Within the framework of ameliorating Agricultural production and productivity, the General Manager of the Upper Nun Valley Development Authority (UNVDA), Contracting Authority, hereby launches an OpenRequest for Quotationfor the Acquisition of 2 000 litres of systemic herbicides and 1 000 litres of selective herbicidesin UNVDA Ndop.

The nature of the services involves the supply of the following item as specified in the Technical Specifications:Acquisition of 2 000 litres of systemic herbicides and 1 000 litres of selective herbicides.

The estimated cost of the project is as follows: 14 250 000 (Fourteen Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand) CFA Francs Tax Inclusive.

The supplies are made up of a single lot

Participation to this consultation is open to Small and Medium Size Enterprises with proven experience in this domain.

Supplies which form the subject of this invitation to tender shall be financed by the Public Investment Budget, 2021 financial year, Imputation: 55 30 393 05 330001 2813.

For any complementary information on the consultation file, the tenderers may consult the consultation file during working hours at the Service of Public Contracts UNVDA, P.O.BOX 25 Ndop,telephone 237 691 798 318/ 672 861 416,.as soon as this notice is published.

Bidders can obtain complete consultation documents at the Service of Public Contracts UNVDA, P.O.BOX 25 Ndop, Email: unvdandop@ymail.com, Tel: (237) 691 79 83 72/ 672 86 14 16during working hours, Mondays to Fridays. Withdrawal of the file will be done upon presentation of a receipt of payment of a non-refundable sum of 24 000 (Twenty Four Thousand)CFA Francs in the CAS-ARMP Special Account N°97568660001-28, opened in BICEC Branches.

Complete offers written in English or French in seven (07) copies, including the original and six (06) copies, marked as such, sealed in an envelope shall be deposited at the General Secretariat UNVDA, on or before 13/04/21 at 10 am, local time. The sealed envelope should carry the inscription:

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

OPEN CONSULTATION N° 001/RQ/UNVDA/ITB/2021 OF 15/03/21 FOR THE ACQUISITION OF 2 000 LITRES OF SYSTEMIC HERBICIDES AND 1 000 LITRES OF SELECTIVE HERBICIDES IN UNVDA NDOP

“TO BE OPENED ONLY DURING THE BIDS OPENING SESSION”

All deliveries shall be done at UNVDA – Ndop.

The duration for the execution of the supplies shall be FortyFive (45) days as from the date of notification of the jobbing order.

Each bidder must include in their administrative documents a bid bond issued by a first rate bank approved by the Minister of Finance and recognized by COBAC featuring on the list in document of the tender file of amount of : 285 000 (Two Hundred and Eighty Five Thousand) CFA Francs.

The bid bond will remain valid for (30) days beyond the original date set for the validity of offers (90 days).

N.B: Certified checks will not be accepted.

Under pain of rejection, the administrative documents required, must be produced in originals or true copies certified by the issuing service or an administrative authority (Senior Divisional Officer, Divisional Officer, Services of Taxation, etc…) in accordance with the Special Conditions of the tender.

They must not be older than three (03) months preceding the original date of submission of bids or must not have been established after the signing of the tender notice.

Any incomplete offer in accordance with the prescriptions of this notice and tender file shall be declared inadmissible, especially the absence of a bid bond issued by a first-rate bank approved by the Ministry in charge of Finance.

Bids will be opened on the  13/04/21 at 11:00 am in the conference hall of UNVDA, by the Internal Tender’s Board, in the presence of the bidders or their mandated representatives with full knowledge of the files if they desire.

The bids will be evaluated exclusively of value added tax (EVAT) and all taxes inclusive (ATI) and accompanied by a signed model submission.

Main Eliminatory criteria

Bids shall automatically be rejected when:

a)      Absence of a bid bond issued by a first-rate bank approved by the Ministry in charge of Finance;

b)      False declaration or falsified documents;

Technical bids:         

a)      Falsified declaration or falsified documents;

b)      Absence of an attestation to a credit line or other sources equivalent to at least 7500 000 (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand) FCFA.

 Financial bids:

a)      Non conformity of tender submission;

b)      Absence of quantified price.

The Contract will be awarded to the Bidder whose bid is deemed to be in compliance essentially with the quotation request file and whose bid will have been evaluated as the lowest.

Bidders will remain committed to their tenders for a maximum period of ninety(90) days from the deadline set for the submission of tenders.

Complementary information may be obtained during working hours in the Service of Public Contracts UNVDA , P.O.BOX 25 Ndop, Email: unvdandop@ymail.com, telephone 237 691 798 318/ 672 861 416..