WB Credit No.: 6332-BD:Monitoring and Evaluation Consultancy Firm, Package No.: SD-13 for Program for Supporting Rural Bridges (SupRB).

Bangladesh has an extensive network of rural roads. The total road network size of the country is roughly 375,000 km. This road density is substantially higher than other South Asian countries. The rural road network makes up 94 percent of the network. Upazila roads (UZRs) and union roads (UNRs) comprise 11 percent and 12 percent of the rural road network, respectively. The development and maintenance of rural road network continues to be one of the public policy priorities of Bangladesh. The aim is the optimum integration of the network with higher level road networks or with other transport networks. In 2013, the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) adopted ‘The Rural Roads and Bridges Maintenance Policy’. The objective of the policy was to develop a sustainable rural transport system through appropriate maintenance management to provide safe operation of vehicles and ensure necessary funding for maintenance. The policy document has emphasized the importance of maintenance of bridges in UZRs and UNRs. The policy also emphasized the importance of road safety, citizen participation, gender, and implementation management linked to the maintenance of rural roads and bridges. Bridges play an important part in Bangladesh’s land transport system. This is inevitable given the country’s topography – low-lying flat lands, crisscrossed by many rivers and their tributaries. Typically, the bridges connect two separate road sections to provide full connectivity to isolated rural communities. Bridges are critical for the efficient operation of the road system. A bridge is required for every 4.5 km of UZRs and UNRs, as per the current inventory. Value of works: USD 618 million |Funded by: The World Bank The specific services provided by DPDS staff: Create a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation framework for the SupRB; Develop baselines for key project indicators for tracking project inputs, outputs, outcomes and operational risks; Track key indicators (input, output, outcome and operational risks) during project implementation; Carryout Benefit monitoring of the Project; Monitoring and Evaluation of the project using tablet/smartphone-based field inspection and monitoring system (FIMS) application and electronic-Project Management Information System (e-PMIS). Recommend appropriate corrective actions and recommendations; Supervise the implementation and compliance of the Environmental and Social Management Frame-work (ESMF) and Resettlement Policy Frame-work; Conduct Sensitization and Awareness Program; Prepare and submit consolidated monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual progress reports to the PMU, LGED;  Prepare Mid-Term Review Report (MTRR); Prepare Project Completion Report/Implementation Completion Report (ICR); Deliverables/Reporting Requirements: 1) Inception Report; 2) M&E Framework/Strategy Report; 3) Baseline Report; 4) Regular Reports: Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Report; 5) Mid-Term Review Report; 6) BME Report: Baseline, Mid-Term & End-Evaluation Report; 6) Half-Yearly Report on Program & Success and published on daily newspaper; 7) Project Completion Report/Impletion Completion Report.