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1. Organization and General Experiences

1.1 Particulars of the Firm

Name of the Firm : Design Planning & Management

Consultants Ltd. (DPM)

Head Office / Mailing Address : House No. 4/1 (2nd floor), Road No. 4,
Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka-1205,
Bangladesh.

Telephones : +880 2 8610567, +880 2 8610116-7

Facsimile : +880-2-8613043

E-mail Address : info@dpm.com.bd

Web Address : www.dpm.com.bd

Constitution of the Firm : Private Limited Company

Date of Establishment : December, 1987

Date & Place of Registration : C 16944 (930)/87 dt. 27-12-1987,

with Reg. No. Dhaka

Trade License Number : No. 108720 Year 2004-2005, Dhaka

City Corporation.

Income Tax File Number : TIN 141-200-3667/CO. 14

VAT Registration : No. 9111014901, Area Code: 90401

DACON Registration Number : 002871

Name of Bankers : 1. Standard Chartered Bank,

Dhanmondi Branch.

2. Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited

Mohakhali Branch

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1.2 CONSULTANT’S EXPERTISE AND GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd. (DPM) was established in 1987 as a
Consulting Engineering Firm. Since then the firm has been providing consulting services in
various sectors. By now it has gained high reputation as a specialised company working in
Water Resources, Roads, Bridges, Rural Infrastructures, High Rise Buildings, Silos,
Drainage, Water Supply and Sanitation, Environmental Engineering, Fisheries, Data Base
Management, Information Technology and Infrastructure Development Sectors.

DPM has now over 70 employees including a highly experienced team of multi disciplinary
professionals.

The management of the company attaches great importance in providing quality services to
the client. Its aim is to work towards fulfilment of quality assurance and complete the
projects within scheduled period in efficient manner. DPM has been working in association
with many well known and reputed international consulting firms and institutions in
projects funded by Government’s own resources, International Development Agencies and
Development Organisations, such as IDA, ADB, OPEC, Aus-Aid, JBIC, JICA, USAID,
WFP, DFID etc. for years with satisfaction of all concerned.

DPM is a member of the Bangladesh Association of Consulting Engineers (BACE). It is

registered under Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Islamic Development Bank (IDB).

Management

The overall management of DPM rests on a Board of Directors. All the Directors have
proven outstanding professional career with high level of management capabilities. The
Board of Directors of the firm are:

1. Mr. Md. Abdus Sobhan

B.Sc.Engg. (Civil) Dip. H.E. (Delft), FIEB, PEng.
FASCE, CEng. (UK), FICE (Lon)
Managing Director

2. Mr. A.S.M. Wassay

B.A. Hon’s.
Director

3. Syed Monzur Husain Bokhari

B.Sc. Engg. (Civil), M. Engg. (W.R.), AIT
FIEB, PEng. FASCE, MIEAust CPEng.
Director

4. Sabbir Siddique
M.Sc. Engg. (Civil), FIEB, PEng.
Director

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1.2.1 General Scope of Services

The main objective of DPM is to provide clients with a total service for their projects - from
the initial feasibility stage up to supervision of construction and trial operations.

To this end DPM draws from its professional personnel's extensive experience and
expertise both locally and foreign, to ensure proper application of latest scientific and
engineering principles for successful implementation of the clients' requirements.

Scope of Services
We offer our services in the following fields

• Technical Advice and Consultation

• Pre-feasibility and feasibility Studies
• Socio-Economic survey/Studies
• Topographical Survey, Hydrological Survey and Geo-technical Investigation
• Land use and physical planning
• Preparation of Design Drawings of all types of structures
• Preparation of Tender Documents &Technical Specifications
• Preparation of Operation & Maintenance (O & M) Manuals
• Full-time Supervision including project management and monitoring during
implementation
• Project Benefit Monitoring & Impact Assessment
• Human Resource Development and Skill Training
• Water Supply and Sanitation
1.2.2 Consultant’s General Experiences

DPM, since its establishment has been active in the Roads, Highways and Bridges, Water
Resources Development and Drainage, Water Supply & Sanitation, Environment,
Buildings, Feasibility Study and Survey, Infrastructure Development etc. Name of some
of the major projects under different departments completed so far are:

A. Road, Bridges and Road infrastructure Projects

• Preparing the Detailed Project Report for Bagrami-Khaki Jabbar-Hisarak-Sherzad-Jalalabad

Road Project in Afghanistan, Ministry of Public Works, Afghanistan, March 2008 to
December 2008

• Design and Supervision of 110.0m RCC Arch Bridge Connecting Road No. 11 of Banani to
Road No. 41 of Gulshan over the Gulshan Lake- Under Local Government Engineering
Department (LGED). Financed by Government of Bangladesh, July 2007- February 2009

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• Bridge Replacement Project, Package No. 2, (Design and Construction supervision of 15 Nos.
of bridges in National Highways) Financed by Department for International Development
(DFID), U.K. August 2002- June 2007
• North Eastern State Roads Project, India. ADB TA Project (TA 4378-IND), March 05 to Jan.
2006
• Design of 750m long P.C. Girder Bridge (Teesta Bridge) over River Teesta at Kurigram under
RHD, Feb. 2005 to August, 2006.
• Construction of 648m long P.C. Girder Bridge (Dharla Bridge) over River Dharla at Kurigram
under RHD, Feb. 2001 to August, 2003.
• Checking & Verification of the design of 848.39m long (as per revised design 485.20m long)
2-lane Pre-stressed Girder Bridge (Patuakhali Bridge) over Laukhati River at 38th km on
Barisal-Patuakhali Road under RHD, April 2001-July 2001
• Bridge Improvement and Maintenance Project (BIMP-2). Training of RHD Engineers in
Bridge Design Software under RHD. June 1999-September 1999
• Construction of 630.5 meters long Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridge over Doratana River at
2nd km of Bagerhat-Pirojpur Road. RHD Khulna Road Circle. January 1998-May 1998
• 1991 Cyclone Damaged Road Reconstruction Project of RHD, Financed by ADB Loan No.
1149-BAN (SF) ), Nov. 1992-June1997.
• Road Overlay and Improvement Project - Overlay and Seal Coat Component under RHD
(Financed by ADB Loan No.1287-BAN (SF), Dec. 1994 – June 1997.
• Construction of 58m long 2 span, Prestressed Concrete Girder with RCC deck bridge on
bored pile foundation on Ramu - Cox's Bazar Road. May 1992-June 1994
• Construction of bridge on Bhatkura-Basail Road (FRIP of RHD), January 1991 – August
1993.

B. Water Resources Projects with Bangladesh Water Development Board

(BWDB)

• Feasibility Study and Detailed Design of Sub-Projects under Second Small Scale Water
Resources Development Sector Project, under Local Government Engineering Department
(LGED). Feb 2005-Jan 2006
• Updating/Upgrading Feasibility Study of 3 Sub-projects under Group-A under BWDB. Jan
2005-July 2005
• Emergency Flood Damage Rehabilitation Project (Part D: Water Resources -ADB
Assistance) under WDB Jan. 2005-June 2007
• Flood Damage Assessment 2004 of Water Sector Infrastructure under BWDB August-
November 2004.
• Feasibility Study of Chandpur - Comilla Integrated Flood Control Drainage and Irrigation
(FCDI) Project, August 2003 to October 2004.
• Impacts Assessment Study under Coastal Embankment Rehabilitation Project (CERP) Phase-II
(Financed by IDA Credit No. 2783-BD), BWDB, September to December 2002.
• Khulna-Jessore Drainage Rehabilitation Project under BWDB, Financed by ADB Loan No.
1285-BAN (SF), August 1995 to December 2002.

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• Flood Damage Restoration Project, 1998 under BWDB (Financed by WFP and IDA Credit No.
2791-BD), March 1999 – Dec. 2001.
• Preparation of Operation and Maintenance Manual of Teesta Barrage and its Canal Head
Regulators, Oct. 1998 to Oct. 1999
• River Survey Project FAP-24: Training Programme under BWDB, Dec. 1998 to June 1999.
• Assessment of Flood Damage to BWDB Infrastructures – 2000 in South-West Region of
Bangladesh, Oct. 2000.
• Gorai River Restoration Project, BWDB ( Financed by GoN Fund ), Oct. 1999 – Dec. 2000.
• 1998 Flood Damage Assessment of Water Sector Infrastructure under BWDB (Financed by IDA
& Aus-Aid), Nov.1998-January 1999.
• Feasibility Study of Small Barrage Project on Three Minor Rivers under BWDB, May 1990 –
Sept.1992.
• Feasibility Study for Construction of Embankment on Right Bank of the River Atrai in Naogaon
District, BWDB, June – Sept.1999.
• Feasibility Study of Tarail-Pachuria FCDI Project, Phase-1 under BWDB, Feb. 1998– Aug.
1998.
• Shrimp Culture Component under Third Fisheries Project of BWDB (Financed by IDA Credit
No. 2146-BD), June1993 – Sept.1996.
C. Urban Development Projects with Local Government Engineering
Department (LGED)

• Construction of Flyover at Khilgaon Rail and Road Intersection in Dhaka City

Project Director, LBC Project, LGED Bhaban, Agargaon, Dhaka. January 2000-April 2000
• Construction of two 4-lane R.C.C Arch Bridges at Road No. 8A, and Road No. 32 in
Dhanmondi R.A., Dhaka having 42m and 34m length s respectively under LGED. October
1998-May 2000
• Construction of 225 meters long 2-lane R.C. Bridge over Bangshi River at Hatubangha,
Mirzapur under LGED. July 1999-December 1999
• Construction of 38 meters long 2-lane bridge at Uttara Model Town, crossing Cohor River
connecting sectors 10 & 11 under LGED. July 1996-October 1998
• Design and Supervision of Project entitled “Construction of Large Bridges/Culverts on
Important Feeder and Rural Road” under LGED (1st Phase), January – Dec.1999.
• Cyclone Damaged Roads Rehabilitation Project under LGED - (Financed by OPEC fund,
Loan No. 631P), Dec.1995-June 2000.
• Preparation of Design Manual for Prestressed Concrete Bridge (LGED), July 1995 – Aug.
1996.
• Construction of Large Bridges/ Culverts on Important Feeder & Rural Road at different
places of Bangladesh (2nd Phase) under LGED, Aug. 2000 to Feb. 2003.
• Small Scale Water Resources Development Sector Projects-II under LGED, February, 2005 –
Dec.2009.
• Design and Supervision of Project entitled “Construction of Large Bridges/Culverts on
Important Feeder and Rural Road” under LGED (1st Phase), January – Dec.1999.

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• Cyclone Damaged Roads Rehabilitation Project under LGED - (OPEC funded), Dec.1995-June
2000.
• Preparation of Design Manual for Prestressed Concrete Bridge (LGED), July 1995 – Aug. 1996.
• Construction of Large Bridges/ Culverts on Important Feeder & Rural Road at different places
of Bangladesh (2nd Phase) under LGED, Aug. 2000 to Feb. 2003.

C. Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Projects with Dhaka WASA

• Feasibility Study and Alternative Location of the Intake of Saidabad Water Treatment Plant
under 4th Dhaka Water Supply Project (Saidabad Water Treatment Plant Project), Phase II,
June 2005-November 2005
• Development of GIS Based MIS System, Network Analysis and Metering for Dhaka Water
Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA), February 2005-May 2005
• Re-excavation and Development of Canal System to Improve the Drainage of Storm Water of
Dhaka City under DWASA, April – September 1990.
D. Other Projects

• Design and Construction Supervision of Bridges and Culverts under 12 Structures Programme,
Directorate of Relief and Rehabilitation, Financed by USAID, Sept.1989 – May 1993.
• Detailed Engineering Design of Link Road from Bastohara Main Road to City Bypass Road
in Khulna under Khulna Development Authority
• Detailed Engineering Design of 6.22 km Link Road from Rayer Mohal to Kaiya Bazar in
Khulna under Khulna Development Authority
• Design of one 30,000 MT prestressed concrete Clinker Silo and two 10,000 MT prestressed
concrete Cement Silo, one River Jetty, Vertical Ball Mill, Slag Hopper Building and other
infrastructure for AKIJ Cement Factory Limited. 2003 to 2005
• Design and Supervision of 3-20 storied towered office complex for Abdul Monem Ltd., 1999
to 2006

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