Specific Procurement Notice   

Request for Bids

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

 Country: Maldives

 Name of Project: Sustainable Fisheries Resource Development

 Contract Title: Maniyafushi Mariculture Research and Development Facility Construction

 Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: D175 - MV

 RFB Reference No.: MV-MOFA-59364-CW-RFB

1.The Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Sustainable Fisheries Resource Development Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Maniyafushi Mariculture Research and Development Facility Construction.

2. The Ministry of Finance and Treasury, on behalf of Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture (the Employer), invite bids from eligible and qualified bidders demolition of existing buildings(staff accommodation block, kitchen, green house and mosque) and also construction and finishing work of Staff accommodation, Laboratory, Bloodstock facility, Live feed Facility and Warehouse. The construction site is located at K.Maniyafushi Research and Development Facility and the period for completion of the Contract is 12 months from the date of the Contract

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

4. The Bidder shall be registered to submit a bid upon payment of a non-refundable Registration fee of MVR 1,500.00 (Maldivian Rufiyaa One Thousand Five Hundred) or equivalent in USD, for the project from 16^th August 2018 to 16^th September 2018 between 0830hrs and 1200hrs on all working days. A complete set of bidding documents and any information that shall be delivered to the prospective bidders,  will be available for download from the Ministry of Finance and Treasury website www.finance.gov.mv from  August 15th

5. The Bidder shall furnish a Bid Security of US$ 26,000.00 (or equivalent in MVR). The Bid security shall be valid for 118 days from the date of bid opening.

6. A site visit will be conducted on 26^th August 2018 at 10:00 from Jetty number 4 Male’.

7. A pre-bid meeting will be held on Monday, 27^th August 2018 at 1000hrs local time at Ministry of Finance and Treasury.

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 Finance and Treasury at the address specified in the clause 9 of this Invitation for Bids, on or before 1300 hrs, Maldivian Time on 17^th September 2018, 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:

     National Tender,

    Ministry of Finance and Treasury,

    Ameenee Magu, Male’, Maldives

    Tel: (960) 3349191, (960) 3349106

    Email:   [email protected]

    Copy to: [email protected]