Within the framework of 2026 Public Investment Budget, the Governor of the North West Region, Delegated Contracting Authority hereby launches an Open National Invitation to Tender

N°…….../ONIT/NWRTB/GOV-NW/2026 of ……. /……. /2026 for the continuation of the

Construction works of the Regional Delegation of Social Affairs for The North West Phase 4

Works to be done consists of:

1-      Series 100 : concrete works

2-      Series 200:  elevation and plastering  

3-      Series 300: Roofing 

4-      Series 400: wood and metallic works 

The estimated cost of the works after preliminary studies stands at Seventy-Five million (75,000,000) Francs CFA all taxes inclusive

The works are regrouped in a unique lot

Participation in this invitation to tender is opened to all national companies specialized in building construction and public works who are duly categorised

Works which form the subject of this invitation to tender are financed by the PIB of MINAS 2026 with budget heads N° 60 42 433 1 441 60001 0133 523112

The file may be consulted during working hours at the Governor of North-West Region office in Bamenda or online using the address; www.marchespublics.cm, as soon as this notice is published.

The file will be obtained online in the MINMAP/COLEPS platform www.publiccontracts.com as soon as this tender notice is published against payment of a non-refundable sum of 82,000 (Eighty Two  Thousand)Francs CFA, payable at the Public Treasury, representing the cost of purchasing the tender file.

Each offer drafted in English or French will be submitted online in the MINMAP/COLEPS platform www.publiccontracts.com not later than____17_/___06__/2026 at 11 AM local time. A backup copy of the Tender saved in a USB key or a CD/DVD must be sent in a sealed envelope with a clear and legible indication “backup copy” within the time limit and should carry the inscription 

“Open National Invitation to Tender N°…012….../ONIT/NWRTB/GOV-NW/2026 of ……. /……. /2026 For the continuation of the Construction works of the Regional Delegation of Social Affairs for The North West Phase 4  

“TO BE OPENED ONLY AT THE BID OPENING SESSION”.

File size and format  

The maximum size of the document that will be lotted on the COLEPS platform shall constituted of the bidders offer as: 

-       5 MB for administrative offers 

-       15 MB for Technical offers 

-       5MB for financial 

Supported format shall include  

-       PDF format for text document  

-       JPEG format for images 

The tendered shall use a compression software to reduce the size of the file to be submitted

The maximum deadline provided for by the Delegated Contracting Authority shall be four (04))

months from the date of the notification of the service order to start work.

Each bidder must include in his administrative documents, a bid bond in line with the prescription of Caisse des Depots et Consignations (CDEC) approved by the Ministry in charge of finance and whose list is found in this Consultation File, of an amount of One Million Five hundred thousand (1,500,000) francs CFA and valid for thirty (30) days beyond the date of validity of bids..

10. Presentation of consultation file: 

The bids prepared in English or in French shall be sent in three (03) volumes as follows: 

A)    Containing the administrative documents (Volume 1); 

B)     Containing the technical documents (Volume 2); 

C)     Containing the financial documents (Volume 3); 

The three (03) volumes shall then be enclosed in a folder bearing only the reference of the quotation in question. The different documents of each offer shall be numbered as indicated in the tender and separated by dividers of the same colour.

For fear of being rejected, only originals or true copies certified by the issuing services or administrative authorities 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 declared inadmissible

The bids shall be opened in a single phase. The opening of the administrative documents, the Technical and Financial offers will take place online in the MINMAP/COLEPS platform www.publiccontracts.com on the___17__/___06___/2026 at 12 noon local time, in the conference hall of the regional Tenders’ Board, by its competent Members. Only bidders may attend or be represented by duly mandated persons of their choice. The bids will be evaluated exclusively of value added tax (EVAT) and all taxes inclusive (ATI) and accompanied by a signed model submission

The bids shall be evaluated according to the following criteria:

A:  Eliminatory criteria

-          The absence insufficient of bid bond document in the administrative file; 

-          Non respect of forty-eight (48) hours given for absence or non-conformity of a document in the administrative file; 

-          Non respect of 70% of essential criteria;

-          Deadline for execution more than that prescribed;

-          False declaration or falsified documents;

-          Omission in the financial document of quantified price in the bill of quantities 

-          Failure to provide a backup copy of offers saved in a USB key or a CD/DVD on time;

-          Failure to comply with the format of file type and size for online submission;

-          Failure to present a CDEC receipt or proof of deposit of the amount of the bid bond requested into the Deposit and Guarantee Fund.

-          Failure to present a certificate of categorization or receipt of deposit of file for categorisation of the enterprise in the “Building Construction works  and General Equipment” sub-sector of activities

B:  Essential criteria

-            General presentation of the tender files; 

-            References of the company in similar works;

-            Quality of the personnel;  

-            Technical organisation of works; 

-            Logistics;

-            Financial capacity;

-            Attestation and report of site visit

-            Special Technical Clauses initialled on all the pages;

-            Special Administrative Clauses completed and initialled on all the pages; - Safety measures on the site.

The criteria for the qualification of bidders shall be as follows:

The details of essential criteria are given in the Special Tender Regulation (STR).

This evaluation will be done in a purely positive way (yes) or negative (no) with an acceptable minimum from at least 70% 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 70% of the essential criteria

Additional technical information may be obtained from the Regional Delegation of Social Affairs North West