Requesting Entity: National Power Corporation Issues Concern: Department of Labor and Employment Order (DOLE) Department Order (DO) 18-A and Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) Policy Matter (PM) Opinion No. 03-2012 Details Clarification on the applicability of Section 9(b)(ii) of DOLE No. 18-A and GPPB PM No. 03񮖬 on the minimum administrative fee in service agreements continue reading : NPM No. 141-2014

Requesting Entity: TKC Heavy Industries Corporation Issues Concern: Similar Contracts and Splitting of Contracts Details Clarification on the interpretation of what could be considered as similar contract under the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184. It is the responsibility of the Procuring Entity (PE) to clarify in the Bidding continue reading : NPM No. 136-2014

Requesting Entity: TKC Heavy Industries Corporation Issues Concern: Similar Contracts and Splitting of Contracts Details Clarification on the interpretation of what could be considered as similar contract under the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184. It is the responsibility of the Procuring Entity (PE) to clarify in the Bidding continue reading : NPM No. 136-2014

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro Issues Concern: Engagement of External Legal Counsel by a Municipality Details Clearance on whether the Municipality can contract the services of an external counsel. At the outset, we wish to clarify that the GPPB has no authority to grant clearances relative to the engagement of a private counsel continue reading : NPM No. 138-2014

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Siay Issues Concern: Pecuniary Interest in Procurement Contracts of Local Government Units (LGU) Details Legality of procurement contracts awarded to a local government department head or employee and/or to his relative within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity, where said official or employee is neither the Head of the continue reading : NPM No. 139-2014

Requesting Entity: Gener Cabotaje Sansaet Issues Concern: Effect of Change in Corporate Name in the Bidder’s Qualification Details Whether a change in the corporate name of the bidder would adversely affect its qualification to join in the bidding for the procurement of certain pharmaceutical products. [I]n Philippine First Insurance Company, Inc. v. Maria Carmen Hartigan, et continue reading : NPM No. 137-2014

Requesting Entity: LCV Design and Fabrication Corp. Issues Concern: Floor Price or Lower Limit Details Clarification on whether there is a floor price or lower limit on a bid offer. [U]nder Section 31 of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 and its revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), there shall be no lower limit or floor on continue reading : NPM No. 135-2014

Requesting Entity: LS Guard Force Security and Investigation Agency, Inc. (LS guard) Issues Concern: Request for Amendment to Instruction to Bidders (ITB) Clause 12.1(a)(iii) Details Request to amend the SLCC requirement in order accommodate newly established businesses that have no sufficient experience yet to comply with said requirement. [T]he Single Largest Completed Contract (SLCC) criterion continue reading : NPM No. 133-2014

Requesting Entity: Philippine Mining Development Corporation (PMDC) Issues Concern: Abstract of Canvass; Small Value Procurement or Shopping Details Whether BAC Resolutions are necessary for procurements conducted through Small Value Procurement and Shopping, aside from the preparation and issuance of Abstracts of Canvass that are signed by the Chairman and Members of PMDC-BAC. [T]he Abstract of continue reading : NPM No. 131-2014

Requesting Entity: Powerking Industries Corporation Issues Concern: Technical Specifications and Conduct of Pre-Bid Conference Details Whether the Procuring Entity (PE) has the discretion not to provide the Technical Specifications of the project to be procured. Pursuant to Section 17.5 of the IRR of RA 9184, it is mandatory for the PE to post the Bidding continue reading : NPM No. 132-2014