:  Within the framework of the execution of the 2021 state budget, the State of Cameroon represented by the Mayor of MisajeCouncil (Contracting Authority) hereby launches under emergency procedure an Open National Invitation to Tenderfor the Misaje Water supply,Misaje Sub-Division, Donga-Mantung Division, North West Region 

Work to be done consists of:

• Preparatory works
• Earth works
• Foundation
• Stone Masonry
• Decking of slabs
• Pointing and internal plastering
• Plumbing works
• Excavation of pipe line /backfilling
• Control tests on pipes
• Piping
• Care/Laying of pipes
• Training of water management committee

The estimated cost after preliminary studies is Forty fourmillion seven hundred and ten thousand (44,710,000 ) FCFA

single lot

  Participation in this invitation to tender is open to competent Cameroonian enterprises that are in compliance with the fiscal laws.

The said works shall be financed as per the programmed budget of the 2021 Public Investment Budget (PIB 2021) of the Republic of Cameroon under the Ministry of Water Resources and Energy assigned toMisaje town.

With respect to circular N^o.000001/CL/PR/MINMAP/CAP of 15^th January 2021, relating to the issuance of tenders files purchase recept and making these files available to potential bidders, the Tender documents shall be consulted and obtained immediately after publication of this invitation to tender from the Services of the Project owner (Service in charge of contracts) at the MISAJE  COUNCIL TOWN HALL, the Divisional Delegation of Public Contracts Donga-Mantung and the Regional Office of the Public Contracts Regulatory Agency (ARMP) Bamenda during working hours.

The file may be obtained from the MISAJE COUNCIL TOWN HALL Tel: (237)674 325 736.as soon as this notice is published against payment of a non-refundable sum of ninty thousand (90,000) CFA francs, payable at the Misaje Council Treasury.

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) copieslabelled as such. These shall be submitted in one sealed external envelop containing three (3) envelopes, that is, Envelope A: Administrative Documents, Envelope B: Technical file and Envelope C: Financial file. The sealed external envelop shall bear no information about the company and shall reach MISAJE COUNCIL TOWN HALL, Service in charge of the award of contracts not later than 21/04/2021 at 10am local time.Note should be taken that in case of any ambiguities or differences during opening, only the original shall be considered authentic.The sealed external envelop shall bear the following inscriptions:

OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER

N^O 006/ONIT/ NWR/DMD/MC/MCITB/2021 OF 1/04/2021,FOR THE MISAJE WATER SUPPLY,

MISAJE COUNCIL AREA, DONGA MANTUNG DIVISION, NORTH WEST REGION

 (To be opened only during the bids opening session)

 The estimated cost after preliminary studies is Forty fourmillion seven hundred and ten thousand (44,710,000 ) FCFA

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 the list of which is found in document No. 12 of the Tender File, of an amount of Eight hundred and ninty four thousand (894,000) francs CFA, and valid for thirty (30) days beyond the date of validity of bids. 

Under risk of being rejected, only originals or true copies certified by the issuing service or administrative authorities (Misaje council) issuing service must imperatively be produced in accordance with the Special Regulations of the invitation to tender. They must obligatorily be not older than three (3) months as at the date of submission of bids or established befor 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 a single phase, in the MISAJE COUNCIL TOWN HALL, on 21/04/2021 at 11:00am. Only bidders or their authorized representatives having a perfect knowledge of the file may attend the bids opening session. Any bid which shall not comply with the requirements of the tender file shall be rejected.

Evaluation criteria
The bids shall be evaluated according to the main criteria as follows:
 

A.   Eliminatory criteria
1.     -Absence or non-conformity of a document in the administrative file, and not submitted within 48 hours on request.
2.     -Deadline for delivery higher than prescribed;
3.     -False declaration or falsified documents;
4.     -Absence or insufficient bid bond;
5.     -A bid with the external envelope carrying a sign or mark leading to the identification of the bidder;
6.     -Incomplete financial file;
7.     -Omission of a unit price;
8.     –Technical score less than 75%  of  the  essential criteria;
 
B.   Essential criteria
1-    General presentation of the tender bids;
2-     Financial capacity;
3-    References of the company in  similar domain;
4-    Quality of the personnel; 
5-    Technical organization of the works;
6-    Attestation and report of site visit;
7-    Logistics;
8-    Special Technical Clauses initialed in all the pages and signed on the last page;
9-    Special Administrative Clauses completed and initialed in all the pages and signed on the last page.

This evaluation shall be done using the binary method of either(YES) or (NO) with an acceptable minimum technical score of at least 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 a100%score of the eliminatory criteria and at least 75%score in the essential criteria.

: Bidders shall  remain committed to their offers for a period of ninety (90) days from the last date of submission of tenders, that is, the tenders shall be valid for 90 (ninety) days with effect from their submission deadline.

 Additional (supplementary) technical information may be obtained during working hours from the service for the award of contracts at the Misaje Council Office.

 AMENDMENT TO THE INVITATION TO TENDER:The Contracting Authority reserves the right, if need be, to subsequently amend this invitation to tender in confermity with the public contract code.