Within the frame-work of the PI IBLIC INVESTMENT Budget (PIB 2017), the contracting authority (Divisional Delegate of Public Contracts) for LEBIALEM, hereby representing the State of Cameroon, launches an Open National Invitation  invitation to tender under conditions of emergency for the Construction of two Classrooms with a Regular Office at GTHS Fontem in Fontem Sub Division.

The works subject of this invitation to tender shah require the Construction of two Classrooms with a Regular Office at GTHS Fontem in Fontem Sub Division.The works and service required are found in the detail description mentioned in the respective bills of quantities and cost estimates.

The estirnated cost of the operations (tasks) for the following feasibility studies stands as specified in the table below:

The works subject of this invitation to tender shall in one lot defined with specifications as in the table beIow:

Participation in this invitation to tender is open to ail registered and qualified companies or groups of companies based in the Republic of Cameroon with the required technical and professional expertise in the domain of Public  con tracts accompanied by the necessary financial capability.

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

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

Each offer written in English or French shah 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) copies labelled as such. These shah be submitted in one external sealed envelope containing three (3) envelopes, that is, Envelope A: Administrative Documents, Envelope B: Technical document and Envelope C: Financial document. It shah reach the Divisional Delegation of Public Contracts for LEBIALEM, Divisional Service in charge of contracts award, not later than 20/03/2017 at 9:30am local time. The sèaled external envelope shah be free of ail identification marks, failing which it shah be rejected.

The sealed external envelope addressed to the CONTRACTING AUTHORITY shah bear the folloWing inscriptions:

OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER 05/ONIT/PR/MINMAP/DDL/LTB/2017 OF 23/02/2017

THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO CLASSROOMS WITH A REGULAR OFFICE AT GTHS FONTEM
IN FONTEM SUB DIVISION,

(To be opened only during the bids opening session of the Tenders Board) 12) 

The maximum execution deadline provided for by the Project Owner for the execution of the works subject of this tender shall be ninety calendar days (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 rejected, 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 alter the signing of the tender file. Double certification shah 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 alter the period of bid validity for unsuccessful bidders. For the contractor (bidder to whom the contract is awarded), the bid bond shah 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 shah remain committed to their offers for a period of ninety (90) days from die last date of for the submission of tenders, that is, the tenders shah be valid for 90 (ninety) days with effect from their submission deadline.

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

Eliminatory Criteria.

• Offers (bids) submitted after the deadline or time lirait;
• Bids submitted in unsealed external envelopes or with extemal 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 the nome of mandated enterprise

• with naine of the other enterprises mentioned in its content.
• None justification of capacity to pre-finance ;
• False declaration or forged documents ;
• Technical evaluation mark 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 moere determined in relation to the nature and content of the tasks to be executed. Hence in the evaluation of:‑

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

NB:

• Any Bid that shah not obtain 70% evaluation in the technical documents shall 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 consist of going through the bill of quantities in reference to the unit price schedule and the sub detail of unit prices.

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

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

The contracting authority maj^, at any time, amend ibis invitation to tender, while publishing the amendments and communicating them to companies tharbought the tenders file. Delays caused by such amendments shall also be considered in the period given to bidders to submit their bids.