Within the frame-work of the 2020 Public Investment Budget, the Contracting Authority (Mayor of Benakuma Council), hereby representing the Stale of Cameroon, launches an Open National Invitation to Tenderunder CONDITIONS OF EMERGENCY fortheOpening of a twenty (20km) earth Roads in (Benabinge market-Ezeme-Benagudi market), Menchum Valley Sub-Division in Menchum Division-North West Region.

The works subject of this invitation to tender shall require the Opening of a twenty (20km) earth Roads in (Benabinge market-Ezeme-Benagudi market) Menchum Valley Sub-Division in Menchum Division-North West Region.
The works required are found in the detail description mentioned in the respective bills of quantities and cost estimates.

The estimated cost of the operations (tasks) following feasibility studies stands as specified in the table below:-

The works subject of this invitation to tender shall be in one lot defined with specifications as in the table below:-

Participation in this invitation to lender is open to all registered and qualified companies or groups of companies based in the Republic of Cameroon with the required technical and professional expertise in the domain of road works accompanied by the necessary financial capability.

Works which form the subject of this invitation to tender shall be financed as per the programmed budget head of the 2020 Public Investment Budget (PIB 2020) ofthe Republic of Cameroon as specified in the table below;-

The works subject of this invitation to tender shall require the Opening of a twenty (20km) earth Roads in (Benabinge market-Ezeme-Benagudi market) Menchum Valley Sub-Division in Menchum Division-North West Region.
The works required are found in the detail description mentioned in the respective bills of quantities and cost estimates.

The Tender documents shall be obtained immediately after publication of this invitation to tender from the Services ofthe Contracting Authority during working hours at the Benakuma Council. The document shall be obtained upon presentation of a Public Treasury receipt/Municipal Treasury showing the payment of a non-refundable sum of Fifty thousand (50,000)francs CFA,

Each bid written in English or French shall be signed by the bidder or by a duly authorised 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 external envelope containing three (3) envelopes, that is,Envelope A: Administrative Documents. Envelope B. Technical documents and Envelope C: Financial
documents. It shall reach the Benakuma Council (at the Benakuma) not later than 25 FEV 2020 at 12:00pm local time. The sealed external envelope shall be free of all identification marks, failing which it shall be rejected.
The scaled external envelope addressed to the Conlractnig Authority shall bear the following inscriptions:

OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER
UNDER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE

N° 002/ONlT/MINDEVEL/MAYOR/BC/BCITB/MCH/2020 OF THE 04 FEV 2020 FOR THE OPENING OF A TWENTY(20KM) EARTH ROADS IN BENABINGE MARKET-EZEME-BENAGUDIM MARKET, MENCHUM VALLEY SUB-DIVISION IN MENCHUM DIVISION NORTH WEST REGION

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

The maximum execution deadline provided for by the Project Owner for the execution of the works subject of this tender shall be One hundred and twenty calendar days (four months) with effect from date  of notification of the Service Order to start execution

Each bidder shall enclose in his administrative documents a bidbond issued directly in the bidder's name by a first rale bank approved by the Ministry in charge of Finance and that shall respect the model in this tender file featuring on the list in the document 12 of the tender file and valid for ninety (90) beyond the original date of the validity of the offers.

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 rale 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 valtdily. For the successful bidder towhom the contract will be awarded, the bid bond shall be returned to the contractor 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 trom the last date tor the submission of tenders, that is, the tenders shall be valid for 90 (ninety) days with effect from their
submission deadline.
NB: The contractor shall, present the originals ofthe respective certified documents for strict verification of their authenticity during site installation.

Bids shall be opened by the Benakuma council Internal council Tenders Board in a single phase for all in that order on the 25 FEV 2020 at Ipm local time in the hall at the Benakuma Council. Only bidders or their authorized representatives having a perfect knowledge ofthe file may attend the bid opening session. Note
should be taken that in case of any ambiguities or differences during opening, only the original shall be considered authentic, that is, any bid which shall not comply with the requirements of the tender file shall be rejected.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:
Tender conformity shallbe evaluated as per the following:
A) Eliminatory Criteria.
- Offers (bids) submitted after the deadline or time limit;
- Bids submitted in unsealed external envelopes.
- External envelopes with identification marks or inscriptions,
-False declaration or forged documents ;

Absence ol bid bond or bid bond not issued dnccliy in bidder's name by a first rate bank approved
by the Ministry incharge of Finance
NB: Bid bond fora group of enterpr'nes must hear the name of mandated enterprise with the names of the other enterprises mentioned as well

• Execution period longerthan prescribed in the tender file

• Technical evaluation mark less than 75% (respect of the essetial criteria less of 75%);

• Absence of quantified unit price in the financial bid.

B) Essential Criteria They are premodial or key modalities in the judgment of the technical and financial capacity of candidates to execute the tasks forming the subject of the invitation to lender.
They were determined in relation to the nature and content of the tasks to be executed. Hence in the evaluation of;-
(i) Technical documents, it shall be the binary method (YES or NO) based on the following distribution of points;

 NB:
-Any Bid that shall not obtain 75% evaluation in the technical documents shall simply be rejected.
-Details ofthese main qualification criteria are specified in the evaluation grid found in the Special Tender Regulations (RPAO).
(ii) Financial Offer, it shall consist of going through the bill of quantities in reference to the unit price schedule and the sub detail of unit prices.

The contract shall be awarded tothe 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).

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

COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additional information may be obtained during working hours from the Service for the Contracts Award at the Benakuma Council.

AMENDMENT TO THE INVITATION TO TENDER
The Contracting Authority may at any time, amend this invitation to tender. He shall publish the amendments and communicate same to companies that bought the tenders file. Delays caused by such amendments shall also be considered in the period given to bidders to submit their bids.