Office of the Project Director
Paira Bridge (Lebukhali Bridge) Construction Project
Room no – 422, Block – A, Sarak Bhaban, Ramna, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Phone & Fax no:+88 02 9557498, e-mail: pd.paira@gmail.com
Request for Expression of Interest (REoI) for Short-listing of Consulting Firms for Design and Construction-Supervision of the Paira Bridge (Lebukhali Bridge) over the river Paira on Barisal-Patuakhali Road, Bangladesh
Request for Expression of Interest (REoI)
Memo No.: PD/Paira/01/01
|
Date: 14-08-2012
|
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (GoB) has received financing from Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) towards the cost of construction of Paira Bridge (Lebukhali Bridge) over the river Paira on Barisal-Patuakhali Road and intends to apply part of the proceeds to eligible payments for Design and Construction-Supervision Consultancy Services of the project. The location of the project is at 189th km of Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga-Barisal-Patuakhali Road (N8). The civil works comprise of construction of a dual carriageway main bridge of 630m (Extradosed Prestressed Concrete Box Girder type), viaduct 840m, river training works of about 700m and approach road of about 890m.
The Employer intends to prepare a short list of International Consulting Firms, each in association with a joint Bangladeshi-Kuwaiti qualified engineering firms. The total number of firms in a joint venture, consortium or association (JVCA) shall not be more than five.
The services to be provided by the Consultants will include but not necessarily limited to:
a. Preparation of detailed engineering design of all project components such as main bridge and viaduct, approach road, river training work etc.
b. Preparation of Tender Documents / Contract Documents for Civil Work Contract and other relevant documents during pre-construction stage.
c. Preparation of Environmental Action Plan and compliance monitoring of environmental issues.
d. Preparation of Resettlement Action Plan and assistance for implementation of Resettlement Action Plan.
e. Preparation of Land Acquisition Plan
f. Construction-Supervision for Quality control.
g. Progress Monitoring and Reporting.
h. Checking and certifying of Payment Certificates.
i. Arrangement of training of staff
j. Contract Closing Activities including providing assistance in Dispute / Claims Resolution / Arbitration, if any.
k. Preparation of Completion / Taking over Certificates and Project Completion Report.
l. Preparation of Defect Liability Certificates.
The applicants must have relevant experience in the field of design and construction-supervision of Extradosed bridge. The Applicants are to provide information to demonstrate that they are qualified to perform the services by submitting their company’s brochure summarizing the firm(s) facilities and areas of expertise, description of similar assignments in Project Data Sheet (PDS), experience in similar operating conditions, availability of appropriate professional staff showing their qualifications and experiences etc of each firm in the group. The Consultant will be selected using the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) procurement method. Interested Applicants may obtain further information by applying to the undersigned during office hours.
Expression of Interest with supporting documents must be delivered to the undersigned in the following address on or before 27 September 2012 upto16:00 hrs Bangladesh Standard Time (GMT+06:00) in sealed envelope clearly marked “EOI FOR DESIGN and CONSTRUCTION-SUPERVISION CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR PAIRA BRIDGE (LEBUKHALI BRIDGE)”. The EoI may be submitted by hand, by registered post or courier service and the Applicants shall be responsible for safe delivery in time. The Employer shall not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by the firms in connection with the preparation or delivery of the EoI. The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject any or all the Expression of Interest (EoI) without assigning any reason, whatsoever.
(Md. Arifur Rahman)
Project Director
Paira Bridge (Lebukhali Bridge) Construction Project
Room no - 422, Block – A
Sarak Bhaban, Ramna, Dhaka-1000
Bangladesh