Within the framework of the 2026 Public Investment Budget, the Mayor of the Municipality of Bangangté, the Contracting Authority, is launching, on behalf of the Bangangté Town Hall, an Open National Invitation to Tender under an emergency procedure for the execution of the aforementioned works in three lots.

The equipment includes, in particular:

Not applicable

The estimated cost of the operation following the preliminary studies is:

- 7,000,000 CFA francs

Single Lot

Participation in this tender is open to all small and medium-sized enterprises incorporated under Cameroonian law with proven expertise in the field of public works

The equipment covered by this tender is financed by:

MINEDUB 2026 Public Investment Budget

The physical documents may be consulted free of charge during business hours at the Contracting Authority's offices, Procurement Department, telephone 675 16 93 99/695 98 36 46, from the date of publication of this notice.

They may also be consulted online on the ARMP website (www.armp.cm)

The physical version of the tender documents may be obtained from the Bangangté Town Hall, Procurement Department, from the date of publication of this notice, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of 15,000 (fifteen thousand) CFA francs, payable to the Bangangté Municipal Treasury, representing the cost of purchasing the tender documents

Bids, in seven (7) copies, including one (1) original and six (6) copies marked as such, must be received by the Bangangté Town Hall, Procurement Department, no later than April 2, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. sharp, and must bear the following inscription:

“National Open Tender Notice No. 01/AC/COMMUNE-BANGANGTE/CIPM/2026 of March 13, 2026”

Equipment (Tables, Benches, and Teacher's Desk) for certain nursery schools in the Commune (Kafeng, Bangang-Fokam, etc.)

"To be opened only during the bid opening session."

The maximum timeframe stipulated by the Contracting Authority for the supply of the equipment covered by this tender is three (3) calendar months. This period begins from the date of notification of the service order to commence work.

Each bidder must include with their administrative documents a stamped, hand-paid bid security issued by an organization or financial institution authorized by the Minister of Finance to issue guarantees for public procurement. A list of such organizations is provided in document 14 of the Request for Quotation. The amount of the bid security is 35,000 (Thirty-five thousand) CFA francs and it must be valid for thirty (30) days beyond the initial bid validity period. Failure to provide a bid security issued by a first-class bank or a first-category financial institution authorized by the Ministry of Finance to issue guarantees for public procurement will result in the outright rejection of the bid. A bid security submitted but unrelated to the consultation in question will be considered missing. The bid bond presented by a bidder during the bid opening session is inadmissible

Administrative documents and the financial offer must be placed in separate, sealed envelopes.

The following will be rejected by the Contracting Authority:

• Envelopes bearing information about the bidder's identity;

• Envelopes received after the submission deadline;

• Envelopes without indication of the Invitation to Tender;

• Failure to submit a copy of the purchase receipt or the request for a quotation to the Procurement Department at the time of bid submission.

Any incomplete offer, in accordance with the requirements of the Tender Documents, will be declared inadmissible.

The opening The bidding process will take place on April 2, 2026, at 10:00 AM sharp, by the Internal Procurement Commission of the Bangangté Municipality, in the council chamber of the town hall.

Only bidders may attend this opening session or be represented by a single duly authorized person of their choosing, even in the case of a consortium.

Under penalty of rejection, the required administrative documents must be submitted in original form or certified copies issued by the issuing department or the competent administrative authority, in accordance with the provisions of the Specific Regulations of the Invitation to Tender. They must be less than three (3) months old or have been established after the date of signature of the Invitation to Tender notice

1 Disqualifying Criteria

These include:

▪ The absence of the bid security at the opening of the bids;

▪ The presentation of the bid security during the bid opening session;

▪ Failure to submit, within 48 hours of the bid opening, a document from the administrative file deemed non-compliant or missing at the time of the bid opening;

• False statements, fraudulent maneuvers, or falsified documents;

• Failure to meet 70% of the essential criteria;

• Absence of a quantified unit price in the financial offer;

• Absence of any element of the financial offer (the bid submission, unit price schedule, bill of quantities);

• Absence of a dated and signed integrity charter;

• Absence of a dated and signed declaration of commitment to respect environmental and social clauses;

• Being listed among companies suspended by the Public Procurement Authority;

• Fewer than seven (7) copies of the bid;

• Failure to submit a copy of the purchase receipt for the quotation request to the Procurement Department when submitting the bids. ▪ The absence of the CDEC receipt that accompanies the bid bond.

2. Essential Criteria

The essential criteria for qualifying bidders will include, but are not limited to:

▪ The presentation of the offer;

▪ The bidder's references;

▪ Financial capacity (access to a line of credit or other financial resources, turnover, proof of financial solvency)

The Contracting Authority awards the contract to the bidder whose offer meets the essential qualification and financial criteria and whose offer is evaluated as the lowest, including any proposed discounts (see Article 34 of the General Terms and Conditions of Bidding).

Bidders remain bound by their offers for 90 days from the initial deadline for submitting offers.

Additional information can be obtained during business hours from the Bangangté Town Hall, Procurement Department, Tel: 675 16 93 99 / 695 98 36 46