INVITATION FOR BIDS   

1. The Ministry of Finance (MoF) on behalf of the Ministry of National Planning and Infrastructure (MNPI), now invites sealed Bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the following work.

2. International Competitive Bidding (ICB) will be conducted in accordance with the Public Finance Regulation of Maldives. Qualifications requirements are stated in the Bidding Document.

3. Interested bidders shall registerwith the Ministry of Finance, between 07^th April 2019 to 07^th May 2019 between 0830hrs and 1200hrs (During Ramazan: 1000hrs to 1200hrs) on all working days,by: (a) payment of a non-refundable Registration fee of MVR 1,500.00 (Maldivian Rufiyaa One Thousand Five Hundred) or USD 100.00,by cash/cheque at the Ministry of Finance between 0830hrs and 1200hrson all working days, or by electronic transfer to a designated bank account, information of which can be requested through email to [email protected]; and, (b) submitting in person or e-mailing the following information:

• Name and Address of the Bidder
• Name, e-mail ID and telephone numbers of the Contact Person(s)
• Copy of the Payment/Transaction Receipt.

4. A complete set of bidding documents and related documentation is available from April 7^th, 2019 on Ministry of Finance website www.finance.gov.mv for 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.

5. The Bidder shall furnish a Bid Security for each of the project for the amount specified in clause 1 of this Invitation. The Bid Security shall be valid for 28 days beyond the validity of the Bid.

6. Commencing on 30^th March 2019, only a listed member of the National Contractors Registry will be eligible to participate in this tender. Only Contractors who has been qualified for the above mentioned grades in clause 1 of this invitation will be eligible to participate for this tender.

7. Any clarifications to the bid may be sent to  below given e-mail addresses on or before April 21^st, 2019 at 1400 hours.

8. Bids shall be valid for a period of 120 days from the date of Bid of Opening and shall be delivered to the Ministry of Finance at the address specified in the Clause 9 of this Invitation for Bids, on or before 11:00hrs, Maldivian time on May 8^th, 2019, 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:

             Mr. Ahmed Mujuthaba,

             Chief Procurement Executive

             National Tender,

             Ministry of Finance,

             Ameenee Magu, Male’, Maldives

             Tel: +(960) 334 9102 / +(960) 334 9106

             Fax:+(960) 3320706, +(960) 3324432

             Email: [email protected]

                       [email protected]

10. This Invitation for Bids will be uploaded in the Ministry of Finance website.