within the frame work of the strengthening of the means of control and monitoring of the activities of operators and users of electronic communications sector, the General Manager of the Telecommunications Regulatory Board (TRB) launches in emergency procedure an open International Invitation to Tender for the supply, installation and commissioning of a technical control platform for long distance transmission links (fiber optic links, radio links) of the operators of electronic communications network open to the public.
The services which are the subject of this call to tender comprise the supply, installation and commissioning of a technical control platform for long distance transmission links (fiber optic links, radio links) of the operators of electronic communications network open to the public.
The services to be provided are detailed in document 5 of this tender file.
The estimated cost at the end of preliminary studies is 190,000,000 (one hundred and ninety million) CFA francs.
Not applicable.
This Invitation to tender is open to any company specialized in the manufacture, design or marketing of telecommunications equipment or software applied to telecommunications.
The services which are the subject of this call to tender are financed from the budget of TRB for the fiscal year 2016 on the budget item line 222 310 " Technical material and equipment."
The tender file may be consulted during working hours at the Contracts Unit of TRB, located in the Head office building at nouvelle route Bastos in Yaounde P. O. Box 6132 Tel. : 222 23 03 80/222 23 23 30, Fax: 222 23 37 48, upon publication of this notice.
The file can be obtained at the Contracts Unit, located in the Head office building at nouvelle route Bastos, PB 6132 Yaounde, Tel. : 222 23 03 80/222 23 23 30, Fax: 222 23 37 48, on publication of this
notice, against the payment of a non-refundable fee of one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) CFA as application fees, in the special contracts account No. 335 988 of the Public contracts Regulatory Agency (ARMP) opened in BICEC, in the branches of all Regional capital cities and the cities of Limbe and Dschang.
Each offer drafted in English or French in seven (07) copies including the original and six (06) copies labeled as such, should reach the Contracts Unit of TRB, located on the ground floor of the Head office building at nouvelle route Bastos , P. O. Box 6132 Yaounde, Tel. : 222 23 03 80/222 23 23 30, Fax: 222 23 37 48, no later than 12th January 2017 at 12 .00 local time in a sealed envelope and must bear the inscription:
Open International Invitation to Tender No. 000120/ AOIO / ART / CIPM / 2016 of 23th November 2016 for the supply, installation and commissioning of a technical control platform long distance transmission links (fiber links , radio links) of the operators of electronic communications network open to the public
Emergency procedure
"To be opened only during the examination session"
The maximum period for delivery is one hundred and height (08) month
Each bidder must include in his administrative documents, a bid bond issued by a first rate bank approved by the Ministry of Finance and whose name appears in document 11 of the tender file, an amount equal to 3,800,000 (three million eight hundred thousand) CFA F valid for thirty (30) days beyond the original expiry date of offers.
Under threat of rejection, the other required administrative documents must absolutely be produced in originals and copies certified true by the issuing service or a competent administrative authority (Divisional Officer, Sub Divisional Officer …..), as per the stipulations of the Special Tender Regulations. They must be dated less than three (03) months or have been established after the signing date of the tender notice.
Any incomplete bids according to the prescriptions of the Tender File shall be declared inadmissible. Especially the absence of the bid bond issued by a first-rate bank approved by the Ministry of Finance or the non-respect of the standard documents of the Tender File, shall lead to the outright rejection of the bid without any recourse.
The opening of bids shall be done in one phase and will take place on 12th January 2017 at 1.00pm local time by the internal contracts board of TRB in the conference hall of the General Management of TRB located at nouvelle route Bastos in Yaounde.
Only bidders may attend the opening session or be represented by a person of their choice duly authorized.
14.1 qualifying criteria:
• incomplete Administrative Record;
• False declaration or falsified document;
• Absence of the certificate of guarantee of the technical platform;
• Absence of authorization from the manufacturer or the extract of the representative agreement;
• Lack of a technical data sheets of the components of the proposed technical platform;
• Technical score less than 75% of YES.
14.2 Essential criteria:
The evaluation of the technical bids will be made according to the binary system (YES / NO) on the basis of key criteria below:
a) Presentation of tenders;
b) References for the performance of similar services: at least one (01) reference in the last five (05) years;
c) financial capacity of bidder (compounded turnover over the last three fiscal years> = 100 000 000 F CFA);
d) Compliance with technical specifications according to the description of the supply;
e) Technical capacity (Profile of key Personnel in charge of the project);
f) deadline of delivery and project implementation schedule;
g) operating test protocol and acceptance tests;
h) Documentation (operation and maintenance) of the platform;
i) Quality Assurance Plan
j) Compliance of the training program with established specifications;
k) Warranty and technical assistance.
Only bidders obtaining at least 75% of YES in essential criteria will be deemed technically qualified and admitted to the assessment of the financial offer.
The Contract will be awarded to the bidder who offered the lowest evaluated financial bid and who obtained the minimum technical score of 75% YES.
Bidders will remain bound by their offers for 120 days from the deadline for the submission of tenders.
Further information may be obtained during working hours at the Contracts Unit, , located on the ground floor of the Head office building of TRB at nouvelle route Bastos in Yaounde p. O. Box 6132, Tel. : 222 23 03 80/222 23 23 30, Fax: 222 23 37 48.