Within the framework of MINEE PUBLIC INVESTMENT BUDGET - 2024 FINANCIAL YEAR, the Lord Mayor of Njikwa Council, Contracting Authority, hereby launches an Open National Invitation to Tender NO. 10/ONIT/NCITB/NC/2024 OF 11/04/2024 for the CONSTRUCTION OF A MINI-SOLAR PLANT AT NJIKWA, NJIKWA MUNICIPALITY, Momo Division of the North-West Region.

Work to be done consists of:

ü  Preparatory works

ü  Civil works

ü  Metal works

ü  Electrical works

ü  Solar energy installation

ü  Earthing system installation + protection

ü  Project sustainability

ü  Other expenses

The estimated cost after preliminary studies is thirty million (30,000,000) CFAF.

The work is as follows: CONSTRUCTION OF A MINI-SOLAR PLANT AT NJIKWA, NJIKWA MUNICIPALITY,.

Participation to this Invitation to Tender is Open 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 MINEE PUBLIC INVESTMENT BUDGET - 2024 FINANCIAL YEAR.

The file may be consulted during working hours at the Njikwa Council, (Head of SIGAMP, as soon as this notice is published.

The file may be obtained from the Njikwa Council, Head of SIGAMP,, as soon as this notice is published against payment of the sum of FORTY THOUSAND (40,000) CFA Francs, payable at the Njikwa council Municipal Treasury, representing the cost of purchasing the Tender File. 

 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 Njikwa Council, Secretariat not later than 10/05/2024 at 10:00 am local time and should carry the inscription:

<<OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE N^o  10/ONIT/NCITB/NC/2024OF 11/04/2024 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MINI-SOLAR PLANT AT NJIKWA, MOMO DIVISION OF THE NORTH WEST REGION. >>

                  “To be Open 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 (120) days.

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 N^o. 12 of the Tender File, of an amount of six hundred thousand (600,000)CFAF and valid for ninety (90) 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 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 10/05/2024 at 11:00 am local time, in the conference hall of the Njikwa Council, by its competent Tender Board 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:

 Eliminatory criteria

 
1.      Absence of bid bond in the administrative file;
2.      Deadline for delivery higher than prescribed;
3.      False declaration or falsified documents;
4.      A bid with the external envelope carrying a sign or mark leading to the identification of the bidder;
5.      Incomplete financial file;
6.      Change of quantity or unit;
7.      Non respect of 33/44 (75%) of essential criteria;
8.      Suspended by MINMAP in 2024.
9.      Lack of tender purchase receipt.
 
Essential criteria

1-     General presentation of the Tender Files;

2-     Financial capacity of 25% of amount ATI;

3-     References of the company in similar achievements visa by the competent authority;

4-     Quality of the personnel; 

5-     Technical organization of the works;

6-     Safety measures on the site;

7-     Logistics;

8-     Attestation of sites visit duly signed on honour by the bidder and report of site visit with pictures;

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 33/44(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 33/44(75%) of the essential criteria.

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

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