Research Advisor – Research Division

1. The Maldives Monetary Authority MMA is seeking the services of an experienced consultant with the relevant expertise and knowledge, to assist the MMA improve its research function by developing an overall research strategy for MMA that focuses on strengthening the various research engagements of MMA and enhancing the research capability of the staff of the Research Division (RD) of MMA and other staff of Area 1 (Monetary Policy, Research and Statistics) of MMA.

2. This bidding process is open only for Registered Bidders who had declared their interest to participate in the bid via email to [email protected] on or before the deadline (7th August 2023 1300hrs, Maldives Time).

3. The Bidder must be an individual and not represent another private legal entity, or government owned entity, or any combination of them in the form of joint venture.

4. Bidders requiring any clarification of the Bidding Documents shall email their queries to [email protected] before the deadline (14th August 2023 1400hrs, Maldives Time)

5. All Bid documents should be emailed to: [email protected] with the email title: IL/2023/ 4871 as per the following deadlines:

       - All bid documents except for the Bid Submission Form specified in Section 5.1 and Financial proposal specified in Section 5.4, could be emailed any time before 1500 hours (Maldives Time) of 30 August 2023.

       - The recommended time for emailing of Bid Submission Form specified in Section 5.1 and Financial proposal specified in section 5.4, is during the MS Teams meeting, between 1400 and 1500 hours (Maldives Time) on 30 August 2023.

6. The Proposals will be opened in the presence of all parties who attend the MS-Teams meeting and a sheet stating the final price proposed by all bidders will be emailed to all bidders who submitted the bids.