The MAYOR OF NWA COUNCIL (Contracting Authority) hereby representing the State of Cameroon within the frame-work of the 2019 Public Investment Budget (PIB 2019),launches under emergency procedure of 21 days an opened national invitation to tender for THE CONSTRUCTION OF A POTABLE WATER SUPPLY SCHEME AT NTONG VILLAGE, NWA SUB-DIVISION, DONGA MANTUNG DIVISION, NORTH WEST REGION.

The works subject to this invitation to tender include detail description of the items found in the bill of quantities and cost estimates (detail cost estimate).

The estimated cost of the operations (tasks) following feasibility studies stands as fourteen thousand (14 000 000) F CFA.

Unique lot: CONSTRUCTION OF A POTABLE WATER SUPPLY SCHEME AT NTONG VILLAGE, NWA SUB-DIVISION, DONGA MANTUNG DIVISION, NORTH WEST REGION.

Participation in this invitation to tender is open to all Cameroonian Companies/enterprises that have experience in the execution of potable water project by gravity.

The said works shall be financed as per the programmed budget head through the 2019 Public Investment Budget (PIB 2019) of the Republic of Cameroon under the Ministry of WATER RESOURCES AND ENERGY (MINEE).

The Tender documents may be consulted immediately after publication of this invitation to tender from the Services of the Contracting Authority (Service in charge of the contracts award) during working hours at the NWA council premises during working hours in NWA

The Tender documents shall be obtained immediately after publication of this invitation to tender from the Services of the Contracting Authority during working hours at the NWA Council office. The document shall be obtained upon presentation of a Treasury receipt showing the payment of a non-refundable sum of twenty eight thousand (28 000) francs CFA from NWA council treasury.

Each bid written in English or French shall be signed by the bidder or by a duly authorized Representative and presented in eight (8) copies that is one (01) original and seven(07) copies labeled as such. These shall be submitted in one sealed external envelope containing three (3) envelopes that is. EnvelopeA: Administrative Documents, Envelope B: Technical documents and Envelope C: Financial documents. It shall reach the NWA council in the service in charge of contract award not later than 25^th April 2019 at 10 am local time. The sealed external envelope shall be free of all identification marks, failing which it shall be rejected. The sealed external envelope addressed to the Contracting Authority shall bear the following inscriptions:

OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER

N° 621/V.II/1357ONIT/MlNDDEVEL/NWR/NC/NCITB/2019 OF 5™ APRIL 2019 FOR THE, CONSTRUCTION OF A POTABLE WATER SUPPLY SCHEME AT NTONG VILLAGE, NWA SUB-DIVISION, DONGA MANTUNG DIVISION, NORTH WEST REGION....

(To be opened only during the bids opening session of the Tenders Board)

The maximum execution duration provided for by the Project Owner for the execution of the works subject of this tender shall be 120 calendar days (4 months) with effect from date of notification of the Service Order to start execution.

Each bidder shall enclose in his administrative documents a bid bond issued directly in the bidder's name by a first rate bank approved by the Ministry in charge of Finance and that shall respect the model in this tender file featuring on the list in document 12 of the tender file and valid for ninety (90) days beyond the original date of the validity of the offers of two hundred and eighty thousand (280 000) F CFA.

Under risk of being rejected, administrative documents must be produced in originals or true copies certified by the issuing services of the required administrative documents (Examples: Taxation Officials, Bank Officials, etc.) or by Administrative Authorities as the case may be (Example: SDO, DO etc) and must imperatively be produced in accordance with the Special Tender Regulations. They must obligatorily not be older than three (03) months or must not be produced after the submission of the tender file. Double certification shall not be accepted .Any bid that shall not be in conformity with the prescriptions of this notice and tender file shall be declared null and void, especially bids containing a bid bond not issued directly in the bidder's name by a first rate bank approved by the Ministry in charge of Finance. The bid bond which shall only be released by the Contracting Authority shall be released for unsuccessful bidders not later than thirty (30) days after the period of bid validity. For the successful bidder to whom the contract will be awarded, the bid bond shall be returned to the contract or by the Contracting Authority once the final bond has been provided. Bidders shall remain committed to their offers for a period of ninety (90) days from the last dale for the submission of tenders, that is, the tenders shall be valid for 90 (ninety) days with effect from their submission deadline.

Bids shall be opened by the Nwa Council Internal Tenders Board in a single phase on the 25^th April 2019 at 11:00 am local time in the hall provided at the Nwa Council Chambers. Only bidders or their authorized representatives having a perfect knowledge of the file may attend the bid opening session. Any bid which shall not comply with the requirements of the tender file shall be rejected. Bids shall be opened and assessed in a single (01) phase of two stages where

a)Stage I shall involve:

i) Opening and appraisal of validity, authenticity and completeness

ii) Opening of envelopes containing technical documents to appraise and evaluate technical proposals

NB:Any bids which shall not obtain 75% score in the technical evaluation shall simply be eliminated.

b) Stage II Opening of financial offers to appraise proposed amount for the project.

Tender conformity shall be evaluated as per the following:

A) Eliminatory Criteria

.B) Bids submitted in unsealed envelopes and packs;

C) Offers (bids) submitted after the deadline or time limit;

D) Absence of original or properly certified administrative documents, and not submitted within 48 hrs on request.

E) Incomplete technical or financial documents;

F) Absence of bid bond or bid bond lower than expected

G) External envelope with identification marks

II) Bidders who have been suspended from public contracts.

T) Omission of unit price schedule and.

J) Technical and administrative evaluation mark less than75%;

False declaration or forged documents

K) Evaluation Criteria.

The preliminary evaluation shall be the binary method (YES/NO) based on the following essential criteria: EVALUATION CRITERIA

Main Criteria

The-evaluation will be based on pre-defined criteria, which will be scored on a total of 30 Yes/NO. These criteria are presented according to headings, as follows:

-Any Bid that shall not score at least 75% evaluation shall simply be rejected.-Details of these main qualification criteria are specified in the assessment grid found in the Special Tender Regulations (RPAO)

The contract shall be awarded to the lowest bidder who must have fulfilled the administrative, technical and financial requirements.

Bidders shall remain committed to their offers for ninety (90) days from the deadline set for the submission of tenders (offers).

Additional information may be obtained during working hours from the Service for the Contracts Award at NWA council.

The Contracting Authority may at any time, amend this invitation to tender. Delays caused by such amendments shall also be considered in the period given to bidders to submit their bids