Requesting Entity: Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Issues Concern: Eligibility Requirements for Joint Ventures Details 1. Whether every party to a Joint Venture Agreement is mandated to submit all documents in the eligibility requirement under the IRR-A of R.A. 9184. [T]his Office has ruled in NPM Opinion No. 18-2005 [that] the requirement for submission of legal documents continue reading : NPM No. 044-2007

Requesting Entity: Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation Issues Concern: Eligibility Requirements of Foreign Bidders Details Whether the documents submitted by foreign bidders which were duly authenticated by the Philippine Consulate are deemed sufficient for the purpose of complying with R.A. 9184 and its IRR-A. [Section 23.7 of the IRR-A] allows the substitution of the documents [mentioned continue reading : NPM No. 045-2007

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Sto. Tomas, Batangas Issues Concern: Posting Requirements under Direct Contracting Details Whether procurement activities through direct contracting should be published in daily newspapers. Section 21.2.4 of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184, for alternative methods of procurement such as direct contracting, advertisement in a newspaper may be dispensed with. The posting requirements for continue reading : NPM No. 046-2007

Requesting Entity: Optical Media Board Issues Concern: Qualification of the Chairman of the Bids and Awards Committee Details Whether the designation of the OIC of the Administrative Division as BAC Chairman is in accordance with the provisions of R.A. 9184 and its IRR-A. For agencies, departments, bureaus, offices or instrumentalities of the National Government, the BAC continue reading : NPM No. 047-2007

Requesting Entity: Carlos Hilado Memorial State College Issues Concern: Designation of the Chairman of the Bids and Awards Committee Details Clarification on the designation of the Chairman of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC). Under Section 11.2.1 of the IRR-A, the members of the BAC, including the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman, shall be designated by the continue reading : NPM No. 033-2007

Requesting Entity: West Visayas State University Issues Concern: Reconditioned Offset Machine Details Whether the WVSU is allowed to procure a reconditioned offset machine for its printing and publication needs. The procurement of second hand equipment is not expressly prohibited by R.A. 9184 and its IRR-A. Therefore, WVSU is authorized to procure a reconditioned offset machine, without continue reading : NPM No. 034-2007

Requesting Entity: 911 Alarm Issues Concern: Sample Form of the Cash Deposit Certificate Details Clarification on the legal basis of Sample Form-Good No. 16 (SF-Good-16) requiring cash deposit certificate to be put on hold for the procuring entity until the duration of the project. Under Section 23.6 (j) of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184, the prospective continue reading : NPM No. 035-2007

Requesting Entity: Office of the City Legal Officer of Iriga Issues Concern: Bids and Awards Committee Membership Details Clarification in the membership of the BAC in LGUs under Section 11.2.2 of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184. The phrase “such as, but not limited to” in the [Section 11.2.2 of the IRR-A] implies that the enumeration provided continue reading : NPM No. 036-2007

Requesting Entity: Mr. Vicente G. Hisula Issues Concern: Observers’ Non-Entitlement to Honoraria Details Whether an NGO representative, who is a member of the BAC of a municipality, is entitled to receive an honorarium. We would like to clarify that an NGO representative may not be appointed as a member of the BAC . However, representatives from continue reading : NPM No. 037-2007