Within the framework ofthe execution of the 2020 state budget, the State of Cameroon represented by the Mayor of NWA Council hereby launches under Emergency Procedure an open national invitation to tender for the supply of some medical equipment in the NTONG Integrated Health Centre [IHC) in NWA Council Area, Donga-Mantung Division, North West Region.

The services of this contract comprise notably: the supply of medical equipment to the Integrated Healtli Centre of NTONG tin NWA Council Area, Donga-Mantung Division, North West Region

Provisional Amount 8,000,000

The supplies is in one (Ol) lots as follows;

Participation in the present National Invitation to Tenders is opened to all registered and qualified companies or groups of companies based in the Republic of Cameroon, with the necessary financial capability, technical and professional expertise in the domain.

The said works shall be financed as per the programmed budget of the 2020 Public Investment Budget [FIB 2020) of the Republic of Cameroon under the Ministry of Public Health assigned to the Mayor of NWA Council

The TENDER documents may be consulted and obtained immediately after publication of this invitation to TENDER from the NWA Council (Service in charge of the award of contracts) during working hours.

:The file can be obtained from the NWA Council Tel: 676018266 as soon as this notice is published against payment of a non-refundablesum of sixteen thousand (16 GOOF) CFA francs, payableat any NWA Municipal Treasury.

Each bid written in English or French shall be signed by the bidder or by a duly authorized representative and presented inSeven (7) copies, thatis one (01) original and six (06) copies labelled assuch. These shall be submitted in one sealed external envelope containing three (3) internal envelopes, that is. EnvelopeA: Administrative Documents, Envelope B: Technical file and Envelope C: Financial file. The sealed pack shall bearno information about the company and shall reach the NWA Council, Service in chargeof the award of contracts not later than the 21^ AUGUST
2020. at 10:00 a.m. prompt local time and note should be taken that in case of any ambiguities or differences during
opening, only the original shall be considered authentic. Chapters will be separated by colour separators. Bidders I I
tendering for more than one lot will constitute one administrative file but different Technical and Financial files for each lotThe sealed external envelope shall bear the following inscriptions:

OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER
No. 09/ONIT/MINSANTE/NWR/DMD/NC/NCITB/2020 of 24TH JULY 2020FOR THE SUPPLY OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENTTO THE NTONG INTEGRATED HEALTH CENTER, DONGA-MANTUNG DIVISION,NORTH WEST REGION, LOT 1

(To be opened only during bids opening session)

The maximum deadline provided by the Authorising Officer and Contracting Authorityfor the delivery ofthesupplies forming thesubject ofthisOpen  National Invitation toTender is Two (02) months (or sixty(60)  calendar days) from the date of notification of the Administrative Order to start the supplies.

Each bidder must include in his administrative documents for each lot, a bid bond issued by a first-rate banking establishment approved by the Ministry in charge of finance and whose list is found in document N°. 12 of the Tender File, of an amount of One Hundred and Sixty Thousand (160,000) francs CPA, and valid for fifteen (15) days from  the date of publication ofthe resultsofaward. Forun successful bidders, the BID BOND must be withdrawn withinSO daysfrom the date of end of validity of bids. For the successful bidder, the BID BOND shall be released immediately after the constitution of the Final Bond. Only originals or certified copies of documents by the competent administrative authorities (Divisional Officers, Senior Divisional Officers or the issuing service) shall be considered valid. Documents certified more than once shall be rejected.

Subject to beingrejected, documentsin the administrative file must include only originals or true copies certified by the issuing service or competent administrative authorities in accordance with the Special Regulations of the invitation to tender. These documents must be less than three (3) months old or established after the signing of the tender notice. Any bid not in conformity with the prescriptions of the Tender File shall be declared inadmissible. Especially the absence ofa bid bond issued by a first-rate bank approved by the Minister in charge of Finance or the non-respect of the models of the TENDER file shall lead to the rejection of the bid.

The bids shall be opened in a single phase, in the conference hall of the NWA Council Internal Tenders Board, on 21ST AUGUST 2020 as from 11:00 a.m. Only bidders or their authorized representatives having a perfect knowledge of the file may attendthe bidopening session. Any bidwhich shall not comply with the requirements of the tender file shall be rejected. Bids shall be opened and assessed in a single (01) phase. This shall involve:
• Opening and appraisal of validity and authenticity.
• Opening of envelopescontaining Technical and Financial documents to appraise and evaluate technical proposals
NB: Any bids which shall not obtain 80% validity in the Administrative appraisal and at least 75% score in the Technical evaluation shall be eliminated.

Eliminatory criteria
Absence of a document in the Administrative file; and unable to give within 48hrs on request
False declaration or falsified documents;
Absence or insufficient bid bond;
Bids deposited in open envelopes or packets;
Submission after the deadline prescribed;
Omission of a unit price in the financial bid;
Incomplete technical or financial documents
Unjustified capacity to pre-finance the project;

 Essential criteria
• core of less than 75% in the essential criteria
• General presentation of the bids;
• Capacity to pre-finance;
• After-sales service;
• References of the company in similar domains;
• Quality of the personnel;
• Organizational Chart of the enterprise.
• Safety measures pertaining to the supplies;
• Logical presentation of documents;
• Attestation and report ofsite visit;

• Special Technical Clauses initialed on all the pages and signed on the last page.;
• Special Administrative Clauses completed and initialed onall the pages and signed on the last page.;.

The contract shall be awarded to the lowest feasible bidder, who fulfills the technical and administrative requirements.

Bidders shall remain committed to their offers for 60 days from the deadline set for the submission of bids.

Additional [supplementary] technical information may be obtained during workinghours from the service for the award ofcontracts at the

AMENDMENT TO THE INVITATION TO TENDER: The Contracting Authority reserves the right, if warranted, to subsequently amend thisinvitation to tender.