Selection of Procurement Specialist

Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Department of Youth Development Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET (EARN) Project National Sports Council Tower (19th Floor) 62/3 Purana Paltan, Dhaka-1000 www.dyd.gov.bd REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (Individual Consultant Selection) Country : Bangladesh Project Name : Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET (EARN) Credit No. : IDA-7364-BD Assignment Title : Selection of Procurement Specialist Reference No. : Package No. - S15.3A The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET (EARN) Project (P178077) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) will include but not limited to : The Procurement Specialist will be responsible for: Developing the procurement plan for goods, works, and services under the project. Prepare and regularly update of the procurement plan and other procurement transactions for the project as and when needed through the World Bank’s Systematic Tracking of Exchanges in Procurement (STEP) system. Monitoring and updating the procurement plan as per the requirement of the project. Preparing all procurement documents (Request for Expressions of Interest, Request for Proposal/bidding documents, etc.), working in collaboration with technical staff, consultants, and Project Director (PD) of the project. Participating in pre-bid/pre-proposal meetings and bid/proposal opening meetings. Help the members of the tender/bid/proposal evaluation committee in the evaluation of bids/proposals, including following up with the Technical Evaluation Committee and compiling and consolidating bid/proposal evaluation reports prepared by the bid evaluation committee before submission to the approving authorities. Monitoring the procurement processes to ensure compliance with the approved procurement plan and preparing