Ref No: H/IUL/2025/119

Date: 11^th June 2025

Request for Proposals

Supply and Delivery of Wire Rolls & Cables

State Electric Company Limited (STELCO) requests sealed bids from interested and eligible parties for the above captioned tender.This request for proposal is open for both local and international bidders.

A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested and eligible Bidders upon payment of a non-refundable fee of USD 5,0000 (U.S Dollars Five Thousand only) or equivalent in Maldivian Rufiyaa, (MVR) in cash or telegraphic transfer directly to our head office. Documents shall be issued according to the below table.

Key Dates: -

• Only Bidders who purchase the Bidding document can participate and thus the document is non-transferable.

This work will be executed under contractor's finance.

Pre-qualification requirement:

•              No advance payment

•              No payment guarantee/credit guarantee can be issued.

•              Payments shall be made in Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR)

•              Vendors who adhere to the above specified payment terms will be eligible for technical and financial evaluation.

The Bid Validity shall be minimum Sixty (60) days from the date of Bid opening. All Bids shall be accompanied with a Bid Security of USD 10,000.00 (Ten Thousand only) or equivalent in Maldivian Rufiyaa MVR which is valid for Thirty (30) days beyond the validity of the bid. The Performance Security shall be 15% of the Bid Price. Bid Security and Performance Security shall be a bank guarantee letter (as per the format in the bid document), bank draft or an insurance policy.

A pre-bid meeting shall be held on 29^th June 2025 (Sunday) at 11:30hrs Maldives local time at STELCO Head Office, 2^nd Floor meeting room.

All Bids shall reach STELCO head office on or before Sunday, 06^th July 2025, at 11:00hrs (Maldives Local Time)

The Bids shall be submitted in sealed envelope and addressed as follows:

Head of Procurement Department

State Electric Company Limited

Supply and Delivery of Wire Rolls & Cables

Ref. no: H/IUL/2025/119

• STELCO shall not be liable for the misplacement or premature opening for the unlabeled proposals.

Bids shall be opened on Sunday, 06^th July 2025, at 11:00hrs. Maldives local time at STELCO Head Office, 2^nd Floor meeting room, in the presence of those Bidders or Bidder’s representatives who wish to attend the session.

It is in STELCO’s discretion to reject/cancel any bid which does not fulfil or comply the above terms, at any time during the bid evaluation process. Also, it is in STELCO’s discretion to cancel this invitation to bid at any time.

• Further information:

Interested Bidders may obtain further information from the following address:

Procurement Department

State Electric Company Limited.

Ameenee Magu, Male’, 20349

Republic of Maldives

Tel: (960) 333 8124, (960) 3338 160, (960) 333 8123, (960) 333 8121

E-mail: [email protected].

- This invitation for bid is also published on STELCO website www.stelco.com.mv