Healthcare PPP Invitation for Bids Issued

Tenders for a PPP project issued on 16 May 2022, named “Invitation for Bid (IFB) Notice for Establishment of 50-seat medical college and nursing institute and modernization of existing Railway Hospital to 250 beds at Kamalapur Dhaka on PPP mode’ with a closing date of 18 July 2022. 

As a continuous effort to expand its social services, Bangladesh Railway is working on the upgrade and modernization of the Kamalapur railway Hospital. The existing hospital at Kamalapur is being upgraded to a 250-bed hospital, including a 50-seat medical college and nursing institute to be constructed on the unused land near Kamalapur station within the existing hospital complex; the upgrades will be completed by way of a PPP model. 

The proposed project was provided in-principal approval by the Cabinet Committee for Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 14 August 2013. 

The main goals of these projects are: 

• To provide medical services to the general public as well as Bangladesh Railway’s employees. 
• To increase the revenue earning potential of Bangladesh Railway. 
• To ensure more efficient utilization of Bangladesh Railway assets.