Requesting Entity: Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Unit No. 2 Issues Concern: Negotiated Procurement Details Whether or not negotiated procurement may be resorted to for the acquisition of a reduced quantity using the same ABC after two failures of bidding. [T]he conditions under which negotiated procurement may be undertaken after two failed biddings are clear continue reading : NPM No. 013-2008

Requesting Entity: Department of Education Issues Concern: Resort to Alternative Modes of Procurement Details How many failed procurement through the alternative mode of shopping is required before a procuring entity may resort to other alternative methods of procurement? Please be advised that a procuring entity may resort to any of the alternative modes of procurement provided continue reading : NPM No. 010-2008

Requesting Entity: Metro Midsayap Water District Issues Concern: Infrastructure Projects Undertaken By Administration Details Request for approval to undertake “by administration” the pipelaying works for the Metro Midsayap Water District Supply System Improvement/Expansion Project. Please be advised that under the Revised Guidelines on Infrastructure Projects Undertaken by Administration, it is the Secretary of Public Works, and continue reading : NPM No. 011-2008

Requesting Entity: City of Muntinlupa Issues Concern: Advance Payment Details Whether or not down payment amounting to fifty percent (50%) of the contract price may be released on the purchase of fire fighting equipment based on the representation of the supplier that said initial payment is a common practice in said industry. A careful reading of continue reading : NPM No. 008-2008

Requesting Entity: City of Iligan Issues Concern: Splitting of Contracts Details Whether or not the separation of the procurement of pipes (goods) from civil works (infra) in the implementation of a water supply project constitutes splitting of contracts as prohibited under Section 54 of the IRR-A of RA 9184. [T]he proposed scheme does not constitute splitting continue reading : NPM No. 009-2008

Requesting Entity: Supreme Court – Bids and Awards Committee for Consultancy Services Issues Concern: Clarification on GPPB Resolution Nos. 03-2007 and 18-2007 Details 1. Whether or not GPPB has the authority to include consulting services and infrastructure projects within the coverage of Section 53 (e) of the IRR-A of RA 9184. We definitely concur with your continue reading : NPM No. 007-2008

Requesting Entity: Light Rail Transit Authority Issues Concern: PCAB License Requirement for Foreign Bidders Details Whether or not a foreign bidder eligible to participate in government procurement activities is required to secure a license from the Philippine Construction Accreditation Board (PCAB). [I]f LRTA determines that [its] project treated in its entirety is, in fact, a procurement continue reading : NPM No. 006-2008

Requesting Entity: Marikina Polytechnic College Teacher’s and Employees’ Multi-Purpose Cooperative Issues Concern: Procurement of Canteen Services Details Whether or not the actions adopted by the Marikina Polytechnic College-Bids and Awards Committee (MPC-BAC) in the procurement of the canteen services for the college is in accordance with RA 9184 and its IRR-A. [P]lease be advised that the continue reading : NPM No. 005-2008

Requesting Entity: Philippine Ports Authority Issues Concern: Outsourcing of Manpower Services Details Whether or not the Guidelines on Procurement of Security and Janitorial Services may be used as basis by PPA to enter into a multi-year contract for outsourcing the manpower services requirement of its Head Office Responsibility Centers and Engineering Projects. It is clear from continue reading : NPM No. 004-2008

Requesting Entity: Bataan Economic Zone – Philippine Economic Zone Authority Issues Concern: Variation Order Details 1. Whether or not the ten percent (10%) limit on variation orders applies to repair or rehabilitation projects, or for new construction projects only. The ten percent (10%) cap on variation orders applies to both repair/rehabilitation as well as new construction continue reading : NPM No. 001-2008