Consultancy Services for Construction Supervision, Social intermediation, Community Mobilization and Awareness Raising for Improved Water Supply and Sanitation System for LIC in Chattogram City
About This Opportunity
Request for Expression of Interest | Project: Chattogram Water Supply Improvement Project | Method: Consultant Qualification Selection | Ref: CWSIP/S8(R)
This is a consulting contract in the water and sanitation and construction and civil works sectors, with a focus on Water Supply, Sanitation and Construction Supervision. Located in Bangladesh, Asia, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.
Published through WB - World Bank, a multilateral development bank that follows standardized international procurement guidelines. Projects funded by multilateral institutions are generally open to international bidders from eligible member countries for consulting in the water and sanitation sector. Consulting assignments are typically evaluated with a strong emphasis on the technical proposal, including the methodology and qualifications of key experts. Shortlisted firms may be invited to submit financial proposals in a second stage. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.
Description
Memo No. 46.06.2000.000. 335.28.0034.26-171 Date: 21.09.2026
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Consultancy Services for Construction Supervision, Social Intermediation, Community Mobilization, and Awareness Raising for Improved Water Supply and Sanitation Services in Low-Income Communities (LICs) in Chattogram City
(National - Package Reference: CWSIP/S8)
- The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh has received financing from the International Development Association toward the cost of the Chattogram Water Supply Improvement Project (CWSIP). Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (CWASA), the implementing agency, intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to payments under the above-mentioned consulting assignment.
- The objective of the assignment is to support CWASA in implementing water-supply and non-network sanitation investments in selected low-income communities (LICs) in Chattogram City. The services combine construction supervision, social intermediation, community mobilization, awareness raising, stakeholder coordination, and the establishment of practical operations and maintenance (O&M) arrangements. The assignment is intended to ensure site readiness; secure the necessary community, landowner, and institutional agreements; supervise and document the works; establish community structures; agree O&M arrangements before handover; and provide CWASA with timely information for managing implementation, risks, service commencement, and post-commissioning support.
- The assignment is expected to be implemented over 36 months. The complete Terms of Reference (TOR) is available at https://ctg-wasa.org.bd. It may also be obtained via email by sending a request to cwsip.cwasa@gmail.com.
- CWASA now invites eligible national consulting firms ("Consultants") to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants shall provide information demonstrating that they possess the required qualifications and relevant experience. The EOI shall be supported by verifiable information on completed assignments.
Qualification requirements
- 10 years of demonstrated organizational experience in participatory planning, awareness generation, behavior change communication, and community mobilization with poor communities in Bangladesh, preferably in WASH, public health, environmental health, or urban resilience;
- Five years of demonstrated experience working with urban poor communities or LICs on water supply, sanitation, FSM, shared sanitation, or related service delivery arrangements in Bangladesh;
- Demonstrated experience coordinating with city agencies, utilities, municipalities/ pourashavas, WASAs, district administrations, contractors, CBOs, NGOs, or landowners for implementation of community-level infrastructure or service-delivery assignments; and
- Demonstrated capacity to manage multidisciplinary field teams for construction supervision support, community facilitation, reporting, and coordination across multiple sites.
Information to be included in the EOI
- a concise firm profile and evidence of legal registration and authorization to operate in Bangladesh;
- details of relevant assignments, including the client, country and location, period, status, scope of services, the firm's role, and supporting evidence;
- a description of the firm's organizational, financial-management, documentation, reporting, and quality-management systems;
- evidence of its capacity to deploy and manage multidisciplinary teams across multiple field locations.
- The firm assessed as having the best qualifications and relevant experience will be invited to submit a combined technical and financial proposal for negotiation.
- The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, which set out the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest.
- A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant's Qualifications-based Selection (CQS) method set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Fifth Edition, September 2023.
- Expression of Interest (EoI) (both hard copy and soft copy preferable) needs to be submitted (either in person or by mail or by e-mail) to the following address by 15:00 hours (BST) (GMT+6) on or before October 14, 2026. The envelope shall be clearly marked: "Expression of Interest - Package CWSIP/S8."
- EOIs received after the submission deadline will not be considered. CWASA may cancel the selection process only in accordance with the applicable Procurement Regulations.
| (Md. Rejaul Ahsan Chowdhury) Project Director Chattogram Water Supply Improvement Project (CWSIP) Chattogram WASA WASA Bhaban, Dampara, Chattogram, Bangladesh. Phone: +8802333389376 Email: cwsip.cwasa@gmail.com |
Data provenance
This notice is sourced from WB - World Bank and was originally published on September 21, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: OP00469914. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.
About Chattogram Water Supply Improvement Project
Chattogram Water Supply Improvement Project has issued 5 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 2 currently open and 0 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Water & Sanitation, Education & Training, and Construction & Civil Works. All notices are published for Bangladesh. Notices are distributed via WB - World Bank. Most recent publication: September 21, 2026.
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Where will the contract be performed?
The contract is for delivery in Bangladesh. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.
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Visit WB - World Bank to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions. Quote reference OP00469914 when communicating with the contracting authority.
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This notice was issued by Chattogram Water Supply Improvement Project in Bangladesh. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.
What type of contract is this?
This is a Consulting contract in the Water & Sanitation sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.
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