Within the framework of the execution of the 2025 state budget, the State of Cameroon represented by the Lord Mayor of Nwa council, Donga-Mantung Division hereby launches an Open National Invitation to Tender, for the SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO KOM-MFUMTE INTEGRATED HEALTH CENTER IN NWA SUB-DIVISION, DONGA-MANTUNG DIVISION.

The works comprise notably the tasks below:

The estimated cost after preliminary studies for each lot stands at Ten million five thousand four hundrend  and fifty five FCFA (15,000,000 ) all taxes inclusive.

The works are in one (01) as follows:

Participation is open under the same conditions to all Cameroonian Companies and business concerns that have proven experience in the field of supplies, in general, and who are not currently suspended from public procurement.

: The said works shall be financed as per the programmed budget of the 2025 Public Investment Budget (PIB 2025) of the Republic of Cameroon under the Ministry of Public Health assigned to the Mayor of NWA Council. N/B: All potential bidders should However note that this publication is made pending the availability of the credit cards

The Tender documents may be consulted and obtained immediately after publication of this invitation to tender from the Services of the Contracting Authority (Service in charge of the award of contracts) during working hours at the NWA COUNCIL, DONGA-MANTUNG.

The Tender file may be obtained from Nwa council, DONGA-MANTUNG as soon as this notice is published against payment of a non-refundable sum of thirty thousand , CFA francs, and payable at the Municipal Treasury of Nwa Council.

Each bid drafted in English or French shall be signed by the bidder or by a duly authorized representative and presented in seven (07) copies including one (01) original and six (06) copies marked as such. These shall be submitted in one sealed external envelope containing three (3) internal envelopes; (A: Administrative File, B: Technical File, C: Financial File). The sealed external envelope shall bear no information about the enterprise, and should reach the Nwa Council , service for the award of Contracts, not later than 10:00am on 03/04/ 2025, and should carry the inscription:

OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER No. 06/ONIT/MINSANTE/NWR/DMD/NC/NCITB/2025, OF 05/03/ 2025 THROUGH EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO KOM-MFUMTE INTEGRATED HEALTH CENTER IN NWA SUB-DIVISION, DONGA-MANTUNG DIVISION

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

In case of any ambiguities or differences, only the original shall be considered authentic.

The maximum duration of execution provided for by the Contracting Authority shall be two calendar (02) months (60 calender days), as from the date of notification to the contractor to start work.

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 - the list of which is found in document No. 12 of the Tender File, whose amount is …Tree hundred thousand (300,000) francs CFA, and valid for thirty (30) days beyond the deadline of validity of bids. Bid bonds for unsuccessful bidders shall be withdrawn not later than fifteen (15) days after the award of the contract and those of successful bidders shall be retained until the required Performance Guarantee for good execution is provided.

At the risk of being rejected, only originals or true copies certified by the issuing service or Administrative Authorities (Senior Divisional Officer, Divisional Officers) must imperatively be produced in accordance with the Special Regulations of the Invitation to Tender. They must obligatorily be not older than three (3) months as at the date of submission of bids. Any bid not in compliance with the prescriptions of the Tender File shall be declared inadmissible. This refers especially to the absence of a bid bond issued by a first-rate bank approved by the Minister in charge of Finance. .

17TH APRIL 2025

The evaluation of bids shall be carried out in three stages:

Ø        1^st  Stage : verification of the conformity of each administrative document ;

Ø        2^nd Stage : Evaluation of  technical bids ;

Ø        3^rd Stage: Analyses of Financial bids.

The criteria of evaluation shall be as follows:

14.1-Eliminatory criteria

-          Bids submitted in unsealed external envelopes

-          Absence of a document in the administrative file, and not sumitted within 48 hours on request.

-          Deadline of execution more than the prescribed (2 months 60 calendar days);

-          False declaration or falsified documents;

-          External envelope bearing identification marks of the Bidder;

-          Absence of, or insufficient bid bond (less than 300,000 frs);

-          Omission of a quantified task on the bill of quantities and cost estimates

-          Enterprises suspended from Public Procurements

-          Failure to obtain at least 80% in the evaluation of the Technical proposal.

14.2. Main Qualification criteria: The criteria relating to the qualification of candidates could indicatively be on the following:

·     Financial situation

·     Experience

·     Personnel

·     Equipment.

·     Methodology/organization of the site

The evaluation of bids shall be carried out in three stages:

Ø        1^st  Stage : verification of the conformity of each administrative document ;

Ø        2^nd Stage : Evaluation of  technical bids ;

Ø        3^rd Stage: Analyses of Financial bids.

The criteria of evaluation shall be as follows:

14.1-Eliminatory criteria

-          Bids submitted in unsealed external envelopes

-          Absence of a document in the administrative file, and not sumitted within 48 hours on request.

-          Deadline of execution more than the prescribed (2 months 60 calendar days);

-          False declaration or falsified documents;

-          External envelope bearing identification marks of the Bidder;

-          Absence of, or insufficient bid bond (less than 300,000 frs);

-          Omission of a quantified task on the bill of quantities and cost estimates

-          Enterprises suspended from Public Procurements

-          Failure to obtain at least 80% in the evaluation of the Technical proposal.

14.2. Main Qualification criteria: The criteria relating to the qualification of candidates could indicatively be on the following:

·     Financial situation

·     Experience

·     Personnel

·     Equipment.

·     Methodology/organization of the site

The bidders shall remain committed to their bids during a period of (ninety) 90 days from the deadline set for the submission of bids.

Complementary technical information may be obtained every day during working hours from Nwa council office premises, Tel 677592398.