President of the South West Regional Executive Council, the Contracting Authority, hereby launches an open national invitation to tender CONSTRUCTION OF 8M LONG BRIDGE OVER RIVER MANTOP, LINKING WABANE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA AND THE COUNCIL MARKET, WABANE SUB-DIVISION, LEBIALEM DIVISION Mi EMERGENCY PROCEDURE
1. works The works comprise notably:
Ø Site installation;
Ø Cleaning and earth works
1. works The works comprise notably:
Ø Site installation;
Ø Cleaning and earth works
Ø Drainage
Ø Engineering Structures-foundation-abutment-beams and deck
ØSignalisation and securityØ Drainage
Ø Engineering Structures-foundation-abutment-beams and deck
Ø Signalisation and security
Estimated cost The estimated cost after preliminary studies is Sixty-five million (65 000 000) FCFA
The works of this tender is in a single lot;
Participation is open 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 financed by the SOUTH WEST REGIONAL ASSEMBLY INVESTMENT BUDGET, 2026 financial year through budget head (imputation)
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The file may be consulted during working hours at cabinet of the President of Regional Executive
Council, first floor of Regional Assembly Building, Buea, Service Tel: 233 32 61 86 as soon as this notice
is published. It can equally be consulted online on the COLEPS platform at http://www.marchespublics.cm and http://www.publiccontracts.cm, on the ARMP website
(www.ARMP.cm) or on any other electronic means of communication indicated by the Project Owner (to be specified).
The file may be obtained from the same address above as soon as this notice is published against
payment of the sum of sixty-five thousand ( 65 000) francs CFA, payable at the South West
Regional Assembly Treasury. it is equally possible to obtain the soft copy of the file through free download at the above-mentioned addresses. However, the submission of the hard copy or
soft copy shall be subject to the payment of the Tender File purchase fees.
The submission is done electronically, the bid should be forwarded by the tenderer on the COLEPS platform or any other means of electronical communication indicated by Project Owner not later than the---/-12026
at 11.00 a.m., local time. A backup copy of the bid registered on USB key or CD/DVD should be forwarded in a sealed envelope with the clear and legible indication "backup copy", in addition to the above label, within the allocated deadline.
N.B : File size and format
For online bidding, the maximum sizes of the documents that will transit on the platform and constitue
the tenderer's offer are the following:
· 5 MB for the Administrative file;
· 5MB for the Financial offer.
· 15MB for the technical file
The following formats are accepted:
· PDF format for text documents;
· JPEG for images. The applicant shah use compression software to possibly reduce the size of the files to be transmitted
according to the sizes indicated above
The maximum duration provided by the Project Owner for the execution of the works forming the subject of this invitation to tender is Four (04) 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 found in document No. 14 of the Tender File, of an amount of six hundred and fifty thousand (650 000) FCFA, representing 1% of the total amount. Valid for thirty (30) days beyond the initial date limit of validity of bids. The bid bond provide in accordance with the Circular Letter No. 000019/LC/MINMAP of 5th of June 2024 relating te 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 shah net be accepted
The submission is done electronically, the bid should be forwarded by the tenderer on the COLEPS platform or any other means of electronical communication indicated by Project Owner not later than the---/-12026
at 11.00 a.m., local time. A backup copy of the bid registered on USB key or CD/DVD should be forwarded in a sealed envelope with the clear and legible indication "backup copy", in addition to the above label, within the allocated deadline.
N.B : File size and format
For online bidding, the maximum sizes of the documents that will transit on the platform and constitue
the tenderer's offer are the following:
· 5 MB for the Administrative file;
· 5MB for the Financial offer.
· 15MB for the technical file
The following formats are accepted:
· PDF format for text documents;
· JPEG for images. The applicant shah use compression software to possibly reduce the size of the files to be transmitted
according to the sizes indicated above
The bids sh l be opened in a single phase. The administrative, technical and financial bids shall be opened on, thA/e 2026 at 11.00 a.m., local time by the South West Regional Assembly Internai Tender's Board Il in the conference hall of the Regional Assembly, in the presence of the bidders or a duly authorized representatives having full knowledge of the file (power of attorney).
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 accordance with the provisions of the Special Regulations of the invitation to tender. They shall 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.
N.B. The original of the administrative document should be presented during online opening session.
The eliminatory criteria are the following:
Absence of bid bond at the opening of bids and its consignment receipt delivered by 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;
Absence of an attestation/receipt of categorisation issued by the ministry in charge of public contracts;
Absence of a quantified unit price in the financial offer
i. Essential criteria
The criteria relating to the qualification of candidates are the following:
- Financial situation
- Company categorisation
The contract 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,