Within the framework of the 2026 Public Investment Budget, the Mayor of Santa Council, Contracting Authority, on behalf of the Republic of Cameroon, hereby launches an Opened National Invitation to tender FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ALAMETI WATER SUPPLY SCHEME PHASE I IN AWING, SANTA SUB DIVISION, MEZAM DIVISION OF THE NORTH-WEST REGION It is. in one single lot.

The works include the following:

The estimated cost after preliminary studies is eighty-five million (85,000,000) fcfa

The estimated cost after preliminary studies is eighty-five million (85,000,000) fcfa

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 Investments Budget MINEE 2026 budget head N^o _________________________

The tender file may be consulted at the SIGAMP UNIT Santa Council, during working hours, as soon as this tender notice is published.

The tender file may be acquired from the SIGAM UNIT Santa Council, upon presentation of a non-refundable treasury receipt of one hundred thousand (100,000) FCFA payable at the Santa 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 06 (six) copies including 01 (one) original and 05 (five) copies marked as such, should reach the SANTA Council , SIGAMP UNIT not later than 04/02/2026

at 10:00 noon local time and should carry the inscription:

<< OPENED NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER 

N°002/ONIT/ SC/SCITB/2026 OF 08/01/2026

FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ALAMETI WATER SUPPLY SCHEME PHASE I IN AWING, SANTA SUB DIVISION, MEZAM DIVISION OF THE NORTH-WEST REGION BY EMERGENCY PROCEDURE

                           “To be opened only during the bid-opening session”

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 04/02/2026 at 11:00 am local time, in the conference hall of the SANTA 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:

1. Eliminatory criteria

1.      Absence or insufficient bid bond in the administrative file not regulated within 48hrs;

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.      Absence of certificate of categorisation in the HYDRAULICS SUB SECTOR

2. 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.

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 one hundred and eighty (90) days from the deadline set FOR THE submission of tenders.

Complementary technical information may be obtained during working hours from the SANTA Council