CF-Bangui: EDF — equipment and furniture

Country:

Central African Republic

City/Locality:

MPANGKOYI

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:211319-2008

Publication Date:

Sept 4, 2008

Deadline:

Oct 20, 2008

Buyer:

COMMISSION DE LA COMMUNAUTE ECONOMIQUE ET MONETAIRE DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE

Original Language:

French

Address:

COMMISSION DE LA COMMUNAUTE ECONOMIQUE ET MONETAIRE DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE
BANGUI
Central African Republic

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Notice Type: 0708
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: External aid and European Development Fund
EU Official Journal Publication: 157/2008
, #
211319-2008
Contract Nature: Supply contract
Procedure Type: Open procedure
Type of Bid Required: Partial tender
Awarding Criteria: Not defined

Summary:
Place(s) of delivery: border between Cameroon and Chad at
Touboro/Boularambou
Place/region: Central Africa
Countries: Cameroon, Chad
Supplies contract notice
1. Publication reference: EuropeAid/127029/C/SUP/CM.
2. Procedure: Open.
3. Programme: European Development Fund.
4. Financing: 9 ACP RCE 08 — Fastrac. Agreement No 9439/REG.
5. Contracting authority: Commission de la Communauté économique et
monétaire de l'Afrique centrale (CEMAC).
Contract specifications
6. Contract description: The contract involves supplying and installing
the following computer equipment and furniture at Touboro/Boularambou:
— office equipment: photocopiers, fax machines, document shredders,
binding machine,
— computer equipment: servers, computers, printers, inverters, screens,
active network equipment,
— various items of wooden furniture: desks, filing cabinets, furniture for
under windows,
— imported furniture: armchairs, bench seats, infirmary furniture,
— axle-load weigher with spares and a lightning rod.
7. Number and titles of lots: The project involves 5 lots.
Lot 1 — office equipment: photocopiers, fax machines, document shredders,
binding machine.
Lot 2 — computer equipment: servers, computers, printers, inverters,
screens, active network equipment.
Lot 3 — various items of wooden furniture: desks, filing cabinets,
furniture for under windows.
Lot 4 — imported furniture: armchairs, bench seats, infirmary furniture.
Lot 5 — axle-load weigher with spares and a lightning rod.
Conditions for participation
8. Eligibility and rule of origin: Participation in the contract is open
on equal terms to natural persons and legal entities (whether they are
taking part as individuals or as part of a grouping (consortium) of
tenderers) from the ACP countries and EU Member States, and also to
international organisations as authorised by the instrument applicable to
the programme under which the contract is financed (see point 22). All the
goods supplied under this contract must originate in 1 or more of these
countries.
9. Grounds for exclusion: Tenderers must submit a declaration stating
that they are not in any of the situations listed in section 2.3.3 of the
Practical Guide to contract procedures in the context of external actions.
10. Number of tenders: Tenderers cannot submit more than 1 tender per
lot. Tenders for part of a lot will not be considered. Tenderers may state
in their tender whether they would grant a discount should they be awarded
several lots. Tenderers cannot submit a variant tender in addition to
their tender for the supplies required in the invitation to tender
dossier.
11. Tender guarantee: Tenderers must furnish a tender guarantee for:
lot 1 (office equipment): EUR 400;
lot 2 (computer equipment): EUR 1 250;
lot 3 (various items of wooden furniture): EUR 400;
lot 4 (imported furniture): EUR 650;
lot 5 (axle-load weigher): EUR 900,
when they submit their tenders. This will be returned to unsuccessful
tenderers once the invitation to tender procedure has been completed and
to the successful tenderer(s) once the contract has been signed by all
parties. This guarantee will be drawn on if the tenderer does not honour
all the obligations stipulated in the invitation to tender.
12. Performance bond: The successful tenderer will be required to provide
a performance bond for 10 % of the contract value when the contract is
signed. The bond must be furnished within 30 days of the date on which the
tenderer receives the contract signed by the contracting authority. If the
successful tenderer does not furnish the bond within the time allowed, the
contract will be rendered void and a new contract may then be drawn up and
sent to the tenderer with the second best compliant tender.
13. Briefing and/or site visit: There are no plans for a briefing.
14. Tender validity: Tenders are to be valid for 90 days from the final
date for submission of tenders.
15. Implementation period: The overall deadline for delivery of the
supplies is a maximum of 150 days from notification of instructions to
commence delivery.
Selection and award criteria
16. Selection criteria: The following selection criteria will be applied
to tenderers. Where tenders are submitted by a consortium, these criteria
will apply to the consortium as a whole.
(1) Tenderers' economic and financial capacity (based on point 3 of the
tender form for a supplies contract):
(a) tenderers' annual turnover for supplies contracts in the past 3 years
(2005–2007) must exceed the financial proposal for the lots in question.
The consolidated annual turnover of the consortium taken as a whole for
supplies contracts in the past 3 years (2005–2007) must exceed the
financial proposal for the lots in question.
As proof thereof, tenderers must enclose documentation with their tender
showing their financial situation and, in particular, financial statements
for the past 3 years which have been certified by an approved business
auditor.
(2) Tenderers' professional capacity (based on points 4 and 5 of the
tender form for a supplies contract):
(a) they must have at least 3 permanent staff working in the field of the
lots concerned.
(3) Tenderers' technical capacity (based on points 5 and 6 of the tender
form for a supplies contract):
(a) tenderers must have successfully carried out 2 supplies contracts
similar to the lots, and for equivalent amounts, over the past 3 years
(August 2005 to August 2007).
The potential successful tenderer may be required to provide a copy of the
final acceptance certificate for these contracts at the time contract
award is announced.
Economic operators may, if necessary and for a specific contract, make use
of the capacities of other bodies irrespective of the legal nature of the
connection between themselves and said bodies. In such an event, they must
provide the contracting authority with proof that they will have the
resources needed to carry out the contract by, for example, producing a
written commitment by said bodies to make such resources available. These
bodies must comply with the same eligibility rules, in particular
regarding nationality, as the economic operator in question.
17. Award criteria: Price.
Tender submission
18. Procedures for obtaining the invitation to tender dossier: The
invitation to tender dossier is available at the following web addresses:
— http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl,
— www.cemac.cf.
It is also available from:
— Commission de la CEMAC, sise avenue des Martyrs, Bangui, Central African
Republic,
— Dispositif de développement du transport régional, immeuble face collège
Matamfen et face délégation de la Commission européenne, Yaoundé, Republic
of Cameroon. Tel. (237) 22 21 45 10/99 31 55 02,
— Direction générale des transports de surface, ministère des
infrastructures, Ndjaména, Republic of Chad. Tel. (235) 52 29 79/628 23
38.
The standard tender form for a supplies contract must be used to draw up
tenders. This form can be found in the invitation to tender dossier, and
its clauses and format must be strictly adhered to.
Questions regarding this invitation to tender must be sent in writing to:
Commission de la Communauté économique et monétaire de l'Afrique centrale,
attn: régisseur du projet Fastrac, avenue des Martyrs, BP 969, Bangui,
Central African Republic. Tel. (236) 21 61 21 35/21 61 36 30. E-mail:
projet_fastrac@yahoo.fr.
Copies to:
Délégation de la Commission européenne en République centrafricaine,
avenue Boganda, BP 1298, Bangui, Central African Republic. Tel. (236) 21
61 30 53/75 20 29 27. E-mail: delegation-central-african-rep@ec.europa.eu.
Questions must quote the publication reference in point 1 and be sent at
least 21 days before the final date for submission of tenders, given in
point 19. The contracting authority must reply at least 11 days before the
final date for submission of tenders. Clarifications concerning the
invitation to tender dossier may be published on the EuropeAid web site
(http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl) and on www.cemac.cf.
19. Final date for submission of tenders: 20.10.2008 (15:00).
Tenders received after this deadline will not be considered.
20. Tender opening session: Tenders will be opened on 21.10.2008 (10:00)
at the 'Commission de la CEMAC'.
21. Language for the procedure: French must be used for all
correspondence concerning this invitation to tender.
22. Legal basis: ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou on
23.6.2000, as amended in 2005.
Decision No 2/2002 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers published in OJ L
320 of 23.11.2002.

Update: Sept 4, 2008

Notice Type: 0708
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Additional information
Regulation of Procurement: External aid and European Development Fund
EU Official Journal Publication: 171/2008
, #
227993-2008
Referenced Document Number: 211319-2008
Contract Nature: Supply contract
Procedure Type: Open procedure
Type of Bid Required: Partial tender
Awarding Criteria: Not defined

Summary:
Notice of corrigendum
('Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union' No S 157 of
14.8.2008, open procedure, 211319-2008)
Commission de la Communauté économique et monétaire de l'Afrique centrale,
attn: régisseur du projet Fastrac, avenue des Martyrs, BP 969, Bangui,
Central African Republic. Tel. (236) 21 61 21 35/21 61 36 30. E-mail:
projet_fastrac@yahoo.fr.
1. Publication reference: EuropeAid/127029/C/SUP/CM.
for: 16. Selection criteria:
(...)
(3) Tenderers' technical capacity (based on points 5 and 6 of the tender
form for a supplies contract):
(a) tenderers must have successfully carried out 2 supplies contracts
similar to the lots, and for equivalent amounts, over the past 3 years
(August 2005 to August 2007).
(...)
read: 16. Selection criteria:
(...)
(3) Tenderers' technical capacity (based on points 5 and 6 of the tender
form for a supplies contract):
(a) tenderers must have successfully carried out 2 supplies contracts
similar to the lots, and for equivalent amounts, over the past 3 years
(August 2005 to August 2008).
(...)

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