Requesting Entity: Strategic Synergy, Inc. (SSI) Issues Concern: Items/Services Included in the Terms of Reference (TOR) Details Whether a winning bidder may be compelled to deliver items/services that are not specifically identified and mentioned in the TOR but merely interpreted as “understood”. [I]n the absence of the Supplemental/Bid Bulletin reflecting the appropriate changes in the Bidding continue reading : NPM No. 100-2012

Requesting Entity: Eladio D. Perfecto Issues Concern: Authority of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to Impose Additional Requirements for Infrastructure Projects undertaken by the NG Details Whether a local government unit, through its Sangguniang Panlalawigan, may impose additional requirement as part of the technical documents to be submitted by the contractor in a public bidding. [T]he issuance continue reading : NPM No. 101-2012

Requesting Entity: National Tobacco Administration (NTA) Issues Concern: Grounds for Disqualification Details Whether the allegations of poor performance and existing accountabilities for past projects with another government agency raised against a qualified bidder may be used by the Procuring Entity (PE) as grounds for disqualification based on Republic Act (RA) 9184 and its Implementing Rules continue reading : NPM No. 102-2012

Requesting Entity: City of Parañaque Issues Concern: Negotiated Procurement (Emergency Cases) for temporary housing units Details Whether the existing circumstances relating to the recent demolition in Silverio Compound, Parañaque City, would justify the City Government to resort to Negotiated Procurement (Emergency Cases) under Section 53.2 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act continue reading : NPM No. 098-2012

Requesting Entity: Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation Issues Concern: Section 53(e) of the IRR-A as a self-executing provision Details Whether GPPB Resolution No. 03-2007 dated 30 March 2007, which amended Section 53(e) of Implementing Rules and Regulations-Part A (IRR-A) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184, is self-executory or requires the issuance of guidelines for its implementation. continue reading : NPM No. 097-2012

Requesting Entity: Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) Issues Concern: Negotiated Procurement (Emergency Cases) Details Whether the O&M can be procured through Negotiated Procurement (Emergency Cases). [T]he use of Negotiated Procurement premised on Section 53.2 of the revised IRR must be couched upon actual circumstances and situations determined through a careful and meaningful assessment of all continue reading : NPM No. 095-2012

Requesting Entity: Agilex Security Agency Inc. (ASAI) Issues Concern: Computation of Net Financial Contracting Capacity (NFCC) Details Clarification on the contract duration that will be referred to for determining the value of K in the computation of the NFCC provided under Section 23.5.1.4 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. continue reading : NPM No. 096-2012

Requesting Entity: Philippine Postal Savings Bank, Inc. Issues Concern: Award of Contract to the Bidder with Higher Price Quotation using Small Value Procurement (SVP) as Alternative Modality Details Whether Bids and Awards Committee can award the contract to a supplier who offered better specifications, but with price higher than the lowest received quotation. [T]he bidder continue reading : NPM No. 094-2012

Requesting Entity: City of Navotas Issues Concern: Termination for Convenience under the Guidelines on Termination of Contracts Details Whether the City Government of Navotas can terminate an existing contract pursuant to Section III(B) of the Guidelines on Termination of Contracts (Guidelines) considering that conditions exist making the project implementation economically, financially or technically impracticable. [S]ince continue reading : NPM No. 093-2012

Requesting Entity: JV Ascutia Construction Corporation Issues Concern: Basis of Performance Security Details Which between the Approved Budget for the Contract and Contract Price should be the basis for the amount of performance security? [S]ection 39.2 of the IRR of RA 9184 is clear that the Performance Security, whether it is in the form of continue reading : NPM No. 092-2012