Within the frame-work of the 2026 Public Investment Budget, the Contracting Authority (LORD MAYOR OF BENAKUMA COUNCIL), hereby representing the State of Cameroon, launches an Open National Invitation to tender under NORMAL CONDITIONS for the Reinforcement of PALLIATIVE SOLAR ELECTRIFICATION of Benakuma in the Benakuma Council of Menchum Division, North West Region.

Work to be done consists of:

II.1 Mini-solar power station

The mini-solar power station will consist of the following

ü A 12kWp solar array

ü A86.4kWh battery storage

ü A 15kVA three phase inverter

ü A 240A charge controller system

ü 15kVA/30MA surge protector and earthing system

ü Installation of management team

II.1.2 LOW VOLTAGE LINES

The low voltage line will be rehabilitated as follows:

ü Studies and pegging on a distance of 500m

ü Supply and implantation of eight (8) single 9m wooden poles and one (2) twin 9m wooden poles of class C

ü Supply and stringing of 520m of 3x50mm²NP + N

ü Supply and installation of all other electrical accessories for the low voltage line

The estimated cost after preliminary studies is 50,000.000 FCFA (Fifty million francs CFA)

Participation to this Invitation to Tender is opened 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 2026 Public Investment Budget (PIB)

The file may be consulted during working hours at the Benakuma Council Service of Award of contracts, as soon as this notice is published.

The file may be obtained from the Benakuma Council, service of the award of contracts as soon as this notice is published against payment of the sum of 65. 000FCFA francs (sixty five thousand Francs CFA), payable at the Benakuma Council 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 Benakuma Council office, Service of Award of Contracts not later than the 18 FEV 2026 at 10:00 am local time and should carry the inscription:

<< OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER NO02/ONIT/MINDDEVEL/NWR/MCH/BC/BCITB/2026 OF ________ FOR THE REINFORCEMENT OF PALLIATIVE SOLAR ELECTRIFICATION OF BENAKUMA, IN MENCHUM VALLEY SUB DIVISION, MENCHUM DIVISION OF THE NORTH WEST REGION >>

   “To be opened 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 NINE 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 No. 12 of the Tender File, of an amount of 1,000.000 F CFA (one million francs CFA) and valid for thirty (30) days beyond the date of validity of bids

Under penalty 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 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 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. .

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 18 FEV 2026 at11:00 AM local time, in the conference hall of the Benakuma Council Internal Tenders’ Board, by its competent Members. Only bidders may attend or be represented by duly mandated persons of their choice.

The bids shall be evaluated according to the main criteria as follows:

1. Eliminatory criteria

Tender conformity shall be evaluated as per the following:

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

-          Bids submitted in unsealed external envelopes shall be rejected.

-          External envelopes with identification marks or inscriptions which may lead to the identification of the said company shall be rejected.

-          Absence of original or properly certified administrative document or documents certified more than one time shall be given 48 hours to replace it.

-          False declaration or forged documents shall be given 48 hours to replace them;

-          Absence of bid bond, issued by CDEC the bidder shall simply be rejected.

           NB: Bid bond or any bid security for a group of enterprises must bear the name of mandated enterprise with the names of the other enterprises mentioned as well.

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).

The contract will be awarded to the bidder who would have proposed the offer with the lower or lowest amount, in conformity with the regulations of the Tender Documents and having satisfied to 100% of the eliminatory criteria and at least 75% of the essential criteria.

Bidders will remain committed to their offers for sixty (60) days from the deadline set for the submission of tenders.

Complementary technical information may be obtained during working hours from the Furu-awa Council, Service of Award of contracts.