INVITATION FOR BIDS

(Project Number:  TES/2023/G-019) 

PROCUREMENT OF HAZMAT EQUIPMENT FOR MNDF FIRE AND RESCUE

MV-MONPI-367979-GO-RFP

MALDIVES URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND RESILIENCE PROJECT

Grant No.: IDA-D5540

1. The Government of Maldives has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Maldives Urban Development and Resilient Project (163957), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the Procurement of Hazmat Equipment MNDF for Fire and Rescue.  

2. The Ministry of Finance, on behalf of Ministry of Construction and Infrastructure (the Employer), wishes to invites bids from local and international eligible and qualified bidders for the Procurement of Hazmat Equipment for MNDF Fire and Rescue. 

3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4. Interested bidders shall register with the Ministry of Finance for the project, between 26^th February 2024 to 16^th April 2024, between 8:30 hours and 14:00 hours on all working days (9:30 hours and 13:00 hours during the month of Ramazan)  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.

5. A complete set of bidding documents and related documentation is available from 27^th February 2024 on Ministry of Finance website www.finance.gov.mvfor 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.

6. The Bidder shall furnish a bid security of USD 3,000.00 (Three Thousand United Sates Dollars - or equivalent in Maldivian Rufiyaa) for the project. The Bid security shall be valid for 148 days from the date of bid opening.   

7. Any clarifications to the project may be sent to the address in clause 9 of this invitation for bids on or before 13:30:00 Hours Maldivian Time on Tuesday, 28^th March 2024.

8. Bids shall be valid for a period of 120 days from the date of bid opening and shall be delivered to the   Ministry of Finance at the address specified in Clause 9 of this Invitation for Bids, on or before 13:00:00 hrs Maldives Time on 18^th April 2024, 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

9. Bidders may obtain further information from the following address:

Fathimath Rishfa Ahmed

Chief Procurement Executive

National Tender,

Ministry of Finance,

Ameenee Magu, Malé, Maldives,

Tel: (960) 3349115, (960) 3349147, (960) 3349102

E-mail: [email protected]

Copy to: [email protected]