Within the frame-work of the 2020 Public Investment Budget, the Contracting Authority (Mayor of Benakuma Council), hereby representing the State ofCameroon, Re-launches an Open National Invitation to Tender under CONDITIONS OF EMERGENCY for the Opening of a twenty (20km) earth Roads in (Benabinge market-Ezeme-Benagudi market), Menchum Valley Sub-Division in Menchum DivisionNorth 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

One lot

Participation in this invitation to tender 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 ofthis invitation to tender shall be financed as per the programmedbudget 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 tender from the Services of the Contracting Authority (Service in charge of the contracts award) during working hours at the Benakuma Council.

The Tender documents shall be obtained immediately after publication ofthis invitation to tender from the Ser\'ices of the Contracting Authority during working hours at tlie Benakuma Council. The document shall be obtained upon presentation ofaPublic 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 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 docunients and Etivelope C Fmancial documents. It shall reach the Benakuma Council (at (he Benakima) not later than 27/05/2020 qt 12 pm 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

TENDER NOTICE
OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER
UNDER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE
NO 007/ONIT/MINDEVEL/BC/BCITB/MCH/2020 16 MAI 2020 FOR THE opening
OF A TWENTY (20KM) EARTH ROADS IN BENABINGE MARKET-EZEMEBENAGUDIM MARKET, MENCHUM VALLEY SUB-DIVISION IN MENCHUM
DIVISION NORTH WEST REGION 

(To be 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 beOne hundred and twenty calendar days (fourmonths) with effect from date of notification of the Service Order to start execution.

Bid bond 500 000 FCFA

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 certitlcation 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 Ministiy in charge of Finance. 

The bid bond which shall only be released by the Contracting Authority shall be released for unsuccessfull 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 has been provided.

Bidders shall remain committed to their offers for a period 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 venfication of their authenticity during site installation

Bids shall be opened by the Benakuma council Internal council lenders Board in a single phase for all in that order on 27 Mai 2020 local time in the hall at the Benakuma Council. Only bidders or their authorized representatives having aperfect knowledge of the 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

A) Ellminatory Criteria.
- Offers:(bids) submitted after the deadline or lime limit;
- Bids submitted in unsealed external envelopes.
. External envelopes with identification marks or inscriptions,
- False declaration or forged documents ; 
Absence ofbid bond or bid bond not issued directly in bidder's name by a first rate bank approved
bythe Ministry in charge of Finance
NB: Bid bond for a group ofenterprises must bear the name of mandated enterprise with the
names oftheotherenterprises mentioned as well.
Execution period longer than prescribed inthe Tender file
Technical evaluation mark less than 75% (respect ofthe essential criteria less of 75%);
Absence ofquantified 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 detennined 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 ditribution 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 Specia 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 subdetail 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 infomiation may be obtained during working hours from the Sendee for the Contracts Award at the Benakuma Council.
 AMENDMENT TO THE INVITATION TO TENDER:
The Contracting Authority may at any time, amend tliis 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