INVITATION FOR BIDS   

1. The Government of the Republic of Maldives has received financing from Opec Fund for International Development (OFID) and intends to apply portion of the financing for eligible payments under the contract for the following projects.

2. The Ministry of Finance, on behalf of Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (the Employer), wishes to annul the bidding process on invitation for Bids Ref (IUL)13-K/13/2020/78 and re-invites bids from local and international eligible and qualified bidders for the Survey, Design and Construction of Water Supply and Sewerage Networks in Hdh.Nellaidhoo, Hdh. Neykurendhoo, Hdh. Makunudhoo and Sh. Feydhoo intends to revised the Invitation for bids Ref (IUL) 13K/13/2020/277 (29^th November 2020) Clause 6 as follows

3. Only a listed member of the National Contractors Registry will be eligible to participate in this tender. International bidders shall seek all applicable Foreign Investment Registration and Foreign Direct Investment Policy requirements of Maldives prior to bid submission.

4. International Competitive Bidding (ICB) will be conducted and  Qualifications requirements are stated in the Bidding Document.

5. Interested bidders shall register with the Ministry of Finance for the project, between 30^th November 2020 to 21^st   December 2020, 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.

6. The Bidder shall furnish a bid security of MVR 100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand - MVR or equivalent in USD) for the project. The Bid security shall be valid for 148 days from the date of bid opening.  

7. A complete set of bidding documents and related documentation is available from 30^th November 2020, 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 this Bid.

8. Any clarifications to the bid may be sent to  below given e-mail addresses on or before 7^th December 2020, at 1200 hours.

9. Bids shall be valid for a period of 120 days from the date of Bid of Opening and shall be delivered to the Ministry of Finance at the address specified in the Clause 10 of this Invitation for Bids, on or before 11:00hrs, Maldivian time on 22^nd December 2020, 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.

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

Ms. Fathimath Rishfa Ahmed,

Procurement Executive

National Tender,

Ministry of Finance,

Ameenee Magu, Male’, Maldives

Tel: + (960) 334 9147, + (960) 334 9296+ (960) 334 9106

Email: [email protected]

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14^th December 2020