Requesting Entity: Philippine National Oil Company Exploration Corporation Issues Concern: List of Pre-selected Consultants with Expertise in Coal Development and Mining Details Request for a list of pre -selected consultants with expertise in coal development and mining. We appreciate your efforts to comply and implement the procurement rules and regulations introduced under R.A. 9184 and its continue reading : NPM No. 037-2004

Requesting Entity: Scan Marine Inc. Issues Concern: Two (2)-Stage Bidding for Procurement of Two (2) Multi-Purpose Attack Crafts (MPAC) Details 1. Whether or not the procurement of two (2) MPACs may be considered as procurement of infrastructure projects. Considering that an MPAC, which in its generic sense is considered a “vessel,” is classified as a movable/personal continue reading : NPM No. 035-2004

Requesting Entity: Bureau of Internal Revenue Issues Concern: Composition of the Bids and Awards Committee Details Request for clarification on the appropriate rank of the officers who may be appointed as regular members in the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the BIR. To ensure BIR’s strict compliance with the IRR-A of R.A. 9184 on the continue reading : NPM No. 031-2004

Requesting Entity: National Irrigation Authority Issues Concern: Clarification on the Proposed Change Order No. 1 and Extra Work Order No. 1 to Contract No. ADRIPD-C-1, Construction of Diversion Dam and Intake Barrel for Addalam River Irrigation Project under Contract with Atlantic Erectors Inc./Brostan Construction and Development Joint Venture Details Whether or not the National Irrigation Administration continue reading : NPM No. 032-2004

Requesting Entity: National Irrigation Authority Issues Concern: Clarification on the Proposed Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to Contract No. BBMPD-C-3, Construction of North Main Canal and its appurtenant structures, Balog-balog Multipurpose Project under Contact with A.M. Oreta & Co., Inc. Details Whether National Irrigation Administration (“NIA”) could issue the Proposed Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to Contract No. continue reading : NPM No. 033-2004

Requesting Entity: Department of Finance Issues Concern: Procurement of the Services of a Credit Rating Agency (CRA) Details Requesting for advice as regards the method of procurement to be utilized in procuring the services of a CRA, including the proper procedure to be undertaken in the procurement thereof. Method of Procurement: Looking at the peculiarity and continue reading : NPM No. 034-2004

Requesting Entity: Light Rail Transit Authority Issues Concern: Submission of a Bank Commitment in Lieu of the Net Financial Contracting Capacity Details Whether or not the submission by a bidder of a commitment from a licensed bank extending to it a credit line is sufficient to satisfy the financial qualification regardless of the calculated value of continue reading : NPM No. 028-2004

Requesting Entity: Public Estates Authority Issues Concern: Posting at the G-EPS of Procurements Conducted through Alternative Methods Details 1. Whether or not posting at the G-EPS website of procurements conducted through alternative methods is mandatory. It is clear from the above-quoted provision (Section 21.2.4, IRR-A) that posting at the website of the procuring entity, if any, continue reading : NPM No. 029-2004

Requesting Entity: Philippine Tourism Authority Issues Concern: Request for Authority to procure a Twin-Engine Helicopter and Airplane using the Alternative Method of Procurement, Direct Contracting and Negotiated Procurement Details Request to procure a twin-engine helicopter and airplane using Direct Contracting. This alternative method of procurement may be resorted to by the procuring entity only when there continue reading : NPM No. 027-2004