GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLES’ REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA)
Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project (DSIP)
IDA Credit No.: 6566-BD/AIIB Loan No.: L0240A
Memo No.: 46.113.633.00.00.090.2025-26/308; Date: 14/10/2025
Request for Expressions of Interest (REoI) for Consultancy Services for Study on Sludge Management (Package No.: SD19)
(Firm Selection-National)
1. The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (GoB) has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) and a loan from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) towards the cost of ‘Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project (DSIP)’ which is being implemented by Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) – an autonomous entity of the GoB. DWASA intends to apply a part of the proceeds of this credit/loan for the services of a Consulting firm (Consultant) for Consultancy Services for Study on Sludge Management (Package No.: SD19). The selection process will be governed by the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations.
2. Scope of Services: The scope of the Consulting services is as follows, but not limited to:
- Describe all possible sludge disposal and reuse options deemed applicable in Dhaka..
- Based on the expected sludge qualities and legally prevailing requirements, provide strategic decision(s) that indicates which sludge reuse & disposal options may be most suitable for Pagla catchment in Dhaka.
- For each sludge reuse/disposal option considered to be possibly of interest in a catchment, develop an estimate of associated CAPEX and OPEX implications.
- For each sludge reuse/disposal option considered, discuss and evaluate technical challenges, impact on carbon footprint, as well as environmental and social impacts.
3. Salient features of this consultancy services:
(a) The estimated contract period of this assignment is 12 (Twelve) months.
(b) Estimated level of input is 24 professional staff-months.
(c) Expected start date of assignment is January 2026 (tentative).
The detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) for the assignment (if necessary, may be modified) will be available at DWASA’s website (www.dwasa.org.bd) and at the Project office address given below.
4. DWASA now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the services. The interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The short-listing criteria are:
(a) General experience of the Firm(s) specifically the core business and years in business;
(b) Experience in similar projects of a comparable size, complexity and technical specialty in the required area;
(c) Financial soundness, technical and managerial capability, staffing and logistics of the Firm(s).
Key Experts will not be evaluated at the short-listing stage.
5. Consultants are requested to submit the following supporting documents in support of the above-mentioned criteria:
(a) Registration Document/paper of the firm (s); (b) Joint Venture agreement or the letter of intent to form a Joint Venture if the Consultant intends to participate as a JV; (c) Firm’s brochure; (d) Audited financial reports for last three years including specifically the Profit and Loss Statement; (e) Service experience record of last five (5) years (including nature of each assignment, total value of each assignment, total input in terms of Key Staff man-months for each assignment, name of Client/Employer, location of service etc.).
6. 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” July 2016, Revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
7. 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” or of “sub-consultancy”. In the case of a Joint Venture, all the members of the Joint Venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. In case of an association, all members of such “association” should have real and well-defined inputs to the assignment and it is preferable to limit the total number of members in the association to a maximum of 4 (Four).
8. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
9. Interested consultant may obtain further information from the address below during office hours from 1000 to 1600 hours (GMT+6) between Sunday and Thursday and the intending entities may contact for any clarification and background information at the address given below.
10. Expression of Interest (EoI) (both hard and soft copy) needs to be submitted (either in person or by mail) to the following address by 1500 hours Bangladesh Standard Time (GMT+6) on or before 01 December, 2025. The soft copy of the same may be sent through email mentioned below. Please note that in case of submission through email, the Employer shall not be responsible for the confidentiality of the submitted documents prior to the submission deadline. In this case, the Employer shall not be responsible if the document(s) sent by the prospective entity are not accessible by the Employer under any circumstances. Please clearly mention “Expression of Interest (EoI) for Consultancy Services for Study on Sludge Management (Package No.: SD19) under DSIP, DWASA” in the email’s subject line or on the top of the envelope.
11. DWASA will not be responsible for any delay in submission including delay due to postal or any other reason. The authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all EoIs either in part or in full without assigning any reason, whatsoever.
Mohammad Salim Miah
Project Director
Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project (DSIP), DWASA
WASA Bhaban (11th Floor)
98, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Kawranbazar
Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh.
Phone: +880-2-41010209
E-mail: pd.dsip2018@gmail.com
