GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE (GPN)

 

 

Country                        : The People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Name of Project            : Rural and Peri-Urban Housing Finance Project-Second Phase

Executing Agency (EA) : Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC)

Mode of Financing         : Installment Sale Financing and OCR Loan

Financing No                : BGD-1087

 

 

The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has applied for financing in the amount of Euro 270.57 million equivalent from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) towards the cost of the Rural and Peri-Urban Housing Financing Project-Second Phase in Bangladesh 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 Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and Government of Bangladesh (GoB)/BHBFC.

 

The project will include the following components:

 

Component-A Financing for Construction of Houses/Building with Related Facilities:

This is the main component of the project, mainly financing for the construction of multi-story buildings in project areas. The said financing will ensure the development of sufficient numbers of planned and affordable houses with improved basic facilities (water supply, sanitation facilities and electricity). It will also lead a participation of country’s effort in reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions through the financing to Eco-friendly and Climate resilient housing. 

 

Component-B Capacity Development Program for Developing Housing Models and Related Financing:

This component will finance for the recruitment of consultants for developing convenient housing models under and in line with project objectives. It will help the EA to assess the needs and identification of the suitable IT system & potential solutions for further development in its IT sector appointing Need Assessment Consultants. It will also finance for purchasing of IT instruments (hardware & software) for EA staff and employees.

Component-C Project Audit:

The purpose of the component is the selection of External financial Auditor who would perform financial and physical audit of the project.

 

Component-D Support to PMU& Administrative Service Startup Workshop and Familiarization Visit: 

This component includes the PMU’s support activities in the form of office equipment, purchase of vehicles, communication & visibility, training, sensitization awareness, familiarization visit, and startup workshop etc. It includes the selection of individual consultants (Financial Management Specialist, Procurement Specialist and Monitoring and Evaluation Expert) for the support to PMU.

Procurement of contracts financed by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the Guidelines for the Procurement of Goods, Works and Related Services under IsDB Project Financing including Procurement April 2019,(revised in February 2023) and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Guidelines for the Procurement of Consultant Services under IsDB Project Financing including Procurement April 2019 (revised in February 2023).

 

Construction of Houses with related facilities under Component A shall strictly follow the requirements stipulated in Paragraph 3.3 Procurement in loans to financial intermediaries of IsDB’s relevant Procurement Guidelines.

 

• Procurement of goods under project’s components B and D will be undertaken through shopping and national competitive bidding procurement methods;
• Procurement of Consultancy Services for Need Assessment Consultancy for IT and the Consultancy for development of convenient housing model under component B will be conducted through Quality and Cost-Based Selection method among the shortlist of domestic firms;
• Procurement of the Project Financial Auditing Services under component C will be conducted through Least-Cost Selection method among the shortlist of domestic firms.
• Selection of Financial Management Specialist, Procurement Specialist and Monitoring and Evaluation Expert under project’s component D will be undertaken through Individual Consultant Selection method among the domestic consultants.
• Combination of direct invitation with local advertisement for procurement of goods through shopping procurement method.

Specific Procurement Notices (SPN) for contracts to be bid under the Islamic Development Bank’s NCB procedures for Goods, Quality and Cost Based Selection, Least Cost Selection and Individual Consultancy Services procedures for consultancy services will be announced, as they become available at the web-site of the Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA), Executing Agency (BHBFC) and in local newspapers.

Interested eligible Suppliers/firms/ Individuals who would wish to be considered for the provision of goods and consulting services for the above-mentioned project or those requiring additional information, should contact the beneficiary at the address below:

                   

Mohammad Nazrul Islam

Deputy General Manager & Head of Unit

Foreign Financing and Project Unit

                              For

Rural and Peri-Urban Housing Finance Project-Second Phase

Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation

22 Purana Paltan (7th floor), Tel: +88-02-47120610

Website: www.bhbfc.gov.bd; E-mail: bhbfc.project.pmu@gmail.com