Within the framework of the execution of the 2026 Public Investment Budget, the City Mayor of Bamenda City Council hereby launches an Open National Invitation to Tender for the above-mentioned project.
The works consist of:
· Clearing of all the dumpsites;
· Clearing of the of the airport;
· Disinfection of the airport;
The works as listed above are regrouped in a single lot.
Participation is open to companies and/or groups of companies under Cameroonian law, operating as much as possible in the Environmental management sector.
Works referred to in this invitation to tender shall be funded by the Bamenda City council 2026 Budget head: 23439
The hard copy of the file may be consulted free of charge during working hours in the SIGAMP Service of the Bamenda City Council, Tel: 233 36 12 67 / 67785 03 32.
It may equally be consulted online on the COLEPS platform at the following addresses: http://www.marchespublics.cm and http://www.publiccontracts.cm on the ARMP website (www.armp.cm).
The hard copy version of the file may be obtained from the SIGAMP Services of Bamenda City Council, Tel: 233 36 12 67 / 67785 03 32 as soon as this notice is published against payment of a non-refundable sum of one hundred and one thousand two hundred and fifty (101,250) CFA Francs, payable at the Bamenda City Council Treasury under the budgetary head 712 101.
It is equally possible to obtain the electronic version of the Tender File by downloading it free of charge through the addresses indicated above. However, online submission is subject to the payment of Tender File purchase fees
- For submission online, the bid must be submitted by the bidder on the COLEPS platform latest on 18/09/2026 at 10am server time. A back-up copy of the tender recorded on a USB key or CD/DVD must be sent in a sealed envelope with the clear and legible indication “back-up copy”, in addition to the above-mentioned indication, within the deadline set.
File size and format
The maximum sizes of the documents that will transit on the platform and constitute the tenderer’s offer are the following:
· 5 MB for the Administrative file;
· 15 MB for the Technical Offer;
· 5 MB for the Financial Offer.
The following formats are accepted:
· PDF format for text documents;
· JPEG for images.
· A physical original copy of the administrative bids.
The bidder shall make sure that he uses compressing software to possibly reduce the size of the files to be transmitted.
The maximum time frame provided for by the Project Owner for the execution of works subject of this invi-tation to tender is two (02) calendar months. This time frame shall run from the date of notification of the administrative order to commence the services.
Each bidder must include in his administrative documents, a hand-endorsed bid bond, issued by a financial body or institution approved by the Minister in charge of finance to issue bonds for public contracts and whose list appears in document 14 of the Tender File (TF), of an amount of Two million one hundred thousand (2,100,000) CFA francs, and valid up to thirty (30) days beyond the initial date limit of the validity of bids. ’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 cause 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. A bid bond not bearing fiscal stamp and not accompanied by a CDEC receipt will be in admissible.
The offer must be submitted by the bidder on the COLEPS platform;
For fear of being rejected, only scanned originals or certified true copies by the issuing services or
Administrative Authorities must imperatively be produced in accordance with the Special Regulations of the invitation to tender.
They must obligatorily not be older than three (3) months preceding the date of submission of bids or may be established after the signature of the tender notice. Except the attestation issued by National Social Insurance (NSIF) Fund whose validity is one month Any bid not in compliance with the prescriptions of the Tender File shall be declared inadmissible. This refers especially but not limited to the absence of a bid bond accompanied by a CDEC receipt issued by a first-rate bank approved by the Minister in charge of Finance.
The bids shall be opened in single phase and shall take place on 18/09/2026 at 11 am precisely by the Project Owner’s Internal Tenders Board in the Bamenda City Council Internal Tenders Board conference hall located at Mulang.
Only tenderers may attend this opening session or be represented by a person of their choice, duly authorised, even in case of a group of enterprises.
i) Eliminatory criteria
• absence or insufficient bid bond at the bid opening session bid bond not hand endorse, not bearing a fiscal stamp
accompanied by a CDEC receipt;
• 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 four (4) essential criteria out of 6;
• non-compliance with the submission method or recommended file format;
• Technical score less than 80% ;
• Financial offer above the envelope;
• The absence of a quantified unit price in the financial offer;
• Absence of an element in the financial offer (submission SUP, BQE);
• The absence of the Integrity charter;
• Non-Acceptance of the condition of offer;
• Absence of the declaration statement to comply with social and environmental notice;
• Execution time frame above prescribed;
ii) Essential criteria
The following essential criteria shall be evaluated in a binary manner (satisfactory or not) and will include:
- Financial situation;
- Personnel;
- Methodology of execution and conformity with technical specifications, environmental protection
And hygiene;
- References for similar works;
- Acceptance of the conditions of the contract.
The Project Owner shall award the contract to the bidder whose bid meets the required technical and financial qualification criteria and whose offer was evaluated as the lowest including the rebates proposed as the case may
Bidders will be bound by their tender for a period of ninety (90) days with effect from the tender-submission deadline.
Additional information may be obtained during working hours from the SIGAMP Service of the Bamenda City Council, Tel: 233 36 12 67 / 67785 03 32 or online on the COLEPS platform via http://www.marchespublics.cm and http://www.publiccontracts.cm, or any other electronic communication means indicated by the Project Owner.
9. Fight against corruption and malpractices
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, the ARMP on 233 36 26 87 or the PO on 233 36 12 67.