Within the framework of the 2023 Public Investment Budget, the Mayor of WIDIKUM Council, Contracting Authority, on behalf of the Republic of Cameroon, hereby launches an Opened National Invitation to tender by emergency procedure, for the rehabilitation and extension of Water Schemes in Bifang, Eka and Larinji in Widikum Subdivision, Momo Division of the North-West Region. It is a single lot.

The works include the following:

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 Water Schemes in Bifang, Eka and Larinji potable water supply scheme.

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

Theworks, subject of this invitation to tender, are financed by the Public Investments Budget MINEE 2023 budget head N^o _________________________

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

The tender file may be acquired from the WIDIKUM Council Office Secretariat, Contract Award Service upon presentation of a non-refundable treasury receipt of seventy-three thousand (73,000) FCFA payable at the WIDIKUM Council Treasury representing the cost of the tender file. Such a receiptshall 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 WIDIKUM Council Office Secretariat not later than 07/06/2023 at 10:00 noon local time and should carry the inscription:

<< OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER 

  N°005/ONIT/WIDIKUMCOUNCIL/WCITB/2023 OF 18/05/2023

BY EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FOR THE REHABILITATION AND EXTENSION OF WATER SCHEMES IN BIFANG, EKA AND LARINJI IN WIDIKUM SUBDIVISION, MOMO DIVISION OF THE NORTH-WEST REGION.>> 

                           “To be opened only during the bid-opening session”

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

        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 Minister in charge 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 07/06/2023 at 11:00 am local time, in the conference hall of the WIDIKUM Council, by its competent Members. Only bidders may attend or be represented by duly 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:

1. Eliminatory criteria

1. 1.      Absence of bid bond in the administrative file;
2. 2.      Deadline for delivery higher than prescribed;
3. 3.      A bid with the external envelope carrying a sign or mark leading to the identification of the bidder;
4. 4.      Incomplete financial file;
5. 5.      Change of quantity or unit;
6. 6.      Non-respect of 80% of essential criteria;
7. 7.      Suspended by ARMP for 2023.

2. 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 an acceptable minimum of 80% 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 80% of the essential criteria.

Bidders will remain committed to their offers for one hundred and twenty (120) days from the deadline set for the submission of tenders.

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