 (thirteen) contract packages.

The Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity required are:
The firm must have the experience of rendering the following Consultancy Services within the last 10 (ten) years:

i) Satisfactory completion of Construction Supervision of at least 5 (five) no. of 2-lane Highway Pre-stressed Concrete Girder Bridges (Single or Multi-span) (in a single or more road / bridge project) within last 10 years.

In case of Joint Ventures, the Lead Partner must have the above experiences of rendering the Consultancy Services within the last 10 (ten) years, i.e.:

i) Satisfactory completion of Construction Supervision of at least 5 (five) no. of 2-lane Highway Pre-stressed Concrete Girder Bridges (Single or Multi-span) (in a single or more road/ bridge project) within last 10 years.

Other partners must have the experience of rendering Consultancy Services of Construction Supervision activities of any highway project within the last 10 (ten) years.

The Project Director, Eastern Bangladesh Bridge Improvement Project, now invites eligible Applicants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants are invited to provide the following information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services:
a) Background of the firm(s) (limited to one page);
b) General and overall experience of the firm(s) (limited to one page);
c) Summary of similar projects completed in last 10 years including total professional man-month (limited to two pages);
d) Audited financial reports of the firm(s) for the last three years;
e) Summary of permanent professional employees with key personnel qualification and experience;
f) Nature, size, employer, location and type of input for contracts in hand (limited to three pages);
g) Summary of overseas experiences in Construction Supervision if any (limited to one page).

Applicants may associate with other Applicants to enhance their qualifications, and though not mandatory, association with foreign firms is not encouraged in this instance.

After short listing of responsive consultants, follow up action will be taken on the basis of approval from the appropriate authority.

A Consultant will be selected using the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) procurement method in accordance with the Public Procurement Act 2006 and Public Procurement Rules 2008 issued by the GoB. It is expected that Construction Supervision of Civil Works for GoB Funded 60 no. Bridges/Culverts will be commenced on May, 2011 and shall be completed on March, 2013 (Total 22 Months).

Interested Applicants may obtain further information by applying to the address below during normal office hours.

Expression of Interest shall be submitted by 1:00 p.m. on 28/03/2011, in sealed envelope delivered to “Project Director (ACE, RHD), Eastern Bangladesh Bridge Improvement Project” and be clearly marked "Request for Expressions of Interest for Selection of Consulting Firm (Time - based)."

The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all EOI's.

(Tapash Kumar Paul)
Project Director (ACE), RHD
Eastern Bangladesh Bridge Improvement Project (EBBIP)
Room No. 310, Block-C, Sarak Bhaban
Ramna, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Tel. No: 880-2-7110629 Fax: 880-2-7168628
E-mail: pdebbip@rhd.gov.bd