Cameroon Launches Tender for Fish Hatchery and Aquaculture Pond Works

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On October 9, Cameroon's Public Procurement Regulatory Authority issued a construction tender notice for the Benoue Valley Investment and Development Project, intending to implement fish farming facilities and agricultural water supply works, with funding from a World Bank International Development Association loan. This procurement is divided into 3 lots, including two aquaculture ponds, one fish hatchery, and supporting solar-powered water supply facilities. The tender documents were issued on October 6, and the deadline for bid submission is November 3.

Lot 2 is located at the Lagdo Agricultural Technical School, with construction content including two fish aquaculture ponds and one fish hatchery. The works are procured as an independent construction lot, and the contractor must complete the construction of the relevant facilities in accordance with the provisions of the tender documents and submit bid documents that meet the project's qualification requirements.

Lot 1 involves the water supply infrastructure construction at the Garoua Agricultural Technical School and the Lagdo Agricultural Technical School, with plans to implement two borehole works, each equipped with a solar water pump and a water tower. Lot 3 is located at the University of Maroua, with construction content being solar-powered borehole facilities. The three lots are procured separately, and qualified bidders are allowed to compete for multiple lots.

The project belongs to the VIVA-BENOUE Investment and Development Program in the northern region of Cameroon, using International Development Association Loan No. 6770-CM, with World Bank Project No. P166072. The works procurement is implemented in accordance with the competitive bidding procedures specified by the project, and bidders must submit technical, financial, and qualification documents on the COLEPS electronic procurement platform.

The tender number is 006/AAONO/MINEPAT/MEADEN/VIVA-BENOUE/UGP/CSPM/RAF/IGR-SAHA/SPM/2026. The bid security amounts for the three lots are 450,000, 600,000, and 300,000 CFA francs respectively. The tender is scheduled to close for receipt of bid documents at 10:00 local time on November 3, with bid opening at 11:00 the same day, and the bid validity period is 90 days from the date of bid opening.