Maldives: Enhancing Employability and Resilience of Youth Project

(MEERY; P163818)

Ministry of Higher Education

Republic of Maldives

Announcement No: (IUL) 475-PMU/475/2021/107

Request for Bids

Goods

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Republic of Maldives

Name of Project: Maldives: Enhancing Employability and Resilience of Youth (MEERY)

Contract Title: Procurement of Office Furniture

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA-D4800

RFB Reference No.: MV-MOHE-210540-GO-RFB

1.      The Ministry of Higher Education has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Maldives: Enhancing Employability and Resilience of Youth (MEERY) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract  for the Procurement of Office Furniture for Business Center Corporation (BCC).

2.      The previous announcement published on 2^nd March 2021, Ref (IUL) 475-PMU/475/2021/86, has been cancelled due to no response and new invitation for bids is open for interested parties.

3.      The Ministry of Higher Education now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for furniture (total 56 items) for BCC.

4.      Bidding will be conducted through national competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, July 2016 Revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

5.   Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ms. Afaaf Mohamed, S. Procurement Specialist, Email: [email protected] and inspect the bidding document during office hours until 15^th April 2021 (Thursday) 1000 hoursat the address given below.

6.      The bidding document in English can be downloaded by interested Bidders from the gazette page as well as upon the submission of a written application to the address below.

7.      Bids must be delivered to the address below on 15^th April 2021 (Thursday) 11:00 Hours. Late Bids will be rejected.

8.      The address referred to above is:

Project Management Unit

Ministry of Higher Educations

Attn: Ms. Afaaf Mohamed Manaan, S. Procurement Specialist

2^nd floor, Fen Building

Ameenee Magu

Male’, Republic of Maldives

Phone: 960 3026975 / 9779004

Email: [email protected]