Within the framework of 2025 public investment budget, the MAYOR OF MUNDEMBA COUNCIL hereby launches an Open Natonal invitation to tender  on behalf of Mayor Mundemba Council   FOR THE PURCHASE AND EQUIMENT OF TWO ( 02) BLOCK OF CLASSROOMS WITH 120 SMALL CHAIRS,60 SMALL TABLES,12 BOARDS ON  EASEL,04 TEACHERS TABLES AND 08 TEACHERS CHAIRS AT GNS MUNDEMBA.

The services of this contract comprise notably: FOR THE PURCHASE AND EQUIMENT OF TWO ( 02) BLOCK OF CLASSROOMS WITH 120 SMALL CHAIRS,60 SMALL TABLES,12 BOARDS ON  EASEL,04 TEACHERS TABLES AND 08 TEACHERS CHAIRS AT GNS MUNDEMBA

The estimated cost after preliminary studies is. NINE MILLION  ( 9,000,000 ) FRANCS  FCFA

The supplies is divided into. single lot defined as follows:

         Participation in this invitation to tender is open to duly legalize Cameroonian enterprises that fulfil the requirements of this invitation to tender.

         Supplies which form the subject of this invitation to tender shall be financed by the public investment budget of the 2025  financial year, budget head No. 59 15 101 02 641936 464211 426.

The file may be consulted during working hours at  the office of the Mayor of Mundemba Council  at the Secretariat of the Mayor of Mundemba  Council tel ,677109546 (service, door number, post box, telephone, fax, e-mail)] as soon as this notice is published.

        The file may be obtained  from the secretariat of the Mayor of Mundemba Council tel ,677109546 (service, door number, post box, telephone, fax, e-mail)] as soon as this notice is published against payment of the sum of  twenty ( 20,000 frs ) CFA francs, payable at the Municipal Treasury.

Each bid drafted in English or French in seven (7) copies including the original and six (6) copies marked as such, should reach the office of the Mayor of Mundemba Council not later than    29/04/2025 at  10 am local time and should carry the inscription:

Open National  invitation to tender No.05 ONIT,/Mayor Mundemba council/MCITB/ND/SWR/PIB-2025 OF  13/03./2025 FOR THE PURCHASE AND EQUIMENT OF TWO ( 02) BLOCK OF CLASSROOMS WITH 120 SMALL CHAIRS,60 SMALL TABLES,12 BOARDS ON  EASEL,04 TEACHERS TABLES AND 08 TEACHERS CHAIRS AT GNS MUNDEMBA  

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

The maximum deadline provided by the Project Owner or Delegated Contracting Authority for the delivery of the supplies forming the subject of this invitation to tender is  THREE ( 03 ) 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. 12 of the Tender File, of an amount of   ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND  ( 180,000 ) CFA francs for each lot, if need be. It is set at 2 % of the estimated amount, all taxes inclusive, of the contract in accordance with the Order in force, the Contracting Authority] and valid for thirty (30) days beyond the date of validity of bids.

          Subject to 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 (3) 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 bids shall be opened in single  phase. (The opening of all bids in a single phase is carried out where the qualification criteria do not pose any problem in their application). 

The opening of administrative documents and the technical [and/or] financial bids [technical and financial if the opening is single phase, technical only if the opening is two-phased]  on 29/04/2025 at  11 o’clock local time by the Tenders Board of  [Contracting Authority] situated at Mundemba council Conference hall Only bidders may attend or be represented by a duly mandated person..

 The start of the bid-opening session must not be later than one hour after the time-limit for the submission of bids as specified n the Tender File

The aim of these criteria is to identify and reject incomplete bids or bids not in compliance with the essential conditions laid down in the Tender File relating especially to admissibility of administrative documents, compliance of the technical bid with the technical specifications in the Tender File and the qualification of candidates].

14.1      Eliminatory criteria

These criteria fix the minimum conditions to be met to qualify for evaluation according to the essential criteria. They should not be the subject of scoring. The non respect of these criteria shall lead to the rejection of the bid by the bidder. They include notably:

-       Absence of bid bond ;

-       False declaration or falsified document;

-       Non-compliance with major technical specifications of the supply ((to be listed);

-       Non respect of X essential criteria (X being greater than or equal to 1);

-       Absence of quantified unit price ;

-       Non-compliance with the model tender;

-       Absence of prospectus accompanied by the technical sheets from the manufacturer;

-       Absence of agreement or authorization from the manufacturer, where applicable.

14.1      Essential criteria

[The so-called essential criteria are those primordial or key used to judge the technical and financial capacity of candidates to execute the services or deliver the supplies forming the subject of the invitation to tender].

The criteria relating to the qualification of candidates could indicatively be on the following:

-   Turnover:

-  Availability of spare parts (where applicable);

-  After-sales service;

-  Presentation of bid;

-  Experience of staff (where applicable);

-  Access to a credit line or other financial resources (where necessary);

-  Availability of essential material and equipment (where necessary).                                                                                                         

Indicate the main qualification criteria which show that the bidders have the technical capacities and required resources to execute the contract fully. These criteria are given in detail in article 6(1) of the Special Regulations of the invitation to tender

The marking scale for offers by award of points is proscribed in favour of the binary method (yes or no).

The Contracting Authority must indicate in the Special Regulations the conditions to be fulfilled to be a  preferred bidder ( least financial offer In case of lots, indicate the maximum number of lots a candidate may be awarded

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

Complementary information may be obtained during working hours from 7.30 am -3,30 pm at the Secretariat of the Mayor of Mundemba Council Tel 677109546 [service, door number, post box, telephone, fax, e-mail.