INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION 

1. The Government of the Republic of Maldives is implementing Accelerating Renewable-Energy Integration & Sustainable Energy (ARISE) Project with the support of World Bank and invites investors to submit prequalification applications for Installation of Estimated 11MW to 14MW Grid-Tied Solar Photovoltaic Systems at L. Atoll, Lh. Naifaru, Dh. Kudahuvadhoo, GA. Villingili & Sh. Funadhoo Under Design, Build, Finance, Own, Operate and Transfer (DBFOOT) Basis.

2. The Ministry of Finance, on behalf of Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology (the Employer) intends to prequalify eligible, experienced and qualified applicants for the above Bid. Further details are available in Section VII of the Prequalification Document.It is expected that the Request for Bids will be issued inDecember 2021.

3. Prequalification will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers dated July 2016, revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Applicants as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4. Interested Applicants shall register with the Ministry of Finance for the project from June 17, 2021 to September 2, 2021. Applicants are required: (a) make a payment of a non-refundable Registration fee of MVR 1,500.00 (Maldivian Rufiyaa One Thousand and Five Hundred) or USD 100.00 (United States Dollars 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 below given email addresses; 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 the Prequalification Document and related documentation shall be available on the Ministry of Finance website www.finance.gov.mv/tenders downloading. The Employer shall not be held liable for any information not received by the Applicant, and it is the Applicant’s responsibility to verify the website for the latest information related to this invitation.

6. Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information by writing to the National Tender of the Ministry of Finance at the address in clause 8 of this invitation, on or before 1330 hours Maldives Time on July 22, 2021.

7. Applications for prequalification must be submitted as per the instructions in the prequalification document in clearly marked and sealed envelopes and delivered to the Ministry of Finance at the address specified in Clause 8 of this Invitation, on or before 1300hrs Maldives time on September 09, 2021. Late Applications will be rejected.

8. Applicants may obtain further information from the following address:

National Tender,

Ministry of Finance,

Ameenee Magu, Malé,

Block 379, Postal Code 20379,

Republic of Maldives,

Tel: (+960) 3349102, (+960) 3349106, (+960) 3349147

E-Mail: [email protected]

Copy to: [email protected]

9. This Invitation for Pre-qualification is also published in the following websites

www.finance.gov.mv

www.devbusiness.com

www.gazette.gov.mv