Contractor Sought to Replace Gutters at Male' Fish Market

The Male' City Council has opened bidding to find a contractor to remove the existing gutters and install new ones at the fish market under its jurisdiction.

According to the announcement published by the City Council yesterday, the bid is open to Maldivian companies, partnerships, local investments, and parties with a business license. The announcement states that parties currently suspended in connection with a state procurement bid will not be allowed to participate.

The City Council stated that an information session for interested parties will be held at the Council's Procurement Section at 10:30 am on the 10th of this month. Furthermore, bid submission will take place at the Council's Procurement Section at 10:30 am on the 17th of this month. The Council also noted that estimates from parties who do not attend the information session or who arrive late to submit their bids will not be accepted.

The scope of work included in this bid involves removing the gutters installed on the second-floor roof facing Boduthakurufaanu Magu and parts of the roof facing Haveeree Magu, and installing new gutters. It also includes installing a total of 350 feet of tin gutters across 6 sections of the fish market roof, removing the currently damaged plastic gutters, cleaning the area, and installing new gutters, as well as installing 4-inch gutter pipes at both ends of the gutters. Additionally, the work involves removing and cleaning the damaged gutter parts and pipes, and removing and cleaning the existing gutter pipes installed to hold the gutters.

The bid for this work will be awarded after the Council evaluates the submitted bids. The evaluation will be based on a point system. Accordingly, 70 points are allocated for the price of the work, 20 points for the duration to complete the work, and 10 points for work experience.