Within the framework of the execution of the 2019 state budget the State of Cameroon represented by the Mayor Mbiame Council hereby launches In an Open National Invitation to tender for the Rehabilitation Works on TIWONG bridge, Mbven SubDivision, Bui Division, North West Region

The services involved in this invitation to tender shall require the Rehabilitation Works on TIWONG bridge, Mbven Sub-Division, Bui Division, North West Region, these include detail description of the items found in the technical specification, bills of quantities (detail cost estimate) and working drawings

The estimated cost after preliminary studies is Fifteen million nine hundred and seventy (15,970,000) fcfa

single lot

Participation in this present invitation to tender is opened to all registered and qualified companies or groups of companies based in the Republic of Cameroon, with the necessary financial capability, technical and professional expertise in Public works and Civil Engineering domain.

The said works shall be financed as per the programmed budget of the 2019 Public Investment Budget (PIB 2019) of the Republic of Cameroon under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development assigned to the Mayor Mbiame Council asthe Authorising Officer.

 The Tender documents may be consulted and obtained immediately after publication of this invitation to tender from the Services of the Contracting Authority (Service in charge of the award of contracts) during working hours at Mbiame Council office. Tel: 677740854.

The acquisition of this Tender file is subjected to the presentation of a treasury receipt showing payment of anon-refundable fee of Thirty Thousand (30,000frs) francs FCFA into the coffers ofthe Municipal Treasury Mbiame. The original copy ofthis receipt showing payment of the Tender acquisition fee shall be included into the bidder's documents.

 Each bid written in English or French shall be signed by the bidder or by aduly authorized representative and presented in Seven (7) copies, that is one (01) original and six (06) copies labelled as such. These shall be submitted in one sealed pack containing three (3) envelopes, that is. Envelope A: Administrative Documents, Envelope B: Technical file and Envelope C: Financialfile. The sealed pack shall bear no Information about the company and shall reach the Mbiame Council office. Service in charge of the award of contracts not later than 18 July 2019 at 10:00 am local time and note should be taken that in case of any ambiguities or differences during opening, only the original shall be considered authentic.
The sealed packshall bear the following inscriptions;

OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER
N°- 04/ONIT/MBIAME COUNCILBUI/MCITB/2019 of 23rd April 2019 FOR THE REHABILITATION WORKS ON TIWONG BRIDGE, MBVEN SUBDIVISION, BUI DIVISION, NORTH WESTREGION

(To be opened only during bids opening session)

The maximum deadline for the execution provided for by the Contracting Authority shall be Four months (120 calendar days) with effect from date of notification of the Service Order to start works.

Each bidder must include in his administrative documents, abid bond issued by a first rate banking establishment approved by the Ministry in charge of finance and whose list is found in document N°, 12 of the Tender File, of an amount of Three Hundred and nineteen thousand four hundred (319,400) francs CFA, and valid for thirty (30) days beyond the date of validity of bids.

 Under penalty of being rejected, only originals or true copies certified by the issuing service or administrative authorities (Senior Divisional Officer, Divisional Officers) must imperatively be produced in accordance with the Special Regulations of the invitation to tender. They must obligatorily be not 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 incharge of Finance.

The offers shall be opened in asingle phase, in the conference hall of Mbiame Council, only 18th July 2019 at 11:00 am 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.
This shall Involve:

1) Opening and appraisal of validity and authenticity.

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

NB: Any bids which shall not obtain 70% score in the technical evaluation shall be eliminated.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA: Tender conformity shall be evaluated as per the following

 Elimlnatory criteria

- Deadline for delivery higher than prescribed; - False declaration or falsified documents;

- Absence or insufficient bid bond;

- A bid with the external envelope carrying a sign ormark leading to the Identification of the bidder;

- Omission of a unit price inthe financial bid; 

- Non respect of 70% of essential criteria;

B - Essential criteria

- General presentation of the tender files;

- Financial capacity;

- References of the company in similar achievements;

- Quality of the personnel;

- Technical organisation of the works;

- Safety measures on the site;

- Logistics;

- Attestation and report of site visit;

- Special Technical Clauses initialled in all the pages;

- Special Administrative Clauses completed and initialled in all the pages

NB: -Any Bid that shall not obtain 70% 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 fulfils the technical and administrative requirements.

Bidders will remain committed to their offers for a period of ninety (90) days from the last date of the submission of tenders, that is, the tenders shall be valid for 90 (ninety) days with effect from their submission deadline.

 Additional (supplementary) technical information may be obtained during working hours from the service for the award of contracts atMbiame Council.

The Contracting Authority reserves the right, if warranted, to subsequently amendthis invitation totender.