The President of the South West Regional Executive Council, the Contracting Authority, hereby launches an open national invitation to tender REHABILITATION OF NKIKOH WATER SUPPLY SCHEME IN KUPE-MUANENGUBA DIVISION

The works_comprise notably:

·         Preliminary Works

·         Cleaning and protedtion of catchment

·         Rehabilitation^-ofwater^-catchment

·         Cleaning and repairs of storage tanks

·         Distribution Network

·         Rehabilitation and construction of stand taps with control valves and waste water pits

·         Others

The estimated cost after preliminary studies is twenty-three million eight hundred and twenty five thousand five hundred and eighty-one (23 825 581) FCFA;

The works of this tender is in a single lot

Participation is opened to all duly registered Cameroonian enterprises with the necessary technical and financial capacities who are not under suspension by the authority in charge of public contracts

Works which formed the subject of this invitation to tender shall be fïnanced by the SOUTH WEST

REGIONAL ASSEMBLY INVESTMENT BUDGET, 2025 financial year through budget head (imputation)

N°.       

The file may be obtained from-the same-address above as soon as this notice is lublis-hcd against-- payment of the sum of 20,000 (twenty thousand) francs CFA, payable at the South West-Regional Assembly Treasury. 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

The maximum duration provided by the Project Owner for the execution of the works forming the subject of this invitation to tender is three (03) months.

This period runs from the date of notification of the service order to start the work.

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 round in document No. 14 of the Tender File, of an amount of four hundred and seventy-six thousand five hundred and twelve (476 512), valid for thirty (30) days beyond the initial date lirait of validity of bids.

The bid bond provide in accordance with the Circular Letter No. 000019/LC/MINMAP of 5th of lune 2024 relating to the modalities of constitution, deposit, conservation, restitution and withdrawal of bond on public contracts. The bid bond should be stamped and carry the hand written inscription from the financial institution for authentication

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.

The bids shah be opened in a single phase. The administrative, technical and financial bids shall be opened on, the 21/05-/2025 at 11.00 a.m., local time by the South West Regional Assembly Internat Tender's Board in the conference hall of the Regional Assembly, in the presence of the bidders or duly authorised representatives having full knowledge of the file (power of attorney).

Only tenderers may attend this opening session or a single representative 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 accordante with the provisions of the Special Regulations of the invitation to tender. They shah 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 shah! be rejected.

The eliminatory criteria are the following:

-         Absence of bid bond-at the opening of bids with its consignment  receipt=clëll‘Tel-ed l ^—the

CDEC;

-     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;

beÎIWLMIUSLWIJ111⁶31⁹*VilleilineljellazeleeM¹10:111MIIMIMŒWieirmessoimemonemerassinetutelimmitzeorMii

of technical bids);

Absence of the sworn statement for not having abandoned contracts during the last three years in the South West Region;

-     Absence of a quantified unit price in the financial offer;

ii. Essential criteria

The criteria relating to the qualification of candidates are the following:

Financial situation of the bidder

Reference of the enterprise

Personnel

-     Equipment

-     methodology and planning of execution

NB:  IN THE ONLINE OPENING PROCEDURE (COLEPS), THE ORIGINALS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS OF THE BIDDERS WILL BE VERIFIED DURING THE SESSION OF COUNTING THE BIDS

The jobbing order shall be awarded to lowest bidder fulfilling the 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.

Complementary technical information may be obtained during working hours from the cabinet of the President of the South West Regional Assembly