Within the framework of the 2018 Public Investment Budget (PIB) the Mayor of KUMBO Council ''Contracting Authority" hereby launches by emergency procedure an open National Invitationto tender or the construction of a block of two (02) classrooms at GS KIYAN in KUMBO Sub-Division. This invitation to tender comprises as follows:

Work to be done consists of constructing a block of two (02) classrooms each at GS KIYAN In Bui Division.The works include the following:
Lot 100: Preparatory works and studies
Lot 200: Earth Works
Lot 300: Foundation
Lot 400: Block work In elevation
Lot 500: Carpentry works
Lot 600: Metallic works
Lot 700: Electricity
Lot 800: Painting
Lot 900: Drainage works and pavement
Lot 1000: Hygien and Environmental Protection

 Project amount: FCFA 22 000 000

Single lot: Construction of a block of Two (02) classrooms at GS KIYAN.

Participation inthis Invitation to tender is open to Cameroonlan enterprises that are in compliance with the fiscal laws and having a good experience in the domain concerned.

The said Works shall be financed by the Public Investment Budget (PIB) of the Ministry of Basic Education for the 2018 financial year assigned to the Mayor of KUMBO Council as Contracting Authority with Budget Heads N°..........

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information during working hours as fromthe date of publication of this tender notice, at the KUMBO Council Service Of Award For Public Contract ( 670 00 35 77)

Thefile may be obtained at the KUMBO Council, at the Service for the award of Public Contracts,Telephone N° 670 00 35 77 as soon as this noticeispublished against payment of a non-refundable sum of (40 000) Fifty thousand CFA francs, payable at the KUMBO Council Treasury representing the cost of purchasing the tender file.

Each offer drafted in Englishor French in 07 (Seven) copies including 01 (one) original and 06 (six) copies marked as such, should reach the KUMBO Council at the Service for the award of Public Contracts, not later than the 19th March 2018 at 10.00 Noon local time. It should be labelled as follows

"OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER N''''

00100/ONIT/KCITB/KC/2018 OF ISTH FEBRUARY 2018 FORTHE CONSTRUCTION OFA BLOCK OFTWO (02) CLASSROOMS AT GS KIYAN IN KUMBO CENTRALSUB-DlVtStON.

TO BE OPENED ONLY DURING THEBID OPENING SESSION

The maximum execution deadline shall be three (03) calender months, including the rainy season and other vagaries, with effect from the date of notification of the administrative order of work commencement.

Each bidder should include in his administrative document, a bid bond of FCFA 440 000 [four hundred and forty thousand CFA francs for each lot) issued by a first rate-bank approved by the
Ministry in charge of Finance in conformity with COBAC conditions.
Against theriskof being rejected, only originals or true copies certified by the issuing service or administrative authorities of the administrative document required, including the bid bond, shall
imperatively be produced in accordance with the Special Conditions of the invitation to tender. They shall neither be older than three (03) months nor be produced before the signing of the tender notice.
Any offer notin conformity with the prescriptions of this notice and tender file shall not be accepted, especially the absence of a bid bond issued by a first rate-bank, approved by the Ministry in charge of Finance, or the non-respect of the model of the tender file documents, shall lead to a pure and simple rejection of the offer without any appeal being entertained.

Under penalty of being rejected, only originals or true copies certified by the issuing service must imperatively be produced in accordance withthe 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.                                              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 single phase. The opening of the
Administrative documents. Technical and Financial offers shall
take place on the 09th March 2018 at 11:00 AMlocal time, by
the Kumbo Council Internal Tenders Board in the Council Hall.
Only bidders may attend orbe represented byduly mandated
persons of their choice1

There are two types of evaluation criteria: eliminatory and essential criteria. The aim of these criteria is to identify and reject incomplete bids or bids not in conformity with the essential conditions laid down in the Tender File.
i) Eliminatory criteria
Eliminatory criteria fix the minimum conditions to be fulfilled to be admitted for evaluation according of the essential criteria. The non-respect of these criteria leads to the rejection of the bid made by the bidder. They refer especially to:
• Absence of an element in the administrative file;
• Deadline for delivery higher than prescribed;
• False declaration, forged or scanned documents;
•A bid with the external envelope carrying a sign or mark leading to the identification of the bidder.
•Two Bids with the same personnel
• Incomplete financial file..
• Technical assessment mark lower than 80% of "Yes".
ii) Essential criteria

Essential criteria are primordial in the judgment of the technical and financial capacity of candidates to execute the works forming the subject of the invitation to tender.
The criteria relating to the qualification of candidates are based on the following:
- General presentation of the tender files;
- References of the company insimilar achievements;
- Experience of supervisory staff ;
- Logistics (Equipment);
- Methodology;
- Financial capacity;
- Attestation of site visit signed by both the Contractor
- Report of site visit signed by the Contractor
-The Special Technical Clauses (STC). (Each page should be initialed and thelast page signed and stamped);                          -The Special Technical Clauses (STC). (Each page should be initialed and thelast page signed and stamped);
- Special Administrative Clauses completed (each page should be initialed and the last page signed and stamped);
- Pre-Financing capacity not less than 75% of the amount required in the offer The essential criteria are subjected to minima whose detail is given in the Special Regulation of the Invitation to tender (RPAO).

iii Main qualification criteria
The criteria relating tothe qualification of candidates could be indicative on the following:
The essential criteria are subjected to minima whose detail is given in the Special Tender Regulation (RPAO).
This evaluation shall be done ina purely binary method witha (yes) or a (no)with an acceptable minimum of 80% of the essential criteria taken in to account.
The contract will be awarded to the bidder who would hove proposed the offer with the lowest amount, in conformity with the regulations of the Tender Documents and having scored 100% of the eliminatory criteria and at least 80% of the essential criteria.

The jobbing order shall be awarded to the bidder whose bid isin conformity with the dispositions of the tender file and on the basis of the lowest bid and technical quality. (See article 33 of the public contracts code).

The bidders shall remain committed to their offers during a period of (ninety) 90 days from the deadline set for the submission of bids.

Complementary technical information may be obtained during working hours at the KUMBO Council, Service of award of Public Contracts.