4-Laning of Dhaka-Chittagong - Roads and Highways Department

2nd Dhaka-Chittagong National Highway (Expressway)
Request for Qualification Document
1 DEFINITIONS
The following terms are defined for use in this Request for Qualification
(RFQ) Document:
1.1 “Application” means the application that contains the requirements of this
RFQ Document which is submitted by the Investor in order to be short-listed
to participate in the proposal for the Project;
1.2 “Audited Financial Statements” include all audited financial accounts of
parties comprising the Investor;
1.3 “Bangladesh” means the People’s Republic of Bangladesh;
1.4 “BPSIG” means Bangladesh Private Sector Infrastructure Guidelines, 2004;
1.5 “Commercial Operations Date” or “COD” means a date on which the
Project starts to provide service commercially.
1.6 “Concession Agreement” means an agreement to be executed between the
RHD and the Project Company for the financing, designing, engineering,
construction, operation, maintenance, and then handover of 2nd Dhaka-
Chittagong National Highway (Expressway) along with all site improvements,
infrastructure, fixtures, fittings and equipment, to the RHD or the Government
at the end of the concession term in such condition as will be set out in the
Concession Agreement and at no cost either to the RHD or the Government;
1.7 “Government” or “GoB” means the Government of the People’s Republic of
Bangladesh;
1.8 “RHD” means the Roads and Highways Department under the Ministry of
Communications of the Government;
1.9 “ICB” means the international competitive bidding;
1.10 “Investor” means a private party (proprietorship firm, membership firm,
corporation/limited company, or any joint venture) who plans to invest in
infrastructure projects in Bangladesh, and includes the private party whose
proposal has been accepted, who is awarded the Project, who has created a
Project Company and has committed to invest in the Project Company to
develop and/or operate a Private Infrastructure Project;
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