Project Number: TES/2015/W-50

    INVITATION FOR BIDS   

Maldives Environmental Management Project (MEMP)

IDA Credit No.: 4427-MAL

Construction of Utility Building in R.Vandhoo

IFB No.: 024/4427-MAL

1- The Government of the Republic of Maldives has received credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of Maldives Environmental Management Project (MEMP), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to eligible payments under the Contract for Construction of Utility Building in R.Vandhoo.

2- The Ministry of Finance and Treasury, on behalf of Ministry of Environment and Energy (the Employer), invites bids from eligible and qualified bidders to the Construction of Utility Building in R.Vandhoo.

3- Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.

4- Qualifications requirements are stated in the Bidding Document.

5- A complete set of the Bidding Documents in electronic format may be obtained from Tender Evaluation Section of Ministry of Finance and Treasury, from09^th March 2015 to 30^th March 2015 between 0830hrs and 1430hrs on all working days, upon payment of a non-refundable Registration fee of MVR 500.00 (Maldivian Rufiyaa Five Hundred).

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

Tender Evaluation Section

Public Procurement Division

Ministry of Finance and Treasury,

Ameenee Magu, Malé, Maldives,

Tel: (960) 3349266, (960) 3349106

Fax: (960) 3320706, (960) 3324432

E-Mail: [email protected]

Copy to: [email protected]

7- The Bidder shall furnish a bid security of MVR 15,000.00 (Maldivian Rufiyaa Fifteen Thousand) which shall be valid for 119 days from the date of bid opening. 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.

8- A pre-bid meeting will be held on 17^th March 2015 at 1100 hours Maldivian time at the Ministry of Finance and Treasury.

9- Bids shall be valid for a period of 91 days from the date of bid opening and shall be delivered to the Ministry of Finance and Treasury at the address specified above in Clause 6 of this Invitation for Bids, on or before 1100 hours Maldivian time on 31^st March 2015, 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- This Invitation for Bid is also published in the Ministry of Finance and Treasury website www.finance.gov.mv