Requesting Entity: Province of Misamis Occidental Issues Concern: Variation Order Details Whether the issuance of variation order by the Provincial Government for the Design and Construction/Improvement of Misamis Occidental Provincial Capitol Building (Project) is proper, considering that the recommended approach of the National Commission for Culture and Arts to preserve the historic features of the continue reading : NPM No. 056-2013

Requesting Entity: Department of Education Issues Concern: Extension of Period of Post-Qualification Process Details Legality of the procurement process that exceeded the thirty (30) calendar day-period of post qualification and the three (3) month maximum period of procurement under the revised IRR of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184. [I]t is implicit in Section 65.1(b) of continue reading : NPM No. 057-2013

Requesting Entity: Department of Agrarian Reform Issues Concern: Partnership with Private Entities Details Whether a partnership with interested private entities for the provision of an integrated package of support services for agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) is covered by existing guidelines for the procurement of goods and services under Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 and its continue reading : NPM No. 058-2013

Requesting Entity: Forest Management Bureau Department of Environment and Natural Resources Issues Concern: Grant of Honoraria Details May honoraria be granted on the basis of successfully completed procurement projects using Negotiated Procurement under Section 53.9 (Small Value Procurement) of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184. Section 5.2 of the continue reading : NPM No. 059-2013

Requesting Entity: Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Issues Concern: Lease Concession Agreement Details Whether the privatization of the distribution systems of PEZA in the public economic zones through a lease concession agreement is subject to the provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 and its revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). Since the Lease Concession continue reading : NPM No. 060-2013

Requesting Entity: Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Regional Office (RO) XI Issues Concern: Limited Source Bidding Details Whether Limited Source Bidding is applicable to the procurement of catering services when there is only limited service providers allowed to render such service in a particular venue. [T]he limited nature of the possible sources of the continue reading : NPM No. 061-2013

Requesting Entity: Commission on Audit (COA) – Regional Office (RO) VIII Issues Concern: Accreditation of Bidders and Conduct of Pre-Bid Conference Details Whether the procuring entity may establish an accreditation system, through an ordinance, for the accreditation of contractors, suppliers, service providers, and any entities who wish to participate as bidders for any of its continue reading : NPM No. 047-2013

Requesting Entity: Romero Abiera & Romero Law Offices Issues Concern: Division of Project into Separate Lots through a Supplemental/Bid Bulletin Details Whether the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) could legally divide a single procurement project into 2 lots with 2 separate Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) without re-advertising the amended/revised Invitation to Bid continue reading : NPM No. 046-2013

Requesting Entity: Procurement Service (PS) – Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Issues Concern: Foreign Partner in Joint Venture Details Whether the foreign partners participating in public bidding as a Joint Venture are still required to comply with the requirements under Section 34.2 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. continue reading : NPM No. 045-2013

Requesting Entity: Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Issues Concern: Procurement of Foreign Consultants Details Whether the DPWH may validly and legally procure the services of foreign consultants who entered into a Joint Venture with local consultants as Independent Consultant (IC) for the NAIA Expressway Project (Project) under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) regime. Section continue reading : NPM No. 044-2013