1)     Within the framework of the execution of the 2026 state budget, the State of Cameroon represented by the Mayor of Ndu Council hereby launches an open national invitation to tender for the construction of a market shed with 10 stores in Ntaba market in Ndu Subdivision, Donga-Mantung Division, North West Region.

Work to be done consists of:

Ø  Preparatory works

Ø  Earth works

Ø  Foundation

Ø  Wall masonry (elevation)

Ø  Carpentry-roof works

Ø  Joinery/Metals

Ø  Electricity

Ø  General finishing

Ø  Plumbering and Sanitatory fittings

Ø  Painting

Ø  General rain water drainage (External works)

4)     The estimated cost after preliminary studies is Forty-eight million (48 000 000) fcfa

The work is in one (1) lot as follows; - construction of a market shad and 10 stores in Ntaba market in NDU Subdivision, Donga-Mantung Division, North West Region  

     Participation in this invitation to tender is open to competent Cameroonian enterprises that are in compliance with the fiscal laws and who are not currently excluded from public procurement.

The said works shall be financed as per the programmed budget of the 2026 Public Investment Budget (PIB 2026) of the Republic of Cameroon under the Ministry of COMMERCE assigned to the Mayor of NDU Council.

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 award of contracts of NDU Council), the COLEPS platform and the ARMP website

The Tender file may be obtained from the Premises of the Contracting Authority (Service of Contracts award) of NDU Council as soon as this notice is published against payment of a non-refundable sum of Forty thousand (96,000Fcfa), CFA francs, and payable at Municipal Treasury of NDU.

Each bid written in English or French shall be signed by the bidder or by a duly authorized representative and presented in Seven (7) copies, that is one (01) original and six (06) copies labelled as such. These shall be submitted in one external envelope - sealed, containing three (3) internal envelopes, that is, Envelope A: Administrative Documents, Envelope B: Technical file and Envelope C: Financial file, an electronic version of the bids must be included in the envelope. The sealed external envelope shall bear no information about the company and shall reach the Service of contracts award of NDU Council not later than the 10/02/ 2026 at 10am local time and note should be taken that in case of any ambiguities or differences during opening, only the original shall be considered authentic. The sealed pack shall bear the following inscriptions:

OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER No.____/ONIT/NWR/DMD/NC/NCITB/2026, OF THE ________2026 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MARKET SHED   AND 10 STORES IN NTABA MARKET IN NDU SUBDIVISION, DONGA-MANTUNG DIVISION, NORTH WEST REGION

(To be opened only during the bids opening session)

The maximum duration for the execution provided for by the Contracting Authority shall be four months (120 calendar days) with effect from date of notification of the Administrative Order to start works.

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, and validated by CDEC in the amount of Nine hundred and sixty thousand (960,000) francs CFA, and valid for thirty (30) days beyond the deadline of validity of bids.

At the risk of being rejected, only originals or certified true copies by the issuing service or administrative authorities (Senior Divisional Officer, Divisional Officers) must imperatively be produced in accordance with the Special Regulations of this Invitation to Tender. They must not be more than three (3) months old as at the date of submission of bids or must not be established before the signature of the tender notice. 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 or its non-compliance.

The bids shall be opened in a single phase, in the conference hall of NDU COUNCIL, on 10/02/2026 at 11:00am. Only bidders or their authorized representatives, having a perfect knowledge of the file may attend the bids opening session. Any bid which shall not comply with the requirements of the Tender File shall be rejected. 

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

-          Absence of a document in the administrative file and not submitted within 48hrs on request;

-          Bids submitted after the deadline for submission;

-          Deadline of execution more than the prescribed;

-          False declaration or falsified documents;

-          External envelope bearing identification marks of the Bidder;

-          Absence of, or insufficient or non-compliance bid bond;

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

-          Enterprises suspended from public procurement

-          Failure to obtain at least 75% 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 will be done in a purely binary manner - (yes) or (no). The contract shall be awarded to the bidder who would have obtained a minimum technical score of 75% in the essential criteria and 100% in the eliminatory criteria, taken in consideration and who would have proposed a bid with the lowest amount, in conformity with the regulations of the tender documents

Bidders shall remain committed to their offers for a period of ninety (90) days from the last date of the submission of tenders, that is, the tenders shall be valid for 90 (ninety) days with effect from their submission deadline.

Additional (supplementary) technical information may be obtained during working hours from the service for the award of contracts at the NDU Council, tel: 670 39 48 72