| Ministry/Division |
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Ministry of Water Resources |
| Agency |
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Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) |
| Procuring Entity Name |
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Project Director |
| Procuring Entity Code |
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| Procuring Entity District |
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Dhaka |
| Expression of Interest for Selection of |
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Consulting Firm (National) (Lump-Sump) |
| Title Of Service |
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Consultancy Services for Expansion of the Flood Forecasting Model and Development of Basin Based Model for FFWC |
| EOI Ref. No. |
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B-STRONG/EoI/S-07/281 |
| Date |
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28/01/2026 |
KEY INFORMATION
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| Procurement Sub-Method |
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Quality and Cost Based Selection(QCBS) |
FUNDING INFORMATION
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| Budget and Source of Funds |
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Development Budget Grant/Credit |
| Development Partners |
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World Bank |
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
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| EOI Closing Date and Time |
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19/02/2026 19/02/2026
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| Publication Date |
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02/02/2026
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
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The Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh (GoB) has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of Bangladesh Sustainable Recovery, Emergency Preparedness and Response Project, with Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) as one of the implementing agencies, and intends to apply a part of the proceeds of this credit for the consultancy services for Consultancy Services for Expansion of the Flood Forecasting Model and Development of Basin Based Model for Flood Forecasting & Warning Centre (FFWC) of BWDB.
The consulting services (“the Services”) include i) Develop/update river basin wise hydrological models using multiple hydro-meteorological data ii) development of 2D river basin specific inundation models of selected rivers (Gumti, Little Feni and Feni-Muhuri-Selonia) in Eastern region (Cumilla, Noakhali and Feni districts) and of the Brahmaputra river in Northern region (Kurigram, Gaibandha and Jamalpur districts) iii) enhance existing Decision Support System (DSS) iv) enrich capacity of FFWC of BWDB v) Review of literature and data collection etc.
The detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) for the assignment can be found at the following address and website: http://bwdb.gov.bd/live-tender.
The duration of the assignment will be about 36 (thirty six) months or project completion period whichever is earlier. The assignment is expected to commence in June 2026.
The Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) now invites eligible national consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services for Expansion of the Flood Forecasting Model and Development of Basin Based Model for FFWC. The interested Consultancy Firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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The shortlisting criteria are:
1. General Experience of the Firm in providing similar services (core business and years in business).
2. Experience in similar assignments of compatible size, complexity and technical specialty in the required areas. The consultant should have proven experience of developing at least two flood forecasting and early warning systems in national/international level which are under regular operation. Experience of developing operational flood forecasting system using MIKE + and Decision Support System using MIKE OPERATIONS is mandatory. The consultant should have a successful record of procurement and delivering MIKE software as well as capacity building through training and technology transfer.
3. Technical and managerial capacity of the consultant including staffing, logistics.
Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
The consultants are requested to submit at least the following supporting documents in support of the above mentioned criteria: i) Registration documents from the country of the firm ii) JV agreement / Letter of intention (if applicable) iii) Firms brochure iv) Audited financial report for last 3 (three) years v) List of the firms in house/ regular staff with relevant expertise vi) Description of experience of similar assignments (including nature, scope of services, contract amount, name of the employer, period of contract (from contract signing to completion), funding agency(s), location /country of services) v) Description of experience of developing operational flood forecasting system using MIKE + and Decision Support System using MIKE OPERATIONS, etc.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Sixth Edition, February 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank 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. The qualifications of sub-consultants will not be considered in the EoI evaluation and Shortlisting process. 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 JV partners to 4 (four) including the Lead Firm. In the case of an association (JV or Sub-consultancy), the Consultants must explain in the EoI submission including a) the rationale for forming the association and b) the anticipated role and relevant qualifications of each member of the Joint Venture and /or of each Sub- consultant for carrying out the assignment, to justify the proposed inclusion of the JV members and/or Sub-consultants in the association. Failure to provide the above explanation in the EoI may risk the association not being shortlisted for the assignment. |
| Other Details (if applicable) |
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Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 9:00 hours to 17:00 hours Bangladesh Standard Time (BST). They may also obtain further information in the BWDB official Official Use Only website: www.bwdb.gov.bd. The notice of request for EOI is also available in Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) official website: www.bppa.gov.bd. |
| Association with foreign firms is |
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Encouraged |
| Eoi Detail Information |
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| Ref No |
Phasing Of Services |
Location |
Start Date |
Completion Date |
| No. BSTRONG/BWDB/S-07 |
Continious |
Dhaka |
1/06/2026 |
31/05/2029 |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
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Abu Sale Mohammad Tofahel Chowdhury |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
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Project Director |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
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B-STRONG (BWDB Part)
Address: Level-10, Room: 1005,
Pani Bhaban, 72 Green Road, Dhaka-1205
Tel: 02-222230449
Website: https://www.bwdb.gov.bd/ |
| Contact details of Official Inviting EOI |
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Phone : 02-222230289, Fax : , Email : pd.bwdb.bstrong@gmail.com |
| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
