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

Requesting Entity: Department of Agriculture (DA) Issues Concern: Emergency Cases Modality of Negotiated Procurement Details Whether the procurement requirements for the Aircraft Rental for Cloudseeding Operations in El Niño Affected Areas due to signs of adverse climate condition (drought/dry spell brought about by El Niño) falls within the second condition under Section 53 of the continue reading : NPM No. 036-2016

Requesting Entity: Kalinga-Apayao State College (KASC) Issues Concern: Discrepancy in the Summary of Detailed Cost Estimates Details Rules to be observed in case of discrepancy in the Summary of Detailed Cost Estimates [I]n case of discrepancy in the amount in words and in figures indicated in the Summary of Detailed Cost Estimates, the rule that continue reading : NPM No. 031-2016

Requesting Entity: Ms. Villafana Issues Concern: Mode of Procurement Details Whether to conduct another competitive bidding or resort to the alternative method of procurement through Negotiated Procurement under the Two-Failed Biddings modality after two (2) failures of bidding It is the Procuring Entity (PE) that has the sole authority and is in the best position continue reading : NPM No. 032-2016

Requesting Entity: University of the Philippines Open University Issues Concern: Incomplete Bill of Quantities Details Whether a bid is responsive if no price is stated in the columns for “Material” and “Labor” although there is a price indicated in the column for “Total” in the Bill of Quantities [A] bid that does not provide all continue reading : NPM No. 033-2016

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Pilar Issues Concern: Lease of Heavy Equipment / Construction Equipment in the Implementation of Infrastructure Projects by Administration Details Whether a procuring entity may lease construction equipment from a private contractor during the implementation of infrastructure projects by administration in accordance with the Revised Guidelines for the Implementation of Infrastructure Project continue reading : NPM No. 034-2016