Within the framework of reducing the risks of food shortage through the execution of the 2024 Public Investment Budget of MINADER, the General Manager of UNVDA, Contracting Authority, hereby launches an Open National invitation to tender in emergency procedure for the purchase and collection of 2 200 tons of Paddy Rice from farmers, including handling charges in UNVDA Ndop.
The services of this contract comprise notably:
- Acquisition of clean Paddy Rice (Humidity testing, winnowing, filling/weighing in 100kg bags);
- Transportation and stacking in the central warehouse of UNVDA Ndop.
The estimated costs after preliminary studies stand at 499 950 000 (Four Hundred and Ninety Million Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand) CFA francs Tax Inclusive.
The services, subject of this invitation to tender, are in a single lot: The purchase and collection of 2 200 tons of Paddy Rice from farmers, including handling charges.
Participation in this invitation to tender is open to all interested Cameroonian based-service providers with founded experience in the said domain.
Services which form the subject of this invitation to tender shall be financed by the 2024 Public Investment Budget of MINADER, Imputation: 58 30 184 01 330004 464110.
The file may be consulted during working hours at the Service of Public Contracts UNVDA, P.O. Box 25 Ndop, Email: unvdandop@ymail.com , Tel: (237) 691 79 83 72/ 672 86 14 16 as soon as this notice is published
The file may be obtained from the Service of Public Contracts UNVDA, P.O. Box 25 Ndop, Email: unvdandop@ymail.com , Tel: (237) 691 79 83 72/ 672 86 14 16 as soon as this notice is published against payment of the sum of 200 000 (Two Hundred Thousand) CFA francs, payable at BICEC, account CAS ARMP N° 97568660001-28.
Each bid drafted in English or French in seven (07) copies including one (01) original and six (06) copies marked as such, should reach the General Secretariat UNVDA not later than 15/05/2024 at 10 o’clock local time.
The maximum deadline provided by the Contracting Authority for the execution of the services, subject of this Invitation to Tender is Six (06) 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. 9 of the Tender File, of an amount of 9 900 000 (Nine Million Nine Hundred Thousand) CFA Francs.
The bid bond will remain valid for (30) days beyond the original date set for the validity of offers (90 days).
N.B: Certified checks will not be accepted.
Subject of being rejected, documents in the administrative file must include only originals or true copies certified by the issuing service or competent administrative authorities in accordance with the Special Regulations of the invitation to tender. These documents must be less than three (03) months old or established after the signing of the tender notice.
Any bid not in conformity with the prescriptions of the Tender File shall be declared inadmissible. Especially the absence of a bid bond issued by a first-rate bank approved by the Minister in charge of Finance or the non-respect of the models of the tender file documents shall lead to a pure and simple rejection of the bid.
The opening of administrative documents, technical and financial bids, is on 15/05/2024 at 11 o’clock local time.
- 1. Evaluation criteria
14.1 Eliminatory criteria
Administrative Documents:
a) Absence of a bid bond issued by a first-rate bank approved by the Ministry in charge of Finance;
b) False declaration or falsified documents;
c) Absence or non-conformity of an element in the administrative file non-regularized within 48 hours after opening of bids.
Technical bids:
a) Falsified declaration or falsified documents;
b) Absence of an attestation to a credit line or other sources equivalent to at least Two Hundred and Fifty Million (250 000 000) CFAF;
c) Non availability of at least five (05) Grain Moisture Testers with proof of ownership receipts or leasing certificate and the plan of localisation of the equipment;
d) Non availability of at least seven (07) winnowers with proof of ownership receipts or leasing certificate and the plan of localisation of the equipment;
e) Non respect of at least 80% of YES of the essential criteria ie. 23 YES out of 28.
Financial bids:
a) Non conformity of tender submission;
b) Absence of quantified price;
c) Non conformity with the unit price schedule.
14.2 Essential criteria
The criteria relating to the qualification of bidders could indicatively be on the following:
a) General presentation of the bids……………………………………………………………. /03
b) Financial capacity…………………………………………………………………………..… /01
c) Information on qualification (References in similar supplies)……………………………. /03
d) Technical proposals……….……………………………………………………………….... /09
e) Proof of acceptance of conditions of contract………………………………………..…… /02
f) Knowledge of the site…………………………………………………………………..……. /02
g) Methodology………………………………………………………………………………….. /06
h) Execution planning and schedule………………………………………………………….. /02
Total………………………………………………………………………………………………….28
N.B.: The evaluation of the technical bid will be done by adding the YES obtained for each criterion. If this mark is less than 80% of technical points, the bid will be judged insufficient, disqualified and excluded for financial evaluation.
The contract will be awarded to the bidder who has proposed the offer with the lowest amount, in conformity with the regulations of the Tender Documents and having satisfied 100% of the eliminatory criteria and 80% of the essential criteria.
Bidders will remain committed to their offers for Ninety (90)days from the deadline set for the submission of bids.
Bidders will remain committed to their offers for Ninety (90)days from the deadline set for the submission of bids.