lged, lged bangladesh

8/13/2019 LGED, LGED BANGLADESH

1/4

Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Improvement

Project, Bangladesh

Project director Heering, Hero (HH)

Assignment Design and supervision consultancy under the Sustainable Rural

Infrastructure Improvement Project of the ocal !overnment "ngineering

Department of #angladesh

Client !overnment of #angladesh

Financing Agency $sian Development #an%

Partners Desh &podesh imited (#angladesh)' $ssociates for Development

Services imited ($DS) (#angladesh)' SD" *onsult (#angladesh)

Composition of eam Euroconsult Mott MacDonald: Project management adviser + eamleader' Structural + #ridge engineer' Rene-able energy specialist' .ield

supervision engineers (/)' Project director, Project manager

Partner(s):Deputy team leader + Senior road engineer' Rural -ater

supply specialist' Hydrologist' Resettlement specialist' Road safety

speciallst' 0ar%et physical planner' 1 2uality controlengineers' .ield

Supervision "ngineers (34)

Period of Assignment .rom 5une 6736 to 5une 6738

Staff months9 "uroconsult 0ott 0acDonald9 /6' Partner(s)9 3178

Contract value "uroconsult 0ott 0acDonald9 : 3,447,777Partner(s)9 :417,777

Bac!ground #angladesh has made impressive economic and social progress in the past

decade, despite fre;uent natural disasters and eith

around ?8 million people belo- the poverty line, #angladesh has outlined

a vision of becoming a middle income country by 6763, -hich -ould

re;uire it to gro- at @A per year= o achieve this acceleration,

#angladesh -ill need to devise a strategy to absorb its gro-ing labour

force and raise its productivity by enhancing s%ills, and to invest large

amounts in infrastructure= Rural transport infrastructure, -hich consists of

rural roads, inland -ater transport, and rural mar%ets net-or%s, is crucial

for the gro-th of the rural as -ell as national economy= In #angladesh,only 14A of the rural population has access to allB-eather roads

compared to 87A in India and 83A in Pa%istan= Integrated development

of mar%ets and roads has been a cornerstone of the rural infrastructure

development strategy= here are over @,777 hats or baCaars of different

siCes throughout #angladesh= he Planning *ommission selected 6,377 of

them as priority !ro-th *entre 0ar%ets (!*0)= *ontinuation of past

programmes to develop gro-th centres including construction of

-omens corners is critical to providing economic opportunities to rural

populations=

"escription of project Project scope

Euroconsult Mott MacDonald


2/4

Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project, Bangladesh 6

he project -ill reduce poverty and raise incomes in three divisions and

63 districts of north-est and south-est #angladesh by fostering economic

gro-th, capacity development, and gender e;uality=

he project -ill enhance rural peoples access to social services, such as

health and education, and to economic opportunities= >idening the access

to mar%ets and livelihood activities -ill increase earnings for the rural

poor, including -omen=

#ased on the lessons learned from previous projects, project areas have

been selected on the basis of high connectivity and poverty concentration=

.ostering gender e;uality in economic opportunities, ensuring sustainable

operation and maintenance, developing climateBresilient infrastructure,

and considering green elements in the design and implementation of the

project are emphasiCed=

Innovative pilot projects -ill be implemented in different project areas,

aiming at introduction of toll roads, road safety improvement, offBgrid

electricity supply e=g= by photoBvoltaic cells in remote gro-th centre

mar%ets (!*0s), and small scale -ater supply systems at !*0s= In all

cases sustainability of service provision -ill be enhanced by the

introduction of the userBpays principle, and the development of

sustainable operation and maintenance (E0) plans= Participation of end

users in planning, construction, and E0 -ill create a sustainable sense

of o-nership among the beneficiaries=

he design and supervision consultant (the current project) collaborates

closely -ith the institutional support and monitoring consultants,contracted by !"D under the same SRIIP project=

Impact and outcome

he impact of the project -ill be reduced poverty in intervention areas=

he %ey performance target -ill be population in project areas living in

poverty falling by 8A from the reference level of /6=4A (6737) by the

end of the project (6738)= he project outcome -ill be -idened access to

economic opportunities and social services for the poor in general and

-omen in particular=

Safeguards and governance

In assisting !"D to implement the project, the consultants -ill remainvigilant and ensure that the various safeguard and governance aspects are

given due attention9

B "nvironment=

B Resettlement=

B Indigenous People=

B !ender and Development+>omen "mpo-erment=

B $ntiB*orruption=

Services provided as%s and activities


3/4

Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project, Bangladesh 1

3= Project start up, mobiliCation, and consultancy management=

6= Project management and training+capacity building9

a= Introduction of a project performance management system (PP0S)=

b= $dvise+assist the PD in project financial management and control=

c= $dvise and assist the PD in preparing annual plans of operation and

associated budgets ($P#)=

d= Develop job descriptions and perform training needs assessment for

decentraliCed !"D staff and contractors=

e= Develop training materials, including innovative features, conduct

training, monitor E evaluate training=

1= Subproject preparation9

a= Surveys and investigations, including participatory methods, and

technical, environmental, socioBeconomic, land ac;uisition, resettlement,

and gender topics=

b= Subproject appraisal report9 prepare budget costs for subproject civil

-or%s and related activities' underta%e economic analysis of subprojectsto determine "IRRs' prepare E submit districtB-ise subproject appraisal

reports (S$Rs)=

/= Detailed design9

a= "ngineering=

b= Resettlement=

c= and ac;uisition=

?= ender and a-ard9

a= Prepare+advise on specifications and tender documents=

b= $dvise P0 on contract pac%aging, preB;ualification of

contractors, tender evaluation and contract a-ard=

8= *onstruction9

a= 0onitor+supervise construction -or% through field visits=b= Prepare construction supervision manual=

c= $dvise on establishment of onBsite and laboratory ;uality

control+;uality E ;uantity management of construction -or%s=

d= $ssist P0 in monitoring of environmental mitigation measures=

4= 0aintenance9

a= Prepare procedures for regular road condition surveys and traffic

count=

b= $dvise on road maintenance planning and implementation

procedures=

c= "stablish routine maintenance monitoring system=

d= Recommend maintenance outsourcing system(s)=

e= Prepare a procedure for planning the annual programme of routineand periodic maintenance -or%s=

@= Innovative features, including designs, sustainable E0 manuals,

cost recovery9

a= Sustainable road maintenance=

b= Rene-able energy=

c= Rural -ater supply=

d= Road safety=

F= Reporting

utputs


4/4

Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project, Bangladesh /

he project outcome -ill be achieved through the follo-ing outputs9 (i)

road connectivity improved in a sustainable and climateBproof -ay' (ii)

mar%eting facilities upgraded -ith specific provision for -omen' and (iii)

rural infrastructure management, including climateBrelated issues

improved= he -or%s -ill be procured through numerous contracts -ith a

total value of about @? million &SD= angible outputs are9

B he project -ill upgrade 477 %m of upaCila roads and 377 %m of

union roads to bitumen surfaced standard to provide allB-eather,

sustainable, and climateBproof road connectivity from agricultural

production areas and !*0s to other parts of the country=

B *rossBdrainage structures, such as bridges and culverts, -ith a total

length of 1,647 meters -ill be built=

B Infrastructure of F6 !*0s -ill be improved -ith sections for -omen in

?7 mar%ets=

B he project -ill upgrade the capacity of !"D and other localgovernment institutions to manage rural infrastructure= .or !"D, the

institutional capacity of the staff -ill be improved through training

programmes in (i) financial management, (ii) participatory planning, (iii)

construction supervision, (iv) sustainable maintenance and management,

(v) planning and implementation of climateBresilient infrastructure (based

on a climate vulnerability mapping), (vi) ;uality control, (vii) information

technology, (viii) gender and development, and (i

lged, lged bangladesh

Documents