Within the frame-work of the 2020 Public Investment Budget, the Contracting Authority (Mayor of Benakuma Council), hereby representing the State of Cameroon, Re-launches an Open National Invitation to Tender under CONDITIONS OF EMERGENCY for the Opening of 15km earth Roads Busong-IkakeBeneng, Menchum Valley Sub-Division, Menchum Valley Sub-Division in Menchum Division-  North  West

The works subject of this invitation to tender shall require for the Opening of 15km earth Roads Busong-Ikake-Beneng, Menchum Valley Sub-Division, Menchum Valley Sub-Division in Menchum
Division-North West Region. . Theworks required are found in the detail description mentioned in the respective bills of quantities
and cost estimates.

Estimated Cost 25 000 000 FCFA

SINGLE 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 teclinical and professional expertise in the
domain ofroad works accompanied by the necessary financial capability

Works which form the subject of this invitation to tender shall be financed as per the programrned 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 tender from the Services of the Contracting Authority (Service in charge ofthe contracts award) during working
hours at the Benakuma Council.
 

The Tender documents shall be obtained immediately after publication ot 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 aPublic Treasury receipt/Municipal Treasury showing the payment of
a non-refundable sum ofFifty 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 documents and Envelope C: Pinancia documents. It shall reach the Benakuma Council (at the Benakuma) not later than 27 Mai 2020 at 12pm local time. The sealed external envelope shall be free of all identification marks, failing whicn iT shall be rejected. 
The sealed external envelope addressed to the Contracting Authority shall bear the following inscriptions

The maximum execution deadline provided for by the Project Owner for the execution of the works subject of thistender shall be One hundred and twenty calendar days (four months) with effect from date of  otification 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 inust 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 afirst rate bank approved by the Ministry in charge ofFinance.
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 successftil 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 aperiod of ninety (90) days from the last date lor 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 opened by the Benakuma council Internal council Tenders Board  in a single phase for all in that order on th 27 MAI 2020 at 11pm 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

Tender conformity shall be evaluated as per the following:
A)EIiminatory Criteria.
- Offers (bids) submitted after the deadline or time limit;
-Bidssubmittedinunsealedexternalenvelopes.
- External envelopes with identification marks or inscriptions,
-Falsedeclarationorforgeddocuments;
- Absence ofbid bond or bid bond not issued directly in bidder's name by a first rate bank approved
by the Ministry incharge of Finance _
NB: Bid bond for o group ofenterprises must bear the name ofmandated enterprise with the
names ofthe other enterprises mentioned aswell.
- Execution period longer than prescribed in the Tender file
- Technical evaluation mark less than 75% (respect of the 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 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 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 of 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 Benakuma Council.

AMENDMENT TO THE INVITATION TO TENDER:
The Contracting Authority may at any time, amend this invitation to tender. Delays caused by such amendments shall also be considered in the period given to bidders to submit their bids.
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.