INVITATION FOR BIDS   

 Establishment of Island Waste Management Centres (IWMC’s) in H.Dh. Hirimaradhoo and H.Dh. Vaikaradhoo

1. The Government of the Republic of Maldives has received financing from the OPEC Fund for International development (OFID) and intends to apply portion of the financing for eligible payments under the contract for Establishment of Island Waste Management Centers (IWMC’s) in the following two (2) islands;

 2. The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MEE), now invites sealed Bids from eligible and qualified Bidders for the works given below.  Bidding is open to all bidders who fulfill qualification requirements given in Section 6A of Bid document, briefly stated below.The work to be performed under this Contract includes, but is not necessarily limited to, construction of Island Waste Management Centre according to the Bill of Quantities, Drawings and Technical Specifications in order to establish a proper and an efficient waste management system in the islands that are locally appropriate, environmentally sound and financially viable.

 3. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from OFID Project Management Unit during office hours and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 1000 hours to 1400 hours on week days.

 4. International Competitive Bidding (ICB) will be conducted in accordance with the Public Finance Regulation of Maldives, Single Stage One envelope bidding procedure.

 5. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be obtained by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below. Ane-copy of the Bidding Documents may be sent to interested bidders by email on request to OFID Project Management Unit to the email address given below. A complete set of bidding documents in electronic format shall be available for download from the Ministry of Environment and Energy website www.environment.gov.mv

 6. The Bidder shall furnish a Bid Security of the amount specified in clause 1 of this Invitation for Bidswhich shall be valid for 28 days beyond the validity of the Bid. The Amount of Performance Security required under the contract shall be 5% of the Contract Price. An Advance Payment of 10% of the contract price shall be provided upon submission of an Advance Payment Guarantee.

 7. A pre-bid meeting will be held on March 12, 2017, Sunday at 1300hours Maldivian time at the Ministry of Environment and Energy.

 8. Bids Shall be Valid for a period of 90 days from the date of Bid of Opening and shall be delivered to the Ministry of Environment and Energy at the address specified in the clause 9 of this Invitation for Bids, on or before 1300hrs, Maldivian time on March 29, 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.

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

 Mr. Mohamed Shahid,

OFID Project Management Unit,

Ministry of Environment and Energy,

Green Building, Handhuvaree Hingun, Maafannu,

Male’, Maldives

Tel: 3018453/ 3018454

Fax: 3018301

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.environment.gov.mv

10. This Invitation for Bids will be uploaded in the Ministry of Environment and Energy website www.environment.gov.mv 

March 1, 2017