Requesting Entity: Butuan City Water District (BCWD) Issues Concern: Guidelines for Shopping and Small Value Procurement Details Whether the BAC may proceed with the procurement, through Shopping or Small Value Procurement, even when less than three (3) quotations are received. Section 3(f) of the Guidelines, specifically provides that in case of Shopping under Section 52.1(b) continue reading : NPM No. 008-2013

Requesting Entity: Atty. Karen Joy H. Valencia-Bala Issues Concern: No Contact Rule, Post-Qualification and Nature of Contracts Details Whether by virtue of the “no contact” rule, a bidder may not submit information that may affect the qualifications of any bidder or the winning bidder; and that the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) cannot entertain such continue reading : NPM No. 007-2013

Requesting Entity: Tax Clearance under Section 34.2 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 Issues Concern: Intramuros Administration Details Whether the BAC may accept a certification issued by the BIR that the Tax Clearance is being processed to be released on a certain date, in lieu of the continue reading : NPM No. 006-2013

Requesting Entity: Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) Issues Concern: Creation of Separate Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) and Grant of Honoraria Details Whether MWSS can create separate BACs pursuant to Section 11.1.2 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 to expedite the bidding of its numerous projects. continue reading : NPM No. 004-2013

Requesting Entity: Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE)-Zamboanga City Chapter Issues Concern: Scope of Observers’ Participation in the Procurement Process Details Whether the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) is required to invite Observers during the post-qualification stage of the procurement process. Section 13 of RA 9184 expressly states that the BAC shall in “all stages continue reading : NPM No. 005-2013

Requesting Entity: Office of the City Mayor City of Zamboanga Issues Concern: Computation for Cumulative Amount of Positive Variation Order Details Clarification on the computation for the cumulative amount of variation order involving positive (additive) and negative (deductive) variation orders. In computing for the cumulative amount of positive (additive) variation order, we use the following continue reading : NPM No. 003-2013

Requesting Entity: Philippine Air Force (PAF) Armed Forces of the Philippines Issues Concern: Filing of Tax Returns either Manually or through Electronic Filing and Payment System (EFPS) Details Whether the PAF may allow the submission of manually filed tax returns or strictly require the submission of tax returns filed though the EFPS pursuant to Republic continue reading : NPM No. 001-2013

Requesting Entity: University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) Issues Concern: Tax Clearance Requirement Details Whether the submission of other documents in lieu of the Tax Clearance requirement under Section 34.2 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 may be considered as compliance with the rules. [T]he requirement under Section 34.2 continue reading : NPM No. 002-2013

Requesting Entity: Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Issues Concern: Bidding for Demolition of BIR Records Center Details Whether the disposal of unserviceable properties falls within the coverage of Republic Act (RA) 9184 and its revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). RA 9184 x x x does not cover disposal of government properties. Disposal of unserviceable continue reading : NPM No. 165-2012

Requesting Entity: Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Issues Concern: Submission of Tax Returns under the Electronic Filing and Payment System (EFPS) and Valid Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) Details How should Clause 29.2(b), Bid Data Sheet (BDS), 4th Edition Philippine Bidding Documents (PBD) for Goods, pertaining to the option to submit manually filed tax returns filed continue reading : NPM No. 166-2012