Requesting Entity: Leyte Normal University Issues Concern: Entitlement to Honoraria Details Whether Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) members are entitled to receive honoraria even if there is a failure of bidding. Section 4 (Rationale) of BC No. 2004-5A clearly provides that “[p]ropriety dictates that only persons who have successfully completed their tasks or participated in continue reading : NPM No. 038-2016

Requesting Entity: Microdata Issues Concern: Failure of Bidding due to Lack of Funds Details Whether a Procuring Entity may declare failure of bidding due to lack of funds. A careful perusal of Section 41(c)(iii) of the IRR indicates that the HOPE is allowed to reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding, or continue reading : NPM No. 039-2016

Requesting Entity: Punonghimpilan Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas Issues Concern: Procurement for the Repair and Maintenance of Ships Details Whether ship repair, which is a complex procurement activity, could be considered as a procurement of infrastructure project. [T]he Procuring Entity (PE) is in the best position to determine the correct classification of its procurement based on continue reading : NPM No. 051-2016

Requesting Entity: Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) Issues Concern: Negotiated Procurement (Two-Failed Biddings) Details Whether JJWC may resort to Negotiated Procurement under the Two-Failed-Biddings modality considering that the first bidding was for the procurement of Asian Utility Vehicle, while the second bidding was for Sports Utility Vehicle procurement. [N]egotiated Procurement through Two-Failed Biddings modality continue reading : NPM No. 052-2016

Requesting Entity: National Housing Authority (NHA) Issues Concern: Acceptance of Temporary Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) Certificate of License Renewal and Official Receipt Details [A] valid PCAB license is an integral part of the Eligibility Requirements for the procurement of infrastructure projects, the same should be valid as of the date of the deadline for continue reading : NPM No. 050-2016

Requesting Entity: Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Issues Concern: Submission of Collection Receipts as Proof of Single Largest Completed Contract (SLCC) Details Whether Collection Receipts may be accepted as proof of SLCC in lieu of Official Receipts in accordance with Instruction to Bidders (ITB) Clause 12.1(a)(iii)(6) of the Philippine Bidding Documents (PBDs) for the continue reading : NPM No. 040-2016

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Bansalan, Province of Davao del Sur Issues Concern: BAC-Secretariat Composition Details Whether the Secretary to the Sanggunian can be designated as Head/Member of the Local Government Unit-Bids and Awards Committee (LGU-BAC) Secretariat. While the revised IRR is silent on the minimum qualifications of the members to the BAC Secretariat, except for continue reading : NPM No. 041-2016

Requesting Entity: Philippine Heart Center (PHC) Issues Concern: Reference to Brand Names Details Whether or not you may include or indicate the brand names together with the generic names in the preparation of the technical specifications. The prohibition on reference to brand names is without any exception or condition. It is strongly recommended, however, that continue reading : NPM No. 042-2016

Requesting Entity: Mechanical Handling Equipment Co. Inc. Issues Concern: Secretary`s Certificate Details Whether the President of the Corporation can sign the Secretary`s Certificate as an attachment to the Omnibus Sworn Statement. The President of a corporation is the executive of such juridical entity and is charged with overseeing the complete operation of the organization. The continue reading : NPM No. 043-2016

Requesting Entity: Dagupan City Issues Concern: Accreditation of Bidders Details Whether accreditation is required for bidders for newspaper publication. [R]equiring an accreditation process as a condition precedent for participation in procurement activities of the local government unit runs counter to RA 9184 and its IRR as it would limit the participation of bidders only to continue reading : NPM No. 035-2016