The President of the South West Regional Executive Council, the Contracting Authority, hereby launches an open national invitation ta tender CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE GUTTERS FROM AZI MOTEL JUNCTION TO ANGLICAN CHURCH KUMBA (PHASE I) BY EMERGENCY PROCEDURE
The works comprise notably:
> Preliminary works;
Ø Earth works;
> Drainage structure;
> Networks
The estimated cost after preliminary studies is twenty million (20 000 000) FCFA
Participation is open to ail duly registered Cameroonian enterprises with the necessarytechnicaI 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 twenty thousand (20 000) 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 shah be subject to the payment of the Tender File purchase fees.
any other means of electronical communication indicated by Project Owner not later than the
21/07/2026 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 constitute the tenderer's offer are the following:
· 5 MB for the Administrative file;
· 5MB for the Financial offer.
· 15MB for the technical
The following formats are accepted:
· PDF format for text documents;
· JPEG for images.
The applicant shall use compression software to possibly reduce the size of the files to be transmitted
according to the sizes indicated above.
13. Admissibility of bids
The administrative documents and the financial offer must be submitted online following the
COLEPS modalities.
Any incomplete offer in accordante with the prescriptions of the Tender File shall be declared inadmissible. Especially the absence of a bid bond issued by a financial body or institution approved by the Minister in charge of finance to issue bonds for public contracts
or the failure to comply with the model documents in the Tender File shah lead automatically to the rejection of the bid without any other procedure. A bid bond submitted but not relating to consultation concerned shah be considered as absent. A bid bond presented by a bidder during
the bid opening session shall not be accepted.
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 ta start the work.
Each bidder must include in bis administrative documents, a bid bond issued by a fast-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 oftwo hundred thousand (200 000) 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 accordante with the Circular Letter No. 000019/LC/MINMAP of 5th of june 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 writteri 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 not be accepted.
any other means of electronical communication indicated by Project Owner not later than the
21/07/2026 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 constitute the tenderer's offer are the following:
· 5 MB for the Administrative file;
· 5MB for the Financial offer.
· 15MB for the technical
The following formats are accepted:
· PDF format for text documents;
· JPEG for images.
The applicant shall use compression software to possibly reduce the size of the files to be transmitted
according to the sizes indicated above.
13. Admissibility of bids
The administrative documents and the financial offer must be submitted online following the
COLEPS modalities.
Any incomplete offer in accordante with the prescriptions of the Tender File shall be declared inadmissible. Especially the absence of a bid bond issued by a financial body or institution approved by the Minister in charge of finance to issue bonds for public contracts
or the failure to comply with the model documents in the Tender File shah lead automatically to the rejection of the bid without any other procedure. A bid bond submitted but not relating to consultation concerned shah be considered as absent. A bid bond presented by a bidder during
the bid opening session shall not be accepted.
The bids shall be opened in a single phase. The administrative, technical and financial bids shah be opened on, the 21/07/2026 at 11.00 a.m., local time by the South West Regional Assembly Internai Tender's Board
I 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 accordante 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 shall be as follows:
· - Absence of bid bond at the opening of bids with 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 certificate of caterisation/receipt of caterisation issued by MINMAP
Featuring on the MINMAP list of suspended Enterprises.
Having abandoned projects or had contracta cancelled by the President of the South-West
Regional Assembly.
Execution deadline beyond duration period prescribed in the tender file.
Absence of a quantified unit price in the financial offer;
- Categorisation of the enterprise
Essential criteria
The criteria relating to the qualification of candidates are the following:
- Financial capacity of the bidder
- Methodology and site report signed by the contractor- Company categorisation
The contract shah 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,