Bangladesh Launches Tender for Survey and Design of Canal and Water Body Re-Excavation Project

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 8, the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) issued a tender for survey and design services for the re-excavation of canals and water bodies. The procurement covers pre-construction surveys, engineering design, and post-construction surveys of canals, natural drainage channels, borrow pits, and other water bodies. This procurement is part of the agricultural systems recovery component of the World Bank-supported Bangladesh Sustainable Recovery, Emergency Preparedness and Response Project (B-STRONG). The bid submission deadline is 15:00 on November 18, 2026.

The procurement reference number is OP00480108, and the tender package number is BSTRONG/BADC/NC-03. It is organized by the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation and adopts the open tendering method. The tender documents set the project scale indicator at 10,000 cubic meters of re-excavation per kilometer. The service scope covers engineering surveys, design, and pre- and post-construction data verification required for the restoration of water infrastructure.

The contracting service provider is required to conduct pre-construction surveys to ascertain the current conditions of canals and water bodies, determine the topography, cross-sections, and engineering conditions of the relevant areas, and prepare the re-excavation engineering design accordingly. After construction is completed, re-surveys are also required to compare pre- and post-construction topographic and engineering data, providing a basis for calculating actual excavation volumes and inspecting project quality.

The water infrastructure involved in this procurement includes canals, natural drainage channels, borrow pits, and other water bodies. Among these, canals and drainage channels serve the functions of farmland irrigation and surface water discharge, while borrow pits and other water bodies can be used to store water resources needed for agricultural production. The re-excavation and restoration work will focus on the siltation, water storage, and water conveyance conditions of existing water bodies. The specific project scope and design parameters shall be subject to survey results and subsequent construction documents.

This procurement is part of the agricultural systems recovery component of the B-STRONG project. The Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation is responsible for the relevant implementation work under the project, which focuses on supporting the restoration of agricultural production infrastructure. The survey and design results before and after the re-excavation of canals and water bodies will serve as the technical basis for subsequently determining the construction scope, quantities, and implementation plans.