Requesting Entity: Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Issues Concern: Clarification on Certain Provisions of R.A. 9184 Details See NPM 083-2007
NPM No. 076-2007
Requesting Entity: Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Issues Concern: Section 5 (m) of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184 Details Whether the Board of Regents of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) may authorize its President to create the BAC and to sign procurement contracts. Section 5 (m) of the IRR-A explicitly provides that for state continue reading : NPM No. 076-2007
NPM No. 077-2007
Requesting Entity: National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons Issues Concern: Participation of Cooperatives in Public Procurement Details Request to relax the application of the following provisions of R.A. 9184 and its IRR-A in favor of cooperatives: a. Performance Security and Retention Money under Sections 39 and 62, R. A. 9184 and its IRR-A;b. Ceiling continue reading : NPM No. 077-2007
NPM No. 078-2007
Requesting Entity: Province of Sarrangani Issues Concern: Clarification of Certain Provisions of R.A. 9184 and its IRR-A Details 1. Who has the authority to determine what items are to be procured? The preparation and updating of the PPMPs shall be the responsibility of the respective Project Management Offices or the end-user units of the procuring entity. continue reading : NPM No. 078-2007
NPM No. 079-2007
Requesting Entity: San Pedro Water District Issues Concern: Annual Procurement Plan Details 1. Whether the San Pedro Water District can still appropriate funds for projects bid out on CY 2006 using CY 2005 budget. [A]ssuming that the San Pedro Water District is able to secure from the relevant authority an appropriation for the Projects in accordance continue reading : NPM No. 079-2007
NPM No. 052-2007
Requesting Entity: Municipality of Calauag, Quezon Issues Concern: Substitution of the 10% Retention Money Details Whether the cash retained by the procuring entity could be replaced with an irrevocable standby letter of credit. Pursuant to Section 62.1 of the IRR-A, a warranty shall be required from the supplier for a minimum period of one (1) year, continue reading : NPM No. 052-2007
NPM No. 053-2007
Requesting Entity: Commission on Audit-Department of Public Works and Highways Issues Concern: Acceptable Surety Bond Forms Details Whether bond forms issued by insurance companies, such as the bid security, performance security, and warranty bonds are still acceptable in light of the sample forms issued by the GPPB. The sample forms prescribed by the GPPB merely serve continue reading : NPM No. 053-2007
NPM No. 054-2007
Requesting Entity: Commission on Audit-Home Development Mutual Fund Issues Concern: Lease of Office Space Details Whether a contract of lease of office space may be procured through direct contracting. Under R. A. 9184 and its IRR-A, the procuring entity shall adopt public bidding as the general mode of procurement. Alternative methods are resorted to only in continue reading : NPM No. 054-2007
NPM No. 055-2007
Requesting Entity: Bureau of Animal Industry Issues Concern: Procurement of Construction Materials Details 1. Whether shopping can be used in the procurement of one (1) piece of plywood, lumber, one (1) kilo of nails, one (1) roof sealant with a total cost of less than Fifty Thousand Pesos (Php50,000.00) As clarified under GPPB Resolution 012-2006 dated continue reading : NPM No. 055-2007
NPM No. 056-2007
Requesting Entity: National Food Authority Regional Office XIV Issues Concern: Lease of Warehouse Details Whether the renewal of lease of warehouse contract is exempted from public bidding. Section 53 of the IRR-A [now includes] lease of privately owned real estate for official use as one of the instances when the procuring entity may enter into Negotiated continue reading : NPM No. 056-2007