Invitation for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for Services

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

1 Ministry/Division Posts and Telecommunications Division, Ministry of Posts,
Telecommunications and Information Technology
2 Agency Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited
3 Client Name Dr. Shahjahan Mahmood, Chairman and CEO
4 Client Code Not used at present
5 Client District Dhaka
6 Expression of Interest for Selection of Individual Consultants
7 EOI Ref No 14.39.0000.[Link].624
8 Date 17/10/2023
KEY INFORMATION
FUNDING INFORMATION
10 Source of Funds Own fund
11 Development Partners (if applicable) N/A
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
12 Project / Programme Code (if applicable) N/A
13 Project / Programme Name (if applicable) N/A
14 EOI Closing Date and Time Date Time
01 November 2023 12:05 PM
INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
16 Brief Description of Assignment  1 Consultant (Data Analyst): Bachelor in
Statistics/Applied Statistics/Data Science with min. 5
years’ professional experience.
 1 Junior Consultant (Data Analyst): Bachelor in
Statistics/Applied Statistics/ Data Science with min. 3
years’ professional experience.
 2 Junior Consultant (Hardware & Software): BSc in CSE,
min. 3 years’ professional experience.
18 Other Details (if applicable) Applicants shall have to submit EOI as per prescribed format
in Request for Application (RFA) with their CV and
supporting document and in sealed envelope labelled with
individual Consultant for the above-mentioned position to the
address mention in cause 21, 22 and 23 of the EOI. Consultant
will be selected using the PPR (Selection of individual
consultant). The RFA for the above mentioned position will
be found at [Link] (under tender notice)
CLIENT DETAILS
21 Name of Official Inviting EOI Dr. Shahjahan Mahmood
22 Designation of Official Inviting EOI Chairman and CEO, Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited
(BSCL)
23 Address of Official Inviting EOI 116, SEL Rose-N-Dale, 7th & 8th floor, Kazi Nazrul Islam
Ave, Dhaka 1205
24 Contact details of Official Inviting EOI Phone: +88 02 41030091-92
E-mail: info@[Link], procurement@[Link]
25 The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or rejects all EOIs

(Singed)
Dr. Shahjahan Mahmood
Chairman and CEO
Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited (BSCL)

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GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC
OF BANGLADESH

Request for Application (RFA)

Selection of Individual Consultant (National)

(Time Based)

Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited (BSCL)

SEL Rose-N-Dale (Level 7),
116 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka-1205
__________________________________________________

September 2023 PS4

 Guidance Notes on the Use of
the Standard Request for Application for Selection
of Individual Consultants (National)
These guidance notes have been prepared by the CPTU to assist a Client in the preparation,
using the Standard Request for Application (SRFA), for procurement of Individual Consultants
(National). The Client should also refer to the Public Procurement Act 2006 (Act No 24 of
2006), and the Public Procurement Rules 2008, issued to supplement the Act available on
CPTU’s website: [Link]/. All concerned are advised to refer to the aforementioned
Act and Rules while participating in any selection process of Consultants.

Individual Consultants shall be employed in accordance with Section 38 of the Public

Procurement Act 2006 and Rule 112 & Rule 104(d) of the Public Procurement Rule 2008 for
assignments for which the qualifications and experience of the individual are the overriding
requirements and no team of staff and no additional professional support are required.

This document shall be used when a Procuring Entity (the Client) wishes to select an Individual
Consultant (National) for assignments for which the qualifications and experience of the
individual are the overriding requirement, for which remuneration is being determined on the
basis of the time actually spent by the Consultant in carrying out the services.

Time-based Contracts are recommended when the Scope of the Services cannot be established with
sufficient precision, or the duration and quantity of Services depends on variables that are beyond
the control of the Consultant, or the output required of the consultants is difficult to assess.

Consultant’s remuneration is based on (i) agreed unit rates for the Consultant multiplied by the
actual time spent by him/her in executing the assignment, and (ii) reimbursable expenses using
actual expenses and/or agreed unit prices. This type of Contract requires the Client to closely
supervise consultants and to be involved in the daily execution of the assignment.

SRFA (PS4) has been designed to suit the particular needs of procurement within Bangladesh,
and has four (4) Sections, of which Section 1: Information to the Applicants and the Contract
Agreement in Section 4 must not be altered or modified under any circumstances.

The Client addresses its specific needs through the Section 2: Terms of Reference (TOR). The
way in which an Applicant expresses his/her interest is by completion and submission of the
Application Forms in Section 3.

Guidance notes in brackets and italics are provided for both the Client and the Applicants and
as such the Client should carefully decide what notes need to remain and what other guidance
notes might be required to assist the Applicant in preparing its Application submission; so as to
minimize the inept Selection process.

SRFA (PS4), when properly completed will provide all the information that an Individual
Consultant (National) needs in order to prepare and submit an Application. This should provide
a sound basis on which the Client can fairly, transparently and accurately carry out an evaluation
process on the application submitted by the Individual Consultant.

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SRFA(PS4) duly tailored may also be used for the purpose of Single Source Selection Method.
The following briefly describes the Section of SRFA (PS4) and how a Client should use these
when preparing a particular request for Applications.

Section 1: Information to the Applicants

This Section provides relevant information to help Consultants prepare their

Applications. Information is also provided for submission, opening, and
evaluation of Applications and on the award of Contract.

This Section also contains the criteria for selection of suitable Applicant
The text of the clauses in this section shall not be modified.

Section 2. Terms of Reference

This section defines clearly the Objectives, Goals, and Scope of the assignment,
and provides background information (including a list of existing relevant studies
and basic data) to enable the Individual Consultant to clearly understand the
assignment. This section lists the Services and surveys that may be necessary to
carry out the assignment and the expected outputs (for example, reports, data,
maps, surveys); it also clearly defines the Client’s and Consultants’ respective
responsibilities.

Section 3. Application Forms

This section provides the standard format that permits the requested information
to be presented in a clear, precise and readily available manner and allows the
Client to readily understand and evaluate Applications in accordance with the
pre-disclosed criteria. The completed forms will indicate details of the
Applicant’s qualifications and experience best suited to the specific assignment.

Section 4. Contract Agreement Forms

The Form of Contract Agreement which, once completed and signed by the
Client and the Consultant clearly defines the Client’s and Consultants’ respective
responsibilities. The Annexes to the formal Contract include a Description of the
Services, the Reporting Schedule and Cost estimates of Services.

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 Table of Contents

Section 1. Information to the Applicants ........................................................ 5

A. General................................................................................................................................. 5
1. Scope of assignment .................................................................................................... 5
2. Qualifications of the Applicant .................................................................................... 5
3. Eligible Applicants ...................................................................................................... 5
4. Corrupt, Fraudulent, Collusive or Coercive Practices .................................................. 6
5. Conflict of Interest ....................................................................................................... 6
B. Preparation, Submission & Modification or Substitution of Applications ..................... 7
6. Preparation of Application .......................................................................................... 7
7. Submission of Application .......................................................................................... 7
C. Evaluation of Applications ................................................................................................. 8
8. Evaluation of applications ........................................................................................... 8
9. Application Negotiations ......................................................................................... 10
D. Award of Contract ............................................................................................................ 10
10. Award of Contract ..................................................................................................... 10
11. Debriefing.................................................................................................................. 10
12. Commencement of Services ..................................................................................... 10
Section 2. Terms of Reference ....................................................................... 11
Section 3. Application Forms ......................................................................... 14
Form 3A. Application Submission............................................................................................ 15
Attachment: ........................................................................................................................................ 15
Form 3B. Curriculum Vitae (CV) of the Applicant ................................................................ 16
Form 3C. Indicative Remuneration & Expenses ..................................................................... 18
Section 4. Contract Forms .............................................................................. 19
4.1 Contract Agreement (Time-based) .................................................................................... 20
General ....................................................................................................................................... 20
1. Services ..................................................................................................................... 20
2. Duration..................................................................................................................... 20
3. Corrupt, Fraudulent, Collusive or Coercive Practices ................................................ 20
4. Applicable Law ......................................................................................................... 21
5. Governing Language ................................................................................................. 21
6. Modification of Contract ........................................................................................... 21
7. Ownership of Material ............................................................................................... 21
8. Relation between the Parties ...................................................................................... 21
9. Contractual Ethics ..................................................................................................... 21
Payments to the Consultant ...................................................................................................... 22
10. Ceiling Amount ......................................................................................................... 22
11. Remuneration ............................................................................................................ 22
12. Reimbursables ........................................................................................................... 22
13. Payment Conditions................................................................................................... 23

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 Obligations of the Consultant ................................................................................................... 23
14. Medical Arrangements .............................................................................................. 23
15. Working Hours and Leave ......................................................................................... 23
16. Performance Standard................................................................................................ 24
17. Contract Administration ............................................................................................ 24
18. Confidentiality ........................................................................................................... 24
19. Consultant’s Liabilities .............................................................................................. 24
20. Consultant not to be Engaged in Certain Activities ................................................... 24
Obligations of the Client ........................................................................................................... 24
21. Services, Facilities and Property ................................................................................ 24
Termination and Settlement of Disputes.................................................................................. 24
22. Termination ............................................................................................................... 24
23. Dispute Resolution .................................................................................................... 25
ANNEX A: Description of the Services .................................................................................... 26
ANNEX B: Cost estimates of Services and Schedule of Rates ................................................ 27
ANNEX C: Consultant’s Reporting Obligations ..................................................................... 28
Request for Expressions of Interest .......................................................................................... 29

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 Section 1. Information to the Applicants
A. General
1. Scope of 1.1 The Client has been allocated Own fund for it’s “Television Rating
assignment Point” project and intends to select an Individual Consultant for the
specific assignment as specified in the Terms of Reference in Section
2.

2. Qualifications 2.1 Prospective Individuals shall demonstrate in their Applications

of the that they meet the required qualifications and experiences and are
Applicant fully capable of carrying out the assignment.

2.2 The capability of Individuals shall be judged on the basis of

academic background, experience in the field of assignment, and
as appropriate, knowledge of the local conditions, as well as
language and culture.
[ Minimum educational qualifications, required experience have been
mentioned in Terms of reference in Section 2 ]

3. Eligible 3.1 Any Bangladeshi national including persons in the service of the
Applicants Republic or the local authority / Corporations is eligible to apply
for the positions

3.2 Government officials and civil servants including individuals

from autonomous bodies or corporations while on leave of
absence without pay are not being hired by the agency they were
working for immediately before going on leave and, their
employment will not give rise to Conflict of Interest, pursuant to
Rule 112 (9) of the Public Procurement rules, 2008

3.3 Persons who are already in employment in the services of the

Republic or the local authorities/ Corporation etc must have
written certification from their employer confirming that they are
on leave without pay from their official position and allowed to
work full-time outside of their previous official position. Such
certification shall be provided to the Client by the Consultant as
part of his/her Applications

3.4 No person who has been convicted by any Court of Law or

dismissed from Services for misconduct shall be eligible for
consideration for appointment to a post.

3.5 The Applicant has the legal capacity to enter into the Contract

3.6 The Applicant has fulfilled its obligations to pay taxes and social
security contributions under the relevant national laws.

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 3.7 The Applicant shall not be under a declaration of ineligibility for
corrupt, fraudulent, collusive or coercive practices in accordance
with Sub-Clause 4.2.

3.8 The Applicant shall not have conflict of interest pursuant to the
Clause 5

4. Corrupt, 4.1 The Government requires that Client , as well as Applicants, shall
Fraudulent, observe the highest standard of ethics during the implementation
Collusive or of procurement proceedings and the execution of Contracts under
Coercive public funds.
Practices

4.2 The Government defines corrupt, fraudulent, collusive or coercive

practices, for the purposes of this provision, in the Contract
Agreement Sub-Clause 3.4

4.3 Should any corrupt, fraudulent, collusive or coercive practice of

any kind come to the knowledge of the Client, it shall, in the first
place, allow the Applicant to provide an explanation and shall,
take actions only when a satisfactory explanation is not received.

4.4 If the Client at any time determines that the Applicant has, directly
or through an agent, engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive or
coercive practices in competing for, or in executing, a Contract
under public funds., the Client shall:
(a) exclude the Applicant from participation in the
procurement proceedings concerned or reject an
Application for award; and
(b) declare the Applicant ineligible, either indefinitely or for a
stated period of time, from participation in procurement
proceedings under public funds.

5. Conflict of 5.1 Government policy requires that the Applicant provide

Interest professional, objective, and impartial advice, and at all times hold
the Executing Agency’s (Client's) interests paramount, without
any consideration for future work, and strictly avoid conflicts with
other assignments or their own corporate interests.

5.2 The Applicant shall not be hired for any assignment that would be
in conflict with their prior or current obligations or that may place
them in a position of not being able to carry out the assignment in
the best interest of the Client.

5.3 Pursuant to Rule 55 of the Public Procurement Rule 2008, the

Applicant has an obligation to disclose any situation of actual or
potential conflict of interest that impacts on his capacity to serve
the best interest of his Client, or that may reasonably be perceived
as having this effect. Failure to disclose said situations may lead
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 to the disqualification of the Applicant or the termination of its
Contract.

5.4 The Applicant that has a business or family relationship with a

member of the Client’s staff may not be awarded a Contract,
unless the conflict stemming from this relationship has been
addressed adequately throughout the selection process and the
execution of the Contract.

B. Preparation, Submission & Modification or

Substitution of Applications
6. Preparation of 6.1 Applications shall be typed or written in indelible ink in English
Application language and shall be signed by the Applicant. Applicants are
required to complete the following Forms:
(a) Form 3A: Application Submission Form;
(b) Form 3B: CV of the Applicant; and
(c) Form 3C: Remuneration and Reimbursable

6.2 The Remuneration and reimbursable are purely indicative and

are subject to negotiations and agreement with the Client prior to
finalisation of the Contract.

7. Submission of 7.1 Pursuant to Rule-113(5) of the Public Procurement Rules, prospective

Application Applicants can deliver their Application by hand, mail, courier service
to the address mentioned in the request for Application advertisement.

7.2 Application shall be properly sealed in envelopes addressed to the Client

as mentioned in the request for Application advertisement and bear the
name & address of the Applicant as well as the name of the assignment.

7.3 In case of hand delivery, the Client, on request, shall provide the
Applicant with a receipt.

7.4 The closing date for submission of Application is [insert date] up to

[insert time] Applications must be submitted within this deadline. Any
Application received after the deadline for submission of Applications
shall be declared late, and returned unopened to the Applicant.

7.5 Applications may be modified or substituted before the deadline for

submission of Applications.

7.6 The Client may at its sole discretion, extend the deadline for submission
of Applications.

7.7 At any time prior to the deadline for submission of Applications the
client for any reason on its own initiative may revise the Request for
Application Document by issuing an Addendum which shall form an
integral part of the Document.

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 C. Evaluation of Applications
8. Evaluation of 8.1 Suitability of the Applicants shall be rated by evaluation on the
applications basis of their academic background, relevant Working Experience
and its adequacy for the assignment, knowledge of local
conditions as well as language.

8.2 The points to be given under each of the evaluation Criteria are:

Criteria Points

A. Educational Qualification 20 points

1. Consultant (Data Analyst)

• Bachelor in Statistics/Applied 16
Statistics/ Data Science

• Masters in Statistics/Applied 4
Statistics/Data Science/ MBA

2. Jr. Consultant (Data Analyst)

• Bachelor in Statistics/Applied 16
Statistics/Data Science

• Masters in Statistics/Applied 4
Statistics/Data Science/ MBA

3. Jr. Consultant (Hardware and Software)

• BSc in Computer Science & 16

Engineering

• MSc in Computer Science & 4

Engineering

B. Relevant Working Experience and its 65 points

adequacy for the assignment

1. Consultant (Data Analyst)

• Work experience (= 5 years) 30

• Strong analytical skills.
10
• Experience with data visualization tools.
10
• Experience in R/Python language.
15

2. Jr. Consultant (Data Analyst)

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 • Work experience (= 3 years) 30
• Strong analytical skills.
10

• Experience with data visualization tools. 10

• Experience in R/Python language. 15

3. Jr. Consultant (Hardware and Software)

• Work experience (= 3 years) 30

• Skills in Laravel, python, .NET,
20
JavaScript, HTML, CSS, MySQL

• Knowledge in Linux operating system. 5

• Experience in hardware-software 10
integration and embedded system
development

C. Suitability considering age, skill (such as 10 points

training, computer skills, proficiency in
English and Bengali languages and others).

Total points: 95 points

8.3 Applicants thus given points as stated under Clause 8.2, not
securing the minimum qualifying points less than 70 (Seventy)
shall be considered disqualified.

8.4 Applications shall be evaluated by the PEC, who shall prepare a

short-list of maximum seven (7) Applicants

8.5 The qualified short-listed Applicants as stated under Clause 8.4

shall be invited for an interview to test their aptitude and
presentation by the PEC and shall be rated with five (5) points.

8.6 Points already secured by the Applicants in the evaluation as

stated under Clause 8.5, shall be combined with the points
obtained in the interview and a list of maximum three (3) most
suitable Applicants ranked in order of merit (1-2-3) shall be
prepared.

8.7 In pursuant to Rule 114 of the Public Procurement Rules 2008,

there shall be no public opening of Applications.

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 8.8 The Client shall immediately after the deadline for submission of
Application convene a meeting of the Proposal Opening
Committee(POC)

8.9 The POC, having completed the record of opening, shall send the
Applications received and the opening record to the PEC.

8.10 Following the opening of the Applications, and until the Contract
is signed, no Applicant shall make any unsolicited communication
to the Client. Such an attempt to influence the Client in its
decisions on the examination, evaluation, and comparison of
either the Applications or Contract award may result in the
rejection of the Application.

9. Application 9.1 The first-ranked Applicant stated under Clause 8.5 shall then be
Negotiations invited for negotiations, pursuant to Rule 122 of the Public
Procurement Rule, 2008 at the address of the client.

9.2 If this fails, negotiate with the second-ranked Applicant, and if this
fails negotiate with the third-ranked Applicant, with the hope that
successful negotiations are concluded

9.3 During negotiations, the Client and the Applicant shall finalise the
“Terms of Reference”, work schedule, logistics and reporting
schedule etc. These documents shall then be incorporated into the
Contract as Description of Services”

9.4 The Financial negotiations will involve the remuneration and other
reimbursable cost to be paid to the Applicant.

9.5 Negotiations will conclude with a review of the draft Contract. To

complete negotiations the Client and the Applicant will initial the
agreed Contract

8.11 Award of Contract

10. Award of 10.1 After completing negotiations and having received the approval to
Contract award the contract, the Client shall sign the Contract with the
selected Applicant.

11. Debriefing 11.1 After signature of the Contract, the Client shall promptly notify
other Applicants that they were unsuccessful.

11.2 The Client shall promptly respond in writing to any unsuccessful

Applicant who request the client in writing to explain on which
grounds its application was not selected.

12. Commencement 12.1 The applicant is expected to commence the assignment on within
of Services 30 days from the date of singing of the contract. at the location
BSCL head office, Dhaka. The duration of the contract shall be 12
(Twelve) Months from the date of commencement.
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 Section 2. Terms of Reference
The Terms of Reference contain the following sections, expanded as deemed necessary:

(a) Back ground and general descriptions;

(b) Objectives of the Services required;
(c) Scope of the Services required (duties and responsibility);
(d) Selection Criteria
(e) Indicative Work Programme and Location(s) of the various activities to be carried out by the
Consultant.

The ‘Terms of reference’ as stated in Section 2, shall be modified at the time of Negotiation as “Description of
Services” in ANNEX ‘A’ of the Contract Agreement.

_____________________________________________________________________________

TOR & Advertisement

Job Title a. Consultant (Data Analyst): 1 person
b. Junior Consultant (Hardware and Software): 2
persons
c. Junior Consultant (Data Analyst): 1 person
Job Family IoT Device management, Statistical analysis, Data
analysis
Location Dhaka, Bangladesh
Appointment Local Hire
Job Posted 18-10-2023
Closing Date 01-11-2023
Language Requirements Bangla, English

Appointment Type Term (Duration: 1 year), may be extended based on

requirement and performance of the incumbent.

Background and General Description

To manage software based system and calculations and related devices.

Duties and Responsibilities

All Consultants and Junior Consultants might need to work extended hours as and when
needed, depending on the necessity.

The Duties and responsibilities are as follows, but not limited to to:

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 a. Consultant (Data Analyst):
• Perform statistical analysis and validation on various data.
• Communicate and collaborate with related teams
• Contact with deployer, household, call-center and other parties (BSCL assigned)
for device related problems, deployment and monitoring.
• Do R&D to generated necessary models, terms and design.
• Any other task assigned by the reporting authority.

b. Junior Consultant (Hardware and Software):

• Monitor the system and device health periodically
• Contact with manufacturer for device related problems
• Device maintenance and troubleshooting
• Do R&D and Collaboratively develop system with related teams
• System’s code analysis, modification and development
• Collaborate with data analysis as for data filtering, monitoring and verification
• Any other task assigned by the reporting authority

c. Junior Consultant (Data analysis):

• Perform statistical analysis and verification on various data
• Communicate and collaborate with related teams
• Do R&D to generated necessary models or terms
• Contact with deployer, household, call-center and other parties (BSCL assigned)
for device related problems, deployment, monitoring and troubleshooting
• Any other task assigned by the reporting authority.

Details of the duties and responsibilities will be shared after the selection process.

Selection Criteria

Selection shall be done based on the qualification needed for the said positions. Candidates meeting
the following qualification requirements are encouraged to apply:

a. Consultant (Data Analyst): 1 person

• Bachelor in Statistics/Applied Statistics/Data Science from any recognized
university with minimum CGPA 3.0.
• Professional experience (Research associate/ Statistical officer or Statistician in
Research project) of 5 years
• Experience with R/Python language will be given priority.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Experience with data visualization tools.
• Age not more than 34 years as of the date of this publication.

b. Junior Consultant (Hardware and Software): 2 persons

• BSc in Computer Science & Engineering from any recognized university with
minimum CGPA 3.0.

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 • Minimum 3 years’ professional experience in related field.
• Good skills required in Laravel, python, .NET, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, MySQL
• Have knowledge about Linux operating system.
• Experience in hardware-software integration and embedded system development
is preferred.
• Understanding of standard application architectures.
• Ability to see potential problems in a system setup.
• Age not more than 30 years as of the date of this publication.

c. Junior Consultant (Data Analyst): 1 person

• Bachelor in Statistics/Applied Statistics/Data Science from any recognized
university with minimum CGPA 3.0.
• Professional experience (Research associate/ Statistical officer or Statistician in
Research project) of 3 years.
• Experience with R/Python language will be given priority.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Experience with data visualization tools.
• Age not more than 30 years as of the date of this publication.

Communication:
Application need to have his/her own communication device and need to stay online all the time.

Payments:
All remuneration and fees will be paid on monthly basis. The payment will be made in BDT.

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 Section 3. Application Forms

Form 3A : Application Submission Form

Form 3B: CV of the Applicant

Form 3C: Remuneration and Reimbursable

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 Form 3A. Application Submission
[Location: dd/mm/yy]

To:
---------------------------
[Name]
---------------------------
----------------------------
[Address of Client]

Dear Sirs:

I am hereby submitting my Application to provide the consulting Services for [ Insert title of assignment] in strict
accordance with your Request for Application dated [dd/mm/yy].

I declare that I was not associated, nor have been associated in the past, directly or indirectly, with a
Consultant or any other entity that has prepared the design, specifications and others documents in
accordance with Clause 5.

I further declare that I have not been declared ineligible by the Government of Bangladesh on charges
of engaging in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive or coercive practices in accordance with Clause 4.

I undertake, if I am selected, to commence the consulting Services for the assignment not later than
the date indicated in Clause 12.1.

I understand that you are not bound to accept any Application that you may receive.

I remain,

Yours sincerely,

Signature

Print name
Address:

Tel:

Attachment:

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 Form 3B. Curriculum Vitae (CV) of the Applicant

1 PROPOSED POSITION FOR [From the Terms of Reference, state the position for which
the Consultant will be engaged.].
THIS PROJECT :

2 NAME OF PERSON : [state full name]

3 DATE OF BIRTH : [ dd/mm/yy]

4 NATIONALITY :

5 MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL [state rank and name of society and year of attaining that
rank].
SOCIETIES

6 EDUCATION [list all the colleges/universities which the Applicant

attended, stating degrees obtained, and dates, and list any
other specialised education of the Applicant ].

7 OTHER TRAINING [indicate significant training since degrees under

EDUCATION were obtained, which is pertinent to the
proposed tasks of the Consultant].

8 LANGUAGES & DEGREE OF Language Speaking Reading Writing

PROFICIENCY
e.g. English Fluent Excellent Excellent

9 COUNTRIES OF WORK EXPERIENCE

10 EMPLOYMENT RECORD [The Applicant should clearly distinguish whether as an

“employee” of the firm or as a “Consultant” or “Advisor”
[starting with present position list in of the firm].
reverse order [every employment held
and state the start and end dates of each [The Applicant should clearly indicate the Position held
employment] and give a brief description of the duties in which the
Applicant was involved].

EMPLOYER 1 FROM: [e.g. January TO: [e.g. December 2001

1999]

EMPLOYER 2 FROM: TO:

EMPLOYER 3 FROM: TO:

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 EMPLOYER 4 (etc) FROM: TO:

11 WORK UNDERTAKEN THAT BEST [give an outline of experience and training most pertinent to
ILLUSTRATES THE CAPABILITY TO tasks on this assignment, with degree of responsibility held.
HANDLE THIS ASSIGNMENT Use about half of a page A4].

12 COMPUTER SKILL

CERTIFICATION
[Do not amend this Certification].

I, the undersigned, certify that (i) I was not a former employee of the Client immediately before the submission
of this proposal, and (ii) to the best of my knowledge and belief, this CV correctly describes myself, my
qualifications, and my experience. I understand that any wilful misstatement described herein may lead to my
disqualification or dismissal, if engaged.

Signature

Print name

Date of Signing

dd / mm / yyyy

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 Form 3C. Indicative Remuneration & Expenses

The Consultant should provide an indication of the remuneration as per the format shown below. This
will not be used for evaluation of the Consultant’s Application but solely for the purposes of
Application Negotiations to be held as stated in Clause 9.1 .

(1) Remuneration

Rate Staff Time Total (Tk)

(per month in Tk) (No. month)

Note: A month consists of calendar days.

(2) Reimbursable (as applicable)

Rate per Total Total Amount (Tk)

unit unit

(a) Per Diem Allowance

(b) Air Travel Costs

(c) Other Travel Costs

(state mode of travel)

(d) Communication charges

(e) Reproduction of Reports

(f) Other Expenses (to be listed)

Sub-total

CONTRACT CEILING (1) + (2)

Note: Renumeration & Reimbursable will be calculated without VAT & TAX.

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 Section 4. Contract Forms

The Contract Agreement, which once completed and signed by the

Client and the Consultant, clearly defines the Client’s and
Consultants’ respective responsibilities.

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 4.1 Contract Agreement (Time-based)
THIS CONTRACT (“the Contract”) is entered into this day of [dd/mm/yy], by and between [insert name of
Client] (“the Procuring Entity”) having its office at [insert address of Client], and [insert name of
Consultant] (“the Consultant”) having his/her address at [insert address of Consultant].

WHEREAS, the Client wishes to have the Consultant performing the Services hereinafter referred to, and
WHEREAS, the Consultant is willing to perform these Services,
NOW THEREFORE THE PARTIES hereby agree as follows:

General
1. Services 1.1 The Consultant shall perform the Services specified in Annex A
(Description of Services), which are made an integral part of the
Contract.

2. Duration 2.1 The Consultant shall perform the Services during the period
commencing from [dd/mm/yy] and continuing until [dd/mm/yy], or
any other period as may be subsequently agreed by the parties in
writing.
3. Corrupt, 3.1 The Government requires that Client , as well as Applicants, shall
Fraudulent, observe the highest standard of ethics during the implementation of
Collusive or procurement proceedings and the execution of Contracts under public
Coercive funds.
Practices

3.2 The Government defines corrupt, fraudulent, collusive or coercive

practices, for the purposes of this provision, in the Sub-Clause 3.5

3.3 Should any corrupt, fraudulent, collusive or coercive practice of any

kind come to the knowledge of the Client, it shall, in the first place,
allow the Applicant to provide an explanation and shall, take actions
only when a satisfactory explanation is not received.
3.4 If the Client at any time determines that the Applicant has, directly or
through an agent, engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive or
coercive practices in competing for, or in executing, a Contract under
public funds., the Client shall:
(a) exclude the Applicant from participation in the procurement
proceedings concerned or reject an Application for award; and
(b) declare the Applicant ineligible, either indefinitely or for a
stated period of time, from participation in procurement
proceedings under public funds.

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 3.5 The Government defines, for the purposes of this provision, the terms
set forth below as follows:
“corrupt practice” means offering, giving or promising to give,
receiving, or soliciting either directly or indirectly, to any officer or
employee of a Client or other public or private authority or individual,
a gratuity in any form; employment or any other thing or service of value
as an inducement with respect to an act or decision or method followed
by a Client in connection with a Procurement proceeding or Contract
execution;
“fraudulent practice” means the misrepresentation or omission of facts
in order to influence a decision to be taken in a Procurement proceeding
or Contract execution;
“collusive practice” means a scheme or arrangement between two (2)
or more Persons, with or without the knowledge of the Client, that is
designed to arbitrarily reduce the number of Tenders submitted or fix
Tender prices at artificial, non-competitive levels, thereby denying a
Client the benefits of competitive price arising from genuine and open
competition; or
“coercive practice” means harming or threatening to harm, directly
or indirectly, Persons or their property to influence a decision to be
taken in the Procurement proceeding or the execution of a Contract,
and this will include creating obstructions in the normal submission
process used for Tenders, Applications, Proposals or Quotations.

4. Applicable Law 4.1 The Contract shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with
the laws of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

5. Governing 5.1 The language governing the Contract shall be English, however for
Language day to day communications in writing both Bangla and English may
be used.

6. Modification of 6.1 The Contract shall only be modified by agreement in writing between
Contract the Client and the Consultant.

7. Ownership of 7.1 Any studies, reports or other material, graphic, software or otherwise,
Material prepared by the Consultant for the Client under the Contract shall
belong to and remain the property of the Client.

7.2 The Consultant may, with the prior written approval of the Client,
retain a copy of such documents and software, but shall not use them
for purposes unrelated to the Contract.

8. Relation 8.1 Nothing contained in the Contract shall be construed as establishing

between the or creating any relationship other than that of independent Consultant
Parties between the Client and the Consultant.

9. Contractual 9.1 No fees, gratuities, rebates, gifts, commissions or other payments,

Ethics other than those shown in the Contract, shall have been given or
received in connection with the selection process or in the contract

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 execution.

Payments to the Consultant

10. Ceiling Amount 10.1 The Client shall pay the Consultant for the Services rendered
pursuant to ‘Description of Services’ ‘a ceiling amount not to
exceed Tk [insert amount], which includes remuneration and
reimbursable expenses as set forth in Clauses 10.2. These amounts
have been established based on the understanding that it includes all
of the Consultant’s costs as well as any tax obligation that may be
imposed on the Consultant.

10.2 The composition of the Remuneration and Reimbursable which

make up the ceiling amount are detailed in Annex B

11. Remuneration 11.1 The Client shall pay the Consultant for Services rendered with the
rates agreed and specified in ANNEX B “Cost estimates for
Services and Schedule of Rates”. Remuneration rates shall be on
monthly/daily/hourly [ delete those inappropriate ]
11.2 Monthly Rate: The time spent in performing the Services shall
include travel time, weekends and public holidays, and to the extent
specified in Clause 15.2 shall also include periods of casual leave
and sick leave. In cases where only part of a month is worked then
remuneration shall be computed by dividing the monthly rate by 30
and multiplying by the number of days worked i.e. time spent (as
described above) during that month;
or

Daily rate: The time spent in performing the Services shall be

determined solely on the basis of the number of days actually worked
by the Consultant, and shall include travel time, but not weekends,
public holidays, casual or sick leave
or
Hourly rate: The time spent in performing the Services shall be
determined solely on the basis of the number of hours actually
worked by the Consultant, and shall include travel time, but not
weekends, public holidays, casual or sick leave.
12. Reimbursables 12.1 Per Diem Allowance: The Consultant shall, when performing the
Services away from the duty station, be entitled to per diem
allowance in accordance with the agreed per diem rates.
12.2 Travel Costs: The Consultant shall, when performing the Services
away from the duty station, be entitled to travel costs in accordance
with the agreed travel costs.
12.3 Other Expenses: The Consultant shall, when performing the
Services, be entitled to reimbursement of any other expenses as
detailed in Annex B.
12.4 For other reasonable reimbursable expenses not falling within the
above three categories, but which may arise during performance of
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 the Services, such expenses will only be reimbursed by the Client as
it may at its sole discretion approve, subject to available of budget.
13. Payment 13.1 Currency: Payments shall be made in Bangladesh Taka by the end
Conditions of each calendar month or within fifteen (15) calendar days of
receipt of the Invoice as the case may be.
13.2 Advance Payment: The Consultant shall, if he/she so requests, be
entitled to a total advance payment, as specified in Annex B, to
cover his/her out-of-pocket expenses which are to be recovered in
equal installments from monthly amounts due to him/her.
[For aid funded procurement Advance Payments may be
applicable. However, for 100% GoB funded procurement
Advance payments shall not be applicable unless otherwise
specifically decided by The Government.]

13.3 Monthly Payments: The Consultant shall submit an Invoice for

Remuneration and Reimbursable at the end of every month and payments
shall be made by the Client within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt of
the invoice.
13.4 Final Payment: The final payment shall be made only after the final
report shall have been submitted by the Consultant and approved as
satisfactory to the Client. If the Client notifies any deficiencies in
the Services or the final report, the Consultant shall promptly make
any necessary corrections, to the satisfaction of the Client.
13.5 Suspension: The Client may, by written notice of suspension to the
Consultant, suspend all payments to the Consultant hereunder if the
Consultant fails to perform his/her obligations under this Contract.
13.6 Refund of Excess Payment: Any amount if paid to the Consultant
in excess of the amount actually payable under the provisions of the
Contract shall be reimbursed by the Consultant within thirty (30)
days of receipt of the claim from the Client, provided that such claim
is lodged within three(3) months after the acceptance of the final
report.

Obligations of the Consultant

14. Medical 14.1 The Consultant shall, before commencement of the Services furnish the
Arrangements Client with a medical report providing evidence satisfactory to the Client
that the Consultant is in good health and is not subject to any physical or
mental disability which may interfere with his/her performance of the
Services.

15. Working Hours 15.1 The Consultant shall, when engaged directly with the Client, follow
and Leave the normal Working Hours and Holidays of the Client, and
entitlement to leave as per the Client’s Rules.

15.2 The Consultant’s remuneration shall be deemed to cover leave

except otherwise specified in the Contract.

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16. Performance 16.1 The Consultant undertakes to perform the Services with the highest
Standard standards of professional and ethical competence and integrity.

17. Contract 17.1 Client’s Representative

Administration The Client’s representative, as indicated in Annex A, shall be
responsible for the coordination of all activities under the Contract.
17.2 Timesheets
The Consultant providing Services may be required to complete
standard timesheets or any other document to identify the time
spent, as requested by the Client’s Representative.

18. Confidentiality 18.1 The Consultant shall not, during the term of the Contract or within two
years after its expiration, disclose any proprietary or confidential
information relating to the Services, the Contract or the Client’s business
operations without the prior written consent of the Client.

19. Consultant’s 19.1 The Consultant shall continue to cooperate with the Client after the
Liabilities termination of the Contract, to such reasonable extent as may be necessary
to clarify or explain any reports or recommendations made by the
Consultant.

19.2 The Consultant shall report immediately to the Client any circumstances
or events which might reasonably be expected to hinder or prejudice the
performance of the Services.

20. Consultant not 20.1 The Consultant agrees that, during the term of the Contract and after its
to be Engaged in termination, the Consultant shall be disqualified from providing goods,
Certain works or services (other than any continuation of the Services under the
Activities Contract) for any project resulting from or closely related to the Services.

Obligations of the Client

21. Services, 21.1 The Client shall, free of any charge to the Consultant, make available
Facilities and for the purpose of carrying out the assignment data, local services,
Property personnel, and facilities indicated in Annex A.

Termination and Settlement of Disputes

22. Termination 22.1 By the Client
The Client may terminate the Contract by not less than twenty-eight
(28) days written notice to the Consultant, Such notice to be given
after the occurrence of any event necessitating such termination.
22.2 By the Consultant
The Consultant may terminate the Contract, by not less than twenty
eight (28) days written notice to the Client, if the Client fails to pay
any monies due to the Consultant pursuant to the Contract.

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23. Dispute 23.1 Amicable Settlement
Resolution The Client and the Consultant shall use their best efforts to settle
amicably all disputes arising out of or in connection with this
Contract or its interpretation.

23.2 Arbitration
If the dispute cannot be settled the same may be settled through
arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Act 2001 of
Bangladesh as at present in force. The place of Arbitration shall be
in Dhaka.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have signed this agreement the day and year first above
written.

FOR THE CLIENT FOR THE CONSULTANT

Signature Signature

Print Name & Position: Print Name:

The following documents forming the integral part of this contract shall be interpreted in the
following order of priority:

(a) The Form of contract

Annex A: Description of Services

Annex B: Cost Estimates of Services and Schedule of Rates

Annex C: Consultant’s Reporting Obligations

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 ANNEX A: Description of the Services

[Give detailed descriptions of the Services including its (a) Background, (b) Objectives, (c) Detailed
negotiated TOR providing a description of Services to be provided , (d) Work plan with dates for
completion of various tasks, (e) Place of performance of different tasks, (f) Specific tasks to be
approved by the Client; etc.).

[also ensure the following data is listed in this Annex in conformity with the Contract Agreement.

1. The name of the main location (Duty Station) at which the Services are to be provided. Also
advise if any other travel will be necessary, and if so, to which expected locations will the
Consultant be required to travel.

2. Indicate the Contact Addresses for Notices and Requests as indicated in Clause 22.1 of the
Contract Agreement.

(a) Address of the Client:

(With phone number, Fax number & e-mail)

(b) Address of the Client:

(With phone number, Fax number & e-mail)

3. Logistics and facilities to be provided to the Consultant by the Client are listed below:
• Office space with furniture including file cabinet and electric connection;
• Office Assistant(s)/Support staff;
• Office equipment like computer, printer etc;
• Facilities for production and binding of reports etc. shall be the responsibility of
the Client in case of Time based contract.
• Any other facilities agreed by both Client & the Consultant.

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 ANNEX B: Cost estimates of Services and Schedule of Rates
(A) Remuneration

Name of Consultant Rate, Taka Quantity Total

Taka
(a) (b) (c) (d) = (b) x (c)

Remuneration is made on a [state Sub-Total (A)

monthly, daily or hourly] rate

(B) Reimbursable

Items of reimbursable Unit Qty Rate(Taka Total

) (Taka)
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) = (c) x (d)
(a) Per Diem Allowance
(b) Air Travel Costs
(c) Other Travel cost
(d) Communication charges
(e) Reproduction of reports
(f) Other Expenses (to be listed)

Supporting documents and vouchers must be Sub-total (B) =

attached with the invoice

CONTRACT CEILING (A) +(B)= Total =

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 ANNEX C: Consultant’s Reporting Obligations
(Sample Format)

Sl. Reports Contents of Persons to Date of

No. Reports Receive them Submission

1 Inception Report

2 Interim Progress Report

(a) First Status Report
(b) Second Status Report

3 Draft Report

4 Final Report

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 Request for Expressions of Interest

This is the website format and as used for published advertisement.

It is included in this document for information only]

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

1 Ministry/Division Posts and Telecommunications Division V
2 Agency N/A V
3 Client Name Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited
4 Client Code Not used at present
5 Client District Dhaka V
6 Expression of Interest for Selection of Individual Consultants
7 EOI Ref No
8 Date V
KEY INFORMATION
FUNDING INFORMATION
10 Source of Funds Own fund V
11 Development Partners (if applicable)
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
12 Project / Programme Code (if applicable) N/A

13 Project / Programme Name (if applicable) N/A

Date Time
14 EOI Closing Date and Time V V

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

16 Brief Description of Assignment • 1 Consultant (Data Analyst): Bachelor in
Statistics/Applied Statistics/Data Science with
min. 5 years’ professional experience.
• 1 Junior Consultant (Data Analyst): Bachelor in
Statistics/Applied Statistics/ Data Science with
min. 3 years’ professional experience.
• 2 Junior Consultant (Hardware & Software): BSc
in CSE, min. 3 years’ professional experience.

18 Other Details (if applicable) Applicants shall have to submit EOI as per prescribed
format in Request for Application (RFA) with their
CV and supporting document and in sealed envelope
labelled with individual Consultant for the above
mentioned position to the address mention in cause
21, 22 and 23 of the EOI. Consultant will be selected
using the PPR (Selection of individual consultant).
The RFA for the above mentioned position will be
found at [Link] (under tender notice)
CLIENT DETAILS
21 Name of Official Inviting EOI Md. Shafiqul Islam
22 Designation of Official Inviting EOI Managing Director (Additional Charge)
23 Address of Official Inviting EOI 116, SEL Rose-N-Dale, 7th & 8th floor, Kazi Nazrul
Islam Ave, Dhaka 1205
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 24 Contact details of Official Inviting EOI 0241030091-93 0241030091 info@[Link]
[Link]
25 The Client reserves the right to reject all EOI’s

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 This letter will be self-generated from the webpage Advertisement

1
2
3
5

Request for Expression of Interest

For Selection of [ 6 ]

EOI Ref No: [ 7 ] Date: [ 8 ]

The [ 3 ] has been allocated public funds from the Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh
(GoB) toward the cost of the [ 13 ], and intends to apply part of the proceeds of these funds to payments
under the contract for the provision of consultancy services for the project by an individual consultant (national).

The services include [ 16 ]

The qualification and experience required for the assignment is as follows: [ 17 ]

The [ 3 ] now invites eligible Applicants to apply for the positions. . Applicants are invited to provide
information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (complete CV with other details as required
as per the Application Forms)

A Consultant will be selected using the selection of individual consultant sub-method in accordance with the
Public Procurement Ruless 2007. It is expected that the services will be commenced on [ 20 (3) ] at [ 20
(2) ] and shall be completed on [ 20 (4) ] at [ 21 (2) ].

Interested consultants are required to submit their expressions of interest in accordance with the standard
Application Forms which may be obtained by the office of the undersigned during normal office hours ( or
available in the website:www………….).

Expressions of Interest shall be submitted by [ 14(2) ] on [ 14(1) ], in sealed envelope delivered to [ 21

], and be clearly marked “Request for Expressions of Interest for Selection of [ 6 ].

[ 25 ]

[ 21 ]
[ 22 ]
[ 23 ]
[ 24 ]

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