Requesting Entity: National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Issues Concern: Joint Venture’s (JVs) Technical Requirements Details Whether the non-disclosure by a JV partner of an ongoing government contract would affect compliance with the technical requirements of the bidding by the JV itself, notwithstanding the fact that the other partner was found to have already submitted/complied with such continue reading : NPM No. 003-2016

Requesting Entity: National Irrigation Administration (NIA)Issues Concern: Joint Venture’s (JVs) Technical Requirements Details Whether the non-submission of the: 1) List of its Materials Engineer(s) to be assigned to the contract to be bid, with their complete qualification and experience data; and 2) The certification of availability of equipment from the equipment lessor/vendor for the duration continue reading : NPM No. 004-2016

Requesting Entity: Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Issues Concern: Incomplete Omnibus Sworn Statement Details Whether it is proper for the EMB Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) to accept the bidder’s proposal notwithstanding the latter’s failure to provide Item No. 9 of the Omnibus Sworn Statement as it was continue reading : NPM No. 005-2016

Requesting Entity: Ericvonne Construction Issues Concern: Acceptable Forms of Performance Security Details Whether it is allowed to post a performance security in the form of a Security Bond issued by an accredited insurance company by the Insurance Commission of the Philippines. PEs now have the right to indicate in the Bidding Documents at least two continue reading : NPM No. 006-2016

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Mondragon Issues Concern: Provision of Honoraria Details Whether the Sangguniang Bayan has the power and authority to regulate the honoraria of the BAC and if you can protest to such act. [T]he Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) or its Technical Support Office (TSO) is not in the position to decide for continue reading : NPM No. 007-2016

Requesting Entity: Pangasinan State University Issues Concern: Decision of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC); Qualification of BAC Chairman; Internal Check and Balance; Conflict of Interest Details 1. Will the Decision of the BAC to recommend award be considered valid even without the presence and participation of the BAC Chairman? Can the Chair, by himself, continue reading : NPM No. 168-2015

Requesting Entity: Bacolod City Water District (BCWD) Issues Concern: Performance Security Details Which between the five percent (5%) performance security for delivery of goods and the ten percent (10%) performance security for infrastructure projects shall be used, in case it is necessary for the winning bidder to undertake an infrastructure component before it can the continue reading : NPM No. 169-2015

Requesting Entity: Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI) Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Issues Concern: Unsatisfactory Delivery of Goods Details Actions to be undertaken relative to the Cancellation of Purchase Order, due to the unsatisfactory delivery of goods by the supplier [I]n case the Supplier fails to perform any obligations under the Contract, such as continue reading : NPM No. 170-2015

Requesting Entity: Commission on Audit (COA) Issues Concern: Deviations from the Requirements of RA 9184 and GPPB Rules and Regulations Details 1. Whether a “new establishment” with no experience and no audited FS can be awarded a government contract. 2. Whether the provisions of PPA’s Administrative Order No. 04-2012 on the inclusion of new establishment continue reading : NPM No. 171-2015

Requesting Entity: Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) Issues Concern: Agency-to-Agency Agreements Details Does the act of PHLPost in having its Joint Venture (JV) partner undertake the printing of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) cards negate the Agency-to-Agency (A-to-A) nature of the proposed Memorandum of Agreement between PHLPost and PHIC, considering that the participation of the continue reading : NPM No. 172-2015