Section 0. Invitation to Tender (AAO) Ministry of Digital Economy and Communication AOOI No. 001/MENC/PRMP/SPRMP of 28/03/2019 - This invitation to tender follows the publication of the procurement plan on the procurement portal of the Integrated Public Procurement Management System (SIGMAP).
- As part of the execution of its budget, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Communication has obtained funds from a pool of local banks (BOA BENIN, ECOBANK BENIN, BANQUE ATLANTIQUE BENIN and BGFIBANK BENIN) to finance the Digital Terrestrial Television Project, and intends to use part of these funds to make payments under the contract : construction of the IP network. The said contract will be carried out on all DTT sites in the Republic of Benin, namely: main site: Abomey-Calavi; remote sites: Cotonou; Porto-Novo; Gbéhoué; Lokossa; Abomey; Sèhouè; Kétou; Bantè; Savalou; Dassa; Savè; Tchaourou; Parakou; Nikki; Bembèrèkè; Kandi; Ségbana; Malanville; Kompa; Banikoara; Natitingou; Tanguiéta; Porga; Kouandé; Kérou; Boukoumbé; Djougou and Bassila.
- The Ministry of Digital Economy and Communication invites sealed bids from eligible bidders meeting the required qualifications to supply: Router; Firewall; Distribution switch; Access switch; Server; VoIP server (call manager); Access point; VoIP terminal; Desktop computer; Ethernet cable + patch cord; Cable trunking; RJ45 wall socket; RJ45 jack, and to install an IP network on each site, providing the contracting authority with documentation comprising: the report describing the current situation; the report containing the technical specifications; the document presenting the overall network architecture; the document defining the infrastructure rules in relation to the new standards and the security policy; the document certifying the shielded category 6 cabling, in accordance with the technical specifications; an administration procedures manual for the products installed; a user guide for each of the applications; at least two RJ45 sockets per office on each site; a document on the equipment configuration scripts with very clear comments; a document on the equipment configuration scripts with very clear comments; comprehensive, unambiguous and accessible documentation approved by the manufacturer and/or publisher of the application and hardware tools used. The contractor will also train staff in the administration of the LAN delivered.
This contract consists of a single, indivisible lot. No variants are permitted. The completion period for the contract is one hundred and eighty (180) days. 4. Participation in this open invitation to tender, as defined in Law No. 2017-04 of 19 October 2017 on the Public Procurement Code in the Republic of Benin, is open to all eligible bidders who meet the conditions set out in this Open Tender Dossier and are not subject to the provisions of Articles 72 and 142 of the said code. 5. Interested bidders may obtain information from the Person Responsible for Public Procurement and inspect the tender documents at the following address: Secretariat of the Ministry’s Person Responsible for Public Procurement, every working day from 8 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. (Benin time), at the Ministry of Digital Economy and Communication, 01 BP 120 Cotonou, specifically with the Person Responsible for Public
Procurement, Tel.: (+229) 21 31 43 34, Mobile: 97 03 21 76, email: sprmp@communication.gouv.bj 6. The qualification requirements are: Financial capacity The bidder must provide written evidence that it meets the following requirements:
- An average turnover over the last three years (2017, 2016 and 2015) at least equal to the amount of its bid;
- Start-up companies must provide a bank guarantee certifying that the company has access to a line of credit, other than the advance payment, of an amount equal to at least thirty per cent (30%) of the amount of its bid.
Technical capacity and experience The bidder must prove, with supporting documentation, that it meets the following technical capacity requirements: having performed at least one (01) similar contract in the last ten (10) years. 7. Interested bidders may obtain a complete set of tender documents at the following address:
Person Responsible for Public Procurement, Tel.: (+229) 21 31 43 34, Mobile: 97 03 21 76, email: sprmp@communication.gouv.bj from
29/03/2019 upon non-refundable payment
of three hundred thousand (
300,000) CFA francs. Payment shall be made
in cash. The tender documents will be handed over immediately to interested bidders or sent at their expense by
DHL. 8. Bids shall be written in French and must be submitted in four (04) copies, comprising one (01) original and three (03) copies, at the following address: Secretariat of
the Person Responsible for Public Procurement, Tel.: (+229) 21 31 43 34, Mobile: 97 03 21 76, email: sprmp@communication.gouv.bj no
later than 29/04/ 2019 at 10 a.m. (Benin time). Bids not received by the time and date indicated above will be rejected outright and returned unopened at the expense of the bidders concerned. Late bids will not be accepted. 9. Bids will be opened in the presence of an observer and of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend, at the following address: Conference room (Red Room), Building B, Ministry of Digital Economy and Communication,
on 29/04/2019 at 10.30 a.m. (Benin time). 10. Bids must include a bid security of
3,000,000 CFA francs in accordance with the provisions of Article 78 of Law No. 2017-04 of 19 October 2017 on the Public Procurement Code in force in the Republic of Benin. Bids must remain valid for a period of
90 days from the bid submission deadline.
Cotonou, 28/03/2019 The Person Responsible for Public Procurement,
Emmanuel YETIN 
