GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE No. 45
1. The Government of the Republic of Cameroon has been granted an AfDB loan from the African Development Bank to finance the Programme to Improve Accessibility and Connectivity in Cross-Border Economic Basins– (Phase 1) Ngoura II- Yokadouma Road Development (156 km).
2. This project has the following main objectives:
- The overall objective of the Programme is to improve internal and external connectivity, stimulate private investment, and promote industrialisation in promising local and regional value chains.
- Specifically, the project aims to improve the level of service and logistics performance on National Road No. 10, particularly along the Batouri – Ngoura II – Yokadouma – Moloundou – Congo border road (450 km).
It is based on four main components, namely:
1. Component A: Climate-resilient and gender-sensitive road infrastructure;
2. Component B: Resilient infrastructure development, skills enhancement and value chain promotion;
3. Component C: Institutional support and private sector promotion;
4. Component D: Project Management and of young graduate employability.
Procurement will be carried out in accordance with the Procurement Policy for Bank Group-Funded Operations October 2015 edition and the Borrower’s Procurement System (“National System”), particularly Decree No. 2018/366 of 20 June 2018 instituting the Public Contracts Code (PCC) in Cameroon. More specifically, the following procurement will be carried out as part of the project implementation:
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DESIGNATION OF PROCUREMENT |
PROCUREMENT METHOD |
Procurement System |
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WORKS |
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Development works: (i) paving of the Carrefour Kwelle (Ngora II) – Yokadouma (KP 156+000) section, including the implementation of ESMP measures, (ii) access and connectivity tracks in agricultural production basins, and (iii) road systems (asphalt surfacing and paving) including parking areas in Batouri and Yokadouma |
Open Call for Tenders |
Bank’s Methods and Procedures (BMP) |
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Environmental restoration works (tree planting and other ESMP measures) |
Open Call for Tenders |
BMP |
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Construction and rehabilitation of agricultural centres, storage facilities and authorised collection hubs, including the development of seed nurseries and cocoa wood storage yard |
National Call for Tenders |
Borrower’s Procurement System (BPS) |
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Fencing works for schools along the corridor and in Yokadouma sub-divisional office |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Construction of two timber traceability checkpoints, including the development of nurseries with seedling supply and the rehabilitation of sustainable community forests |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Rehabilitation and fitting out of the premises with a view to operationalise both the road accident database and the comprehensive road network database, including provisioning of necessary office furnishings. |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Construction of one (1) weather station and one (1) radiosonde station |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Infrastructure works to support the meat supply chain (4 secondary-type slaughterhouses, meat markets, vaccination centres, goat and pig farms, and the development of communal pastures for cattle) |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Rehabilitation of health districts and/or health centres along the construction of new priority facilities or the expansion of existing infrastructure |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Rehabilitation/reconstruction, and expansion of primary and secondary school (including the construction of additional classrooms and staff housing) and rehabilitation of technical high schools in Batouri and Yokadouma |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Rehabilitation and upgrading of rural craft and home economics workshops into vocational training centres |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Rehabilitation/construction of empowerment centres for women, the family and people with disabilities in Batouri, Ndelele, Gari-Gombo and Yokadouma, as well as the construction and development of stores and drying areas for the processing of non-timber products and wood waste for the benefit of youths and women, the creation and development of pepper fields and a poultry farm to benefit women’s cooperatives |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Rehabilitation/construction of a youth centre (Yokadouma and Gari-Gombo), as well as the development and construction of four multi-sports playgrounds for youths, including girls and people with disabilities, and the rehabilitation/extension of municipal offices for youth employment support |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Rehabilitation and/or construction of markets, including rural markets to bring local communities together and sell agricultural produce, including one regional market |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Construction of infrastructure for vulnerable groups, including an education and vocational training centre, as well as a cultural promotion facility (museum) |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Construction of solar-powered boreholes equipped with storage tanks and pumping systems, including the installation of a simplified mini-water supply system, the provision of various supplies for equipping water points and management cooperatives, capacity-building for stakeholders and cooperatives in charge of managing water points and networks, and the revision of management and maintenance manuals |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Construction of a solar mini-grid and extension of the three-phase MV/LV electricity network along Quartier Paradis–Ngarissingo major road in Yokadouma Council |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Establishment of counters for the exchange of minerals, metals and precious stones |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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GOODS |
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Equipment of Batouri-Gari-Gombo and Yokadouma bus stations |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Provision of improved seeds, agricultural machinery, seedlings and nursery equipment, as well as auxiliary equipment for agricultural centres and storage facilities |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Procurement of equipment, supplies and materials for the issuance of civil status documents to youth above 18 years, including refugees and the Baka and Borroro communities |
Request for Quotation |
BPS |
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Provision of start-up kits and equipment for youth and cooperatives from vulnerable groups |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Purchase of various equipment (personal protective equipment, furniture, IT equipment, surveillance and monitoring equipment, vehicles, and tools) for eco-guards, community forest cooperatives, and the protection of Boumba Bek National Park |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Provision of equipment, materials and various supplies to local civil society organisations and the association of traditional chiefdoms along the corridor |
Request for Quotation |
BPS |
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Provision of equipment for institutional capacity-building under the programme for ESMP implementation and monitoring |
Request for Quotation |
BPS |
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Communication and visibility articles |
Request for Quotation |
BPS |
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Procurement of various equipment and refrigeration systems, as well as the supply of materials and goods for slaughterhouses, meat markets and vaccination centres. |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Provision of medical supplies, furniture and equipment to health centres, and the supply of three ambulances |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Supply of furniture and educational equipment for schools, as well as furniture, tools, specialist training equipment and basic maintenance items for rehabilitated/newly built vocational centres and technical high schools. |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Supply of various equipment, materials, furniture and production tools, and a tricycle to support the women’s empowerment centre, youth centre, sports complexes, municipal youth employment offices, pepper fields and poultry farms; provision of equipment, materials and tools for rehabilitated or newly built market infrastructure; and supply of various equipment, materials, furniture and training tools/equipment, with the provision of tricycles to support the vocational and cultural promotion centre for vulnerable groups (Baka Pygmies) |
National Call for Tenders |
BPS |
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Providing municipal technical services with the necessary equipment and software to ensure the collection of tax revenue and the updating of urban planning documents |
Request for Quotation |
BPS |
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Procurement and installation of weighing and automation equipment for two (2) modern weighing stations along the Corridor |
Open Call for Tenders |
BMP |
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Supply, including training in the use of a complete mobile weighing system for heavy goods vehicles (mobile axle scale, including a van equipped as an office with accessories) |
Open Call for Tenders |
BMP |
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Equipment for the implementation of the road accident database and the procurement of speed control radars |
Open Call for Tenders |
BMP |
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Equipment of one (1) weather station and one (1) radiosonde station, including accessories; acquisition and installation of five (5) automatic rain gauges and accessories along the corridor; and acquisition and installation of equipment for processing meteorological data, including weather alerts, for the benefit of road transporters and local population, particularly those along the major road. |
Open Call for Tenders |
BMP |
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Procurement of gas analysers for vehicle testing centres for the collection of exhaust emission data |
Open Call for Tenders |
BMP |
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Support for the collection of road data and monitoring/evaluation by providing the necessary tools and user training |
Open Call for Tenders |
BMP |
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Software for road maintenance planning and carbon footprint measurement; procurement and installation of equipment and software for the operation of the road database, including user training; and supply of equipment and processing of automatic traffic count data, including the provision of traffic management software |
Open Call for Tenders |
BMP |
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Supply of emergency ambulances and fire-extinguishing equipment for fire brigade |
Open Call for Tenders |
BMP |
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CONSULTING SERVICES |
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Control and supervision of road works: Carrefour kwele (Ngoura II) – Yokadouma (2 contracts) |
Short list based on the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method |
BMP |
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Climate vulnerability assessment along the corridor |
Shortlist based on the Consultant’s Qualification Selection (CQS) method |
BMP |
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Raising awareness among communities in the PAI about environmental protection, climate change, STIs, HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence. Road safety campaign, including training of road users and local communities in first aid (NGO) |
Short list based on the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method |
BMP |
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Technical, environmental and social studies, including control of agricultural basins’ road systems and access roads |
Short list based on the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method |
BMP |
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Raising awareness among about 5,000 youths, including displaced persons and refugees (40% of whom are women), on social cohesion, civic engagement and the fight against addictive behaviours (NGO) |
Short list based on the Consultant’s Qualification Selection (CQS) method |
BMP |
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Feasibility studies for the installation of the solar network |
Short list based on the Consultant’s Qualification Selection (CQS) method |
BMP |
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Technical studies, including control of socio-economic infrastructure works |
Short list based on the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method |
BMP |
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Studies for the development of environmental and social safeguard tools relating to ancillary developments |
Short list based on the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method |
BMP |
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A firm to draft a management and maintenance manual for socio-economic and community infrastructure, including training of municipal stakeholders and the establishment of maintenance groups, with a 3-year support. |
Short list based on the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method |
BMP |
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Drafting of urban planning documents and capacity building for municipal technical services: Development of land-use plans and sectoral plans (Batouri-Gari Gombo and Yokadouma) |
Short list based on the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method |
BMP |
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Study for the automation of modern toll and weighing stations and data centralisation |
Short list based on the Consultant’s Qualification Selection (CQS) method |
BMP |
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Technical and economic studies (road leading to the Lom Pangar Dam), road safety studies, environmental and social impact assessments, and climate vulnerability assessments, including the drafting of Tender Documents. |
Short list based on the Consultant’s Qualification Selection (CQS) method |
BMP |
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Drafting and distribution of a simplified, illustrated guide for inter-state road transporters |
Individual Consultant (IC) |
BMP |
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Feasibility study and preliminary design for the rehabilitation of the Douala–Mbanga–Kumba railway line (100 km) |
Short list based on the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method |
BMP |
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Feasibility study for the construction of a railway line leading to the Central African Republic’s border (East Region). |
Short list based on the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method |
BMP |
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Support for the valued inventory of assets transferred to CAMRAIL |
Short list based on the Consultant’s Qualification Selection (CQS) method |
BMP |
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Audit of the impact of aligning the Concession Agreement with railway legislation |
Short list based on the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method |
BMP |
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Design study for the establishment of a modern road database |
Short list based on the Consultant’s Qualification Selection (CQS) method |
BMP |
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Technical and economic feasibility study and PPP structuring for the development of the Yokadouma Special Economic Zone, including its access road |
Short list based on the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method |
BMP |
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A human resources consulting firm specialised in selecting trainees for their first job |
Short list based on the Consultant’s Qualification Selection (CQS) method |
BMP |
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Consulting Firm in charge of the monitoring and evaluation of the programme’s socio-economic impacts |
Short list based on the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method |
BMP |
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Road safety audit |
Short list based on the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method |
BMP |
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Accounting and Financial Auditing |
Short list based on the Least-Cost Selection (LCS) method |
BMP |
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Audit of contracts awarded under the national system |
Short list based on the Least-Cost Selection (LCS) method |
BMP |
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Annual E&S performance/compliance audit |
Short list based on the Consultant’s Qualification Selection (CQS) method |
BMP |
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Communication and visibility services |
Short list based on the Consultant’s Qualification Selection (CQS) method |
BMP |
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Individual consultants for various support roles and PIU |
Individual Consultant (IC) |
BMP |
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Training and Capacity Building |
Direct Agreement (DA) |
BMP |
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FEICOM Convention |
Direct Agreement (DA) |
BMP |
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WWF Convention |
Direct Agreement (DA) |
BMP |
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MINADER and MINEPIA agreement |
Direct Agreement (DA) |
BMP |
1. The first Tender Documents and Calls for Expression of Interest are expected to be available by August 2026.
2. Interested bidders may obtain further information and should confirm their intention at the following address:
Joint Financing Road Projects Unit
Attn: Mr NJONTU Maurice: Head of JFR-P Unit
Tel.: (237) 222 22 22 94 / 699 84 09 50; Fax: (237) 222 22 22 94;
Email: infos@cpr-fc.cm ; contact.pdcbet1@cpr-fc.cm
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Directorate General of Infrastructure Works
Attn: Mr MBELLA EBOUMBOU Jean Michel: Director General of Infrastructure Works
E-mail : michelmbella2009@yahoo.fr
Directorate General of Technical Studies
Attn: Mr TAKUETE Donnat: Director General of Technical Studies
E-mail: d.takuete@yahoo.com