Requesting Entity: Office of the President Issues Concern: Procurement of Printing Service for Judicial Forms for Certificates of Title Details Whether the Land Registration Authority (LRA) may be granted an exemption from GPPB Resolution No. 05-2010, in connection with the procurement of printing services for judicial forms for certificates of title to real properties. Accountable forms continue reading : NPM No. 061-2012

Requesting Entity: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Issues Concern: Purchase and Use of Bidding Documents, Philippine Contractors Association Board (PCAB) License, and Joint Venture (JV) Agreement Details (1) Can a prospective bidder buy Bidding Documents for a particular project even if it does not possess the required PCAB license? The purchase of Bidding Documents continue reading : NPM No. 062-2012

Requesting Entity: Philippine National Railways (PNR) Issues Concern: Amendment to Order Details Whether the PNR may issue an amendment to order for the installation of brakepads to the rolling stocks, necessary for the contract implementation of its Transport of Fifty (50) units Donated Used Rolling Stock from East Japan Railway Company. [A]n amendment to order is continue reading : NPM No. 063-2012

Requesting Entity: Philippine Tourism Promotions Board (PTPB) Issues Concern: Direct Contracting (Country Brand Campaign) Details Whether PTPB could resort to Direct Contracting as an alternative method of procurement under Section 50 of RA 9184 and its IRR in its procurement of services for the development of the country brand campaign concept. Direct Contracting as an alternative continue reading : NPM No. 058-2012

Requesting Entity: Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) Issues Concern: BAC Chairman and Approving Authority for Disbursement Vouchers Details Whether the designation upon the Chairperson of the Bids and Awards Committee of the authority to sign disbursement vouchers violates Section 11.2.5 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 9184. [T]he prohibition under Section 11.2.5 is continue reading : NPM No. 059-2012

Requesting Entity: Commission on Audit (COA) – Cordillera Administrative Region Issues Concern: Legal Assistance and Indemnification of Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Members Details Whether a private lawyer can bill the members of the BAC and the Head of the Procuring Entity (HOPE) individually, based on Sections 72 and 73 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations continue reading : NPM No. 057-2012

Requesting Entity: Tarlac City Water District Issues Concern: Cash Deposit Certificate Details Whether a Cash Deposit Certificate (CDC) may be submitted as part of the financial eligibility documents of a prospective bidder in lieu of Net Financial Contracting Capacity (NFCC) computation or a Credit Line Commitment (CLC). Prior to the amendment of the IRR Part A continue reading : NPM No. 056-2012

Requesting Entity: Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Issues Concern: Letter of Instructions (LOI) 1307 Details Whether LOI 1307 was repealed or superseded by Republic Act (RA) 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). A careful reading of LOI 1307 shows that it encourages the use of domestically produced goods as opposed to importing similar continue reading : NPM No. 054-2012

Requesting Entity: Den-Tronix International Trading Issues Concern: Discrepancy in Bid Price Details Clarification on which amount of the bid price should prevail under Republic Act (RA) 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). [S]ection 32.2.1 (b) of the IRR is applied for purposes of arithmetical corrections in the computation of bid prices and Section 32.2.3 continue reading : NPM No. 055-2012

Requesting Entity: National Housing Authority Issues Concern: Technical Requirements for Infrastructure Projects Details (1) Whether the procuring entity may require the submission of different sets of personnel for different projects of the National Housing Authority (NHA) in different geographical locations as part of its project requirements.[T]he determination on the assignment of personnel for a particular project continue reading : NPM No. 051-2012