Letter of Invitation to Tender

Date: 15^th March 2022

Invitation of Tender No: HDC(161)-PWM/IU/2022/136

1. Housing Development Corporation Limited invites sealed tenders from eligible bidders for “Outsourcing of Managed Services for HDC’s Open Access Network” (hereinafter called the “Works” or “Project”) as per the scope given by the Employer.

2. Tenderers shall declare all Conflict(s) of Interests to any HDC employee/HDC Board of Directors/any vendor, financial, non-financial or otherwise.

3. Tenderers shall register as a vendor prior to the bid submission date stated below in clause 08 via the “Vendors” tab in the portal.

4. A complete set of the tender documents may be obtained by the interested Tenderers from HDC’s portal link: https://bids.hdc.com.mv

5. Original bid security must be submitted to the office mentioned below in clause 08, not later than the bid submission deadline.

6. Tenders must be uploaded to the portal prior to the deadline mentioned below in Clause 08. It is recommended to encrypt the tender document when uploading the file. If the bid is encrypted, the bidder shall share the password during the bid opening stage. Failure to share the password during the bid opening stage will render in disqualification of the bid.

7. Bid Opening session will be conducted virtually via Zoom Meeting link mentioned below in Clause 08. This session will take place at the time and date tabulated in Clause 07 of this section or such other time and date as may be notified to the tenderers.

8. Dates and timing for the tender process.

Note: All timings mentioned are Maldivian timings (GMT+05:00)

Yours Sincerely,