Country: The People’s Republic of Bangladesh Name of the Project: Rural Access Road Improvement Project in Sylhet Division Sector: Rural Development & Implementation GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE Mode of Financing: Islamic Development Bank and Government of Bangladesh Financing No. : BD-0173, BD-0174 & BD-0175 The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has received financing in the amount of US$ 30.00 million equivalent from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) toward the cost of the Rural Access Road Improvement Project in Sylhet Division, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under this project. This project will be jointly financed by the Government of Bangladesh by way of counterpart funding to the tune of US$ 6.80 million, to give a total project cost of US$ 36.80 million. The project comprises of the following five components: (i) Rural Infrastructure; (ii) Construction and Maintenance Equipment; (iii) Design and Supervision Consultants; (iv) Strengthening of Market Management Committee and Marketing Group Development; and (v) Support to PMU. The details of the procurement procedures for various goods, works and services shall be as follows: Goods and Works: I) Civil works: Construction of 83 km of Union Road by BC, 171 km of Village Road by BC, 20km of Submersible Road, 240 m Structure of Union Road, 400 m Structure of Village Road, 285 km Earthen Road, 190 km of Road and Rehabilitation and 38 nos. Market. All these civil works will be procured through National Competitive Bidding (NCB). II) Engineering Equipment: This include 8 Nos. Road Roller. It will be procured through International Competitive Bidding (ICB) III) Furniture, Equipment and Vehicle: This involves provision of furniture (chairs, tables, almirah, file cabinet, Computer, fax machine, Spiral machine, photo-copier, Air cooler etc.) and 37 nos. of motor cycle, these items will be procured through Direct Shopping. This category of goods will also include two double cabin pick-up which will be procured through national competitive bidding (NCB) using IDB procurement guidelines Services: I) Design and Supervision Consultant: The consultant will prepare the technical design and specifications of the infrastructure and supervision of construction works of the project. Consultancy services will be procured through a through shortlisting of local firms using Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) II) Training Consultant: The service includes conduct training of Women market traders, market labour groups, farmer groups of marketing. This consultancy services will be procured through shortlisting of local firms using Quality Based Selection (QBS) III) Training Need Assessment (Short Term Consultant) : The service includes to need assessment of training consultant. This consultancy services will be procured through shortlisting of local firms using Quality Based Selection (QBS) IV) Baseline Surveys: The services include conducting the baseline study. This consultancy services will be procured through shortlisting of local firms using Fixed Budget (FB) V) Project Audit: This consultancy services will be procured through shortlisting of local firms using Least Cost Selction (LCS) Procurement of contracts financed by the Islamic Development Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the Guidelines for Procurement of Goods and Works under Islamic Development Bank Financing May 2009 (Amended February 2012), and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the guidelines. Consulting services will be selected in accordance with the Guidelines for the Use of Consultants under Islamic Development Bank Financing May 2009 (Amended February 2012). Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under the Islamic Development Bank’s national competitive bidding (NCB) or international competitive bidding (ICB) procedures and for contracts for consultancy services will be announced, as they become available, in IDB Website and local newspapers. Potential bidders desiring additional information on the procurement or the project in general should , unless indicated otherwise, contact Local Government Engineering department in the following address Rural Access Road Improvement Project in Sylhet Division Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), LGED Bhaban, (Level-09), Agargaon, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh, Telephone: 0088-02-9129058 FAX: 0088-02-9110512 Email: pd.rarip@lged.gov.bd