"within the frame-work of the 2020 Public Investment Budget, the Contracting Authority (Mayor of Furu-Awa Council) hereby representing the State of Cameroon, launches an Open National Invitation to Tender UNDER OF EMERGENCY for the Rehabilitation of 7km roads at Furu-Awa-Lubu, Furu Awa Sub Division in Menchum Division-North West Region

The works subject of this invitation to tender shall require for the Rehabilitation of 7km roads at Furu Awa-Lubu Furu-Awa 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.

Estimated Cost 100 000 000

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

Participation in this invitation to tender isopen to all registered and qualified companies orgroups of companies based in the Republic of Cameroon with the required technical and professional expertise in the
domain ofroadworks accompanied bythe 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) of the Republic of Cameroon as specified in the table below:-

The Tender documents may be consulted immediately after publication of this invitation to lender from the Services ofthe Contracting Authority (Service incharge of the contracts award) during working
hours at the Furu Awa Council.

TheTender documents shall be obtained immediately after publication of this invitation to tender from the Services of the Contracting Authority during working hours atthe Furu Awa Council. The document
shall be obtained upon presentation ofa Public Treasury  receipt/Municipal Treasury showing the payment of a non-refundable sum of Two hundred thousand 200,000) francs CFA.

Each bid written in English or French shall be signed by the bidder or by a duly 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 external envelope containing three (3) envelopes, that is, Envelope A: Administrative Documents, Envelope B: Technical documents. It shall reach the Furu Awa Council (at the Furu-Awa) not later than 09 Mar 2020 at 12pm 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

001/ONIT/MINDEVEL/FAC/MAYOR/FACITB/MENCHUM/2020 OF 14 FEB 2020 FOR THE REHABILITATION OF 7KM ROAD FURU AWA-LUBU, FURU AWA SUB DIVISION INMENCHUM DIVISION NORTH WEST REGION.

(To he opened only during the bids opening session ofthe 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 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 this list in document 12 of the tender file and the valid for ninety (90) days 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 .lot be produced after the submission of the tender file. Uoublc
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 afirst rate bank approved by the Ministir 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 contractor by the Contracting Authority once
the final bond hasbeen provided.
Bidders shall remain committed to their offers for aperiod of ninety (90) days from the last date for 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 of the respective certified documents for strict verification of their authenticity during site installation.

Bids shall be opned by the Furu Awa council Internal council Tenders Board in a single phase for all in that order on the 09 Mar 2020 at 1pm local time in the hall at the Furu Awa Council. Only bidders or their authorized representatives having aperfect knowledge of the fdc may attend the bid opening session. Note
should be taken that in ease 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 shall be 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 of bid bond or bid bond not issued directly in bidder's name by a first rate bank approved by the Ministry in charge of Finance
NB: Bid bond for a group of enterprises must hear the name of mandated enterprise with the names ofthe other enterprises mentioned as well,
- Execution period longer than prescribed in the Tender file

Technical evaluation mark less than 75% (respect ofthe essential criteria less of 75%);
Absence of quantified unit price in the financial bid.
B) Essential Criteria They are primordial 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 tender.
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 of these 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 ot quantities in reference to the unit price schedule and the sub detail of unit prices.

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 the Furu-Awa Council.