Within the framework of the 2021 Public Investment Budget, the Mayor of Batibo Council, Contracting Authority, on behalf of the Republic of Cameroon, hereby launches an Open National Invitation to Tender, for the rehabilitation and extension of three potable water schemes at Gunyoh, Futoh and Kuronjei In Bessi-Awum village, Batibo Subdivision, Momo Division of the North-West Region.

The works include the following;
Lot 100: Preparatory works;
Lot 200: Construction works;
Lot 300: Piping Network ;
Lot 400: Environmental mitigation measures;

The estimated cost after preliminary studies is forty four million seven hundred and ten thousand  (44,710,000) FCFA.

The work is in unique lot; the rehabilitation and extension of three potable water schemes at Gunyoh, Futoh and Kuronjei  in Bessi-Awum village.

 Participation is open under the same conditions to all Cameroonian companies and business concerned that are in compliance with the Cameroon laws.

The works, subject of this invitation to tender, are financed by the Public Investment Budget MINEE 2021 budget head N°…….

The tender file may be consulted at the Batibo Council Office Secretariat, during working hours, as soon as this tender notice is published.

The tender file may be acquired from the Batibo Council Office Secretariat, upon presentation of a non refundable treasury receipt of Sixty One thousand (61,000) FCFA payable at the Batibo Council Treasury representing the cost of the tender file. Such a receipt shall identify the payer as representing the company that wants to participate in the tender.

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 Batibo Council Office Secretariat not later than _10_/_03_/2021 at 10:00 noon local time and should carry the inscription:

« OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER IN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE N°01/ONIT/BC/BCITB/2021 OF 16/02/2021
FOR THE REHABILITATION AND EXTENSION OF THREE POTABLE WATER SCHEME AT GUNYOH, FUTOH AND KURONJEI IN BESSI-AWUM VILLAGE, BATIBO SUB DIVISION, MOMO DIVISION OF THE NORTH-WEST REGION.»
"To be opened only during the bid Opening session"

The maximum deadline provided by the Contracting Authority for the execution of the works forming the subject of this Invitation to Tender is one hundred and twenty (120) days.

Each bidder must include in his administrative documents, 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 No. 12 of the Tender File, of an amount of 894,200, CFA (eight hundred and ninety  thousand  two hundred ).

Under penalty of being rejected, only originals or certified true copies signed by the issuing service or administrative authorities (Senior Divisional Officer, Divisional Officers) must imperatively be produced in accordance with the Special Regulations of the Invitation to Tender.
They must obligatorily not be older than three (3) 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 rejected. This refers especially to the absence of a bid bond issued by a first-rate bank approved by the  of Finance.

The bids shall be opened in a single phase. The opening of the administrative documents/the Technical and Financial offers will take place on the 10/03/2021 at 11:00 am local in the conference hall of the Batibo Council, by its competent Members. Only bidders may  attend or be represented by  mandated persons of their choice and having a good knowledge of their files.

The bids shall be evaluated according to the main criteria as follows:
A. Eliminatory criteria
1. Absence of bid bond in the administrative file;
2. Deadline for delivery higher than prescribed;
3. A bid with the external envelope carrying a sign or mark leading to the identification of the
bidder;
4. Incomplete financial file;
5. Change of quantity or unit;
6. Non respect of 75% of essential criteria;
7. Suspended by MINMAP in 2021.
B. Essential criteria
1- General presentation of the Tender Files;
2- Financial capacity;
3- References of the company in similar achievements;
4- Quality of the personnel;
5- Technical organization of the works;
6- Safety measures on the site;
7- Logistics;
8- Attestation of site visit duly signed by honour of the bidder.
9- Special Technical Clauses initialed in all the pages;
10-Special Administrative Clauses completed and initialed in all the pages.

This evaluation will be done in a binary way (yes) or (no) with on acceptable minimum of 30/39 (75%) of the essential criteria taken in 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 satisfied to 100% of the eliminatory criteria and at least 75% of the essential criteria.

Bidders will remain committed to their offers for ninety (90) days from the deadline set for the submission of tenders.

Complementary technical information may be obtained during working hours from the Batibo Council