Within the framework ofthe 2020 Public Investment Budget (PIB), the Mayor of JAKIRI council"Contracting Authority" hereby launches an open National Invitation to tender for the construction of A NURSERY BLOCK AT GNS MAUTU in JAKIRI Sub-Division.

The works include the following:

Lot 100: Preparatory Works and studies

Lot 200: Earth Works

Lot 300: Foundation

Lot 400: Block work in elevation

Lo 500: Carpentry works

Lot 600: Metallic works

Lot700: Electricity

Lot 8OO: Painting

Lot 900: Drainage Works and pavement

Lot 1000: Hygiene and Environmental Protection

The estimated cost after preliminary studies stands for twenty five million (25,000,000) CFA francs.

This Invitation to tender comprises as follows: Construction of a Nursery at MAUTU- JAKIRI subdivision

Participation in this invitation to tender is open to Cameroonian enterprises that are in compliance with the fiscal laws and having a good experience in the domain concerned

The said Works shall be financed by the Public Investment Budget (PIB) of the Ministry of Basic Education for the 2020 financial year assigned to the Mayor of Jakiri Council as Authorizing officers with Budget Heads N°  and respectively.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information during working hours as from the date of publication of this tender notice, at the Jakiri council office.

The file may be obtained at the Jakiri Council, at the Service of Council Development Officer Telephone N° 677 977 256 as soon as this notice is published against payment of a non- refundable sum of (42 000) Forty two  thousand five hundred f CFA francs, payable at the Council Treasury Jakiri representing the cost of purchasing the tender file.

Each offer drafted in English or French in 07 (Seven) copies including 01 (one) original and 06 (six) copies marked as such, should reach the Jakiri Council at the Service for the award of Public Contracts (CDO) not later than 30/06/2020  at 10:00 am local time. It should be labelled as follows:

OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER

N° 006/ONIT/JC/ITB/2020 OF -30/05/2020 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NURSERY BLOC AT GNS MANTU JAKIRI SUB-DIVISION, NORTH WEST REGION

 “TO BE OPENED ONLY DURING THE BID OPENING SESSION"

The maximum execution deadline shall be four (04) calendar months, including the rainy season and other vagaries, with effect from the date of notification of the administrative order of work commencement.

Each bidder should Include in his administrative document, a bid bond of FCFA 500 000 [five hundred thousand CFA francs) issued by a first rate-bank approved by the Ministry in charge of finance in conformity with COBAC conditions.

Against the risk of being rejected, only originals or true copies certified by the Issuing service or administrative authorities of the administrative document required, including the bid bond, shall imperatively be produced in accordance with the Special Conditions of the invitation to tender. They shall neither be older than three (03) months nor be produced before the signing of the tender notice.

Any offer not in conformity with the prescriptions of this notice and tender file shall not be accepted, especially the absence of a bid bond issued by a first rate-bank approved by the Ministry in charge of Finance, or the non-respect of the model of the tender file documents, shall read to a pure and simple rejection of the offer without any appeal being entertained

Under penalty of being rejected, only originals or true copies certified by the issuing service must imperatively be produced in accordance with the Special Regulations of the invitation to tender.

They must obligatorily not be older than Four (4) months preceding the date of submission of bids or may be established after the signature of the tender notice.

Any bid not in compliance with the prescriptions of the Tender File shall be declared inadmissible. This refers especially to the absence of a bid bond issued by a first-rate bank approved by the Minister in charge of Finance

The bids shall be opened in single phase. The opening of the Administrative documents, Technical and financial offers shall take place on the 30/06/ 2020 at 11:00 AM local time  by the Jakiri Council Internal Tenders Board in the Council Hall.

Only bidders may attend or be represented by duly mandated persons of their choice.

There are two types of evaluation criteria: eliminatory and essential criteria. The aim of these criteria is to identify and reject incomplete bids or bids not in conformity with the essential conditions laid down in the Tender File.

I-Eliminatory criteria

Eliminatory criteria fix the minimum conditions to be fulfilled to be admitted for evaluation according of the essential criteria the non-respect of these criteria leads to the rejection of the bid made by the bidder.

They refer especially to:

• Deadline for delivery higher than prescribed;

• False declaration, forged or scanned documents;

•A bid with the external envelope carrying a sign or mark leading to the identification of the bidder. '

• Two Bids with the same personnel

• Incomplete financial file

• Technical assessment mark lower than 80% of "Yes".

ii. Essential criteria

Essential criteria are primordial in the judgment of the technical and financial capacity of candidates to execute the works forming the subject ofthe invitation to tender.

The criteria relating to the qualification of candidates are based on the following:

• General presentation of the tender files;

• References of the company in similar achievement

• Experience of supervisory staff;

• Logistics (Equipment);

• Methodology;

• Financial capacity;

Attestation of site visit signed by the Contractor

Report of site visit signed by the Contractor

The Special Technical Clauses (STC). (Each page should be initialled and the last page signed and stamped);

• Special Administrative Clauses completed (each page should be initialled and the last page signed and stamped)-

Pre - Financing capacity not less than 80% of the amount required in the offer

The criteria relating to the qualification of candidates could be indicative on the following:

The essential criteria are subjected to minima whose detail is given in the Special Tender Regulation (RPAO)

The evaluation shall be done in a purely binary method with a Yes or NO with an acceptance minimum of 80% of the essential criteria taken in to account.

The contract will be awarded to the bidder who would have proposed the offer with the lowest amount in conformity with the regulations of the Tender Documents and having scored 100% of the eliminatory criteria and at least 80% of the essential regulations of the Tenders Documents and having scored 100% of eliminatory criteria and at least 80% of the essential criteria

The jobbing order shall be awarded to bidder whose bid is in conformity with the dispositions of the tender file and on the basis of the lowest bid and technical quality. (See article 99 of the public contracts

The bidders shall remain committed to their offers during a period of (sixty) 60 days from the deadline set for the submission of bids.

Complementary technical information may be obtained during working hours at the Jakiri Council, Office of the CDO.