In line with the execution of the C2D “Regional Capitals 2” program, the State of Cameroon through the Government Delegate to the Bamenda City Council wishes to launch the Open National Invitation to Tender N° 005/ONIT/BCC/ITB/2019 of 15th November 2019 for the construction of a multi-purpose pitch and FOUR (4) PLAYGROUNDS in Bamenda in four (4) lots under the emergency procedure.
Financing: C2D – “REGIONAL CAPITALS 2” Budget; ‘Convention d’affectation CCM 1521 01 G du 28 Juin 2018’.

The works subject of this contract includes:
BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL PITCH AND UPGRADING OF THE EXISTING FOOTBALL PITCH IN MULANG:
- PRELIMINARY WORKS;
- EXCAVATION AND EARTH WORKS;
- FOUNDATION WORKS;
- CONSTRUCTION OF THE PITCH SURFACE;
- EQUIPMENT FOR THE PITCH;
- SUPER STRUCTURE;
- PITCH PAINTING WORKS;
- PAINTING WORKS.
CONSTRUCTION OF FOOTBALL PITCHES (ATOGOLA, MUWATSU AND NIBUNG):
- PRELIMINARY WORKS;
- EXCAVATION & EARTH WORKS;
- CONSTRUCTION OF DRAINAGE STRUCTURES;
- CONSTRUCTION OF RETAINING WALLS;
- CONSTRUCTION OF THE PITCH SURFACE;
- SUPER STRUCTURE;
- EQUIPMENT FOR THE PITCH;
- CONSTRUCTION OF A PLAYGROUND MINI-STAND.
In addition, all other suggestions necessary for the good execution of the works according to
the specifications of the STC.

The estimated cost of the operation after studies stands at:
S/N   LOT   COST ATI (F CFA)
1       1      93,381,637
2       2    100,087,988
3       3      99,105,646
4       4      96,501,544

TOTAL (IAT) 389,076,815

Participation in this invitation to tender is opened to all national companies specialized in building construction and public works.

The works subject of this invitation to tender shall be funded by C2D - “REGIONAL CAPITAL 2” budget; ‘Convention CCM 1521 01 G of 28 June 2018’.
Payments shall be done within a maximum timeframe of 30 calendar days maximum from the date of submission of the approved detailed accounts (bills).

The file may be consulted during working hours at the office of the Government Delegate's Office to the Bamenda Urban Community or at the office of the Coordinator of the Local Monitoring Unit (tel: 677 850 332) as soon as this notice is published (TEL: 233 361 313, 677 773 859).

The file may be obtained fromthe office of the Coordinator of the program (Tel: 677 850 332) as soon as this notice is published against payment of a non-refundable sum of one hundred and twenty-seven thousand (127,000) CFA francs payable at the Bamenda City Council Treasury under the budgetary head 712 101.

10th January 2020

The maximum execution timeframe provided for by the Project Owner for the execution of the works subject of this tender for each lot is eight (8) calendar months.

Each bidder must include in his administrative documents, a bid bond issued by a first rate-bank or insurance company approved by the Ministry in charge of Finance featuring in this tender file of the amounts tabulated below and valid for thirty (30) days beyond the original date of the validity of the offers.

For fear of being rejected, only originals or true copies certified by the issuing services or administrative authorities (Senior Divisional Officer, Divisional Officers etc…) 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 File shall be declared inadmissible.

The administrative, technical and financial bids shall be opened in a single phase.
The opening of the administrative documents and the technical and financial offers shall take place on 13th December 2019 at 1:00 o’clock p.m. precisely by the Bamenda City Council Internal Tenders Board at the Bamenda City Council conference hall.

The evaluation criteria consist of two types: the qualifying criteria and essential criteria. These criteria are designed to identify and reject bids incomplete or non-compliant to the essential conditions established in the Bidding Documents relating to Offers including the admissibility of administrative documents, compliance of the technical offer to the CAD specifications and qualification of candidates.
. Elimination criteria
These criteria are designed to identify and reject bids incomplete or non-compliant to essential conditions established in the Bidding Documents relating to Offers including the admissibility of administrative documents and technical qualification of candidates.
These criteria are:
 Absence or insufficient Bid Bond;
 False statements or falsified documents;
 Insufficient financial capacity;
o Financial Capacity (certificate from a first-class bank) greater than or equal 50 000 000 F CFA per lot.
 Average turnover for the past three years (2018, 2017 and 2016) signed by a registered
chartered accountant in Cameroon (ONECCA) greater than or equal 100 000 000 F CFA per lot.
 The unavailability of a signed statement of integrity, eligibility and social and environmental responsibility (with attached model in annex 3).
 Technical score less than seventy-five percent (75%).
. Essential criteria
The evaluation of the technical offers will be made following the binary (yes / no) based of the essential qualification criteria below:
o bidder's experience;
o human resources;
o Equipment;
o Methodology approach.

References (certified first pages and last pages indicating the subject, the cost, the funding, the duration, the project owner and place accompanied by the final or provisional reception minutes of the works) should be recent enough (under 5 years).
The details of these essential criteria are specified in the evaluation matrix contained in the Supplementary Regulations of the Bid (Section 4).

The contracts shall be awarded to those bidders whose bids shall be judged essential in compliance with the tender file and are evaluated as the lowest.
A bidder may tender for more than one lot but can only be attributed a single (1) lot.

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

Complementary technical information may be obtained during working hours from the Coordinator of the Local Coordination Unit of the C2D-REGIONAL CAPITAL program office (Tel: 677 850 332), Bamenda City Council.