INVITATION FOR BIDS   

1. The Ministry of Finance and Treasury, on behalf of Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure (the Employer), invites bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Addu City Road Project- S. Hithadhoo, S. Feydhoo, S. Hulhumeedhoo, S. Maradhoo, S. MaradhooFeydhoo (Design and Build basis-Contractor Finance) .The previous invitation of reference number (IUL) 13-K1/13/2016/ 162 (16^thAugust 2016) for the project has been cancelled due to change in scope.

2. The bidder shall be a listed member of the National Contractors Registry and shall satisfy one of the following grades in order to be eligible to participate in this tender, GC01-1

3. The Bidder shall be registered to submit a bid upon payment of a non-refundable Registration fee of MVR 1,500/- (Maldivian Rufiyaa One Thousand Five Hundred) from12^th February 2017 to 27^th February 2017between 0830hrs and 1300hrs on all working days. A complete set of bidding documents in electronic format shall be available for download from the Ministry of Finance and Treasury website www.finance.gov.mv

4. The Bidder shall furnish a bid security of MVR 700,000/- (Maldivian rufiyaa seven hundred thousand) for the project. The Bid security shall be valid for 148 days from the date of bid opening. The amount of performance security shall be 5% of contract price. An advance payment of 15% of contract price will be provided upon submission of an advance payment guarantee

5. Any clarifications to the project may be sent to the address in clause 7 of this invitation for bids on or before 1330 Hours Maldivian Time on Wednesday, 22^nd February 2017.

6. Bids shall be valid for a period of 120 days from the date of bid opening and shall be delivered to the Ministry of Finance and Treasury at the address specified in Clause 8 of this Invitation for Bids, on or before 1300hrs Maldivian Time on 28^th February 2017, 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.

7. Bidders may obtain further information from the following address:

Public Procurement Section

Public Procurement Division

Ministry of Finance and Treasury,

Ameenee Magu, Malé, Maldives,

Tel: (960) 3349104, (960) 3349106

E-Mail: [email protected]

Copy to: [email protected]

8. This Invitation for Bid is also published in the Ministry of Finance and Treasury website www.finance.gov.mv