REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS   

Design, Build, Finance, Operate, Maintain and Transfer Multi-Species Hatchery and Allied Facilities at Maanaagalaa, Gaafu Alif Atoll, Maldives

Grant No.: D175-MV

RFP No: MV-MOFA-59367-CW-RFP

1. The Republic of Maldives has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Sustainable Fisheries Resources Development Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the Concession for Design, Build, Finance, Operate, Maintain and Transfer Multi-Species Hatchery and Allied Facilities on the island of Maanaagalaa, Gaafu Alif Atoll, Maldives.

2. The Ministry of Finance, on behalf of Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture (“the Employer”) invites sealed proposals from eligible proposers for the Design, Build, Finance, Operate, maintain and Transfer Multi-Species Hatchery, which is to be set up at Maanaagalaa, Gaafu Alif Atoll. Construction Period for establishing the Multi-Species Hatchery and completing the allied works is 12 months and Operation and Maintenance period is 20 years. Margin of preference will not be applicable to this procurement.

3. International Competitive Procurement will be conducted using Request for Proposals (RFP) with a Single Stage, Two-Envelope Proposal Process as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, July 2016, Revised November 2017 and August 2018 - referred to as “Procurement Regulations”, and is open to all eligible Proposers as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4. Qualification requirements as listed briefly below are required to be fulfilled by the Proposer:

    Financial

1. Proposer shall have Net worth of minimum USD 5 million in each of the last 3 financial years.
2. Proposer shall demonstrate how the Project will be financed if the Contact is awarded - by submitting along with its Proposal a “Tentative Investment Plan” and a “Tentative Financing Plan”.

   Technical

1. Proposer shall have experience of operating and maintaining successfully at least one Marine Finfish Hatchery, using any technology, with annual production of minimum 2.5 million fingerlings for a period of 3 years;
2. Proposer or its Nominated Sub-Contractor has the experience of operating and maintaining successfully at least one Milkfish Hatchery with annual production of minimum 10 tonnes for a period of 3 years;
3. Proposer or its Nominated Sub-Contractor/sub-consultant has designed at least one Marine Finfish Hatchery and one Milkfish Hatchery, using the same technology as offered in the Proposal during the last 7 years.
4. Proposer or its Nominated Sub-Contractor has successfully developed, built and commissioned at least one Hatchery with annual production capacity of minimum 2.5 million Grouper fingerlings during the last 7 years which has been operating successfully for a period of minimum 1 year.

For the complete eligibility and qualification requirements, Proposers should refer to the Proposal Document.

5. To obtain further information and inspect the Proposal Documents, Bidders should contact:

Ms. Fathimath Rishfa Ahmed

Procurement Executive

National Tender

Ministry of Finance,
Ameenee Magu, Malé,

20379

Republic of Maldives,
Tel: (960) 3349113, (960) 3349106
E-Mail: [email protected]

 [email protected]

6. Interested proposers shall register with the Ministry of Finance, from 19^th November 2020 to 04^th January 2021 by:

a)  payment of a non-refundable Registration fee of MVR 1,500.00 (Maldivian Rufiyaa One Thousand Five Hundred) or USD 100.00 (United States Dollar One Hundred), through our online payment portal - Ban'deyri Pay (https://bandeyripay.finance.gov.mv/), or by electronic transfer to a designated bank account, information of which can be requested through email to above given email addresses, and;

b)  Once the payment has been confirmed, the proposer shall be registered upon submitting in person or by electronic mail, the following information:

• Name and Address of the Proposer
• Name, Email address and contact number of the Contact Person(s)
• Copy of the Payment/Transaction Receipt.

7. A complete set of proposal documents and related documentation shall be available on the Ministry of Finance website www.finance.gov.mv  from 22^nd November 2020 for downloading. The Ministry of Finance shall not be held liable for any information not received by the proposer, and it is the proposer’s responsibility to verify the website for the latest information related to this request for proposal.

8. A pre-proposal meeting will be held online, details of which will be provided to all registered proposers as well as proposers who submit by email their interest to attend the meeting before 1400 hours on 07^th December 2020.

9. The proposer shall furnish a proposal security of MVR 385,500.00 or USD 25,000.00 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency for the project. The proposal security shall be valid for 165 days from the date of proposal opening.

10. Deliver your proposals:

• to the address above
• on or before 1100 hours Maldivian Time on 05^th January 2021

Late proposals will be rejected.

Technical proposals (Technical Part) will be opened immediately after the deadline for proposal submission in the presence of proposers representatives who choose to attend, whereas the Financial proposals (Financial Part) shall remain sealed and unopened and shall be placed locked. The Financial proposals of only Technically Responsive and Qualified Proposers shall be opened after Technical Evaluation, whereas, the Financial proposals of those Proposers whose Technical proposals are not responsive and qualified shall be returned unopened after the contract is awarded.

19^th November 2020