REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST   

CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION

Affordable Housing Scheme Project

Loan No..:763/14

Assignment Title:Consultancy Services for Design & Supervision of 400 Housing Units at Hulhumale’

Invitation Number: (IUL)13-K/13/2023/83

Project Number: TES/2022/C-002

1. The Government of Maldives has received financing from the Saud Fund for Development (SFD) toward the cost of Affordable Housing Scheme Project and intends to apply part of this financing for the Consultancy Services for Design & Supervision of 400 Housing Units at Hulhumale’.

2. The consulting services (“the Services'') includes but is not limited to (i) Preparation of tender documents; (ii) Undertake and prepare the EIA report; (iii) Review of detailed design; (iii) Review of detailed design; (iv) Supervision of Contractors works.

3. A firm will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method in accordance with the procedures specified in the Saudi Fund for Development’s ‘Guideline for the use of Consultants’.

4. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: www.finance.gov.mv

5. The Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Ministry of National Planning, Housing & Infrastructure (“the Employer”), now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria is stated in the Terms of Reference (TOR).

6. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

7. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a hard copy form to the address below (in person or by mail) by 1300 hours Maldivian time on April 26, 2023.

Ms. Fathimath Rishfa Ahmed

Chief Procurement Executive

National Tender

Ministry of Finance

20376, Male’, Maldives

Tel: (960) 3349113, (960) 3349106, (960) 3349147

E-mail: [email protected]

Copy to: [email protected]