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Foreign Direct Investment Promotion Project (FDIPP) 1 Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Bangladesh Bank (BB) Foreign Direct Investment Promotion Project (FDIPP) Head Office, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000, Ref: SMESPD/FDIPP/232/2015-10230 Date: 19 November 2015 Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) for Consulting Services for Two Step Loan (TSL) Component 1. The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has applied for financing Official Development Assistance (ODA) Loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) towards the cost of “Foreign Direct Investment Promotion Project” with the objective of promoting private sector investment in Bangladesh and foreign direct investment, particularly from Japan. A part of the proceeds from the loan will be utilized for consulting services for Two Step Loan (TSL) 1 component of the Project that the accredited Participatory Financing Institutions (PFIs) extends on- lending loans to the private sector. The Project is of approximately ten (10) years duration and the consulting services will be provided for the first five (5) and half years. 2. The scope of consulting services for TSL will include the following: 1) Capacity enhancement of BB and PFIs: the consultant will provide assistance to develop capacity of BB and PFIs in project implementation, monitoring, and impact assessment; 2) Monitoring fund accounts: According the fund flow structure and purpose of the fund, the accounts, not only in PFIs but also in BB and Ministry of Finance will be opened and maintained. The consultant will monitor such accounts and report to BB; 3) Evaluation and Impact Assessment: The consultant will finalize the operation and effect indicators and conduct evaluation and impact assessment according to such indicators; and 4) Reporting. 3. The firm requires providing Experts in the following fields: 1) Project Advisor and Financial Analysis; 2) Project Operation Management, and Monitoring and Evaluation; 3) Staff Training and Capacity Development; 4) Public Relation and Promotion. 1 Two Step Loan (TSL) is an arrangement of JICA. Under this arrangement JICA provides ODA loan to the GoB for On- Lending to End-Borrowers for the promotion of foreign direct investment in Bangladesh through the implementing agency BB and selected Participatory Financial Institutions (PFIs).

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Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Bangladesh Bank (BB)

Foreign Direct Investment Promotion Project (FDIPP) Head Office,

Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000,

Ref: SMESPD/FDIPP/232/2015-10230 Date: 19 November 2015

Request for Expression of Interest (REOI)

for Consulting Services for Two Step Loan (TSL) Component

1. The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has applied for financing Official

Development Assistance (ODA) Loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

towards the cost of “Foreign Direct Investment Promotion Project” with the objective of promoting

private sector investment in Bangladesh and foreign direct investment, particularly from Japan. A

part of the proceeds from the loan will be utilized for consulting services for Two Step Loan (TSL)1

component of the Project that the accredited Participatory Financing Institutions (PFIs) extends on-

lending loans to the private sector. The Project is of approximately ten (10) years duration and the

consulting services will be provided for the first five (5) and half years.

2. The scope of consulting services for TSL will include the following:

1) Capacity enhancement of BB and PFIs: the consultant will provide assistance to develop

capacity of BB and PFIs in project implementation, monitoring, and impact assessment;

2) Monitoring fund accounts: According the fund flow structure and purpose of the fund, the

accounts, not only in PFIs but also in BB and Ministry of Finance will be opened and

maintained. The consultant will monitor such accounts and report to BB;

3) Evaluation and Impact Assessment: The consultant will finalize the operation and effect

indicators and conduct evaluation and impact assessment according to such indicators; and

4) Reporting.

3. The firm requires providing Experts in the following fields:

1) Project Advisor and Financial Analysis;

2) Project Operation Management, and Monitoring and Evaluation;

3) Staff Training and Capacity Development;

4) Public Relation and Promotion.

1 Two Step Loan (TSL) is an arrangement of JICA. Under this arrangement JICA provides ODA loan to the GoB for On-Lending to End-Borrowers for the promotion of foreign direct investment in Bangladesh through the implementing agency BB and selected Participatory Financial Institutions (PFIs).

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4. Selection of the shortlisted consultants will be made in accordance with the Quality Based Selection

(QBS) following Guidelines for the Employment of the Consultant under Japanese ODA Loans,

April 2012.

5. EOI is invited from eligible international consulting firms/organizations/institutes in single or in the

form of Joint Venture, or association/consortium, which has required expertise and experience in

the above–mentioned areas. The firm would have the following experiences:

1) Satisfactory overseas experience and as well as experience in working in developing countries,

preferably in Asia Pacific and South Asia, in similar projects— such as this project and/or

projects involving private sector investment promotion, specially through foreign direct and

donor supported investment promotion projects;

2) Experience with Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan project, in similar

condition like this Project.

6. EOI should include the following information (See the Form available on web-site/hard copy):

1) Company profile (Form-1);

2) Relevant experiences of the firm, similar assignments in projects of comparable size, condition

and technical specification (Form-2);

3) Availability of appropriate expertise (Form-3);

4) Financial information (Form-4); and

5) Agreement of Joint Venture, or association/consortium, if applicable (Form-1b)

7. EOI as well as forms/supporting documents attached shall be written in English. Documents

originally written in a language other than English should be translated by the applicant into

English and attached to the copy of original duly attested by competent authority.

8. Outline of the project and Forms of Expression of Interest, along with the Terms of Reference

(TOR) are posted on BB website ( https://www.bb.org.bd) and Central Procurement Technical Unit

(CPTU) website (http://www/cptu.gov.bd),and hard copy of the same is available from the office in

the address given hereunder.

9. The seven (7) signed copies of EOI shall be submitted in a sealed envelope through post, registered

post, or delivered by hand, super scribing “Consultancy Services for TSL Component of FDIPP”

on top of each envelope to the following address by 22 December, 2015 during business hours

(10:00-18:00).

General Manger & Project Director SME and Special Programmes Department Bangladesh Bank (BB) Head Office Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh. Phone: +880-2-9530502 Fax: +880-2-9512991 Email: [email protected]

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10. The Client reserves the right to accept/reject one or all EOIs or stop the process of approval at any

stage, at its sole discretion without assigning any reasons and shall bear no liability whatsoever

consequent upon such a decision.

11. Those EOIs submitted by firms will be screened, and firms will be shortlisted. Only short-listed

firms will be invited to submit proposals. The result of EOIs and names of the shortlisted firms will

be informed by the General Manager, SME and Special Programmes Department, Bangladesh Bank

in writing by Fax and/or email within 60 days from the date of submission of EOIs.

Md. Abul Bashar General Manger & Project Director (Current Charge)

SME and Special Programmes Department Bangladesh Bank (BB)

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Expression of Interest Forms: Contents

1. Form of Letter of “Expression of Interest” 2. Form -1 A. GENERAL INFORMATION

A-1 Firm’s Information A-2 Summary of Consortium

3. Form - 1b B. Consortium Agreement 4. Form - 2 C. Relevant Experience Record 5. Form - 3 D. Available Experts 6. Form - 4 E. Financial Capacity

Short Listing Criteria

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Form of Letter of “Expression of Interest”

[Letter head paper of the Applicant or partner responsible for a consortium, including full postal address, telephone no., and fax no.] Date:........................................................... To: General Manager SME & Special Programmes Department Bangladesh Bank Head Office Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh Phone +880-2-9530502 Fax: +880-2-9512991 Email: [email protected] Sir, 1. Being duly authorized to represent and act on behalf of ................................... hereinafter referred to as “the

Applicant”), and having reviewed and fully understood all of the information provided in Request for Expression of Interest, the undersigned hereby expresses its interest in and applies to be short-listed by yourselves as a submitter of proposal for the consulting services for Foreign Direct Investment Promotion Project (FDIP):

2. Attached to this Expression of Interest are copies of original documents defining: (a) the Applicant's legal status; and

(b) the place of incorporation/ organization/ institution (for applicants who are corporations/ organizations/ institutes), or the place of registration and the nationality of the owners (for applicants who are partnerships or individually-owned firms).

3. General Manager, SME and Special Programmes, Bangladesh Bank and its authorized representatives (“the

Representative of SMESPD”) are hereby authorized to conduct any inquiries or investigations to verify the statements, documents and information submitted in connection with this Expression of Interest, and to seek clarification from our bankers and clients regarding any financial and technical aspects. This Expression of Interest will also serve as authorization to any individual or authorized representative of any institution referred to in the supporting information, to provide such information deemed necessary and as requested by Bangladesh Bank to verify statements and information provided in this Expression of Interest, such as the human resources, experience, and competence of the Applicant.

4. The Representative of SMESP and its authorized representatives may contact the following persons for further information

Experience inquiries

Contact Telephone

Personnel inquiries

Contact Telephone

Financial inquiries

Contact Telephone 5. This Expression of Interest is made with the full understanding that:

(a) All information submitted in this Expression of Interest for qualification and selection for short-listing will be subject to verification at the time of submitting proposal by short-listed applicants;

(b) The Representative of SMESP reserves the right to reject or accept any application, cancel the qualification and selection for short-listing process at any stage, and reject all applications;

(c) The Representative of SMESP shall not be liable for any such actions and shall be under no obligation to inform the Applicant of the grounds for them.

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Applicants who are not Consortiums should delete para. 6 and initial the deletion.

6. We confirm that if we submit a proposal, that proposal, as well as any resulting contract, will be:

a. Signed so as to legally bind all partners, jointly and severally; and b. Submitted with a consortium agreement providing the joint and several liability of all partners in the event the

contract is awarded to us. c. Submitted with a JV partner information form and consortium agreement providing business share of every

partner to the consortium. [Note A: By declaration of the para 6 above, the lead partner and the other partner (experiences, technical and financial capacity) will be jointly evaluated. The sub-contracted firm is not subject of evaluation.] 7. The undersigned of declaration on the statements made and the information provided in this Expression of Interest are

complete, true, and correct in every detail.

Signed Name

Signed Name

For and on behalf of (name of Applicant or lead of a Consortium)

For and on behalf of (name of partner)

Signed Name

Signed Name

For and on behalf of (name of partner)

For and on behalf of (name of partner)

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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM -1

A. General Information

[Note B: All individual firms and each partner of a Consortium applying for pre-qualification and selection for short-listing

are requested to provide following information in this form. Nationality information should be provided for all owners or

applicants who are partnerships or individually-owned firms. Summary of Consortium should be provided, if applicable.]

A-1 Firm’s Information (All firms in case of Joint Ventures)

Name of firm

Head office address

Telephone Contact (Name, position)

Fax

Place of incorporation / registration Year of incorporation / registration

A-1(b) Firm’s Information (In addition to A-1 above, submit the following in case of partnership or individually-owned

firms)

Nationality of the Owner

Name Nationality

1

2

3

4

5

A-2 Summary of Consortium

Names of all partners of Consortium

Lead partner

Partner

Partner

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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM 1b

B. Consortium Agreement

To General Manger SME and Special Programmes Department Bangladesh Bank (BB), Head Office, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000, Phone: +880-2-9530502 Fax: +880-2-9512991 Email: [email protected]

The undersigned of this declaration of cooperation are authorized to act with regard to the Expression of Interest in the

consulting services for Two Step Loan (TSL) Component under JICA-financing Foreign Direct Investment Promotion

Project on behalf of their organizations.

They hereby declare:

1. that they will legalize a consortium Agreement in case that a consulting services Contract indicated in the Request for

Expression of Interest in the consulting services for consulting services for TSL Component (the Contract) is awarded to

their group;

2. that they have nominated ___________________ [name of the lead partner] as the Sponsor Firm of the group for the

purpose of this Expression of Interest;

3. that they authorized Mr./Ms. _____________ [name of the person who is authorized to act as the Representative on behalf

of the Consortium] to act as the Representative in the name and on behalf of their group for the purpose of this Expression

of Interest.

4. that the partners, _____________ [name of the partners] of the consortium having the business share of _____________

[percentage of share] respectively to the consortium.

5. that all partners of the Consortium shall be liable jointly and severally for the execution of the Contract;

6. that this Consortium is an association constituted for the purpose of providing consulting services for TSL Component

under the Contract

7. that each and every partner to this Consortium shall provide at least one expert for the contract period in any one of the

Required areas of expertise that are stipulated in para. 2 of Request for Expression of Interest ;

8. that this Consortium should be post-disqualified in case the Consortium should breach the agreement in respect of item 5

above when submitting a Proposal;

9. if the Representative of SMESPD accepts the Proposal of this Consortium, it shall not modify the composition or

constitution of the consortium formed and proposed in the Proposal until the completion of Contract without the prior

consent of the Representative of SMESPD;

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Give names and positions of the proposed Consortium Representatives, as well as organization's names and addresses:

1 Name: Signature:

Position: Date:

Representative of: (Organization's Name and address)

2

Name: Signature:

Position: Date:

Representative of: (Organization's Name and address)

3 Name: Signature:

Position: Date:

Representative of: (Organization's Name and address)

[Add more if needed]

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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM - 2

C. Related Experience Record

[Note C: All individual firms and all partners of a consortium are requested to provide information, in this form, of the

similar service contracts in last ten (10) years. Major services must be related to the following fields;

1. Banking

2. Fund monitoring

3. Accounting;

4. Corporate/Financial Analysis

The value of the contract should be based on the currencies of the contracts converted into Bangladeshi Taka, at the date of

substantial completion, or for current contracts at the time of award.]

C-1. Name of Applicant or Name of Consortium and name of the partner to provide information

C-2 General Experiences

Name of assignment: Country:

Duration (from month/year/to month/year) Employer:

Contract status of the firm:

Sole J/V Subcontractor

Japanese ODA Loan: Yes No

Total contract amount: Contract amount of the firm:

Total men-months of professional:

Men-months of professional provided by the firm:

Summary of the service:

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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM - 3

D. Available Experts

[Note E] The Applicant is requested to provide personnel information to be possibly assigned for the specified area

mentioned in the followings;

1) Project Advisor and Financial Analysis;

2) Project Operation Management, and Monitoring and Evaluation;

3) Staff Training, Capacity Development,

4) Public Relation and Promotion.

No. of Expert/Engineer to Be Available

Name of the firm (each firm of

JV or consortium)

Expertise Degree

(Bachelor, Master, Doctoral)

No. of Experts

(Example)

ABCD

Civil Engineer

Bachelor

15

ABCD Civil Engineer Master 8

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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM - 4

E. Financial Capacity

Note F: The Applicant or each partner of consortium is requested to provide audited financial statement (balance sheet,

income statement, and cash flow statement) in last five (5) years. The Applicant or each partner of consortium is also

requested to provide summary of financial information in the following form.]

For partner;

Financial information in

Bangladeshi Taka

equivalent

Actual: previous 3 years (use the accounting year of the applicant or partner)

Accounting Year 1 Accounting Year 2 Accounting Year 3 Accounting Year 4 Accounting

year 5

1. Total assets

2. Current assets

3. Total liabilities

4. Current liabilities

5. Sales of which

consulting services only

(Turnover)

6-1. Gross Profits the

firm

6-2. Gross Profits of

which consulting

services only

7-1. Profits after taxes

of the firm

7-2. Profits after taxes

of which consulting

services only

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Terms of Reference for Consulting Services (TSL Component) of Foreign Direct Investment Promotion Project

1. The Objective of the Project The objective of this project is to accelerate economic development of Bangladesh by

promoting private sector investment in Bangladesh and foreign direct investment (“FDI”)

through the implementation of development projects such as development of Economic Zones

(EZs) and/or other industrial parks/estates, etc., and the smooth flow of financing for those

enterprises doing business in such zones with enhanced financial intermediary functions.

The objective of the Two-Step Loan (“TSL”) Component of the Project is to provide reasonable

financial facilities for foreign-owned companies, thereby contributing to the promotion of FDIs

in the country. FDI would play a very important role in diversifying the industrial structure and

sustaining economic growth of Bangladesh.

2. The Objectives of the Assignment

The consulting services shall be provided by an international consulting firm (hereinafter

referred to as "the Consultant") in compliance with Guidelines for the Employment of

Consultants under Japanese ODA Loans, April 2012. The objective of the consulting services is

to ensure the effective implementation of the TSL Component of the Project through the

following works:

Increasing capacity of Bangladesh Bank (“BB”) and Participating Financial

Institutions (“PFIs”)

Monitoring and reporting of funds maintained by Project Implementation Unit (“PIU”)

of BB and PFIs

Evaluation of project impact

Coordination, public relations, and promotion of the project.

3. Scope of Services

3-1 Increasing Capacity of BB and PFIs a) Increasing capacity for BB

The Consultant shall be fully knowledgeable about the Operating Guidelines (“OG”) and

relevant forms/formats. The Consultant shall provide assistance to develop capacity of BB-PIU

staff for project implementation, monitoring and impact assessment through workshops, on-the-

job training and/or other means. The Consultant shall also provide assistance to establish

systems for monitoring funds and PFIs’ performance to be conducted by BB-PIU according to

OG.

b) Increasing capacity for PFIs

For better assistance to the investor for their industrial activities, the Consultant shall assist PFIs

in their capacity development by:

Advising to improve PFIs’ industrial extension services; and

Holding training workshops for PFIs’ officers.

3-2 Monitoring and Reporting of Funds maintained by BB and PFIs The Consultant shall refine OG prepared in the Preparatory Study for the Project by September

2015. All monitoring works shall be conducted in accordance with OG and the monitored

information shall be informed to BB-PIU quarterly by reporting.

3-2-1 Monitoring of Funds maintained by BB

According to the established financing scheme for the Project, several accounts will be opened

in BB: the Special Account, the Project Operating Accounts, and the Revolving Fund Accounts.

The Special Account would receive disbursements of the Yen Loan funds from JICA on the

request for replenishment accompanied by the Statement of Expenditure and supporting

documents evidencing each payment and its usage. The Project Operating Accounts would

receive funds in BDT or USD transferred from the Special Account and disburse the On-lending

Loan funds to PFI on the basis of request of disbursement from the PFI. PFIs will extend the

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Sub-loans to the investors, and later receive repayment of the principal and interest from the

investor. The principal portion would be repaid to the Revolving Fund Accounts of BB, and the

portion of interest would be paid to the Revenue Account of the BB, which will then be

transferred to the MOF Revenue Account after deducting the BB’s administration fee.

The Consultant shall assist PIU in monitoring those accounts.

3-2-2 Reporting Funds maintained by BB and PFIs

a) The Consultant shall assist BB in

monitoring of the Special Account, Project Operating Accounts and Revolving Fund

Accounts for the annual reporting of their statements as in Annex I

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monitoring of the current repayment and overdue status of the On-lending Loan for the

annual reporting of their statements as in Annex II.

b) The Consultant shall assist PFIs in

monitoring of the statement of expenditures of the Sub-loan and the quarterly reporting

of their statements according to Annex III;

monitoring of the current repayment and overdue status of the Sub-loan and annual

reporting of their statements according to Annex II.

3-3 Evaluation of Project Impact

Operational and Effect Indicators shall be agreed between GOB and JICA. The Consultant may

propose other indicators if they are more appropriate than the followings. The Consultant shall

propose and establish monitoring system to monitor those indicators and conduct monitoring

works. Baseline shall be set at the time of appraisal for Sub-loan for each Sub-project. The

TSL Component of the Project shall be evaluated on the basis of accumulation of each Sub-

project. The following indicators will be monitored:

a) Operation Indicators

Total number of End-borrowers

Total amount of Sub-loans to the investors (USD million/accumulated)

Total number of target investors (foreign-invested industries) who received Sub-loans,

and total amount of Sub-loans to them

Project Operating

Accounts at BB

Principal portion of repayment

to be pooled into revolving fund

Interest portion

JICA

MOF Revenue Account

at BB

BB Revenue Account

After deducting

BB Administration fee

from Interest portion

Revolving Fund Account

at BB

Special Account at BB

PFI’s current Account

Investors

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Training sessions for PFIs

b) Effect Indicators

Total fixed assets investments of the investors

Annual Sales Income of investors

Annual Operating Profit of investors

Total employment of the investors

Total industrial term loans of PFIs

c) Impact Assessment Report

The Consultants shall assist PIU in submitting Mid-term Impact Assessment Report and

Final Impact Assessment Report, as described in OG.

3-4 Coordination, Public Relations and Promotion

The Consultant shall assist BB-PIU in coordination with concerned governmental agencies and

other stakeholders. The Consultant shall also assist BB-PIU in promotion campaigns that the

Project will provide more opportunities for potential end-borrowers to access to credit facilities.

4. Reporting

4-1 Consultant’s Activity

The Consultant shall submit the following reports to PIU to inform the Consultant’s actual

activities and/or activities to be conducted:

Implementation Plan;

Annual Activity Report; and

Completion Report

4-2 Project Monitoring

The following report shall cover to inform all the matter mentioned above to be monitored:

funds transaction, accounts’ information, the Consultant’s capacity development activity, PFIs’

performance and impact of the Project:

Quarterly Progress Report; and

Annual Progress Report.

The Project Status Report (“PSR”) in a form of JICA and BB-PIU agreed, shall be updated

quarterly and attached to the above Quarterly Progress Report.

5. Expected Time Schedule

The total duration of consulting services will be 66 months. The implementation schedule

expected is as shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Implementation Schedule Expected

Key Activities Date

Commencement of Consulting Services July 2016

Termination of Consulting Services December 2021

6. Staffing

Four Professional (A1-A4) consultants will be engaged for over 66 months’ duration of

consulting services, within which a total input of 17 person-months for Professional (A1-A4)

will be required.

6-1 Qualification of Key Team Members

The following Table 2 provides minimum criteria for academic and experiences. In case the

expert does not meet such criteria, he/she is considered to be non-responsive, whose marks is

zero.

The qualification of key Team Members is shown in Table 2.

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Table 2: Qualification of Key Team Members

Designation Qualification

International Consultants (Pro-A)

Professional A1:

Project Advisor and

Financial Specialist

Education:

Advanced university degree (master or above) in appropriate

disciplines e.g. in the field of Economics, Finance, and/or Business

Administration.

Experience:

Working experience of over 15 years;

Consulting experience in financial issues for over 5 years;

Experience of working in developing countries;

Experience of leading a consultants’ team as the Team Leader.

*Preference will be given to candidates having consulting experience in

TSL, FDI and industrial finance projects.

Professional A2:

Project Operations

Management, and

Monitoring and Evaluation

Specialist

Education:

Advanced university degree (master or above) in appropriate

disciplines e.g. in the field of Economics, Finance, and/or Business

Administration.

Experience:

Working experience of at least 15 years;

Consulting experience in financial issues for over 5 years;

Working experience in consulting for development projects.

*Preference will be given to candidates having consulting experience in

industrial finance projects and Monitoring and Evaluation.

Professional A3:

Staff Training and Capacity

Development Specialist

Education:

Advanced university degree in appropriate disciplines e.g. in the field

of Economics, Finance, and/or Business Administration.

Experience:

Working experience of at least 15 years;

Working experience in finance for over 5 years;

Consulting experience in training for over 5 years.

*Preference will be given to candidates having experience of designing

and conducting training for financial institutions, and experience in

conducting public relation and promotional activities.

Professional A4:

Public Relation and

Promotion Specialist

Education:

Advanced university degree in appropriate disciplines e.g. in the field

of Economics, Business Administration, Marketing, Communication,

Journalism and/or Public Relation.

Experience:

Working experience of at least 15 years;

Consulting experience in public relation and promotion for over 5

years.

*Preference will be given to candidates having experience of conducting

public relation and promotional activities of TSL, FDI and industrial

finance projects.

Consultant may propose other experts required to accomplish the tasks outlined in the TOR. It is

the Consultant’s responsibility to select the optimum team and to propose the professionals

which he believes best meets the needs of the Project.

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6-2 Experts and Expected Person-Months (PM)

7. Deliverables

Within the scope of the consulting services, the Consultant shall prepare and submit reports and

documents to BB-PIU as shown in Table 3. The Consultant shall provide both signed (hard) and

electronic copies of each of these reports.

Table 3: List of reports to be submitted

Category Type of Report Timing No. of Copies*

Consultancy Services

Activity

a) Implementation Plan of

consultancy services:

implementing system, work plan

and methodology

Within one month after

the commencement of

the services

1

b) Annual Activity Report of

project management:

Actual implementation,

Revised implementing system,

work plan and methodology

Every year

(on or before 30 June)

1

c) Completion Report of consultancy

services

At the end of the

Services

1

Project Monitoring d) Quarterly Progress Report Every quarter

(within 15 days of the

following month after

end of the

corresponding quarter)

1

e) Annual Progress Repost Every year

(on or before 30 June)

1

*: 1 copy implies one copy of both types (hard and electronic copy).

No. Position of Specialists Assigned Place Design Phase

(PM)

1. Project Advisor and Financial

Specialist

BB-PIU 6

2. Project Operations Management, and

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

BB-PIU 5

3. Staff Training and Capacity

Development Specialist

BB-PIU 3

4. Public Relation and Promotion

Specialist

BB-PIU 3

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Annex I

Statements of Special Account, Project Operating Accounts and Revolving Fund

Accounts for BD-PXX

(Covering Period: From DD/MM/YYYY To DD/MM/YYYY)

(unit as specified)

No. Category Amount

Special Account (JPY million)

1 Opening Balance

2 Disbursement from JICA

3 Total Fund Available (1+2)

4 Transfer to the Project Operating Account in BDT

5 Transfer to the Project Operating Account in USD

6 Total Potential Expenditure (4+5)

7 Closing Balance

Project Operating Account in BDT (BDT million)

8 Opening Balance

9 Transfer from the Special Account

10 Total Fund Available

11 1st-generation On-lending Loan Disbursement to PFIs

12 Closing Balance

Project Operating Account in USD (USD thousand)

13 Opening Balance

14 Transfer from the Special Account

15 Total Fund Available

16 1st-generation On-lending Loan Disbursement to PFIs

17 Closing Balance

Revolving Fund Account in BDT (BDT million)

18 Opening Balance

19 Principal Repayment from the PFIs on the 1st-

generation On-lending Loans

20

Principal Repayment from the PFIs on the On-lending

Loans from the Revolving Fund (2nd- and succeeding

generation)

21 Transfer from the Revolving Fund Account in USD

22 Total Fund Available (18+19+20+21)

23

Disbursement to the PFIs for the 2nd and succeeding

generation of Sub-Loans to the End-Borrower from

the Revolving Fund

24 Transfer to the Revolving Fund Account in USD

25 Closing Balance

Revolving Fund Account in USD (USD thousand)

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26 Opening Balance

27 Principal Repayment from the PFIs on the 1st-

generation On-lending Loans

28

Principal Repayment from the PFIs on the On-lending

Loans from the Revolving Fund (2nd- and succeeding

generation)

29 Transfer from the Revolving Fund Account in BDT

30 Total Fund Available (26+27+28+29)

31

Disbursement to the PFIs for the 2nd and succeeding

generation of Sub-Loans to the End-Borrower from

the Revolving Fund

32 Transfer to the Revolving Fund Account in USD

33 Closing Balance

Date:

Name & Title:

(Authorized Signature)

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Annex II

Current Repayment and Overdue Status Report L/A No: BD-PXX

(As of DD/MM/YYYY)

1. On-lending Loans from the Project Operating Accounts (1st generation)

(BDT million)

Duration of arrears

Number of the On-

lending Loans with

arrears

Total amount of arrears

Total loan amount of

the On-lending Loans

with arrears

Total repaid amount from the

On-lending Loans identified

in each category

3 to 6 months

6 months to 1 year

1 to 2 years

Over 2 years

2. On-lending Loans from the Revolving Fund Account (2nd- and succeeding-generation)

(BDT million)

Duration of arrears

Number of the On-

lending Loans with

arrears

Total amount of arrears

Total loan amount of

the On-lending Loans

with arrears

Total repaid amount from the

On-lending Loans identified

in each category

3 to 6 months

6 months to 1 year

1 to 2 years

Over 2 years

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3. Sub-loans from the Project Operating Account (1st generation)

(BDT million)

Duration of arrears Number of the Sub-

Loans with arrears Total amount of arrears

Total loan amount of

the Sub-Loans with

arrears

Total repaid amount from the

Sub-Loans identified in each

category

3 to 6 months

6 months to 1 year

1 to 2 years

Over 2 years

4. Sub-loans from the Revolving Fund Account (2nd- and succeeding-generation)

(BDT million)

Duration of arrears Number of the Sub-

Loans with arrears Total amount of arrears

Total loan amount of

the Sub-Loans with

arrears

Total repaid amount from the

Sub-Loans identified in each

category

3 to 6 months

6 months to 1 year

1 to 2 years

Over 2 years

Note: This report only covers the On-lending Loans whose principals are in arrears.

Name & Title:

(Authorized Signature)

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Annex III

Statements of Expenditures

Project FDI Promotion Project D/A No. 1 L/A No. BD-PXX On-lending Loans in BDT to the PFIs

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Sub-Loan

No.

PFI End-

borrower

(Name)

Location Phone

No..

Type of Loan

(a ~ c)

Purpose

(Type of

machinery,

etc.)

Amount of

PFI’s Sub-

loan

Agreement

(BDT)

Disbursed

Amount of

PFI’s Sub-

loan

(BDT)

Amount of

BB’s On-

lending

Loan

(BDT)

Disbursed

Amount of BB’s

On-lending

Loan

(BDT)

Exchange

Date

Exchange

Rate

Amount for

BB

Financing

(JPY)

Total

On-lending Loans in USD to the PFIs

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Sub-Loan

No.

PFI End-

borrower

(Name)

Location Phone

No..

Type of Loan

(a ~ c)

Purpose

(Type of

machinery,

etc.)

Amount of

PFI’s Sub-

loan

Agreement

(USD)

Disbursed

Amount of

PFI’s Sub-

loan

(USD)

Amount of

BB’s On-

lending

Loan

(USD)

Disbursed

Amount of BB’s

On-lending

Loan

(USD)

Exchange

Date

Exchange

Rate

Amount for

BB

Financing

(JPY)

Total

The undersigned certifies that the PFIs, End-borrowers, and the purposes and amount of disbursement stated above are

eligible under the Loan Agreement.

For (the name of the Borrower)

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(Authorized Signature)