Date: 7^th August 2025              Invitation  No: (IUL)88-MCEP/88/2025/401

MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND ENVIRONMENT

MALDIVES CLEAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT

Hiring of Catering Service Provider to Cater for 400 Participants at Central Park, Hulhumalé – September / October 2025 for "MAGEY SAAFU RAAJJE – NATIONAL WASTE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 2025"

1. The Government of Republic of Maldives represented Ministry of Tourism and Environment and Energy has received financing from The World bank and intends to apply portion of the financing for eligible payments under the contract for the project; Hiring of Catering Service Provider to Cater for 400 Participants at Central Park, Hulhumalé – September / October 2025 for "MAGEY SAAFU RAAJJE – NATIONAL WASTE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 2025"

2. The Ministry Hereby, invites sealed proposals from eligible and qualified bidders for the non-consulting services Specified in the attached Terms of Reference.

3. Bidding document (Request for Proposals- Non- Consulting Services with terms of reference) shall be available to download in the National Gazette, along with this Invitation.

4. Procurement process will be conducted through national competitive procurement using a “Request for Bids” (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers -” dated July 1, 2016 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

5. Bid Registration

Interested bidders shall be registered to submit a bid. Registration will be open from the time of the publishing of this invitation until, 14:00hrs of 13^th August 2025 via Email to [email protected] stating Reference No. of this Invitation, Project Name, Company name, email address and contact number.

6. Bid Security or Bid Securing Declaration

The bid security of MVR 5,000 (Five Thousand) or equivalent in USD for the project. The bid security shall be valid for 90 days from the date of the bid opening.

Bidder may submit a bid securing declaration instead of bid security. “Form for Bid Securing declaration” attached in Section 2: Bidding forms of the bidding document must be filled and submitted.

7.Pre-bid Meeting

A pre-bid meeting will be held in Waste transfer building at 11:00hrs on August 11^th, 2025.

8.Proposal Validity and Bid Opening

Proposal shall be valid for a period of 90 calendar days from the date of bid opening and shall be submitted to the Waste transfer building, Ministry of Tourism and Environment before 11:00 AM (Maldivian Time) on 14^th August 2025. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted and Late bids shall be rejected.

 The bids will be opened at 11:00hrs of 14^th August 2025 in the presence of the bidders or their representatives, who wish to attend the bid opening.

9.Bid Clarification

Any clarifications to the bid may be sent to below given mail address on or before 13^th August 2025, 14:00 hours.

Email: [email protected]

10.  Proposals must be sealed and addressed as below;

 "Do not Open Before 14^th August 2025 at 1100hrs – “Catering Service Provider to Cater for 400 Participants at Central Park, Hulhumalé - September 2025 for "MAGEY SAAFU RAAJJE – NATIONAL WASTE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 2025". (IUL)88-MCEP/88/2025/401”

Maldives Clean Environment Project

Waste Management and Pollution Control Department,

Ministry of Tourism and Environment

Saafu Raajje Building, Boduthakurufaanu Magu

Republic of Maldives

Email Address: [email protected]

Tel: 3018451                           

Note: The Ministry reserves the right to cancel any bids that do not meet the requirements specified in this tender and may revoke any bid at any time.