Scoping private sector participation in municipal WSS Tender

• Country: Bangladesh
• Summary: Scoping private sector participation in municipal WSS in Bangladesh
• BDT Ref No: 132337332
• Deadline: 05 Jan 2026
• Financier: World Bank (WB)
• Purchaser Ownership: Government
• Tender Value: Refer Document
• Notice Type: Tender
• Document Ref. No.: 0002020260
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• Description:
• TheGovernment of Bangladesh (GoB) through the Department of Public HealthEngineering (DPHE) has been implementing the Bangladesh Municipal Water Supplyand Sanitation Project (BMWSSP) for the provision of safe and sustainable watersupply and sanitation services (WSS) in 30 small municipalities, which isexpected to be completed in December 2025. Financed by the World Bank and AsianInfrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the project has invested in institutionalstrengthening and capacity building for DPHE and the municipalities, constructionand operation of water supply infrastructure, including bulk water and treatment,and piped water distribution network; provision of fecal sludge treatmentfacilities, household and public toilets; and critical drainage infrastructurein these municipalities. Among the notable achievements of the project havebeen the engagement of private operators to provide day-to-day operations andmaintenance of the water supply services, public toilets, and fecal sludge managementfacilities to ensure efficient services and financial sustainability. Inaddition, the project provided a launching pad for scaling up access to sustainableWSS services in medium to large citiesthrough the adoption of: (i) model by-laws for planning and provision of WSSservices by urban local governments including setting of cost-recovery tariffs;(ii) ring-fencing WSS accounts, implementation of WSS accounting software,billing, and internet/mobile phone payment interfaces; and (iii) creation ofthe DPHE-s Municipal Support Circle (MSC) to provide support to allmunicipalities for capacity building, planning new capital investments, andstrengthening operations and maintenance of existing WSS schemes. Havingcreated this support structure, the GoB intends to prepare a new operation focusingon improving access to quality and sustainable WSS services in 8 additionalcities of regional economic importance. These include:a) Four City Corporations: Cumilla, Mymensingh,Rangpur and Bogur...
• Documents:

 Tender Notice

ToR-WSS-PSP-for-Seven-Regional-Cities-12152025.docx