The National Coordinator of the National Community-driven Development Program (PNDP) hereby informs that:
The provisions of the Request for Quotations Letter N0. 05/ MINEPAT/ SG/ PNDP/ CSPM/ 2017 of 27 March 2017 relating to the mentoring of PNDP’s intervention councils of the North-west Region with regard to the edition of a council quarterly news bulletin have been amended as follows :

1.  Invitation:
Instead of : 4.The National Coordinator hereby invites the short-listed Service Providers to consult and withdraw the Request for Quotations from the address mentioned below : PNDP’s National Coordination Unit; door N0. R08, located in Yaounde, Nouvelle Route Bastos, opposite UNDP (PNUD), at a distance of 100 meters from the main entrance.
Phone N0: +237 222 21 36 64
Fax: + 237 222 21 36 63
Email : pndp@pndp.org
This should in fact read as: 4.The NationalCoordinator hereby invites the short-listed Service Providers to consult and withdraw the Request for Quotations from the below-mentioned address: PNDP’s National Coordination Unit; door N0. R08, located in Yaounde, Nouvelle Route Bastos, opposite UNDP (PNUD), at a distance of 100 meters from the main entrance.
P.O Box: 660 Yaounde – Cameroon
Phone N0: +237 222 21 36 64
Fax: + 237 222 21 36 63
Email : pndp@pndp.org
However, the participation in this Request for Quotations remains open to any service provider interested. In fact, in the event a short-listed service provider who has not been selected wishes to submit his/her/its Quotations, s/he/it will be called upon to provide the following information required during the Call for Expression of Interest. Such information which are included in a separate envelope should clearly specify that the latter is qualified to provide the said the services. Furthermore, the said information that will be subject to the same pre-qualification criteria as those that have contributed to the drawing up of the short-list will equally enable to determine the acceptance of the offer by the said service provider:

• Have a legal existence and the capacity to contract ;
• Have at least twenty (20) years of similar service provision in the area of news bulletin, newspapers and magazines editing ;
• Have at least five (05) years of experience in the field of printing ;
• Have at least two (02) professional journalists as staff  members ;
• Have at least one (01) graphics designer specialized in newspapers, news bulletins and magazines editing ; and
• Have an adequate financial and administrative capacity likely to pre-finance the related activities.

This expression of interest should comprise:

• A letter of interest ;
• The pertinent documents likely to  acknowledge the legal status of the Service Provider;
• The supporting documents likely to contribute to the verification of statements in compliance with the retained pre-selection criteria; it is worth noting that any unjustified information will rejected.

2. Submission of offers:
Instead of :5.They should be submitted in six (06) counterparts (of which one original and five copies) labelled as such, to the below-mentioned address latest on 20 April 2017 at 12 : 00 prompt (local time ; door N0. R08), and shall bear the mention:

"Request for Quotations N0. 05/ MINEPAT/ SG/ PNDP/CSPM/SPM/17, of 27 March 2017 for the mentoring of PNDP’s intervention councils of the North-west Region with regard to the edition of a quarterly council news bulletin”.
Only to be opened at the bids-opening session"

This should in fact read as: 5. They should be submitted in six (06) counterparts (of which one original and five copies) labelled as such, to the below-mentioned address latest on 28 April 2017 at 12:00 prompt (local time; door N0. R08), and shall bear the mention:

« Request for Quotations N0. 05/ MINEPAT/ SG/ PNDP/CSPM/SPM/17, of 27 March 2017 for the mentoring of PNDP’s intervention councils of the North-west Region with regard to the edition of a quarterly council news bulletin.
Only to be opened at the bids-opening session »

3. Opening of offers :
Instead of : 6. Bids will be opened by PNDP’s Special Tender’s Board (STB),
on  20 April 2017 at 01 :00 p.m., prompt (local time), in the presence
of bidders or their duly mandated representatives if they so wish,
in the conference hall of PNDP’s NCU.
This should in fact read as : 6. Bids will be opened by the Special
Tender’s Board (STB) of PNDP, on 28 April 2017 at 01 :00 p.m., local time,
in the presence of bidders or their duly mandated representatives if they so wish, in the conference hall of PNDP’s NCU.
Remainder unchanged.