Requesting Entity: Philippine Overseas Employment Administration Issues Concern: Philippine Overseas Employment Administration Details What legal remedy is available to the BAC in case it advertently stated on its Bid Documents that the required bond shall be at the rate of 2½% of the bid amount instead of 2½% of the Approved Budget for the Contract? As continue reading : NPM No. 144-2004

Requesting Entity: JPL Construction Issues Concern: Request for Clarification on Government’s Policy on Transparency in Public Bidding Details Whether or not JPL Construction is entitled to a copy of the detailed evaluation and comparison of bids as requested. Hence, a copy of the detailed evaluation and comparison of bids, if any, cannot be demanded by a continue reading : NPM No. 145-2004

Requesting Entity: Bureau of Fire Protection Issues Concern: Queries on Republic Act 9184 (R.A. 9184) and Its Implementing Rules and Regulations Part A (IRR-A) Details 1. Is the failure of the BAC to require a simultaneous submission of the first and second envelopes sufficient ground to declare a failure of bidding? A careful study of the continue reading : NPM No. 143-2004

Requesting Entity: Office of the Municipal Engineer of Sablan Issues Concern: Queries on Republic Act 9184 (R.A. 9184) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations-Part A (IRR-A) Details Whether or not all projects and programs under the 5% calamity fund will no longer pass through the BAC, since the Sangguniang Bayan Resolution has already identified the mode continue reading : NPM No. 141-2004

Requesting Entity: Alphaomega Integrated Corporation Issues Concern: Request for Clarification on Some Procurement Policies Anent National Transmission Corporation’s Bid Project Details 1. Whether or not foreign bidders may be allowed to bid. Foreign suppliers are allowed to participate in public bidding, albeit limited and on the condition that the requirements as set forth in GPPB Resolution continue reading : NPM No. 140-2004

Requesting Entity: Department of Justice Issues Concern: Opinion on Philippine Ports Authority’s Request for Exemption from the Conduct of Public Bidding for its Proposed Extension of Berth and Berthing Facilities at the Batangas Port Development Project, Phase 2 Details 1. Whether or not the proposed extension of berth and berthing facilities at the BPDP2 may be continue reading : NPM No. 139-2004

Requesting Entity: Department of Transportation and Communications Issues Concern: Application of Section 4 of Executive Order 109-A, Series of 2003 on Procurement of Consulting Services for the Laguindingan Airport Development Project Details Whether or not E.O. 109-A, specifically Section 4(a) thereof, applies to the procurement of consulting services for the Project. E.O 109-A makes particular reference continue reading : NPM No. 125-2004-A

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Virac, Catanduanes Issues Concern: Various queries on R.A. 9184 and its IRR-A Details 1. Whether or not the Municipality of Virac may participate in the auction of reconditioned heavy equipment such as a bulldozer; or otherwise stated, whether the said Municipality may procure a second hand bulldozer to be used in excavating continue reading : NPM No. 138-2004

Requesting Entity: National Irrigation Administration Issues Concern: Approval by the Government Procurement Policy Board of the Supplemental Annual Procurement Plan Details Whether or not Supplemental Annual Procurement Plans are subject to the approval of the GPPB. In view of the requirement under the Implementing Rules and Regulations Part A (IRR-A) of Republic Act 9184 (R.A. 9184) continue reading : NPM No. 137-2004

Requesting Entity: New Ormoc Builders Association Issues Concern: Request for Suspension of the Imposition of Warranty Security for Infrastructure Projects Details Whether or not the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) is authorized to grant suspension of the implementation of any provision of R.A. 9184 and its IRR-A We wish to inform you that the GPPB has continue reading : NPM No. 136-2004