Requesting Entity: Armed Forces of the Philippines Issues Concern: Lease-to-Own of Motor Vehicles Details Whether Section 46 of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184 is applicable to the purchase of motor vehicles under lease-to-own arrangement. While lease-to-own of motor vehicles is not contemplated under Section 46 of the IRR-A which specifically relates to construction and office equipment, continue reading : NPM No. 065-2007

Requesting Entity: Lamar Integrated Construction Corporation Issues Concern: Registration with PhilGEPS Details Whether Section 8.5.1 of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184 is a mandatory requirement or condition precedent to be complied with by prospective bidders before participating in the procurement of procuring entities. We confirm that under Section 8.5.1 of the IRR-A of R. A. 9184, continue reading : NPM No. 066-2007

Requesting Entity: Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission Issues Concern: Protest Fee for Foreign Funded Projects Details Opinion on whether the 1% protest fee may be refunded to the bidder of a foreign-funded project. In the case of Department of Budget and Management Procurement Service Inter-Agency Bids and Awards Committee vs. Kolonwel Trading (G.R. No. 175616, 08 June 2007) , continue reading : NPM No. 067-2007

Requesting Entity: Office of the City Legal Officer of Zamboanga Issues Concern: Evaluation of Bids Details Opinion in case of discrepancy between the unit cost in the bill of quantities and the unit cost in the detailed estimate. In order to resolve possible discrepancies during the detailed evaluation stage, Section 32.4.3 of the IRR-A of R.A. continue reading : NPM No. 068-2007

Requesting Entity: DENR-Environment Management Bureau Issues Concern: Post-qualification and Eligibility Requirements Details 1. If the bidder subject for post-qualification has no installation yet in the Philippines and that its present installation is located outside of the country, is it mandatory to conduct the verification/inspection where the present installation is located? [T]he objective of post-qualification under Section continue reading : NPM No. 069-2007

Requesting Entity: Hon. Benguet Representative Samuel M. Dangwa Issues Concern: Implementation of Infrastructure Projects By Administration Details Request to be exempt from the coverage of R.A. 9184 and its IRR-A and to authorize the DPWH First and Second Engineering District Offices to undertake the infrastructure projects by administration in the amount of not more than P500,000.00 continue reading : NPM No. 070-2007

Requesting Entity: City of Santa Rosa, Laguna Issues Concern: Removal of a Member of the BAC and Creation of a TWG Details 1. Whether or not the members of the BAC may be removed before the lapse of the one (1) year term. The members of the BAC shall have a fixed term of one (1) continue reading : NPM No. 071-2007

Requesting Entity: Davao City Water District Issues Concern: Clarification on Variation Order – Extra Work Order Details Costing of additional materials involving new work items that are not in the original contract or Extra Work Order of an infrastructure project. [T]he costing of the additional materials for the Extra Work Order would depend on whether said continue reading : NPM No. 072-2007

Requesting Entity: Laoag-Ilocos Norte Constructors’ Association Issues Concern: Implementation of Infrastructure Project by Administration Details Whether an implementing agency may lease construction equipment from private contractors to be used for the implementation of infrastructure projects by administration Please note the requirement that the implementing agency must own the tools and construction equipment or must have access continue reading : NPM No. 073-2007

Requesting Entity: Philippine Health Insurance Corporation Issues Concern: Blacklisting Details Whether the BAC may reconsider the cancellation of the contract award to a supplier for a project and still maintain the prohibition of one (1) year from participating in any of projects of the procuring entity. The determination and approval of the imposition of the administrative continue reading : NPM No. 074-2007