Consulting Services for Proof Checking and Civil Works Supervision Consultancy for Nitai Bridge, Ganeshwari Bridge and Mahadev Bridge, Package-C2

Published by Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, Roads & Highways Department (RHD). Procuring Entity: Project Director (ACE, RHD). The Government of Bangladesh has received financing from the Islamic Development Bank toward the cost of the “Construction of Five Climate Resilient Bridges in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh”, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The services include independently review and verify the Contractor’s Basic Design, Detailed/Construction Design, drawings, calculations, specifications, method statements, and other technical submissions and provide comprehensive construction supervision and contract-management services through completion and handover. The duration of the assignment is 48 months and comprises two phases, and total key professional staff-months is 357. Expected start date of the assignment is 01 October 2027. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: https://rhd.portal.gov.bd/ Or the TOR can be obtained at the QR link given below. Procurement Method: Quality and Cost Based Selection(QCBS). Budget and Source of Funds: Development Budget Loan. Experience and Resources Required: The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) of the Road Transport and Highways Division (RTHD), Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges (MoRTB) of the Government of Bangladesh now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants must provide specific information which demonstrates that they are fully qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). The shortlisting criteria are as follows: (a) Design Checking Experience: Proven experience in designing and/or independently checking major long-span bridges—Steel Tied arch bridges—of comparable scale, structural system, complexity and applicable standards. Design experience on comparable bridges will be accepted as relevant design-checking capability. (b) Construction Supervision Experience: Proven supervision experience on major long-span bridges—particularly Steel Tied arch bridges—of comparable scale, methodology, complexity and standards, covering foundations, substructures, superstructures, prestressing, erection, testing and commissioning. (c) Contractual Management Experience: Experience of the firm in administering international Design–Build contracts, preferably under the FIDIC Yellow Book or equivalent, including Contractor's design review, variations, claims, extensions of time, program and delay analysis, payments, testing, taking-over and dispute avoidance. (d) International, MDB and Regional Experience: Experience in major internationally financed infrastructure projects, preferably transport or bridge projects, including MDB or equivalent procurement, contract management, and environmental and social requirements, together with experience in Bangladesh or comparable geographic and construction environments. (e) Organizational, Management and Financial Capacity: Demonstrated ability to mobilize and retain a qualified multidisciplinary international team of long-span bridge, structural, construction supervision and contract-management specialists; access to international, regional or head-office expertise; and adequate financial capacity evidenced by relevant consulting turnover and other financial information. Only the experience of the Lead firm and Joint Venture (JV) partners will be considered during the shortlisting stage. The experience of sub-consultants may be referenced but will not be evaluated. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to 1.12.1 and 1.12.2 paragraphs of the Procurement Policy of the Guidelines for the Procurement of Consultancy Services under Islamic Development Bank Project Financing April 2019 (Revised February 2023) (the “Procurement Guidelines”), setting forth IsDB’s policy on conflict of interest. A consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method among shortlist of International firms set out in the Procurement Guidelines. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours [Sunday to Thursday, 09:00 AM to 5:00 PM] (Bangladesh Standard Time). Expressions of interest must be delivered in writing to the address below, in person or by mail or by email, by 2:00 PM (Bangladesh Standard Time) on 22 December