Riverbank Protection and Groin Construction Project on Jamuna River in Bangladesh

Request for Bids Works (International Bidding) (Two-envelope Bidding Process, Without Prequalification) Employer : Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) Project : Jamuna River Sustainable Management Project -1 (P172499): Riverbank Protection and Riverbank Training (Component 1) Contract title : Construction of 6 nos.

Permeable/Top-Blocked Permeable Groins in series including River Bank Protection along the Left Bank of Jamuna River at Kalihati, District: Tangail. Country : Bangladesh Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No .: IDA Cr. 7411-BD RFB No. : JARSMP-WDB-CZ-TAN-WD- 03 Issued on : 24 December, 2025 1.

The Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh (the “Borrower”) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Jamuna River Sustainable Management Project-1 and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for “Construction of 6 nos. Permeable/Top-Blocked Permeable Groins in series including River Bank Protection along the Left Bank of Jamuna River at Kalihati, District: Tangail”.

For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing. 2. The Bangladesh Water Development Board now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for protection of 1.625 km left riverbank of Jamuna River.

Upstream portion of the site is located at Alipur-Bhairob Bari Mouza, Durgapur Union of Kalihati Upazila. Downstream portion of the site is located at Charpouli Mouza, Kakua Union of Tangail Sadar Upazila., Bangladesh. The riverbank protection works include (i) construction of 06 no.

Permeable/Top Blocked Permeable groins in series including River Bank Protection along the Left Bank of Jamuna River, (ii) beam and deck over the groins, (iii) shore protection with CC blocks and geo-textile filters & brick chips, (iv) riverbed protection with geo-bags and, (v) earthen tie embankment works.

The completion time is 24 months of which underwater works shall be carried out between December-March (which is dry season and water level goes to the lowest point). 3.

Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers- Procurement in Investment Projects Financing” November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4.

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the office of the Project Director and inspect the Bidding document during office hours from 10:00 am to 04:00 pm (Bangladesh Standard Time – GMT+6:00) at the address given below. A read-only copy of the bidding document will also be available for downloading by prospective bidders on the website of the Employer www.bwdb.gov.bd. 5.

The Bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee in the currency of USD or BDT as mentioned below. The method of payment will be electronic wire transfer to the bank account of the Employer (given below) or Pay Order (from any scheduled commercial bank in Bangladesh).

The document fee and delivery terms are as follows: (a) Nonrefundable fee: USD 100 (one hundred) or equivalent BDT 12,000 (twelve thousand), delivery of Bidding Document by hand from the office of the Project Director; (b) Nonrefundable fee: USD 150 (one hundred fifty) or equivalent BDT 18,000 (eighteen thousand), delivery of Bidding Document through courier service within Bangladesh from the office of the Project Director; or (c) Nonrefundable fee: USD 250 (two hundred fifty) or equivalent BDT 30,000 (thirty thousand), delivery of Bidding Document through airmail outside Bangladesh from the office of the Project Director.

(d) Within 3 working days of receipt of the required fee in the Employer’s bank account, the Employer will dispatch the bidding documents through courier service and send a copy of the courier service order receipt through reply email to the bidder's email address, which the bidder may use to track the delivery.

The Employer shall not be responsible in case of late or incorrect delivery by the courier service company. 6. Pre-Bid meeting will be held on 12 January, 2026 at 11:00 am (Bangladesh Standard Time) at Room No: 406, Level-4, 72 Green Road, Pani Bhaban, BWDB, Dhaka. 7. Bid Document last selling date on or before 16.00 hours (GMT+6) of 05 February, 2026.

Bids must be delivered to the address below, on or before 02:30 pm (Bangladesh Standard Time), 09 February, 2026. Electronic bidding will not be permitted . Late Bids will be rejected .

The outer Bid envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID,” and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address Room No: 406, Level-4, 72 Green Road, Pani Bhaban, BWDB, Dhaka at 03:00 pm (Bangladesh Standard Time) on 09 February, 2026 .

All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening. 8. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of USD 270,000.00 (Two hundred seventy thousand) or BDT 32,000,000.00 (Thirty-two million) or equivalent in any freely convertible currency in favor of the Project Director, JRSMP-1 (C1) Project. 9.

Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document. 10.

Bank account details of the Employer for wire transfer purpose only: A/c title: JRSMP-1 Riverbank Protection and Riverbank Training A/c number: 0100261867979; Bank name: Janata Bank PLC. Brach name: Green Road Corporate Branch; Swift code: JANBBDDHJBD Routing No: 135261693; Address of the bank branch: 72, Green Road, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh 11. The addresses referred to above are: (Dr.

Mohammad Mahtab Hossain) Project Director Jamuna River Sustainable Management Project-1: Riverbank Protection and Riverbank Training (Component-1) Bangladesh Water Development Board, Pani Bhaban, Level - 4 Block H, Room No.417, 72 Green Road, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh Tel: +8802-222230222, E-mail: pd.jrsmpwdb@gmail.com Web: www.bwdb.gov.bd Agency: Bangladesh Water Development Board Procurement method: Request for Bids Notice type: Invitation for Bids Status: Published Value: 18062635.51 USD