INVITATION FOR BIDS   

1. The Ministry of Finance and Treasury, on behalf of Ministry of Defence and National Security (the Employer), invites bids from local and international eligible and qualified bidders for the Finishing Works at Bandaara Koshi 9 Storey Building.

2. The bidder shall be a listed member of the National Contractors Registry and shall satisfy the GC01-1 grade in order to be eligible to participate in this tender,

3. The Bidder shall be registered to submit a bid upon payment of a non-refundable Registration fee of MVR 1,500/- (Maldivian Rufiyaa One thousand Five Hundred) for the project from26^th December 2016 to 25^th January 2017between 0830hrs and 1330hrs on all working days. A complete set of bidding documents in electronic format shall be available for download from the Ministry of Finance and Treasury website www.finance.gov.mv

4. The Bidder shall furnish a bid security of MVR 175,000.00 (Maldivian rufiyaa One hundred and Seventy five thousand) for the project. The Bid security shall be valid for 148 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.

5. Any clarifications to the project may be sent to the address in clause 9 of this invitation for bids on or before 1400 Hours Maldivian Time on Monday, 16^th January 2017.

6. Bids shall be valid for a period of 90 days from the date of bid opening and shall be delivered to the Ministry of Finance and Treasury at the address specified in Clause 9 of this Invitation for Bids, on or before 1100 hrs Maldivian Time on 30^th January 2017, 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.

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

Public Procurement Section

Public Procurement Division

Ministry of Finance and Treasury,

Ameenee Magu, Malé, Maldives,

Tel: (960) 3349107, (960) 3349106

Fax: (960) 3320706, (960) 3324432

E-Mail: [email protected]

Copy to: [email protected]

8. This Invitation for Bid is also published in the Ministry of Finance and Treasury website www.finance.gov.mv