Within the framework of the Public Investment Budget 2023, the Lord Mayor of Akwaya Council, Contracting Authority hereby launches an OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER BY EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BLOCK OF TWO (02) CLASSROOMS AT GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL BALLIN in Akwaya Sub Division, Manyu Division, South West Region as follows:

The work comprises of the preliminary studies carried out and the detailed information provided in the technical specification and the quantitative estimates.

Amount projects is 20 000 000.

The tender is open to duly legalized Cameroonian enterprises that fulfil the requirements of invitation to tender.

This project shall be financed by the relevant credit allocation in the PIB 2023 of the Republic of Cameroon as per the imputation:

The tender file can be consulted and obtained as from the date of publication of this invitation to tender, at the Akwaya Council Contracts Office (Room 6) Tel: 678 495 145/ 676 246 360, ARMP Buea and MINMAP, Manyu. The file may be consulted during working hours at the Akwaya Council Chambers (Akwaya Town) as soon as this notice is published.

With effect from the date of signature of this Tender Notice upon presentation of receipt attesting to the payment of a non-refundable fee of Forty Thousand (40,000) CFA francs, payable at the Municipal Treasury Akwaya. A copy of the receipt showing payment of the fee shall be attached to the bid.

The bidder shall submit 01 original (indicated as such) and 04 copies of the bid in English or French at the Secretariat of the contract unit of the Akwaya Council office against a receipt on or before 4/5/2023 at 09am. The outer envelope shall bear the inscription:

OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER BY EMERGENCY PROCEDURE

No. 001/ONIT/MAYOR/ACTB/PIB/2023 of 5/4/2023

FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BLOCK OF TWO (02) CLASSROOMS AT GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL

BALLIN IN AKWAYA SUB DIVISION, MANYU DIVISION, SOUTH WEST REGION.

"To be opened only during the bid-opening session"

The maximum execution deadline provided for by the Contracting Authority shall be Three (03) Months.

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 Four Hundred Thousand (400 000) CFA francs a validity period for Ninety (90) days from the date they opened.

The bidder shall submit 01 original (indicated as such) and 04 copies of the bid in English or French at the Secretariat of the contract unit of the Akwaya Council office against a receipt on or before 4/5/2023 at 09am. The outer envelope shall bear the inscription:

OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER BY EMERGENCY PROCEDURE

No. 001/ONIT/MAYOR/ACTB/PIB/2023 of 5/4/2023

FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BLOCK OF TWO (02) CLASSROOMS AT GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL

BALLIN IN AKWAYA SUB DIVISION, MANYU DIVISION, SOUTH WEST REGION.

"To be opened only during the bid-opening session"

The offers shall be opened in single phase. The opening of Administrative Offers (Envelope A), the Technical Offers (Envelope B) and Financial Offers (Envelope C) on 4/5/2023 at 10 am local time by the Akwaya Council Tenders Board situated at the Akwaya Council Conference Hall.

Main eliminatory criteria

Bid shall be rejected when:

>      The lack or non-conformity of bid security;

>      False declaration or forged documents;

>      The lack of at least two references in similar jobs

>      Bids not registered in the bidder's register

>      Incomplete Technical or financial Documents;

>      Technical characteristics which are not in conformity with those specified in the special Technical conditions.

Main qualification criteria

The criteria relating to the qualification of bidders could indicatively be on the following:

-   Pre-financing capacity                                                                         Yes/No

-   Access to a credit or other financial resources                                 Yes/No

-   Expenditure schedule or other contracts under execution             Yes/No

-   Contractor's references (at least two references in similar jobs)     Yes/No

- Availability of material and essential equipment                              Yes/No

- Experience ofsupervisory staff                                                          Yes/No

The non respect of three (03) criterias shall cause the elimination of the offer.

The contract shall be awarded to the lowest bidder who satisfied the administrative and technical disposition.

Bidders will remain committed to their offers for Sixty (60) days from the deadline set for the submission of tenders.

Further complementary information may be obtained during working hours from the Secretariat of contract unit of the Akwaya Council's office, Manyu Division, South West Region.