Supply, Deployment, Commissioning, Maintenance, and Operational Support of Metocean Mooring Buoy for the Department of Meteorology, Sri Lanka
About This Opportunity
Invitation for Bids | Project: Climate Resilience Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach | Method: Request for Bids | Ref: SLMOI/CRES/DOM/G/ICB/120
This is a supplies contract in the infrastructure, education and training and transport and logistics sectors. Located in Sri Lanka, Asia, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums. Proposals must be submitted before September 4, 2026.
Published through WB - World Bank, a multilateral development bank that follows standardized international procurement guidelines. Projects funded by multilateral institutions are generally open to international bidders from eligible member countries for the supply of goods in the infrastructure sector. Supply contracts typically require bidders to demonstrate product compliance with technical specifications, delivery capacity, and relevant certifications. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.
Description
THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation
Climate Resilience Multiphase Programmatic Approach (CResMPA)
Request for Bids – Goods
(Two-Envelope Bidding Process)
Country: Sri Lanka
Name of Project: Climate Resilience Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach
Contract Title: Supply, Deployment, Commissioning, Maintenance, and Operational Support of Metocean Mooring Buoy for the Department of Meteorology, Sri Lanka
Loan No: IBRD-89960
RFB Reference No.: SLMOI/CRES/DOM/G/ICB/120
- The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Climate Resilience Multiphase Programmatic Approach (CResMPA) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract[1]for Procurement of Metocean Mooring Buoy. “For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.”
2. The Chairperson, Project Procurement Committee now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Supply, Deployment, Commissioning, Maintenance, and Operational Support of Metocean Mooring Buoy for the Department of Meteorology, Sri Lanka, shall complete at a proposed location considering various environmental, safety, and operational aspects within 03 months from the date contract singed. Margin of preference shall not apply.
3. 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” 7th edition September 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
- Bidder must meet the following minimum qualification criteria
- General Experience: The Bidder shall have been actively engaged, in its own name, in the business of supplying, installing, and maintaining oceanographic, marine meteorological, or marine environmental monitoring equipment for at least fifteen (15) years preceding the bid submission date.
- Specific Experience: The Bidder shall have completed at least two (2) contracts in the last fifteen (15) years, each involving the supply, installation, and commissioning of metocean mooring buoys or similar marine monitoring platforms (e.g. wave-rider buoys) in WMO-member countries, and each with a minimum contract value of not less than USD 1 million /LKR 340 million (or equivalent).
- Manufacturer’s Experience: The Manufacturer of the buoy system must have at least fifteen (15) years of continuous experience in the design and manufacture of metocean mooring buoys for marine meteorological and oceanographic observational purposes.
- Average Annual Turnover: Minimum required Average Annual Turnover over the last three (3) years shall be USD 1.92 million or LKR 652.8 millon
- Liquid Assets or Working Capital: Minimum amount of liquid assets or credit facilities net of other contractual commitments shall be USD 430,000.00 or LKR 146,200,000.00
5. Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors): 60% for the technical part and 40 % for the total bid cost
6. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Project Director, Climate Resilience Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach and e-mail pdcresmpa@gmail.com of officer in charge and inspect the bidding document during office hours 9.00 am to 3.00 pm (SL local time) at the address given below or may be downloaded and reviewed from https://promise.lk/ and https://meteo.gov.lk/ websites only for reference purpose.
7. The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of LKR 55,000.00 or in a convertible currency in Sri Lanka from July 22, 2026 between 9.00 am to 3.00 pm (SL local time) on any working day. The method of payment will be cash.
8. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before September 04, 2026 at 2.30 p.m. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID”, and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on September 04, 2026 at 2.30 p.m . All envelopes marked “SECOND ENVELOPE: FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Purchaser until the public opening of Financial Proposals.
9. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of LKR 4,352,000.00 / USD 12,800.00 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency in Sri Lanka in the form of Bank Guarantee.
10. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
11. A Pre-Bid Meeting will be arranged at 10:30 a.m. on July 31, 2026 in the Conference Room at the address given below.
12. The address referred to above is Climate Resilience Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach, No.11, Jawatta Road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka. T.P.: +94 11 2507855 /+94 11 2058452 Email: pdcresmpa@gmail.com
Chairperson,
Project Procurement Committee
Climate Resilience Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach,
No.11, Jawatta Road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka
20th July 2026
Data provenance
This notice is sourced from WB - World Bank and was originally published on July 21, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: OP00457923. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.
About Climate Resilience Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach
Climate Resilience Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach has issued 49 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 5 currently open and 41 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Transport & Logistics, Infrastructure, and Education & Training. All notices are published for Sri Lanka. Notices are distributed via WB - World Bank. Most recent publication: July 23, 2026.
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This is a Supplies contract in the Infrastructure sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.
Where will the contract be performed?
The contract is for delivery in Sri Lanka. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.
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When does this tender close?
The submission deadline is September 4, 2026. You have 38 days left to prepare and submit your proposal to the contracting authority.
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