INVITATION FOR BIDS     

Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP)

Grant No.: TF019383

Procurement of ICT Equipment

IFB No.: 003/TF019383

1. The Government of the Republic of Maldives has received grant funds from multi-donor Climate Change Trust Fund, administered by the World Bank, towards the cost of Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to eligible payments under the contract for Procurement of ICT Equipment.

2. The Ministry of Environment and Energy now invites bids from eligible and qualified bidders to Supply the following ICT Equipment in accordance with the specifications in the Bidding Documents.

03 Laptops

01 TV

01 Portable Multimedia Projector

01 Scanner

3. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.

4. The Bidder shall be registered to submit a bid upon submission of a written application to the address below not later than 1400 hours on December 17, 2015. A complete set of the Bidding Documents in electronic format shall be available for download from Ministry of Environment and Energy website www.environment.gov.mv

Project Manager,

Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP),

Ministry of Environment and Energy,

Green Building,

Handhuvaree Hingun, Maafannu,

Male’, 20392, Republic of Maldives,

Tel: +960 3018 419 Fax: +960 3018 301

Email: [email protected]

5. All bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Securing Declaration as specified in the bidding documents.

6. Bids shall be valid for a period of 91 days from the date of bid opening and shall be delivered to the address specified on clause 4 of this invitation, on or before 1100 hours Maldivian time on Monday, December 21, 2015, at which time they will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who wish to attend the bid opening. Late bids will be rejected.

7. Qualifications requirements include: During the last two (2) years the bidder must have successfully completed the supply of at least the size comparable to the requirements. Bidder must have the financial capacity to perform the contract and complete the supplies within the stipulated delivery period. Margin of preference for goods manufactured domestically shall not be applied. Additional details are provided in the Bidding Document.

8. This Invitation for Bid is also published in the Ministry of Environment and Energy website www.environment.gov.mv