Tenders Are Invited For Arsel In Optimizing Energy Procurement Arrangements Between The Concessionaire Socadel And Independent Power Producers (Ipps)

Tenders are invited for ARSEL in Optimizing Energy Procurement Arrangements between the Concessionaire SOCADEL and Independent Power Producers (IPPs). Funding: ARSEL Budget, 2026 Fiscal Year. Consistency of New (Additive) Benefits 1. Review of contracts and billing mechanisms, 2. Data collection and validation, 3. Reconstruction and verification of energy purchase amounts, 4. Variance analysis and contractual risk mapping, 5. Formulation of regulatory recommendations and capacity building for ARSEL teams, 6. Capacity building for Agency teams through skills transfer, tools, and support. 3. Projected Cost New(Additive) The estimated cost of the service, following preliminary studies, is 16,500,000 (sixteen million five hundred thousand) FCFA, all taxes included. It is broken down as follows: Deliverable Accepted Percentage of Total Amount (including taxes) Condition Kick-off Report 20% After validation of the report and schedule Interim/Provisional Report 40% After acceptance of the provisional report and calculation files Final Report 40% After technical acceptance, delivery of tools, source code, and USB drives 4. Allotment New(Additive) The services are constituted in a single (01) lot. 5. Participation and Origin New(Additive) Participation in this Restricted National Invitation to Tender under the emergency procedure is exclusively reserved for the following three (3) pre-qualified candidates: (1) AUDITEC FOIRIER CONSULTING; (2) SICAF/HYDREOLE Consortium; (3) KPMG CENTRAL AFRICA. Candidates forming a consortium may not submit separate bids. Any change to the composition of a candidate or any association between candidates is subject to the prior written agreement of the Contracting Authority, in accordance with applicable regulations. 6. New Financing (Additive) The services are funded by the ARSEL budget, fiscal year 2026 7. Consultation of the New File (Addendum) The file can be consulted during business hours at the Procurement Department of ARSEL, Bastos district, opposite DOVV supermarket, P.O. Box 6064 Yaoundé, telephone (+237) 222 211 011, email [email protected], as soon as this notice is published. It can also be consulted on COLEPS (https://www.marchespublics.cm) and on the ARMP website (www.armp.cm). 8. Acquisition of the New File (Addendum) The physical file can be obtained from the Procurement Department of ARSEL upon presentation of a receipt for payment of a non-refundable sum of thirty thousand (30,000) FCFA into one of the following accounts opened in the name of ARMP at BICEC under account numbers 33598860001/94 in Yaoundé and 33598860001/39 in Douala Bonanjo, or at the branches of all regional capitals and those in the cities of Limbe and Dschang, as a processing fee. 9. New(Additive) Offer Discounts Bids, written in French or English, must be submitted via the COLEPS platform no later than October 7, 2026, at 12:00 PM local time. A backup copy saved on a USB drive must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked "backup copy" within the same timeframe. Note: File Size and Format For online submission, the maximum file sizes for documents transmitted through the platform and constituting the bidders offer are as follows: 5 MB for the Administrative Offer; 15 MB for the Technical Offer; 5 MB for the Financial Offer. The accepted formats are: PDF for text documents; JPEG for images. Bidders should use compression software to reduce the size of the files they submit. In addition to the backup copy, a sample financial offer identical to the electronic financial offer is submitted in a sealed envelope, against receipt, for preservation by the ARMP in accordance with Article 92, paragraph 8 of the Public Procurement Code. The envelope bears the following inscription: DAONR No. ____/DAONR/ARSEL/DG/DAAFRH/SDAAB/SAGM/CIPM/2026 EMERGENCY PROCEDURE OF 24/09/2026 SUPPORT FOR ARSEL IN THE VALORIZATION OF ENERGY PURCHASES BETWEEN ENEO AND IPPs SAMPLE FINANCIAL OFFER TO BE OPENED ONLY AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY. 10. Delivery Time New (Additive) The maximum execution period is two (02) months from the date of notification of the service order to start the services. 11. Provisional Guarantee New (Addendum) Each bidder must include in their administrative file a bid security of three hundred and thirty thousand (330,000) FCFA. This security must be stamped at the current rate, paid for manually by the issuing institution, issued by an organization or financial institution approved by the Minister of Finance, and accompanied by the deposit receipt issued by the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDEC). It remains valid for one hundred and twenty (120) days, i.e., thirty (30) days beyond the validity of the bids. 12. Admissibility of New (Additive) Offers Under penalty of rejection, the required administrative documents must be submitted in original form or certified copies, dated within the last three (3) months or issued after the date of signature of this notice. Failure to provide the bid security issued by a first-class bank approved by the Ministry of Finance, along with the CDEC receipt at the time of submission, will result in immediate rejection without the possibility of regularization. Other administrative documents may be submitted within the regulatory period of forty-eight (48) hours. 13. Opening of New Folds (Additive) The bidding process will take place in two stages. First, on 07/10/2026 at 1:00 PM local time, the ARSEL Internal Procurement Committee will open the administrative files and technical proposals in the Agencys conference room, without opening the financial proposals. Second, on a later date to be communicated to the interested parties, the Committee will open only the financial proposals of bidders who obtained at least 75 out of 100 points in the technical evaluation. The bidders concerned may attend each session or be represented by a duly authorized person with a thorough understanding of the offer. Type: Call for Tenders National Restricted Amount: 16 500 000 FCFA Publish On: 25-09-2026 14:53:59 Closing Date: 07-10-2026 Closing Time: 12:00:00 [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : https://armp.cm/details?type_publication=AO&id_publication=65140