Within the framework of the 2025 Public Investment Budget, the Mayor of Mbengwi Council, Delegated Contracting Authority, on behalf of the Republic of Cameroon, hereby launches an Open National Invitation to tender, for the construction of two boreholes with solar powered pumping system in Upper-Gra Mbengwi, Mbengwi Subdivision, Momo Division of the North-West Region. It is a single lot.
The works include the following:
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Lot 200: Drilling works |
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Lot 300: Design, cleaning, development and pumping test Lot 400: Installation of a solar pump system with a 3200Wp solar system, an AC/DC hybrid solar submersible pump with a minimum flow rate of 3.8m³/h and TMH of about 150m, a MPPT charge controller with automatic operation of 48A/12V, the lighting of the control room and other installation accessories; |
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Lot 500: Installation of a pipeline with: - HDPE100 pipe Ø40mm to pump water from the borehole to the elevated storage tank and for main distribution; - HDPE100 Ø32mm to connect the tank to the valve chambers; - HDPE100 Ø25mm for the connection of the main line from the valve chambers to standpipes that will be constructed at a certain distance of the tower; |
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Lot 600: Construction of water structures with: - Construction of two 2.8x2.8x6m height towers with pillars (30x30cm) chained at every 2.4m with cross beams (20x20cm) and three slabs of 20cm thick (one at the top of the control room as well as at the 6m height chaining and the other one at 4m height to carry the tank) in reinforced concrete dosed at 350Kg with a roof and embedded protected metallic ladder of 5.5m for each borehole; - Construction of two double standpipes equipped with valve chamber and a soak away pit (1 per borehole); - Equipment of each tower with a 5m³ Polyethylène vertical water storage tank; - Construction of one control valve chamber (50x50x50cm) in reinforced concrete for each borehole; Lot 700: Project sustainability with: - Training of two caretakers provided by the Mbengwi Council; - Supply of a complete tool box and spare parts.
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The estimated cost after preliminary studies is twenty-two million (22,000,000) FCFA.
The work is in unique lot: the construction of two boreholes with solar powered pumping system in Upper-Gra Mbengwi.
Participation is open under the same conditions to all Cameroonian companies and business concerned that are in compliance with the Cameroon laws.
The works, subject of this invitation to tender, are financed by the Public Investment Budget MINDDEVEL 2025 budget head No _________________________
The tender file may be consulted at the Mbengwi Council Office Secretariat, during working hours, as soon as this tender notice is published.
The tender file may be acquired from the Mbengwi Council Office Secretariat, upon presentation of a non-refundable treasury receipt of thirty-seven thousand (37,000) FCFA payable at the Mbengwi Council Treasury representing the cost of the tender file. Such a receipt shall identify the payer as representing the company that wants to participate in the tender.
Each offer drafted in English or French in 07 (seven) copies including 01 (one) original and 06 (six) copies marked as such, should reach the Mbengwi Council Office Secretariat not later than __/__/2025 at 10:00 noon local time and should carry the inscription:
<< OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER
N° 04/ONIT/MC/MCITB/2025 OF 26/02/2025
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TWO BOREHOLES WITH SOLAR POWERED PUMPING SYSTEM IN UPPER-GRA MBENGWI, MBENGWI COUNCIL, MOMO DIVISION OF THE NORTH-WEST REGION. >>
“To be opened only during the bid-opening session”
The maximum deadline provided by the Contracting Authority for the execution of the works forming the subject of this Invitation to tender is one hundred and twenty (120) days.
not applicable
Under penalty of being rejected, only originals or certified true copies signed by the issuing service or administrative authorities (Senior Divisional Officer, Divisional Officers) 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
Any bid not in compliance with the prescriptions of the Tender File shall be rejected. 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 a single phase. The opening of the administrative documents, the Technical and Financial offers will take place on the 20/03/2025 at 11:00 am local time, in the conference hall of the MBENGWI Council, by its competent Members. Only bidders may attend or be represented by duly mandated persons of their choice and having a good knowledge of their files.
The bids shall be evaluated according to the main criteria as follows:
- Eliminatory criteria
1. Absence of bid bond in the administrative file;
2. Deadline for delivery higher than prescribed;
3. A bid with the external envelope carrying a sign or mark leading to the identification of the bidder;
4. Incomplete financial file;
5. Change of quantity or unit;
6. Non respect of 75% of essential criteria;
7. Suspended by MINMAP in 2025.
8. Pre financing capacity of atleast 8,000,000FRS.
- Essential criteria
1- General presentation of the Tender Files;
2- Financial capacity;
3- References of the company in similar achievements;
4- Quality of the personnel;
5- Technical organization of the works;
6- Safety measures on the site;
7- Logistics;
8- Attestation of site visit duly signed by honour of the bidder.
9- Special Technical Clauses initialed in all the pages;
10- Special Administrative Clauses completed and initialed in all the pages.
11- Categorised companies shall be exempted from presenting documents relating to suspension in their technical file on related documents, on turnover, their references, own minimum logistic means, permanent staff.
This evaluation will be done in a binary way (yes) or (no) with an acceptable minimum of 37/43 (75%) of the essential criteria taken in account.
The Contract will be awarded to the bidder who would have proposed the offer with the lowest amount, in conformity with the regulations of the Tender Documents and having satisfied to 100% of the eliminatory criteria and at least 75% of the essential criteria.
Bidders will remain committed to their offers for ninety (90) days from the deadline set for the submission of tenders
Complementary technical information may be obtained during working hours from the Mbengwi Council.