Specific Procurement Notice   

Request for Bids

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Maldives

Name of Project: COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project

Contract Title: Procurement of Speedboats for Transferring Samples

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA-D5950, DA-65910

RFB Reference No.: MV-MOH-233371-GO-RFB

The Government of the Republic of Maldives through Ministry of Health has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the “COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project”, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of Speedboats for Transferring Samples.

The Ministry of Finance on behalf of Ministry of Health invites sealed Bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Procurement of Speedboats for Transferring Samples.

Bidding will be conducted through International Competitive Procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” of July 2016, Revised November 2017 and August 2018 - (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Finance website www.finance.gov.mv and at the address given below during office hours [08:00 am to 1400].

A complete set of Bidding documents and related documentation shall be available on the Ministry of Finance website www.finance.gov.mv for downloading. The Ministry of Finance shall not be held liable for any information not received by the Bidder, and it is the Bidder’s responsibility to verify the website for the latest information related to this invitation for bid.

Interested Bidders shall register with the Ministry of Finance, from 24th January 2022 to 07th March  2022 by:

1. payment of a non-refundable Registration fee of MVR 1,500.00 (Maldivian Rufiyaa One Thousand Five Hundred) or USD 100.00 (United States Dollar One Hundred), through our online payment portal - Ban'deyri Pay (https://bandeyripay.finance.gov.mv/), or by electronic transfer to a designated bank account, information of which can be requested through email to above given email addresses, and;
2. Once the payment has been confirmed, the Bidder shall be registered upon submitting in person or by electronic mail, the following information:
   • • Name and Address of the Bidder
     • Name, Email address and contact number of the Contact Person(s)
     • Copy of the Payment/Transaction Receipt.

Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 1100 hours on 10th  March 2022. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives who chooses to attend the meeting.

All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of USD 25,000 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. Bid Security Shall be valid for 148 days.

The address(es) referred to above is (are):

Ms. Fathimath Rishfa Ahmed

Chief Procurement Executive

National Tender,

Ministry of Finance,

Ameenee Magu, Malé, Maldives,

Tel: (960) 3349113, (960) 3349106

E-Mail: [email protected]

 Copy to: [email protected]

24th January 2022