INVITATION FOR BIDS

(21 Project Number: TES/2022/W-021) 

1- The Government of the Republic of Maldives has received financing from Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) and intends to apply portion of the financing for eligible payments under the contract for the following projects.

2- The Ministry of Finance (MoF) on behalf of the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, now invites sealed Bids from eligible and qualified bidders for Development and Expansion of Maafaru Airport- Phase 2- Under EPC Turnkey Basis.

3- International Competitive Bidding (ICB) will be conducted in accordance with the Public Finance Regulation of Maldives. Qualifications requirements are stated in the Bidding Document.

4- The bidder shall be a listed member of the National Contractors Registry and shall satisfy the grade    GC01-01, GC01-02, GC01-03, GC01-04, GC01-5 in order to be eligible to participate in this tender. Registration is not required for International bidders at this stage. However, international bidders shall submit the documents as per clause 13 of ‘Construction Industry Contractor’s Regulation’ at the time of submission. International bidders shall be responsible to ensure that they confirm with required registration under ‘Construction Industry Contractor’s Regulation’, Foreign Investment Registration and Foreign Direct Investment Policy requirements of Maldives prior to bid submission

5- Interested bidders shall registerwith the Ministry of Finance for this project from15^th February 2022 to 22^nd March 2022 between 0800hrs and 1400hrs. by: : (a) payment of a non-refundable Registration fee of MVR 1,500.00 (Maldivian Rufiyaa One Thousand and Five Hundred) or USD 100.00, through our online payment portal - Ban'deyri Pay (https://bandeyripay.finance.gov.mv/)  and, (b) e-mailing the following information  to the below given e-mail addresses:

• Name and Address of the Bidder
• Name, e-mail ID and telephone numbers of the Contact Person(s)
• Copy of the Payment/Transaction Receipt. 

6- A complete set of bidding documents and related documentation is available from 16^th February 2022 on Finance website www.finance.gov.mv for downloading free of cost. The Employer shall not be liable for any information not received by the Bidder. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to verify the website for the latest information related to this Bid.

7- Any clarifications to the bid may be sent to  below given e-mail addresses on or before 1400 Hours Maldivian time on 3^rd March, 2022.

8- The Bidder shall furnish a bid security of USD 135,000.00 (Hundred and Thirty Five Thousand USD or equivalent in MVR) for the project. The Bid security shall be valid for 148 days from the date of bid opening.  

9- Bids shall be valid for a period of 120 days from the date of Bid of Opening and shall be delivered to the Ministry of Finance at the address specified in the Clause 9 of this Invitation for Bids, on or before 10:00hrs, Maldivian time on 24^th March 2022 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.

10- Bidders may obtain further information from the following address:

National Tender,

Ministry of Finance,

Ameenee Magu, Male’, Maldives

Tel: (960) 3349191

Email: [email protected]

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