Requesting Entity: Adjacent or Contiguous Infrastructure Projects Issues Concern: Philippines Reclamation Authority (Public Estates Authority) Details Whether the additional works of removing and replacing the lower layer of the asphalt pavement is considered an adjacent or contiguous project to the original contract, in order to rightfully fall within the coverage of Section 53.4 of the continue reading : NPM No. 052-2015

Requesting Entity: Junna Industrial Corporation Issues Concern: Bid Securing Declaration Details Whether the Bid Securing Declaration (BSD) is considered not acceptable as it was not specified in the Invitation to Bid (IB). [T]he GPPB issued GPPB Resolution No. 03-2012, which adopted the use of BSD as a form of Bid Security, in order to enhance continue reading : NPM No. 053-2015

Requesting Entity: Local Water Utilities Administration Issues Concern: International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001:2004 Certification Details Reasonableness of requiring ISO 14001:2004 Certification as a technical eligibility for the procurement of main/distribution pipes through pubic bidding A procuring entity cannot add another requirement to, nor delete any requirement from, the identified list of eligibility requirements under continue reading : NPM No. 054-2015

Requesting Entity: Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) Issues Concern: Mode of Service in Filing Motions for Reconsideration Details Applicability of the filing of Motion for Reconsideration (MR) through registered mail on Section 55.1 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 Section 55 of the IRR of RA 9184 continue reading : NPM No. 055-2015

Requesting Entity: Philippine Ports Authority PMO- Zamboanga Issues Concern: Letter of Intent; Submission of Tax Clearance Certificate; Minimum Eligibility Requirements for the Conduct of Shopping and Small Value Procurement Details 1. Whether the submission of a Letter of Intent (LOI) is a mandatory requirement to be able to participate in public bidding activities; The revised continue reading : NPM No. 056-2015

Requesting Entity: Local Government Unit of Lamut Issues Concern: Procurement of Second Hand Chemistry Analyzer Details Guidelines for the purchase of second hand chemistry analyzer, and at the same time seeking guidance on the procurement of the said medical equipment. [T]he procurement of second-hand, refurbished, or reconditioned equipment is allowed under Republic Act (RA) No. continue reading : NPM No. 057-2015

Requesting Entity: Department of Health Issues Concern: Price Schedule for Goods Details Which of the two (2) forms (Price Schedule for Goods Offered from Abroad or Price Schedule for Goods Offered within the Philippines) shall be used in the bidding for the procurement of goods if the bidder is offering imported products which are yet to be continue reading : NPM No. 058-2015

Requesting Entity: Westfield Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Issues Concern: Domestic Preference Details Applicability of Rule XII, Section 43 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 pertaining to Domestic Preference. [W]ith the recent enactment of RA 10667 or the Philippine Competition Act the preference given to Domestic Entities has been removed. continue reading : NPM No. 059-2015

Requesting Entity: Palawan State University Issues Concern: Approval of the Head of the Procuring Entity Details Conduct of the procurement without first seeking the approval of the Board of Regents for bidding After the approval of the Annual Procurement Plan (APP) by the Head of the Procuring Entity (HOPE), the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) continue reading : NPM No. 060-2015

Requesting Entity: Prince Valiant International Corporation Issues Concern: Bid Security Details Disqualification of a bidder on the ground of failure to submit two (2) forms of bid security as stated in the Invitation to Bid and discussed during the Pre-Bid Conference [B]idders are not required to post two (2) forms of bid security. It is continue reading : NPM No. 026-2015