Within the framework of the exeeution of the 2017 State Budget, the State of Cameroon represented by the Regional Delegate of Public contracts for the North West hereby launehes an open national invitation to tender for the Rehabilitation of a health centre in BIG BABAKI in Tubah Sub Division, Mezam Division in the North West Region

The works involved in this invitation to tender shall include:
PRELIMINARY WORKS
ROOF
OPENING /METAL WORKS
ELECTICAL INSTALLATIONS
PAINTING
PLUMBING WORKS
EXTERNAL WORKS

The estimated cost after preliminary studies is THIRTY MILLION FIFTY EIGHT THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY TWO (30,058,632) Fcfa

This project is grouped under a unique lot.

Participation in this present invitation to tender is opened to all registered and qualified companies or groups of companies based in the Republic of Cameroon, with the necessary financial capability, technical and professional expertise in the domain of civil construction.

The said works shall be financed as per the programmed budget of the 2017 Public Investment Budget (PIB 2017) AUTHORISATION N° 94 110000 2209.

The Tender documents may be consulted and obtained immediately after publication of this invitation to tender from Regional Delegation of Public Contracts for the North West, at the Regional Delegate's Private Secretariat (door 101 tel: 233361887) during working hours.

The tender file may be obtained from the Regional Delegation of Public Contracts for the North West, at the Regional Delegate's private secretariat tel: 233361887; as soon as this notice is published against payment of a non-refundable sum of fifty thousand (50,000) CFA francs, payable at the Regional Treasury in Bamenda

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 labeled as such. These shall be submitted in one sealed pack containing three (3) envelopes, that is. Envelope A: Administrative Documents, Envelope B: Technical file and Envelope C: Financial file. The sealed pack shall bear no information about the company and shall reach the Regional Delegation of Public Contracts for the North West, at the Regional Delegate's private secretariat tel: 233361887; not later than 31/08/17 at 12 noon 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:

TENDER NOTICE
OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER
N° 36/ONIT/RDMINMAP/RTB/2017 OF 11/08/2017
FOR THE REHABILITATION OF A HEALTH CENTRE IN BIG BABAKI IN TUBAH SUB
DIVISION, MEZAM DIVISION IN THE NORTH WEST REGION.
FINANCING: 2017 PIB

(To be opened only during bids opening session)

The maximum deadline for the execution provided for by the Contracting Authority shall be three (03) months with effect from date of notification of the Service 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 and whose list is found in document No. 12 of the Tender File, of an amount of six hundred and sixty one thousand three hundred (661 300) francs CFA. and valid for thirty (30) days beyond the date of validity of bids.

Under penally of being rejected, only originals or true copies certified by the issuing service or administrative authorities (Senior Regional Officer. Regional 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 fender 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 offers shall be opened in a single phase in the conference hall of the Regional Delegation of Public contracts for the North West. on 31/08/2017 at 1:00pm local time. Only bidders or their authorized representatives having a perfect knowledge of their files may attend the bid opening session. Any bid which shall not comply with the requirements of the tender file shall be rejected. Bids shall be opened and assessed in a single (01) phase.

This shall Involve:
i) Opening and appraisal of validiiy and authenticity,
11) Opening of envelopes containing technical documents to appraise and evaluate technical proposals
NB: Any bids which shall not obtain 75% score in the technical evaluation shall be eliminated.

Tender conformity shall be evaluated as per the following:
A - Eliminatory criteria
- Absence of a document in the administrative file;
- False declaration or falsified documents;
- Absence or insufficient bid bond;
- Bids submitted after the latest time
- Omission of a unit price in the financial bid;
- Non respect of 75%of essential criteria;
- Deadline for delivery higher than prescribed;
B - Essential criteria
- General presentation of the tender files;
- References of the company in similar achievements;
- Quality of the personnel per lot requested;
- Attestation and report of site visit;
- Technical organization of the works.
- Equipments put aside for this project.
- Special Technical Clauses initialed in all the pages and signed, stamped and dated on the last page ;
- Special Administrative Clauses completed and initialed in all the pages and signed, stamped and dated on the last page ;
- Safety measures on the site.
- Pre-financial capability
NB:
- Any Bid that shall not obtain 75% evaluation shall simply be rejected.
- Details of these main qualification criteria are specified in the assessment grid found in the Special Tender Regulations
(RPAO).

The contract shall be awarded to the lowest bidder, who fulfils the technical and administrative requirements.

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

Additional (supplementary) information may be obtained during working hours at the Regional Delegates Private Secretariat (door 101 tel: 233361887) at the Regional Delegation of Public Contracts for the North West.

The Contracting Authority reserves the right, if warranted, to subsequcntlv amend this invitation to lender.