Invitation for Bids

Date:9 November 2009
Loan No.:2170-MLD: Regional Development Project, Phase II - Environmental Infrastructure and Management
Contract No.:FONA/WW/01, Design, Supply and Install on Turnkey Contract Basis for Sewerage, Sewage Pumping Stations and Wastewater Treatment Plant (290 m3/day) and Allied works in L. Fonadhoo Island, Maldives
Deadline for Bids:15:00 hours on 28 December 2009

1.    The Government of Maldives has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of Regional Development Project, Phase II - Environmental Infrastructure and Management, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the contracts stated in the table below.

2.    The Government of Maldives, represented by Tender Evaluation Board (TEB), Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MOFT) on behalf of Project Management Unit (PMU) of RDP-II, Ministry of Housing, Transport and Environment (MHTE), now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the works given below. Bidding is open to all bidders from eligible source countries of ADB who fulfil qualification requirements given in Section 3 of the Bidding Document, briefly stated below.

Contract
Package No. 		Description of Works Qualification and Experience Criteria
Min. Av. Annual
Construction Turnover for
3 yr. (MRF/US$) 		Specific Experience in
Last 10 yrs 		Min. cash flow requirement
(MRF/US$)
FONA/WW/01 Design, Supply and Install on Turnkey Contract Basis for Sewerage, Sewage Pumping Stations and Wastewater Treatment Plant (290 m3/day) and Allied works in L. Fonadhoo Island, Maldives MRF 25.5 Million or
US$ 2.0 Million		 Similar Type of single contract MRF 25.5 Million (US$ 2.0 Million) MRF. 7.65 Million or US$0.60 Million

3.    International Competitive Bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB's Single-Stage: Two-Envelope Bidding Procedure bidding procedure.

4.    Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Document in office of the TEB-MOFT at the address given below from 09:00 to 12:00 hours and 13:30 to 14:30 on all working days.

Director General
Tender Evaluation Section
Ministry of Finance and Treasury
Amenee Magu, Male'- 20-03, Republic of Maldives
Tel. (960)-3349191; (960) 3329404
Fax (960)-3320706, (960) 3324432
Email: tender@finance.gov.mv

5.    To purchase the Bidding Document in English, bidders should:

  1. visit the office of Director General at the address indicated above and pay a nonrefundable fee of US$ 250 in the form of demand Draft in favour of TEB, MOFT;
    or
  2. request for delivery by sending a written application to the address above, and pay a non-refundable fee of US$260 (local delivery) or US$290 (overseas delivery). Payment will be in the form of demand Draft in favour of TEB, MOFT. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.

6.    Pre-bid meeting will be held on 2 December 2009 at 14:00 hours in the office of TEB- MOFT, Male', Maldives.

7.    Bids must be delivered:

  • to the address above;
  • on or before 15:00 hours on 28 December 2009; Late bids shall be rejected.
  • All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of US$25,000 or its equivalent in Maldivian Ruffiya. The exchange rate to be applied must be the date 28 days prior to the deadline for bid submission of Bids.

The Technical Proposals of Bids will be opened at 15:30 hours on 28 December 2009 in the presence of the Bidders' representatives who choose to attend. Price proposals of technically compliant bids will be opened subsequently at a date and time to be intimated subsequently by TEB-MOFT.

8.    TEB- MOFT will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by Bidders in connection with the preparation or delivery of Bids.

9.    This Invitation for bid is also published in the Ministry of Finance and Treasury's web site www.finance.gov.mv.


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