INVITATION FOR BIDS 

1. The Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, wishes to bring the following changes to the Invitation for Bids reference number (IUL) 13-K/13/2020/183 and invites bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the following projects.

2. International Competitive Bidding (ICB) will be conducted in accordance with the Public Finance Regulation of Maldives. Qualifications requirements are stated in the Bidding Document.

3. Only a listed member of the National Contractors Registry (NCR) will be eligible to participate in this tender. Registration is not required for International bidders at this stage. However, international bidders shall submit the documents as perClause 13 of ‘Construction Industry Contractor’s Regulation’ at the time of submission. International bidders shall be responsible to ensure that they confirm with required registration under ‘Construction Industry Contractor’s Regulation’, Foreign Investment Registration and Foreign Direct Investment Policy requirements of Maldives prior to bid submission.

4. Interested bidders shall register with the Ministry of Finance for each project, between 20^th February 2020 to 17^th March 2021, by: (a) payment of a non-refundable Registration fee of MVR 1,500.00 (Maldivian Rufiyaa One Thousand and Five Hundred) or USD 100.00, through our online payment portal - Ban'deyri Pay (https://bandeyripay.finance.gov.mv/)  and, (b) e-mailing the following information  to the below given e-mail addresses:

• Name and Address of the Bidder
• Name, e-mail ID and telephone numbers of the Contact Person(s)
• Copy of the Payment/Transaction Receipt.

5. A complete set of bidding documents and related documentation is available from 21^st February 2021 on Ministry of Finance website www.finance.gov.mv for downloading free of cost. The Employer shall not be liable for any information not received by the Bidder. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to verify the website for the latest information related to these projects.

6. The Bidder shall furnish a Bid Security for each of the project for the amount specified in Clause 1 of this Invitation. The Bid security shall be valid for 148 days from the date of bid opening.

7. Any clarifications to the projects may be sent to the address in clause 9 of this invitation for bids on or before 1330 Hours Maldivian Time on Monday, 1^st March 2021.

8. Bids shall be valid for a period of 120 days from the date of bid opening and shall be delivered to the   Ministry of Finance at the address specified in Clause 9 of this Invitation for Bids, on or before 1100 hrs Maldivian Time on 18^th March 2021, at which time they will be opened in the presence of the Bidders who wish to attend the bid opening.

9. Bidders may obtain further information from the following address:

National Tender,

Ministry of Finance,

Ameenee Magu, Malé, Maldives,

Tel: (960) 3349296, (960) 3349147, (960) 3349106

E-mail:   [email protected]

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