| Ministry/Division |
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Ministry of Commerce |
| Agency |
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Ministry of Commerce |
| Procuring Entity Name |
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Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project-1 (BRCP-1) |
| Procuring Entity Code |
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| Procuring Entity District |
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Dhaka |
| Expression of Interest for Selection of |
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Consulting Firm (National) (Lump-Sump) |
| Title Of Service |
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Consultancy/ Research firm for conducting 04 studies suggested by Project Steering Committee (PSC) in FY 2021-22 (National). |
| EOI Ref. No. |
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26.00.0000.066.07.030.21-474 (BRCP/MOC/SD-02) |
| Date |
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28/06/2021 |
KEY INFORMATION
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| Procurement Sub-Method |
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Quality Base Selection (QBS) |
FUNDING INFORMATION
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| Budget and Source of Funds |
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Development Budget Grant/Credit |
| Development Partners |
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IDA |
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
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Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project-1 (BRCP-1) |
| EOI Closing Date and Time |
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29/07/2021 03:00 PM
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| Publication Date |
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29/06/2021
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
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The project will conduct the following four studies in 2021-22 fiscal year that are critical for export promotion and trade facilitation:
Study 1: Review of various existing Bilateral Agreements with the important trading countries related to trade , transit and transport ( USA, Turkey, Malaysia, Brazil, Russia ) ;
Study 2: A compiled policy and regulatory guidelines/standard operating procedures ( SOP ) for Cross Border Land Port Management with respect to international trade and transport formalities, procedures , documentation and related matters ;
Study 3: Simplification of Trade Procedures, Custom Modernization ease of doing business for export promotion of Bangladesh to ensure policy coherence between national development priorities and international obligations on Trade facilitation Agreements
Study 4 : Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary ( SPS ) and Technical Barrier on Trade ( TBT) co-ordination and notification, certification process and infrastructure for promoting trade; |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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The interested consulting firm should provide evidence of the following in their applications:
The Consulting firm shall have the legal capacity to enter into the contract;
• The firm should have at least 10 years of general experience in providing consulting services out of which at least 03 years of experience in national and international trade related research or studies for public and private sector;
• The firm should have successfully completed at least two service contract related to national and international trade within last 07 years;
• Experience in study/research on trade policy/SPS & TBT issues/bilateral trade agreements between Bangladesh and other countries/ multi-lateral trade agreements where Bangladesh is a member/ cross-border trade and transport management/international business will be given advantage.
• The firm should have experience in working with development partner’s funded projects
• The required average annual turnover of the consulting firm shall be at least Tk. 60 (Sixty) Lac in last three years;
• A capacity statement on available training facilities, IT equipment, logistics support, transport and office space;
• Undertaking that the firm has not been blacklisted or debarred by any Government Organization or by IDA;
• List of key professional staff including proposed core team for the assignment, showing qualification and experience including the projects/assignment on which they have worked, their role in the assignment/project and duration of their engagement with the assignment/project.
Required Documents: The company must submit the following documents:
a) Company Registration, Up to date Tax payment certification and VAT registration certificate;
b) Audited Financial statement (last 03 Years);
c) Company Brochure. |
| Other Details (if applicable) |
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Expected term of contract is 06 months. The expected date of commencement is 01 November, 2021 and completion 30 April, 2022.The consulting firm shall submit 2 (two) copies of Expression of Interest (EOI) (One original and one copy) in sealed envelope; clearly marked “EOI for Consultancy/ Research firm for conducting 04 studies suggested by Project Steering Committee (PSC) in FY 2020-21 (National)” to the Project Director (Joint Secretary), Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project-1, Level-12 (West side), Probashi Kollayn Bhaban, 71-72 Old Elephant Road, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka-1000 on or before 29/07/2021 up to 03.00 pm. Terms of Reference (TOR) will be available in the office of the undersigned and also at www.mincom.gov.bd and http://brcp-1.gov.bd/ . |
| Association with foreign firms is |
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Not Applicable |
| Eoi Detail Information |
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Phasing Of Services |
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Completion Date |
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Not Phase |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
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Md. Mijanur Rahman |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
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Project Director (Joint Secretary), |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
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Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project-1, Level-12 (West side), Probashi Kollayn Bhaban, 71-72 Eskaton Garden Road, Dhaka-1000
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| Contact details of Official Inviting EOI |
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Phone : 88 02 55138022, Fax : , Email : |
| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
