REQUEST FOR BIDS (REVISED)  

Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of Semi-Automated Sorting Station for Municipal Solid Waste at R.Vandhoo RWMF.

SAAFU RAAJJE - MALDIVES CLEAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT

Grant No.: D199-MV

1. The Government of the Republic of Maldives has received financing from the World Bank towards Saafu Raajje - Maldives Clean Environment Project for Zone IV and V, and intends to apply portion of the financing for eligible payments under the contract for the above mentioned project.

2. The Ministry of Finance, on behalf of Ministry of Environment (the Employer), intends to revised the invitation for Bids Ref (IUL)13-K/13/2021/31 (8^th February 2021) Clause 3 as follows and invites eligible and qualified bidders for the project Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of Semi-Automated Sorting Station for Municipal Solid Waste at R.Vandhoo RWMF

3. Bidding will be conducted through International Competitive Procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” World Bank Procurement Regulations for Borrowers under Investment Project Financing, dated July 1, 2016, setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4. Interested bidders shall register with the Ministry of Finance for the project, between 9^th February 2021 to 15^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 9th February 2021 on Ministry of Finance website www.finance.gov.mvfor 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.

6. The Bidder shall furnish a bid security of USD 5,000.00 (Five thousand United Sates Dollars - or equivalent in Maldivian Rufiyaa) for the project. The Bid security shall be valid for 148 days from the date of bid opening.   

7. Any clarifications to the project may be sent to the address in clause 8 of this invitation for bids on or before 1330 Hours Maldivian Time on Tuesday, 28^th February 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 16^th March 2021, 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

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

Fathimath Rishfa Ahmed

Procurement Executive

National Tender,

Ministry of Finance,

Ameenee Magu, Malé, Maldives,

Tel: (960) 3349115, (960) 3349147, (960) 3349296

E-mail: [email protected]

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