Maldives
REF NO: MGPL-I/PD/2021/013 (REVISED)
Date: 15th June 2021
TENDER NOTICE ISSUED FOR FOREIGN PARTIES BY MALDIVE GAS PVT LTD FOR CONSULTANT FOR STORAGE EXPANSION PROJECT IN MGPL THILAFUSHI SITE.
Bidders are hereby invited by Maldive Gas Pvt Ltd. of the Republic of Maldives, for Design and consultancy for LPG 1500MT storage expansion in K.Thilafushi. The Tender is open to certified design and consultancy farms.
Background
Maldive Gas Private Limited (MGPL), a subsidiary of State Trading Organization plc (STO), is engaged in the natural gas distribution market since 1999, catering to a customer base of over 40,000. Over the years we have emerged as the market leader in providing Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) throughout the Maldives. In addition to LPG, we also provide a wide range of related appliances and industrial gases such as Acetylene, Argon, Nitrogen, and Helium. We are also the sole producer and supplier of medical oxygen catering to more than 95% of hospitals throughout the country.
Title: Design and Consultancy of LPG 1500 MT storage expansion.
Organization of execution: Maldive Gas Pvt Ltd. of the Republic of Maldives
Scope of Work
- Engineering feasibility of a 1500Mt two spherical tank with the allocated space.
- Technical report in compliance with international and local standards, compliant with technical, safety, and other application regulations.
- Preparation of the project tender documents based on the aforementioned elements.
Additional Service
Additional Services – Additional services will include the redesign of previously approved work where necessary, major revisions, which the MGPL and Service Provider had agreed upon, to program and expansion of the scope of work beyond the itemized in the service agreement.
Eligibility
- Conceptual design, Feasibility, and detailed engineering experience in the oil and gas industry at least three projects.
- International Feasibility projects experience is added qualifications.
Schedule of Bidding Process
- MGPL shall endeavor to adhere to the following schedule:
Event Description Date
4.1 Last date for receiving queries 21st June 2021, 11:30 hrs
4.2 MGPL response to queries latest by 22nd June 2021, 11:30 hrs
4.3 Bid Submission Date 24th June 2021, 11:30 hrs
4.4 Validity of Bids 30 days of bid due date
- Bidders who are interested in the project MUST send an email to receive additional information regarding the project. Bidders who do NOT SEND email for bid inquires cannot participate in the tender and MGPL has the right to reject such proposals.
Emai to: [email protected] and [email protected] cc to: [email protected]
Tendering Process
Interest bidders are invited to send documents via email on 24th June 2021, 11:30 AM local time to [email protected]
Mandatory documents to submit with the proposal
a) Company Profile
b) Proven track record of similar projects of a minimum of 3 clients. (copies of contract or work order by clients)
Note: No list is accepted as proof of documents.
c) Copy of Company’s registration/incorporation.
Proposed Price (80 marks)
a) Total lowest price offered would achieve the highest. Higher Proposal will receive lesser marks in proportion to the lowest quoted.
Experience (20 marks)
a) Experience will be validated by:
- reference letters of similar nature (positive) issued by the clients. ( Should submiit Minimum 3 Letters/Projects)
b) Reference letter/Completion Certificates received ONLY in the name of the companies/Government Entities/Institutions/Commissions etc. will be considered as an experience of the bidder
c) Reference letters/Completion Certificates in the name of individual members/consultants will not be considered as a bidder’s experienced) Experience of the bidder will be measured with the relevant nature of services (projects of similar nature) as required in this RFP, completed within the last 5 years. The relevant project numbers carried out will be tabulated and summed. Marks will be weighted with the highest total number of all said projects receiving full marks.
Questions and Replies
If you have any inquires /clarifications kindly send your mail to [email protected] and [email protected] cc to: [email protected]
- Contact person: Mr. Ahmed Ameer
Contact No: +960 910 8100
- Contact Person: Mr. Mohamed Fauzee
Contact Number: +960 778 7749
Instructions To Bidders.
a) Bidders shall be responsible for careful examination of all Bid Documents. All the information necessary for the Bid shall be obtained at the Bidders' responsibility and expense. Misrepresentation or misinformation does not justify the bidder in any alteration of the submitted offer.
b) The language of the document shall be English.
c) Each Bidder must submit only one proposal by itself. A Bidder who submits or participates in more than one proposal will be disqualified. If MGPL discovers or has a reason to believe that collusion exists among any/all Bidders, any/all such proposals will be rejected, and all participants in such collusion will be excluded from consideration for future proposals for the same work.
d) The proposal price must be written without erasures, both in figures and in words. In case of discrepancy between figures and words, the words shall prevail.
e) At any time prior to the Bid Due Date, MGPL may, for any reason, whether at its own initiative or in response to clarifications requested by a Bidder, modify the RFP by the issuance of Addenda. In order to afford the Bidders a reasonable time for taking an Addendum into account, or for any other reason, MGPL may, in its sole discretion, extend the Bid Due Date.
f) The agreement shall be drawn with the selected bidder and this document with all terms and conditions shall form part of the Subsequent Agreement.
g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this RFP, the detailed terms specified in the Subsequent Agreement shall have overriding effect; provided, however, that any conditions or obligations imposed on the Bidder hereunder shall continue to have effect in addition to its obligations under the Agreement.
h) The deadline for submission of the Proposal may be extended at the discretion of MGPL.
i) Proposal submitted after the deadline shall be rejected.
j) Bids received by MGPL after the specified time on the Bid Due Date shall not be eligible for consideration and shall be summarily rejected.
k) The proposal price must be written without erasures, both in figures and in words. In case of discrepancy between figures and words, the words shall prevail.
l) At any time prior to the Bid Due Date, MGPL may, for any reason, whether at its own initiative or in response to clarifications requested by a Bidder, modify the RFP by the issuance of Addenda. In order to afford the Bidders a reasonable time for taking an Addendum into account, or for any other reason, MGPL may, in its sole discretion, extend the Bid Due Date.
m) The agreement shall be drawn with the selected bidder and this document with all terms and conditions shall form part of the Subsequent Agreement.
n) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this RFP, the detailed terms specified in the Subsequent Agreement shall have overriding effect; provided, however, that any conditions or obligations imposed on the Bidder hereunder shall continue to have effect in addition to its obligations under the Agreement.
o) Deadline for submission of the Proposal may be extended at the discretion of MGPL.
p) Proposal submitted after the deadline shall be rejected.
q) Bids received by MGPL after the specified time on the Bid Due Date shall not be eligible for consideration and shall be summarily rejected.
r) A conditional Letter of Award Notification (LOA) shall be sent to the Selected Bidder within the validity date of the Bidding process.
s) MGPL will review each bid and perform a detailed evaluation based on the evaluation criteria described in this RFP document.
t) MGPL reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, and to annul the bidding process and reject all Bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to Bidder.
u) In the event where the prices received are above the prices anticipated or where the submitted Proposals are not representatives of the prices in the general market, MGPL reserves the right to negotiate/cancel the process.
v) Any and all travel and accommodation expenses related to this tender shall be arranged and paid by the Bidder.
w) MGPL reserves the right to reject proposals from Blacklisted Customers and Legal Customers, including the Default Customers, Customers with bad history and it shall extend to STO and Subsidiaries of STO as well.
x) Blacklisting is a consequence of failure on commitment or quality issues below. Bidders will not be blacklisted for unintentional mistakes or actions which do not tantamount to intentional cheating.
y) MGPL has the right to disqualify the Bidders and blacklist permanently or to suspend the Bidder for a certain period of time depending on the severity on the following circumstances;
- Intent to cheat.
- Misrepresentation of facts in Bid Proposals.
- Malpractices in supplies or services
- Intentional Disclosure of MGPL confidential information
- Bidder participates in bidding / Negotiations, wins the contract but subsequently does not execute the work.
- Repetitive Quality issues in Supplies / Services
- Unreasonable delays in deliveries or execution of services
- Bidder’s repetitive delays getting into a contractual agreement with MGPL after winning a contract.
- Other violations of responsible business practices
10. Any other criteria as MGPL may deem appropriate in the interest of the organization or government in compliance with company policies and Laws of the Republic of Maldives.
IMPORTANT NOTES
- For any clarification kindly send your mail to [email protected] and[email protected]
- Send your proposal/quotation only to [email protected] and do not CC/BCC it to any other mail.
- Any proposal/quotation received after 24th June 2021, 11:30 AM (local time) will not be accepted.
- For a fair tendering process this mail id will be locked today and will be unlocked after only, 24th June 2021, 11:30 AM (Local Time) but you will be able to send your proposal to this mail ID.