Within the framework of the 2018 Public Investment Budget (RIB), theMayorof NKUM Council "Contracting Authority" hereby launches an open Notional Invitation to tender for the reinforcement of the Tokijah water supply project In Nkum Council, Nkum Sub-Division. This invitation to tender comprises as follows:

Work to be done consists of reinforcement of the Takijah water supply project Nkum Sub Division, Bui Division. The works include the following:
Lot 100: Studies and site installation
Lot 200: infrastructure
Lot 300: Plumbing works
Lot 400: Excavation and back filling of network

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Participation in this invitation to tender is open to Cameroonian enterprises that are in compliance with the fiscal laws and having a good experience in the domain concerned

The said Works shall be financed by the Public Investment Budget (PIB) of the Ministry of Agriculture for the 2018 financial year assigned to the Mayor of Nkum Council as Delegated Authorizing officer with Budget Head N° See Credit Card.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information during working hours as from the date of publication of this tender notice, at the Nkum council 677 49 23 14 or 677 23 52 48

The file may be obtained at Nkum Council, at the Mayor's Secretariat of the Nkum council Telephone N° 677 49 23 14 or 677 23 52 48 as soon as this notice is published against payment of a non- refundable sumof (35 000) Thirty thousand CFA francs, payable at the Council Treasury Nkum representing the cost of purchasing the tender file.

Each offer drafted in English or French in 07 (Seven) copies including 01 (one) original and 06 (six) copies marked as such, should reach the Nkum Council at the secretariat of the Mayor not later than Thursday 26th April 2018 at 12.00 Noon local time. It should be labelled as follows:

OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER

N° 05/ONIT/NKUM COUNCIL/NCITB/2018 OF 05/04/ 2018 FOR THE REINFORCEMENT OF TAKIJAH WATER PROJECT, NKUM COUNCIL NKUM SUB-DIVISION, BUI DIVISION NORTH WEST REGION

TO BE OPENED ONLY DURING THE BID OPENING SESSION"

The maximum execution deadline shall be three(03) calender months, including the rainy season and other vagaries,with effect from the date of notification of the administrative order of work commencement

Each bidder should include in his administrative document, a bid bond of FCFA 160 000 [One hundred and sixty thousand CFA) francs) issued by a first rate-bank approved by the Ministry in charge of Finance in conformity with COBAC conditions.
Against the risk of being rejected, only originals or true copies certified by the issuing service or administrative authorities of the administrative document required, including the bid bond, shall imperatively be produced in accordance with the Special Conditions of the invitation to tender. They shall neither be older than three (03) months nor be produced before the signing of the tender notice.
Any offer not in conformity with the prescriptions of this notice and tender file shall not be accepted, especially the absence of a bid bond issued by a first rate-bank, approved by the Ministry in charge of Finance, or the non-respect of the model of the tender file documents, shall lead toa pure and simple rejection of the offer without any appeal being entertained

Under penalty of being rejected,only originals or true copies certified by the issuing service must imperatively be produced in accordance with the Special Regulations of the invitation to tender.
They must obligatorily not be older than three (3) months preceding the date of submission of bids or may be established after the signature of the tender notice
Any bid not in compliance with the prescriptions of the Tender Fileshall be declared inadmissible.
This refers especially totheabsenceofabid bond issued bya first-rate bank approved by the Minister in charge of Finance

The bids shall be opened   in single phase.The opening of the Administrative documents. Technical and Financial offers shall take place on the 26th of April 2018 at 1:00 PM local time, by the Nkum Council Internal Tenders Board in the Council Hall.

Only bidders may attend or be represented by duly mandated persons of their choice.

There are two types of evaluation criteria: eliminatory and essential criteria. The aim of these criteria is to identify and reject incomplete bids or bids not in  conformity with the essential conditions laid down in the Tender File.
 Eliminatory criteria
Eliminatory criteria fix the minimum conditions tobe fulfilled to be admitted for evaluation according to the essential criteria. The non-respect of these criteria leads to the rejection of the bid made by the bidder.
They refer especially to:
• Absenceofan element in the administrative file;
• Deadline for delivery higher than prescribed;
• False declaration, forged or scanned documents;
•Abid with the external envelope carrying a sign or mark leading to the identification of the bidder.
•Two Bids with the same personnel
• Incomplete financial file..
• Technical assessment mark lower than 70% of "Yes",
. Essential criteria
Essential criteria are primordial in the judgment of the technical and financial capacity of candidates to execute the works forming the subject of the invitation to tender.
The criteria relating to the qualification of candidates are based on the following;
• General presentation ofthe tender files;
• References ofthe company in similar achievements;
• Experience of supervisory staff ;
• Logistics (Equipment);
• Methodology;

•Financial capacity;
• Attestation of site visit signed by both the Contractor
• Report of site visit signed by the Contractor
• The Special Technical Clauses (STC). (Each page should be Initialed and the last page
signed and stamped);
• Special Administrative Clauses completed (each page should be Initialed and the last page
signed and stamped);
•Pre- Financing capacity not less than75% of the amount required in the offer
The essential criteria are subjected to minima whose detail Is given in the Special Regulation ofthe
Invitation to tender (RPAO).
 Main qualification criteria
The criteria relating to the qualification of candidates could be Indicative on the following:
The essential criteria are subjected to minima whose detail is given in the Special Tender Regulation
(RPAO).
This evaluation shall be done in a purely binary method with a (yes) ora (no) with an acceptable minimum of 70% ofthe essential criteria taken into account.
The contract will be awarded to the bidder who would have proposed the offer with the lowest amount, in conformity with the regulations of the Tender Documents and having scored 100% of the eliminatory criteria and at least 70% of the essential criteria

The jobbing order shall be awarded to the bidder whose bid is in conformity with the dispositions of the tender file and on the basis of the lowest bid and technical quality. (See article 33 of the public contracts code).

The bidders shall remain committed to their offers during a period of (ninety) 90days from the deadline set for the submission of bids.

Complementary technical information may beobtained during working hours atthe Nkum Council, Secretariat of the Internal tenders Board.