The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has been entrusted with a generous donation of US$ 130 million by a benevolent philanthropist (Fael Khair in Arabic) for relief of cyclone victims in Bangladesh. The bulk of the grant (US$ 110 million) is to be utilised for the construction of School-cum-Cyclone Shelters and the balance (US$ 20 million) was earmarked for the restoration of livelihoods of the victims in the coastal belt of Bangladesh. The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and IDB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding whereby the IDB will implement the program with assistance from the GoB. The IDB has engaged IMC Worldwide (International Management Consultants) to manage construction of the Shelters component. The Shelters will be located on individual sites of existing educational institutions. There are two types of structures, namely ‘Killa and ‘Stilt’, each with total floor area of up to 1350 sq.m. Contracts for the construction of 74 shelters have already been awarded and procurement of a further 37 shelters is currently under process in coastal areas located to the west of the Meghna River. The project requires the procurement of further Packages each consisting of up to approximately 20 number shelters. The construction period is approximately 18 months, however alternative periods may be considered. The IDB is now seeking to pre-qualify International as well as National (Bangladeshi) Contractors for construction of shelters located to the east of the Meghna River in the coastal districts of Lakshmipur, Noakhali, Feni, Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar. Successful applicants will be included in the list of eligible bidders and may be invited to submit bids for future Works under this Program. The IDB through the Program Management Consultants, IMC Worldwide, now invites sealed Applications for Pre-qualification from eligible International and National Bidders to be considered for invitation to Bid for a Contract(s) under the Program. Prequalification will generally be conducted through the procedures as specified in the IDB’s Guidelines for Procurement of Goods and Works under Islamic Development Bank Financing, (Current Edition), and is open to all eligible National and International contractors. Contractors with an annual turnover of less than BDT 1000 million (Bangladesh Taka One Thousand Million) [equivalent approx. USD 12 million (Twelve million United States Dollars)] are unlikely to pre-qualify. A complete set of pre-qualification documents in English may be purchased by interested Contractors on the submission of a written application to IMC Worldwide, to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of BDT 10,000 (Ten thousand Bangladesh Taka) or USD 125 (one hundred twenty five United States Dollars). The method of payment will be in the form of Pay Order/Bank Draft from any scheduled Bank, drawn in favour of Fael Khair Program. Existing pre-qualified contractors under the Fael Khair Program need not re-apply. Applications for pre-qualification should be submitted in clearly marked envelopes and delivered to the address below by 16.00hrs on 15th October 2012. Late applications will not be considered. (For more information, you can visit our website at fkprogram.org) Purchase of documents Project Director IMC Worldwide Ltd. Fael Khair Program Management Consultant House #9, Road #11, Baridhara, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh Tel: +880 – 2 8825761, +880 – 2 – 8811075 Fax: +880 – 2 8823713 e-mail: pmc@imcw-bangladesh.com