Swisscontact Bangladesh, through the Shompritee-H2O-Water Kiosks Project, is working with Jashore Municipality to strengthen inclusive WASH services. Under this initiative, Swisscontact will establish a Women's Corner and Safe WASH Facility at Sarathi Pouro Primary School, Ward No. 9, providing a safe and dignified space for female guardians, women teachers and girl students.
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Architectural Consultancy for Women's Corner & Safe WASH Facility |
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Sarathi Pouro Primary School, Ward No. 9, Jashore Municipality |
Objective of the Assignment
To design and supervise construction of the Women's Corner and Safe WASH Facility, ensuring quality completion and formal handover.
- Create a dedicated and comfortable waiting and rest area for female guardians using the school premises (Approx. 600-700 sq. ft. space with seating for around 25 persons)
- Improve access to women-, girl- and disability-friendly sanitation and handwashing facilities within the school.
- Promote safe drinking water, handwashing, hygiene and responsible WASH practices among students.
- Demonstrate a practical model for future municipal or school-based gender-responsive WASH interventions.
Key Assignment Outputs
| Assignment Output |
Requirement |
| Site assessment & measured drawing |
1 Complete Package |
| Engineering/construction drawings |
Approved Package by Jashore Municipality and Swisscontact |
| Construction of Women's Corner area |
Approx. 600-700 sq. ft |
| Breastfeeding corner |
Approx. 25 persons |
| Accessible disability friendly washroom with handwashing basin |
Approx. 70-80 sq. ft. |
| Defects Liability Period |
3 months |
The final design and technical package shall be reviewed by Swisscontact and Jashore Municipality before construction begins.
Responsibilities
- Conduct joint site assessment and document existing conditions.
- Prepare/finalise architectural, engineering and construction drawings and specifications.
- Coordinate onboarding of a suitable local construction vendor with Jashore Municipality.
- Supervise civil, WASH, electrical, finishing and fixture works.
- Ensure site supervision, PPE, safeguarding and Swisscontact Code of Conduct compliance.
- Support municipal quality inspections, rectification and progress reporting.
- Complete testing, handover and the three-month Defects Liability Period.
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Required Qualification and Eligibility Criteria
- Registered architectural, engineering, consultancy or related firm in Bangladesh.
- Valid TIN and VAT registration.
- Minimum three (5) years of relevant experience in architectural design, construction supervision, institutional/WASH works or renovation.
- Experience preparing construction drawings and supervising small-scale infrastructure.
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Qualified technical personnel for design, supervision and quality assurance.
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Team including Project Manager, Civil Engineer, Architect/Design Specialist, WASH Specialist and Site Supervisor.
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Evidence of similar assignments and capacity to work safely in an operational school environment.
Required Legal Documents
In addition to the above-mentioned requirements, it is mandatory for the applicant to submit necessary documents demonstrating their legal, taxation and financial status. The documents should be part of the proposal and include the following:
- Tax Identification Number (TIN).
- VAT registration number
- Trade license (if applicable);
- NGO bureau registration (if applicable);
- Joint stock registration certificate (if applicable)
- Proof of a segregated account (providing the name and address of such an account).
- Other valid papers (Provided by Government institutions).
- The vendor must bear all Advance Income Tax (AIT) and VAT. The total amount of VAT should be mentioned in the financial proposal.
Proposal Requirements
- The technical proposal should demonstrate the bidder's approach to:
- Site assessment, existing-condition documentation and technical planning
- Architectural/engineering design, drawings, materials and methodology.
- Local vendor coordination, construction supervision and quality assurance with Jashore Municipality.
- Team, work plan, safety/safeguarding, handover and defects-liability arrangements.
Financial submission: two separate proposals in BDT, including applicable VAT/taxes - (i) Consultancy Fee Proposal and (ii) Construction Budget Proposal.
Submission details
Submit the technical proposal and two separately sealed financial proposals no later than 08 November 2026, before 05:00 PM.
- Technical Proposal: Email to [email protected] subject: "Women's Corner and Safe WASH Facility - Sarathi Pouro Primary School."
- Financial Proposal: Submit two separately sealed hard-copy envelopes: (1) Consultancy Fee Proposal; (2) Construction Budget Proposal. No digital financial submission.
Coordinator - Procurement & Govt. Relations
Swisscontact Bangladesh
House 28, Road 43, Gulshan 2, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
Please refer to the ToR link published alongside this RFP for the full scope of work, evaluation criteria, deliverables, payment schedule and proposal requirements.
N.B.:
- Only shortlisted agencies/firms meeting the criteria will be contacted.
- If a proposal is not received in the manner specified in the request, especially if it is not received by the due time, it is deemed as non-qualifying proposal and will not be considered.
- Swisscontact reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal without assigning any reason.
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