Declaration for Manpower Ratio

Declaration for Non-Maintaining Manpower Ratio Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTC) is being implemented by Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) under Road Transport and Highways Division of Ministry of Road Transport & Bridges. A contact has been signed between DMTCL (Employer) and Marubeni (Japan)-Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Limited (India) (The Contactor), on 03 June, 2018 for Electrical & Mechanical System for MRT Line-6. The project is funded by JICA under Loan No. BD-P69, BD-P87 and BD-P102. We, Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. has received the order from Marubeni Corporation and Larsen & Toubro Limited Joint Venture, for Installing Signaling System, Automatic Fare Collection System (AFC) & Platform Screen Door (PSD) System for Dhaka Metro Rail Project; executed by Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL). Since above activities are very new for Bangladesh and it is first project of such nature; there are shortage of expert manpower for implementing such activity. In this circumstances we are decide to higher foreign expert for complete our assignment. Due to BIDA obligation to maintain a ratio on Local and foreign manpower as 5:1, BIDA was raise objection in first place against this company decision. After discussion and explanation about reality, BIDA allow Nippon Signal Company Limited for appoint more foreigner in this project and issue Work Permit as well in the greater welfare of the Country and smooth completion of this Prime Minister’s priority project. For obtain official waiver letter for manpower ratio, our application to BIDA is in under process. We have disclose this fact for obtain clearance from all regulatory authority regarding our all foreigners. Thanking you, __________________Tanzir Hossen Manager Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. Dhaka Office