Within the frame-work of the 2017 Public Investment Budget (PIB 2017), the Contracting Authwity (Divisional Delegate of Public Contracts) for Lebialem, hereby representing the State of Cameroon, launches an Open National Invitation to tender under CONDITIONS OF EMERGENCY for the RURAL ELECTRIFICATION OF EMMALLAH NDUNGATET Alou Sub Division in Lebialem Division in the South West Region.

The works comprise the output of the preliminary studies carried out and the detailed information provide in the technical specifications and the quantitative estimates.

The estimated of the operations (tasks) following feasibility studies stands as specified in the table below.

The works subject of this invitation to tender shall in one lots defined with spécifications as in the table below:

Participation in this invitation to tender is open to all registered and qualified companies or groups of companies based in the Republic of Cameroon with the required technical and professional expertise in the domen of ELECTRIFICATION accompanied by the necessary financial capability.

Works which form the subject of this invitation to tender shall be financed as per the programmed budget head of the 2017 Public Investment Budget (PIB 2017) of the Republic of Cameroon as specified in the table below:

The Tender documents may be consulted immediately after publication of this invitation to tender from the Divisional Delegation (Service in charge of the contracts award) during working hours at the Divisional Delegation of Public Contracts Menji-Lebialem.

The Tender documents shah be obtairied immediately alter puteication of this invitation to tender from the Service in charge of contracts award during working hours at the Divisional Delegation of Public Contracts Menji-Lebialem. ne document shah be obtained upon presentation of a treasury receipt showing the payment of a non-refundable sum of 60 000 FCFA, at the Divisional Treasury Fontem.

The sealed éxternal envelope addressed to the Contracting Authoritishall bear the following inscriptions:

OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER

N°02/ONIT/PR/MINMAP/DDL/LTB/2017 OF 25/01/2017

FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION OF EMMALLAH NDUNGATET LEBIALEM DIVISION

To be opened on ly during the bids opening session of the Tenders Boord

The maximum execution deadline provided for by the Project Owner for the execution of the works subject of this tender shall be ninety calendar clays (three months) with effect from date of notification of the Service Order to start execution.

Each bidder shah enclose in his administrative documents a bid bond issued by a first rate bank approved by the Ministry in charge of Finance and that shah respect the model in this tender file featuring on the list in document 11 of the tender file and valid for ninety (90) days beyond the original date of the validity of the offers.

Under penalty of being rejeeted, administrative documents must be produced in originals or true copies certified by the issuing services of the required administrative documents (Examples: Taxation Officiais, Bank Officiais, etc.) or by Administrative Authorities (Example: SDO, DO etc) and must imperatively be produced in accordance with the Special Tender Regulations. They must obligatorily not be older than three (03) months or must'not be produced after the signing of the tender file. Double certification shall not be accepted. Any bid that shall not be in conformity with the prescriptions of this notice and tender file shall be declared inadmissible (null and void), especially offers containing a bid bond not issued by a first rate bank approved by the Ministry in charge of Finance.

The' bid bond which shall only be released by the Contracting Authority will be released no later than thirty (30) days after the period of bid validity for unsuccessful bidders. For the contractor (bidder to whom the contract is awarded), the bid bond shall be returned to the contractor by the Contracting Authority once the final bond has been provided and the corresponding amount refunded by the Bank upon presentation of the original bid bond.

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

NB: The contractor shall during site installation, present the originals of the respective certified documents for strict verification of their authenticity.

Bids shall be opened 'by the Divisional Tenders Board for Lebialem in a single phase on the-17/02/2017 at 10:30am local time in the hall at the Divisional Delegation of Public Contracts LEBIALEM. Only bidders or their authorized representatives having a perfect knowledge of the file may attend the bid opening session. Note should be taken that in case of any ambiguities or differences during opening,- only the original shall be considered authentic,-that is, any bid which shall not comply with the requirements of the tender file shall be rejeCted. Bids shall be opened and assessed in a single (01) phase of two stages where:

Tender conformity shall be evaluated as per the following:

A) Elitninatory Criteria.

• Offers (bids) submitted alter the deadline or time limit;
• Bids submitted in unsealed external envelopes or with external identification marks,
• Absence of an original or properly certified administrative document or documents certified more than one time,
• Absence of bid bond or bid bond not issued by a first rate bank approved by the Ministry in charge *of Finance

NB: Bid bond for a group of enterprises must be addressed on yhe name of mandated enterprise with name of the other enterprises mentioned in its contens.

• None justification of capaity to pre-finance;
• False declaration marks less than 70%
• Absence of quantified unit price
• Financial offer more than the provisional amount of the project.

B) Essential Criteria

They are primordial or key modalities in the judgment of the technical and financial capacity of candidates to execute the tasks forming the subject of the invitation to tender. They were determined in relation tolhe nature and content of the tasks te be executed. Hence in the evaluation of:

(i) Technical documents, it shall be binary method (YES or NO) based on the following distribution of points:

NB

• Any Bid that shah not obtain 70% evaluation in the technical documents shah simply be rejected.
• -Details of these main qualification criteria are specified in the evaluation grid found in the Special Tender Regulations (RPAO).

(ii) Financial Offer, it shah coniist of going through the bill of quantifies in reference to the unit price schedule and the sub detail of unit prices

The contract shall be awarded to the lowest bidder who must have fulfilled the administrative, technical and financial requirements.

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

Additional information may be obtained during working hours from the service for the contracts award at. the Divisional Delegation of Public Contacts for LEBIALEM (Telephone N°: 243708483).

AMENDMENT TO THE INVITATION TO TENDER:

The C:ontracting Authority may at any. times amend this invitation to tender. Delays caused by such amendments shah! also be considered in the period given to bidders to submit their bids. The Contracting Authority may at any time, amend this invitation to tender, while publishing the amendments and communicating them te companies that bought the tenders file, Delays caused by such amendments shall also be considered in the period given to bidders to subinit their bids.