INVITATION FOR BIDS   

 1. The Government of Republic of Maldives has received funds from International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), towards the cost of Mari Culture Enterprises Development Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this funds to payments under the contract for Construction of Aquatic Animal Quarantine Facility.

 2. The bidder shall be a listed member of the National Contractors Registry and shall satisfy the GC01-1, GC01-2, GC01-3 & GC01-4 in order to be eligible to participate in this tender.

 3. The Bidder shall be registered to submit a bid upon payment of a non-refundable Registration fee of MVR 1,500/- (Maldivian Rufiyaa One Thousand Five Hundred) for the project from13^th March 2017 to 6^th April 2017between 0830hrs and 1300hrs on all working days. A complete set of bidding documents in electronic format shall be available for download from the Ministry of Finance and Treasury website www.finance.gov.mv

 4. The Bidder shall furnish a bid security of MVR 40,000/- (Maldivian Rufiyaa Forty Thousand) for the project. The Bid security shall be valid for 148 days from the date of bid opening.

 5. A pre-bid meeting will be held on 21^st March 2017 at 1000 hrs Maldivian time at the National Tender and Project Monitoring Meeting Room of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury. Any clarifications to the project may be sent to the address in clause 7 of this invitation for bids on or before 1330 Hours Maldivian Time on Sunday, 26^th March 2017.

 6. 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 and Treasury at the address specified in Clause 7 of this Invitation for Bids, on or before 1000 hrs Maldivian Time on 11^th April 2017,at which time they will be opened in the presence of the Bidders who wish to attend the bid opening. Late bids will be rejected.

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

National Tender and Project Monitoring,

Ministry of finance and Treasury,

Ameenee Magu, Malé, Maldives,

Tel: (960) 3349125, (960) 3349106

E-Mail: [email protected]

Copy to: [email protected]

 8. This Invitation for Bid is also published in the Ministry of Finance and Treasury website www.finance.gov.mv