The Lord Mayor of BELO Council, the Contracting Authority, on behalf of the BELO Council, hereby launches an open National invitation to tender for the rural electrification of Buwe Village in BELO council Area in BOYO Division, by emergency procedure.

NATURE OF SERVICE: Work to be done consists of

ü  Construction of  an MV 3- PHASE LINE IN 3X34.4Mmm²  Almelec cable

ü  Construction of an MV/LV single phase line in 1x34.4mm² Amelec & 4x25 Mm² Aluminum Twisted 3x50mm², cables;

ü  Installation of one control connections with 2x16mm2 Aluminum cable;

ü  Supply and installation of one (01) transformer H61-100KVA 30KV/B2 3-phase

ü  Production and ventilation of environmental impact notice

ü  The Sundry expenses will consist of

• Clearing and pruning of 7m width on each side of the network
• Transportation of wooden and galvanized poles, materials and workers

The estimated cost after preliminary studies is fifty million, (50,000,000) CFAF.

The works which is subject to this invitation to tender is in one lot.

Participation to this Invitation to Tender is opened to Cameroonian enterprises that are in compliance with the Cameroon laws.

Works which form the subject of this Invitation to Tender shall be financed by the 2024 MINDDEVEL Public Investment Budget. Budgetary head No. 58 27 100 02 641616 464211 021.

The file may be consulted during working hours at BELO Council.

The tender file may be acquired from the BELO Council upon presentation of a non-refundable treasury receipt of One hundred thousand (100,000) FCFA payable at the BELO Municipal treasury. Such a receipt shall identify the payer as the company that wants to participate in the tender.

Each offer or bid drafted in English or French in seven (07) copies including the original and six (06) copies marked as such in accordance with the prescriptions of the tender file should be submitted against a receipt at BELO Council not later than 28/03/2024 at 10:00 a.m local time and should carry the inscription:

<< OPENED NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER

N°05/ONIT/MINDDEVEL/BC/BCITB/2024 OF 05/03/2024 FOR THE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION OF SHO-HASHING VILLAGES IN BELO COUNCIL AREA, BOYO DIVISION, BY EMMERGENCY PROCEDURE >>

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

The maximum deadline provided by the Contracting Authority for the execution of the works forming the subject of this Invitation to Tender is Ninety (90) days.

Each bidder must include in his administrative documents, a bid bond issued by a first-rate banking establishment or insurance company approved by the Ministry in charge of Finance and whose list is found in document N^o. 12 of the Tender File, of an amount of one million, francs (1,150,600) CFAF and valid for thirty (30) days beyond the date of validity of bids

Under penalty of being rejected, only originals or certified true copies signed by the issuing service or administrative authorities (Governor, 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 or insurance company 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 28/03/2024 at 11:00am local time, in the conference hall of the BELO Council, by the BCITB. 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:

Eliminatory criteria

• Absence bid bond and 48h given for the absence or non – conformity of any other document in the administrative file;
• Deadline for delivery higher than prescribed;
• False declaration or falsified documents;
• A bid with the external envelope carrying a sign or mark leading to the identification of the bidder;
• Incomplete financial file;
• Change of quantity or unit;
• Non respect of (75%) of essential criteria;

 Essential criteria

• General presentation of the Tender Files;
• Financial capacity;
• References of the company in similar achievements visa by the competent authority;
• Quality of the personnel; 
• Technical organization of the works;
• Safety measures on the site;
• Logistics;
• Attestation of sites visit duly signed on honor by the bidder and report of site visit with pictures;
• Special Technical Clauses initialed in all the pages and last page signed;
• Special Administrative Clauses completed and initialed in all the pages and last page signed.

This evaluation will be done in a positive way (yes) or negative (no) with an acceptable minimum of (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 to 100% of the eliminatory criteria and at least (75%) of the essential criteria.

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

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