Expansion of Benapole Land Port- Construction Parking Yard, Sheds and Modern Chemical Godowns with other ancillary facilities

Published by Ministry of Shipping, Bangladesh Land Port Authority. Procuring Entity: Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (ACCESS) – Bangladesh Phase 1: (BLPA Component) Project. BLPA-W3, Expansion of Benapole Land Port- Construction Parking Yard, Sheds and Modern Chemical Godowns with other ancillary facilities As per tender documents Procurement Method: ICT One Stage & Two envelope Tendering Method. Budget and Source of Funds: Development Budget Loan. Eligibility Requirements: 1. The Government of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (ACCESS) – Bangladesh Phase 1: (BLPA Component) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for “Expansion of Benapole Land Port- Construction Parking Yard, Sheds and Modern Chemical Godowns with other ancillary facilities”. 2. The Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (ACCESS) – Bangladesh Phase 1: (BLPA Component) Project under Bangladesh Land Port Authority now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for “Expansion of Benapole Land Port- Construction Parking Yard, Sheds and Modern Chemical Godowns with other ancillary facilities”. The construction period is twenty (20) months. The location of the work is at Jashore district, South-West part of Bangladesh. The margin of preference is not applicable. 3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers- Procurement in Investment Projects Financing”, dated September 2025 and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4. Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria, Technical and Non-Price factors: 50% and for Bid Cost: 50% 5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Project Director, ACCESS Project, BLPA component, Bangladesh Land Port Authority, E-mail: pdaccessblpa@gmail.com and inspect the Bidding document during office hours i.e., 09.00 to 16.00 hours at the address given below. A read-only copy of the bidding document will also be available for viewing by prospective bidders on the website of the Employer www.blpa.gov.bd. 6. The Bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders through either of the following two options: (a) To collect the bidding documents from the office of the Employer, the bidder on his official letter head pad will submit application to the Project Director, ACCESS Project together with the deposit receipt of money of the non-refundable fee in the amount of Bangladesh Taka 12,500.00 or US Dollars 100.00 in the bank account of the Employer given below and the bidding documents may be collected by the bidder from the Employer’s address below. The RFB-Volume I and Bill of Quantities-Volume II will be provided as hardcopy and soft copy (pdf) and rest of the annexes of bidding documents (Technical Specifications-Volume III and Drawings-Volume IV) will be provided as soft copy (pdf). The bidder will print the documents for submission with the bids as required. The bidder may verify the annexes documents from the PIU after printing during the office hour. (b) To receive bidding documents from outside Bangladesh, the bidder will send application to the Project Director, ACCESS Project from the bidder’s official e-mail address with the documentary evidence of depositing (direct deposit or electronic wire-transfer payment) Bangladesh Taka 12,500.00 or US Dollars 100.00 plus courier service fee (depend on the country of delivery and weight of the documents). Within 3 working days of receipt of the required fees (document fee plus courier service fee) in the Employer’s bank account given below, the Employer will dispatch the bidding documents through courier service and send a copy of the courier service order receipt through reply email to the bidder’s email address, which the bidder may use to track the delivery. The Employer shall not be responsible in case of late or incorrect delivery by the courier service company. The RFB-Volume I and Bill of Quantities-Volume II will be provided as hardcopy and soft copy (pdf) and rest of the annexes of bidding documents (Technical Specifications-Volume III and Drawings-Volume IV) will be provided as soft copy (pdf). The bidder will print the documents for submission with the bids as required. The bidder may verify the annexes documents from the PIU after printing during the office hour. 7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 03.00 P.M. Bangladesh Standard Time (GMT + 6 hours) on November 02, 2026. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelop