The Mayor of IDABATO Council, the Contracting Authority, hereby launches an open national invitation to tender for the construction of protective dyke in Idabato Council, NDIAN Division, South West Region. (by emergency procedure)
1. Nature of services
The works comprise notably:
- Preparatory works,
- Earthworks,
Concrete works
The cost estimate of the project is eighty five million (95,000,000) CFA F all taxes included.
Single lot
Participation in this invitation to tender is open to duly legalized Cameroonian enterprises that fulfil the requirements of the invitation to tender.
The works which form the subject of this invitation to tender shall be financed by FEICOM’s Budget 2025 financial year.
The file may be consulted during working hours at Idabato Council, Service for award of contracts as soon as this notice is published
The file may be obtained from Idabato Council, Service for award of contracts as soon as this notice is published against payment of the sum of one hundred thousand (100,000) CFA francs, payable at Idabato 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 IDABATO Council, Service for award of contracts not later than 06/05/2026 at 9 a.m. o’clock and should carry the inscription:
OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER No._____/ONIT/IC/ICITB/2025 OF 15/04/2026
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PROTECTIVE DYKE IN IDABATO COUNCIL, NDIAN DIVISION, SOUTH WEST REGION. (IN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE)
“To be opened only during the bid-opening session”
The maximum duration provided by the Project Owner for the execution of the works forming the subject of this invitation to tender is three (04) 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. 14 of the Tender File, of an amount of one million nine hundred thousand (1,900,000) CFA Francs and valid for thirty (30) days beyond the initial date limit of validity of bids.
The bid bond provides in accordance with the Circular Letter No. 000019/LC/MINMAP of 5th of June 2024 relating to the modalities of constitution, deposit, conservation, restitution and withdrawal of bond on public contracts.
The absence of the bid bond issued by a first-rate bank or financial body of first category authorised by the Minister in charge of Finance to issue bonds for public contracts shall lead to the immediate rejection of the offer. A bid bond submitted but that does not have any relation with the consultation concerned shall be considered as absent. The bid bond presented by a tenderer at the bid opening session shall not be accepted.
Each bid drafted in English or French in seven (7) copies including the original and six (6) copies marked as such, should reach IDABATO Council, Service for award of contracts not later than 06/05/2026 at 9 a.m. o’clock and should carry the inscription:
OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER No._____/ONIT/IC/ICITB/2025 OF 15/04/2026
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PROTECTIVE DYKE IN IDABATO COUNCIL, NDIAN DIVISION, SOUTH WEST REGION. (IN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE)
“To be opened only during the bid-opening session”
The bids shall be opened in a single phase on the06/05/2026 at 10 a.m. o’clock local time by the Idabato Internal Tenders Board in the Conference Hall of the Idabato Council situated at Idabato Council Town Hall.
Only tenderers may attend this opening session or be represented by a single person of their choice, duly authorised, even in the case of a group of companies.
Under pain of being rejected, the required administrative documents must be submitted in originals or copies certified by the issuing service or the relevant administrative authority, in accordance with the provisions of the Special Regulations of the invitation to tender. They shall be no later than 3 (three) months old from the original deadline for the submission of tenders or must have been issued after the date of signature of the Tender Notice.
In case of absence or non-conformity of a document in the administrative file during the opening of bids, after a 48 (forty-eight) hours deadline granted by the Board, the file shall be rejected.
The eliminatory criteria are the following:
- Absence of bid bond at the opening of bids;
- Failure to submit, beyond the 48 (forty-eight) hours deadline after the opening of bids, a document of the administrative file deemed non-compliant or absent (except the bid bond);
- False declarations, fraudulent schemes or forged documents;
- Failure to comply with 70% essential criteria (70% referring to the qualification threshold of technical bids);
- Absence of the sworn statement for not having abandoned contracts during the last three years;
- Failure to comply with bids file format;
- Absence of a quantified unit price in the financial offer;
- Absence of own or hired minimum equipment;
- Absence of a site engineer as technical staff;
- Absence of an element in the financial offer (submission, Bill of quantities and cost estimate, Schedule of Unit Prices, Sub-detail of Unit Price);
- Absence of integrity charter dated and signed;
- Absence of the dated and signed commitment statement to comply with environmental and social clauses.
i. Essential criteria
The criteria relating to the qualification of candidates are the following:
- Financial situation
- Experience
- Personnel
- Equipment
- Technical proposal (methodology and planning of execution)
N.B.: Non-respect of least at 70% of essential criteria shall entail rejection of the bid.
The contract shall be awarded to lowest bidder fulfilling the best technical and financial conditions.
Bidders will remain committed to their bids for ninety (90) days from the initial deadline set for the submission of bids
For any denunciation of corruption attempt practices, facts or acts, please call the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) on 1517, the Authority in charge of Public Contracts (MINMAP) (SMS or call) on (+237) 673 20 57 25 and 699 37 07 48.