Invitation for Bids

Date:20 July 2006
Loan No.:1882-MLD (SF): Information Technology Development Project
Contract No.:164-EGOV ITDP Application Turnkey
Deadline for Bids: :30 August 2006

1. The Republic of Maldives has received a loan from the Asian Development bank (ADB) towards the cost of Information Technology Development Project and it is intended that part of the proceeds this loan will be used for payments under the contract named above. Bidding is open to bidders from eligible source countries of the ADB.

2. The National Centre of Information Technology invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for design-build and completion of Information Technology Architecture, providing Framework Services, Architecture, implementation of selected Government applications (hereinafter referred to as "On-line Services") and enable further implementation of other Government on-line services in the long term.

Selected on-line Services are:
  • Vehicles and Vessels registration: creation, renewal and payment of annual fees (MoTC)
  • Birth and Death registration and certificates (MOH/DNR)
  • Health vital database and statistics (MOH)
  • Expatriate employment: application for quota and employer status (MHEESS)
  • Companies and Licenses management : registration and renewal (MEDT)
  • Government mail management (all GOs)
  • Government meetings scheduling (all GOs)
  • Data collection (all GOs)

International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB's single stage: One-Envelope bidding procedure.

3. To obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents, bidders should contact:

National Centre for Information Technology
NCIT Building
64, Kalaafaanu Higun,
Male' 20064
Republic of Maldives
Tel: +(960) 334 4000
Fax: +(960) 334 4004
Website: www.ncit.gov.mv
Email: secretariat@ncit.gov.mv

4. To get the bidding documents in English, eligible bidders should write to the address above requesting the bidding documents for ITDP Application Turnkey contract.

5. Deliver your bid:
  • to the address above
  • on or before the deadline: 1100 hours, 30 August 2006
  • together with a bid security of US$50,000 or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

Bids will be opened at 1400 hours, 30 August 2006 at the address given above.   

  

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