Specific Procurement Notice   

Request for Bids - Goods

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Republic of Maldives

Name of Project: Maldives Urban Development and Resilience Project

Contract Title: Procurement of Structural Firefighting and Hazmat Equipment

Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA-65370/IDAD5540

RFB Reference No.: MV-MONPI-238492-GO-RFB

Reference No.:( IUL)471-PIDS7/471/2021/30

1. The Republic of Maldives has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Maldives Urban Development and Resilience Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of Structural Firefighting and Hazmat Equipment.
2. The Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Procurement of Structural Firefighting and Hazmat Equipment.

3.      Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 Revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4.      Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Mr.Hassan Shiyaz, Project Manager,  Project Management Unit, Maldives Urban Development and Resilience Project(MUDRP), Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure at the address given below.

5.      The latest delivery date for the goods is 150 Days. Margin of Preference is not applicable. Eligible Bidders can submit their bid for more than one Lot. Eligible bidders are required to quote for 100% of items in each Lot. Each Lot will be evaluated separately.

6.      Interested bidders shall register with the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, from 15^th September to 17^th October 2021 by:

a)      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)

7.    A Complete set of bidding documents and related documentation is available from 14^th September 2021 on www.planning.gov.mv . 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.

8.      Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 18^th October 2021, 1100 hours. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened immediately in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below.

9.      All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of USD 3,750.00.

10.    The address(es) referred to above is (are):

Project Management Unit

Maldives Urban Development and Resilience Project (MUDRP)

Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure

Male', Republic of Maldives

Tel: +960 4004700,

Email: [email protected]

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