PUBLIC EXPENDITURE EFFICIENCY AND STATISTICAL SYSTEM PROJECT

National Open Call for Bids 

Country: CAMEROON

Project Name: Public Expenditure and Statistical System Efficiency Project (PEPS)

Credit Number: IDA N°61 40-CM

Contract title: Acquisition of computer equipment (300 tablets; 50 USB keys; 06 external hard drives; and STATA and SPSS software) for the conduct of the fifth Cameroonian household survey.

Reference DAO No: 002/DAO/MINEPAT/SG/PEPS/CSPM/2021 of March 05, 2021, 

Source of funding : INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (IDA)

1. Purpose

The Republic of Cameroon has applied for World Bank funding to finance the acquisition of computer equipment for the conduct of the fifth Cameroonian household survey by the Public Expenditure and Statistical System Efficiency Project (PEPS), and intends to use part of this credit to make payments under the related contract.  The Public Expenditure and Statistical System Efficiency (PEPS) project is soliciting closed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the procurement of 300 tablets, 50 USB keys, 06 external hard disk software (STATA and SPSS) at the National Institute of Statistics headquarters building.

2. Participation and origin

The procedure will be conducted through national competitive bidding using a Request for Proposal (RFP) as defined in the "Procurement Rules for Borrowers Applying for Investment Project Financing of the World Bank, July 2016 Edition, revised in November 2017 and August 2018"), and open to all bidders from eligible countries as defined in the Procurement Rules. 

3. Consultation of the file

Interested and eligible Bidders may obtain information from the FIFO Coordination Support Technical Unit, pepsgov.cm@gmail.com and the Procurement Specialist (PS), touofo_s@yahoo.fr and read the tender documents at the address mentioned below Technical Support Unit for the Coordination of PEPS located in Bastos at the place known as Pont Dragages not far from the United Nations Development Organization (UNDP) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), BP 660 Yaoundé-CAMEROON ; e-mail: pepsgov.cm@gmail.com / touofo-s@yahoo.fr from 08:00 to 17:00.

4. Acquisition of the file

The Bidding Documents in French or English may be obtained by any interested Bidder by making a written request to the address below against a non-refundable payment [1] of 50,000 (fifty thousand) CFA francs. The method of payment shall be bank transfer. 2] The bidding documents will be sent by physical deposit.

5. Submission of Bids

Bids must be submitted to the address below [1] no later than April 7, 2021 at 2:00 pm. Electronic submission of bids or "will not" be permitted. Late bids will not be accepted. The bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders' representatives and the persons present at the Special Commission for the Award of Contracts of the PEPS located in Bastos at the place known as Pont Dragages not far from the United Nations Development Organization (UNDP) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), BP 660 Yaoundé-CAMEROON; e-mail: pepsgov.cm@gmail.com / touofo_s@yahoo.fr [insert number]10 mentioned below at 3:00 p.m., local time

6. Provisional Bond

Bids must be accompanied by a "Bid Security" in the amount of one million nine hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred (1,925,600) CFA francs XAF. 

7. Evaluation Criteria

N/a

8. Award

"Please note that the Procurement Regulations require the Borrower to disclose the beneficial ownership of the successful Bidder, as part of the Notice of Award, by completing the Beneficial Owner Disclosure Form included in the bidding documents."

9. Additional Information

The address referred to above is: Unité Technique d'Appui à la Coordination du PEPS (Technical Support Unit for the Coordination of the PEPS) located in Bastos at a place called Pont Dragages not far from the United Nations Development Organization (UNDP) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), BP 660 Yaoundé-CAMEROON; e-mail: pepsgov.cm@gmail.com Office address:

YAOUNDE March 05, 2021

The TECHNICAL COORDINATOR

GUEMALEU GUY RONEL

Source : ARMP