Construction of Five Climate Resilient Bridges in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh - GPN

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE Country: Bangladesh Name of the Project: Construction of Five Climate Resilient Bridges in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh Sector: Road Transport Mode of Financing: Forward Lease and Loan (an IsDB Shariah-compliant financing modality) Financing No. BGD 1096 Executing Agency: Roads and Highways Department (RHD), Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, Government of Bangladesh 1. The Government of Bangladesh has received financing from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) in the amount of US$323.42 million toward the cost of the Construction of Five Climate Resilient Bridges in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for works and consulting services to be procured under this project. This project will be jointly financed by the Government of Bangladesh and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). 2. The project will include the following components and brief description of the Works and Consulting services and their procurement procedures are mentioned below. Works: (i) Design and Construction of Someshwari Bridge-3 over Someshwari river at 35th km of Border Road (Z-2834) at Netrokona District, (ii) Design and Construction of Someshwari Bridge-2 over Someshwari river at 36th km of Shyamganj-Zaria-Birishiri-Durgapur Road (Z-3704) at Durgapur Upazila of Netrokona District and (iii) Design and Construction of the Mahadev, Ganeshwari and Nitai Bridge over the Mahadev, Ganeshwari and Nitai River on 9th km, 21st km and 47th kilometers of Border Road (Z-2834) at Mymensingh and Netrokona District. The procurement will be done through Open International Competitive Bidding (ICB-Open). Consultancy Services: Consultancy Services for (i) Proof Checking and Civil Works Supervision for Someshwari-2 Bridge and Someshwari-3 Bridge, (ii) Proof Checking and Civil Works Supervision for Nitai Bridge, Ganeshwari Bridge and Mahadev Bridge, (iii) Formulation of Climate Change Adaptive Bridge Design Guidelines, procurem