Support People's Livelihoods in the Fishery Sector in Maldives through Sustainable Energy Project

Invitation for Empanelment

The Government of Maldives (GoM) through the support of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) are implementing the Support People's Livelihoods in the Fishery Sector in Maldives through Sustainable Energy Project to upscale up to 200 fishing vessels in the Maldives.

The objective of the project is to contribute to achieving the Policy 5: Increase profitability from fishery activities (‘Hama Agu’ Policy) of the country’s Strategic Action Plan (SAP) for 2019-2023, in particular the Strategy 5.2: Promote and facilitate access to technologies and techniques to increase profitability, improve catch quality, and reduce postharvest losses.

Through this project, interested and eligible fishing vessels will receive the required support the installation of refrigerated sea water systems (RSW), to adapt renewable energy solutions through the installation of solar PV packs and to find new and more lucrative market opportunities through the enhancement of market linkages.

Component A: Enhance Finishing Infrastructure

A2: Solar PV pack: this component is about the design, the supply and the installation on approximately 200 vessels solar PV packs to power the wheelhouse equipment, auxiliary lighting and other electrical uses. The technical study undertaken by the consultant shows that with the available space on the fishing vessels few kW only can be installed (between 5 to 10 kW maximum). For this kind of small size, standard solutions are provided by the vendors, only a few adaptations of the vessels are required which will be determined by the vendors in their offers during the selection process.

Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources, and Agriculture invites reliable and experienced parties to empanel their names/ businesses to, to supply and install the Solar PV packs through this project implemented by the Government of Maldives through the SDFC (the bank). It is solely the ‘Approved Vendors’ responsibility to make arrangements for the supply, delivery and installation of the solar PV packs on the fishing vessels as per the agreed terms and conditions set forth in the Terms of Reference of this announcement.

1. Additional details regarding this will be available on the Terms of reference (ToR) attached with this Invitation for empanelment and uploaded on our website [www.fishagri.gov.mv]. Additionally, the ToR includes the format to submit the following documents:
   1. Letter of the applicant,
   2. Price Schedule
   3. Proposed technical description
   4. Applicant’s Information Sheet
   5. Party to Joint Venture Information Sheet
   6. Historical Contract Non-Performance, Pending Litigation
   7. Average Annual Turnover
   8. Experience
2. All interested parties may apply by submitting their application form with required additional documents to the Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources, and Agriculture on 15^th December 2022 at 1400 hrs.

Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture

Ameer Ahmed Magu,

Velaanaage’, 7^th Floor

Male, Republic of Maldives

Telephone: +960 3322625

1. The Ministry shall open the Proposal in public at the address, date and time specified below and in the presence of Applicants’ designated representatives and anyone who choose to attend.

Address: Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture,

Ameer Ahmed Magu, Velaanaage’, 7^th floor

Date:  15^th December 2022

Time: 1400 hrs

1. Proposals submitted to the Ministry, under this TOR shall:
   1. bear the name and address of the Applicant;
   2. bear the title, ‘Proposal for the Supply, Delivery and Installation of solar power pack systems under Support People's Livelihoods in the Fishery Sector in Maldives through Sustainable Energy Project”
   3. be addressed to the Ministry as below:

Suneetha Abdulla

Director

Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources, and Agriculture,

7th Floor, Velaanaage, Ameer Ahmed Magu, Malé City, Maldives

Telephone: +960 3339239

Email: [email protected]

1. bear the warning ‘Not to open before the time and date for Application opening’.
2. Proponent may obtain further information and clarification through queries sent to the following address:

Suneetha Abdulla

Director

Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources, and Agriculture,

7th Floor, Velaanaage, Ameer Ahmed Magu, Malé City, Maldives

Telephone: +960 3339239

Email: [email protected]