INVITATION FOR BIDS   

1.   The Government of the Republic of Maldives has received financing from Asian Development Bank (ADB) and intends to apply portion of the financing for eligible payments under the contract for the following projects. Part of this grant will be used for payments under the contract named below. Bidding is open to Bidders from eligible source countries of ADB.

2.   The Ministry of Finance and Treasury, on behalf of Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure  (the Employer), did not receive responsive bids to the invitation for Bids Ref (IUL)13-K/13/2018/78 and therefore wish to annul the referred bidding process and re-invites bids from local and international eligible and qualified bidders for the Hdh. Kulhudhuffushi Harbor Expansion Project.Completion period is 15 months after signing of the contract.

3.   International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single-Stage: One-Envelope bidding procedure and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as described in the Bidding Document.

4.   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 or equivalent in US dollars) for the project from 26th August to 19th September 2018 between 0830hrs to 1200hrs on all working days, cash or by demand draft drawn in favor of the “Ministry of Finance and Treasury” from any reputable bank in the Republic of Maldives. Bidding Documents can also be downloaded from Ministry of Finance and Treasury website www.finance.gov.mv from 15 August 2018 to 19 September 2018 at no cost. The bidder can submit its bid using the downloaded bidding documents. In this case no payment towards the cost of the bidding documents is to be made by the bidder. Eligible bidders who download the bidding document from the MoFT website shall inform MoFT in writing (and provide their contact details) at the address given above, failing which MoFT shall not be responsible if the bidder does not receive clarifications and amendments, if any.

5.   The Bidder shall furnish a bid security of USD 180,000.00(Hundred Eighty Thousand US dollars or equivalent in Maldivian Rufiyaa- MVR) for the project. The Bid security shall be valid for 208 days from the date of bid opening.

6.     A pre-bid meeting will be held on 6^th September 2018 1100 hrsMaldivian time at the National Tender Meeting Room of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury.Any clarifications to the project may be sent to the address in clause 8 of this invitation for bids on or before 1400 Hours Maldivian Time on Sunday, 9^th September 2018.

7.   Bids shall be valid for a period of 180 days from the date of bid opening and shall be delivered to the    Ministry of Finance and Treasury at the address specified in Clause 8 of this Invitation for Bids, on or before 1300hrs Maldivian Time on 20^th September 2018, 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.

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

National Tender,

Ministry of finance and Treasury,

Ameenee Magu, Malé, Maldives,

Tel: (960) 3349296, (960) 3349106

E-Mail: [email protected]

Copy to: [email protected]