Resilience, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Improvement Project (Бангладеш - Тендер #65763380)

Social Development Foundation (SDF)

House # 22/22, Khilzi Road, Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207.

Telephone: 02-41022521-4; Fax: 02-41022525

E-mail: md@sdfbd.org, Website: www.sdfbd.org

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Ministry

Ministry of Finance (MoF)

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Implementing Agency

Social Development Foundation (SDF)

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Head of Procuring Entity

Managing Director, Social Development Foundation (SDF)

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Procuring Entity District

Dhaka

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EOI for Selection of

Hiring of Consulting Firm for Conducting Baseline Survey of RELI Project.

Package No-S-5.0 (RELIP)

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EOI No. & Date

SDF/Proc./Services/Baseline Survey/S-5.0 (RELIP)/2022/647 Date: 08/023/2022

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Procurement Method

Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS)

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Budget & Source of Fund

IDA

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Development Partner

IDA (World Bank)

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Project Code

IDA Credit No-6876-BD

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Project Name

Resilience, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Improvement (RELI) Project

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EOI Submission

EOI, in 2 (two) sets (One original + One duplicate) each with supporting documents, must be submitted in sealed covered envelope at the office of Social Development Foundation (SDF), 22/22, Khilzi Road, Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207 and be clearly marked on the envelope Expression of Interest for Hiring Firm for Conducting Baseline Survey of RELI Project. Package No.-S 5.0 (RELIP).

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Closing Date & Time

Date: 24/03/2022

Time: 2.00 PM

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EOI Opening Date & Time

Date: 24/03/2022

Time: 2.30 PM

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EOI Opening Place

Conference Room, Social Development Foundation (SDF)

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Brief Description of Services

Target project beneficiaries are the poor and extreme poor in the poorest districts (zillas) and sub-units of districts (upazilas) of Bangladesh. The RELI project is aimed to have 744,600 direct beneficiaries (489,600 RELI Project beneficiaries and 255,000 COVID-19 affected NJLIP beneficiaries), of which 90 percent will be women. It is expected that women beneficiaries will support their households and communities, thus extending indirect project benefits to poor and extreme poor boys and men in their communities. Some activities, such as community infrastructure are also expected to benefit the wider community and villages.

The project will be implemented in 3,200 villages in 20 districts throughout the country. Out of the 20 districts covered by the RELI project, 12 districts have received prior support from SIPP-II or NJLIP: Barishal, Chandpur, Dinajpur, Khulna, Kurigram, Mymensingh, Naogaon, Nilphamari, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Rangpur, and Sherpur. The 8 new districts are Chapainawabganj, Chattogram, Jhenaidah, Kishoreganj, Lakshmipur, Lalmonirhat, Magura, and Netrokona. 20 districts of RELI Project will be covered under 5 regions such as Jashore, Rangpur, Mymensingh Cumilla and Barishal. A total of 3,200 villages under 68 upazilas are targeted for intervention. In addition, twenty-five (25) villages will be organized under each cluster segmenting 3,200 villages under 128 clusters for intervention.

SDF intends to hire an experienced and reputed consulting firm to conduct the base line survey. Details are mentioned in TOR (www.sdfbd.org)

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Qualification & Experiences

1. Interested consultants (firms) must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the assignment. The consultant firm should be experienced and reputed in the field, having at least 10 years’ experience in rigorous baseline & impact studies particularly with development organizations.

2. The EOIs would be reviewed on the basis of the following:

• Registration of firm (at least 10 years);
• Availability of key professionals;
• Availability of resources including support services;
• Turnover of the consulting firm;
• Experience of the firm(s) in similar task;
• Evidence of the firm’s bank account;
• Copies of recently completed two reports on baseline survey, especially related to rural and social development.

3. Interested firm(s) must provide focused information demonstrating that they are qualified to perform the services. Short listed firms may be asked to make a presentation of their work at the SDF office on an appointed date.

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Other details

• Incomplete/partial EoIs will be rejected. Interested firm(s) must provide focused information demonstrating that they are qualified to perform the services.
• The firm shall be selected in accordance with World Bank Guidelines for selection of Consultants (July 2016 revised) & PPR-2008.
• Activities of implementing units are given in TOR.
• The authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all the EoIs or annul the EoI process at any stage without incurring any liability to the affected firm(s).
• The EOI and Terms of Reference are available in the website: www.sdfbd.org

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Name of the Official Inviting EOI

AZM Sakhawat Hossain

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Designation and Address of Official Inviting EOI

Managing Director, Social Development Foundation (SDF), 22/22, Khilzi Road, Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207.

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Contact Details

Phone: 02-41022521-4, Fax 02-41022525, Email: md@sdfbd.org; fpdhq@sdfbd.org,

website: www.sdfbd.org