Memo no. FD/SUFAL/Procurement/SD-37/15/2021/243                                        Date: 03/02/2022

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REoI)

(Consulting Services – Firms Selection)

Country: Bangladesh

Name of the Project: Sustainable Forests & Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project

Credit No:  6325-BD

Assignment Title: Consulting Services for Valuation of Ecosystem Services (Wealth Accounting) and Assessment of Payment for Ecosystem Services.

Reference No. Package no: SD-37

The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Sustainable Forests & Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for this consulting services.

This consulting services (“the Services”) has the broad objectives:

a) devise a set of Natural Capital Accounts for forestry in Bangladesh that meets international standards, apply these nationally and to selected Protected Areas, and

b) explore the feasibility of Payments for Ecosystems Services in Ramgarh-Sitakunda Reserved Forests.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment and soft copy of Prescribed Format for Submission of Expression of Interest can be found at the following website: www.bforest.gov.bd or can be obtained at the address given below.

The Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) now invites eligible firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information on Prescribed Format issued with this REOI demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. 

The required qualification and experience of the firm/firms are as follows:

• A registered consulting firm with minimum 10 years of general experience and substantial experience of working experience in natural resource management;
• Similar nature assignment experience within last 10 years from the date of submission of EOI;
• Experience of working under donor funded projects will be an added advantage;
• The consulting firm shall have sufficient and relevant managerial, financial and organizational capabilities and logistics for the assignment;

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

Attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 (Revised on November 2017 & August 2018) (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.   

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. It is preferable to limit the maximum number of joint venture partners in 03 (three) including the Lead partner. Although the lead firm in the joint venture will provide the core expertise, each partner of the JV has to be reasonably qualified to take over the responsibilities and role of any of the partners that may fail to perform or withdraws.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualification-based Selection (CQS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 9:00 to 17:00 hours.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by March 02, 2022 up to 3:00 PM.

(Gobinda Roy)

Project Director

Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project

Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD)

Ban Bhaban, Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar

Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
Phone: +880-2-55006786

E-mail: sufal.pmu@gmail.com