Internal Audit Consultancy for Bangladesh Transport Connectivity Project

Office of the Project Director Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (ACCESS) – Bangladesh Phase 1: (BLPA Component) Project Plot No. F-19/A, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207. Memo No. 18.15.0000.023.14.064.25-491 Dated: December 22, 2025. Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) (Consulting Services – Firms Selection) (National) Country: Bangladesh Name of the Project: Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (ACCESS) – Bangladesh Phase 1: (BLPA Component) Project Credit No.: IDA 7166-BD Assignment Title: Consultancy Services for Internal Audit (Firm) Reference No.: BLPA-S5

• The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the “Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (ACCESS) – Bangladesh Phase 1: (BLPA Component) Project” and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
• The consulting services (“the Services”) include “Consultancy Services for Internal Audit (Firm)”. The main objective of the services is to audit financial management system, procedure and performance of ACCESS-BLPA project. Detail scope of services are provided in the Terms of Reference (ToR).
• The duration of the assignment is for 9 months spread over three years, expected start date is July 1, 2026. The total key professional staff-months for the assignment are 39 person-months (detailed positions are mentioned in the TOR).
• The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the services can be found in the web site www.blpa.gov.bd or can be obtained at the address of the undersigned.
• Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (ACCESS) – Bangladesh Phase 1: (BLPA Component) Project now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are:

(i) Registration of the Firm: The firm should be registered and in good standing with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) (ii) General Experience of the Firm: The Chartered Accountant Firms should have at least 10 (ten) years of experience in Auditing of public/private sector organizations with at least two Chartered Accountants (CAs), one of whom must be a Fellow member and another Chartered Accountant must be experienced in Internal Auditing in Public sector (iii) Specific Experience of the Firm: The Chartered Accountants Firm should have specific experience in auditing of five or more IDA financed projects (report accepted by IDA)

• The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s 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. 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.
• A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS (Quality and Cost Based Selection) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
• Further information can be obtained at the address below during office time.
• Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form, one (1) hard copy and one (1) soft copy (MS Word/ Pdf format- copy paste enabled, in CD or DVD or Flash Drive) by January 13, 2026 up to 03.00 p.m. to the address- Project Director, Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (ACCESS) – Bangladesh Phase 1: (BLPA Component) Project, Land Port Building, Plot No. F-19/A, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.

Instruction to the Consultant: The consultant should submit the following papers for the completeness of the EOI document along with his own documents of submission.

• Legal documents of the firm (incorporation document, trade license, VAT registration, TIN certificate or similar equivalent documents). It should be for all firms in case of JV.
• Submit letter of authorization (power of attorney) in favour of signatory of the EOI. In case of JV, all firms should give power of attorney in favour of the signatory of EOI. Mention clearly the name, designation, active mobile number and email of authorised signatory.
• In case of JV, please mention clearly who is lead firm and who is/ are JV firm. If there is any sub-consultant, then mention it clearly. Submit JV agreement or letter of intention to form JV.
• The shortlisting will be done as per shortlisting criteria mentioned in para 5 above. So please provide the information clearly, precisely and separately (in different chapter/ para) on that. For similar experience, provide the information on name/title of the consulting service, contract price of services, start date, completion date, deliverables of the services as per contract, implementing agency, source of fund (GOB or mention the name of development partner), name of the client/ procuring entity (name, designation, address, phone, email)
• Please provide table of content of EOI at the beginning so that the required papers can be found easily. On the cover page of EOI, mention full name of the firm with address, telephone number and email. Provide same information of all firms for JV (indicating lead firm, JV partner and/ or sub-consultant)

(Md. Ruhul Amin Miah) Project Director (Joint Secretary) ACCESS-BLPA Component Project. E-mail: pdaccessblpa@gmail.com Agency: Bangladesh Land Port Authority Procurement method: Quality And Cost-Based Selection Notice type: Request for Expression of Interest Status: Published Value: 84745.0 USD