Within the framework of the 2019 Public Investment Budget (PIB), the Mayor of Mbiame Council "Contracting Authority" hereby launches an open National Invitation to tender construction of a catchment, 01 tank, 14 stand taps, a pipeline network of about 5250ml of various sizes Mbicme Council, Mbven Sub Division

The following works shall be done for the construction of water project in Mbven Sub Division

LOT 100: 01 CATCHMENT
LOT 200: 01 TANK
LOT 300; 14 STAND TAPS
LOT 400: PIPELINE NETWORK
LOT 500: OTHER WORKS

Participation In this invitation to tender is open to Cameroonlan enterprises that ore In compliance with the fiscal laws and having a good experience in the domain of rural electrification

The said Works shall be financed by the Public Investment Budget (PIB) of the Ministry of Water Resources and Energy for the 201 9 financial year assigned to the Mayor of Mbiame Council as Delegated Contracting Authority.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information during working hours as from the date of publication of this tender notice at the Secretariat of the Mbiame council.

The file may be obtained at the Mbiame Council, at the Service of Council Development Officer Telephone 677 740 854 or 675136217 as soon as this notice is published against payment of a non- refundable sum of (50.000 ) Fifty Thousand francs CFA payable at the Council Treasury Mbiame 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 Mbiame Council at the Service for the award of
Public Contracts, not later than 17"^ July 2019 at 10:00 a.m local time. It should be labelled as
follONVS:

"OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER
N° 01/ONIT/MBiAME COUNCiL/BUi/MCITB/2019 OF 22nd APRIL 2019 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CATCHMENT, 01 TANK, 14 STAND TAPS, A PIPELINE NETWORK OF ABOUT 5250ML OF VARIOUS SIZES, MBVEN SUB-DIVISION, BUI DIVISION, NORTH WEST REGION

"TO BE OPENED ONLY DURING THE BID OPENING SESSION"

The maximum execution deadline shall be three (90) calendar days, including the rainy season and other vagaries, with effect from the date of notification by an administrative order to commence work

The maximum execution deadline provided for by the Contracting Authority shall be ninety (90) calendar days as from the date of notification of the service order.

Each bidder should include in his administrative document, a bid bond of FCFA 597.803 [five hundred and ninety seven thousand eight hundred and three 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 to a 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 occordance 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 File shall be declared Inadmissible. This refers especially to the absence of a bid bond issued by a 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 17th July 2019 at 11:00 a.m local time, by the Mbiame 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,

i. Eliminatory criteria
Eliminatory criteria fix the minimum conditions to be fulfilled to be admitted for evaluation according of the essential criteria. The non-respect of these criteria leads to the rejection of the bid made by the bidder.

They refer especially to:
• Deadline for delivery higher than prescribed;
• False declaration, forged or scanned documents;
• A bid 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",
fi. 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 of the tender files;
• References of the company in similar achievements;
• Experience of supervisory staff ;
• Logistics (Equipment);
• Methodology;
• Financial capacity;
• Attestation of site visit signed by 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 than 75% of the amount required in the offer The essential criteria are subjected to minima whose detail is given in the Special Regulation of the Invitation to tender (RPAO).

lii 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) or a (no) with an acceptable minimum of 70% of the essential criteria taken in to 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 ellminatory 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) 90 calendar days from the deadline set for the submission of bids.

Complementary technical information may be obtained during working hours at the Mbiame Council, Service of award of Public Contracts.