Project No:TEB/2014/128            

INVITATION FOR BIDS

Subject: Construction of Aminiya School 8 storey building

1. The Ministry of Finance and Treasury, on behalf of Ministry of Education (the Employer), invites bids from local and foreign Contractors for the Construction of Aminiya School 8 storey building.

2.  Commencing on 1^st April 2014, only a listed member of the National Contractors Registry will be eligible to participate in this tender. Only the contractors who has been qualified for GC01 grade 1 and 2 will be eligible to participate.

3.  Tender Documents for the project may be obtained from Tender Evaluation Section of Ministry of Finance and Treasury, from 7^th September 2014 to 25^th September 2014 between 0830 hrs and 1430 hrs on all working days, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of MVR 500.00 (Five Hundred).

4.  Bidders may obtain further information from the following address,

                                                Tender Evaluation Section

                                                Ministry of Finance and Treasury,

                                                Ameenee Magu,

                                                Malé, Maldives,

                                                Tel: (960) 3349266, (960) 3349296

                                                Fax: (960) 3320706, (960) 3324432

                                                E-Mail: [email protected]

5.  The Bidder shall furnish a bid security of MVR 75,000.00 (Fifty Thousand Maldivian Rufiyaa) which shall be valid for 28 days beyond the validity of the Bid.  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.

6 Pre-bid meetings will be held on 30^th September 2014 (Tuesday) Maldivian time at the Tender Evaluation Section meeting room, Ministry of Finance and Treasury.

7. Bids shall be valid for a period of 90 days from the date of bid opening and shall be delivered to Ministry of Finance and Treasury at the address specified above in Clause 3 of this Invitation for Bids, on or before 1100 hrs Maldivian time on 16^th October 2014 (Thursday), at which time they will be opened in the presence of the Bidders who wish to attend.