Within the framework of the 2025 Public Investment Budget, the Contracting Authority (The Lord Mayor), hereby representing the State of Cameroon, launches an Open National Invitation to tender for the Construction of 27 VIP Market Sheds at Court Yard in Wum Municipality, Menchum Division North West Region.

The works subject of this invitation to tender shall require the Construction of 27 VIP Market Sheds at Court Yard in Wum Municipality, Menchum Division North West Region. The works and service required are found in the detail description mentioned in the respective bills of quantities and cost estimates.

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

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

Participation in this invitation to tender is open to all 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 construction accompanied by the necessary financial capability.

Works which form the subject of this invitation to tender shall be financed as per the programmed budget head of the 2025 Public Investment Budget (PIB 2025- MINDDEVEL) of the Republic of Cameroon as specified in the table below:-

           The Tender documents may be consulted immediately after publication of this invitation to tender from the Services of the Contracting Authority (Service in charge of the contracts award) during working hours at the Wum council office during working hours in Wum.

           The Tender documents shall be obtained immediately after publication of this invitation to tender from the Services of the Contracting Authority during working hours at the Wum Council Library. The document shall be obtained upon presentation of a Treasury receipt showing the payment of a non-refundable sum of One hundred and eighty thousand (180,000) francs CFA from Wum Council treasury.

25/02/2025 at 10;00 am local time

The maximum execution deadline provided for by the Project Owner for the execution of the works subject of this tender shall be one hundred and fifty (150) calendar days with effect from date of notification of the Service Order to start execution.

       Each bidder shall enclose in his administrative documents a bid bond (certified cheque or bank cheque or bank guarantee or legal mortgage) issued directly in the bidder’s name by a first rate bank approved by the Ministry in charge of Finance and that shall respect the model in this tender file featuring on the list in document 12 of the tender file and valid for one hundred and fifty (150) days beyond the original date of the validity of the offers.

The Tender documents shall be obtained immediately after publication of this invitation to tender from the Services of the Contracting Authority during working hours at the Wum Council Library. The document shall be obtained upon presentation of a Treasury receipt showing the payment of a non-refundable sum of One hundred and eighty thousand (180,000) francs CFA from Wum Council treasury.

25/02/2025 at 11;00 am local time

Tender conformity shall be evaluated as per the following:

A)    Eliminatory Criteria.

-          Offers (bids) submitted after the deadline or time limit;

-          Bids submitted in unsealed external envelopes.

-          External envelopes with identification marks or inscriptions,

-          False declaration or forged documents;

-          Absence of bid bond (certified cheque or bank cheque or bank guarantee or legal mortgage) or any these documents not issued directly in bidder’s name by a first rate bank approved by the Ministry in charge of Finance

           NB: Any of these documents for a group of enterprises must bear the name of mandated enterprise with the names of the other enterprises mentioned as well.

-          Execution period longer than prescribed in the Tender file

-          Technical evaluation mark less than 75% (non-respect of 75% of the essential criteria);

-          Absence of quantified unit price (omission of a unit price in the financial bid).

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 were determined in relation to the nature and content of the tasks to be executed. Hence in the evaluation of:-

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

   NB:

       -Any Bid that shall not obtain 75% 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 shall consist of going through the bill of quantities in reference to the unit price schedule and the sub detail of unit prices.

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

         Bidders shall remain committed to their offers for one hundred and fifty (150) days from the deadline set for the submission of tenders (offers).

   Additional information may be obtained during working hours from the Service for the Contracts Award at Wum council.