Requesting Entity: Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Issues Concern: Engagement of Foreign Key Personnel by a Local Consulting Firm; Participation of Foreign Consulting Firms in the Bidding. Details (1) whether a local consulting firm can engage the services of foreign individual experts for a locally-funded project, or (2) whether foreign consulting firms may participate in the continue reading : NPM No. 012-2011
NPM No. 011-2011
Requesting Entity: Department of Education Issues Concern: GSIS Bond as an Acceptable Form of Security Details Whether bonds issued by the Government Service Insurance System fall within the purview of Section 27.2 (c) of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184 as an acceptable form of bid security. As defined in Section continue reading : NPM No. 011-2011
NPM No. 010-2011
Requesting Entity: Local Government of Quezon City Issues Concern: Multi-year Contracts by Local Government Units Details Whether the Local Government of Quezon City may enter into a multi-year contract for the cleaning, collection, and disposal of solid waste within its jurisdiction. [R]epublic Act No. 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations are silent on the issue continue reading : NPM No. 010-2011
NPM No. 009-2011
Requesting Entity: Los Contratistas Dela Ciudad De Zamboanga Issues Concern: Concerns on Post-Qualification Process Details (1) Period of post-qualification, (2) Issuance of Notice of Lowest Calculated Bid, and (3) Order of Post-qualification of Bidders. (1) Period of post-qualification As clearly provided in the Section 34.8 of the IRR of RA 9184, the post-qualification process shall be continue reading : NPM No. 009-2011
NPM No. 008-2011
Requesting Entity: Department of Education Issues Concern: Required Sworn Statement/Affidavit on Disclosure of Relations Details Whether a sworn statement/affidavit signed by the directors, officers, and controlling stockholders of a corporation aside from the Omnibus Sworn Statement is necessary to comply with the requirement for a sworn affidavit under Section 47 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations continue reading : NPM No. 008-2011
NPM No. 007-2011
Requesting Entity: Department of Transportation and Communication Issues Concern: Valid PCAB License and Registration for Joint Venture Bidders Details Requirement for the submission of Joint Venture (JV) License by bidders forming into a JV. A reading of Section 38 of RA 4566 reveals that two or more contractors jointly submitting a bid are prohibited from doing continue reading : NPM No. 007-2011
NPM No. 005-2011
Requesting Entity: Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Issues Concern: Application of the Guidelines on the Procurement of Printing Services Details 1. Whether the Guidelines on the Procurement of Printing Services should apply to procurement where the Invitation to Bid was posted prior to its effectivity. Please be advised that the aforementioned Guidelines, which took effect continue reading : NPM No. 005-2011
NPM No. 006-2011
Requesting Entity: Social Security System Issues Concern: Habitual Withdrawal of Bids Details 1. Determination whether an act may be considered habitual withdrawal. Section 26.2 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184 provides that bidders may withdraw their bids prior to the deadline for the receipt of bids by submitting a letter continue reading : NPM No. 006-2011
NPM No. 002-2011
Requesting Entity: Laguna Lake Development Authority Issues Concern: Validity of Contract Award, Construction Agreement and Notice to Proceed Details Whether the contract of award, construction agreement and notice to proceed issued to the contractor on the absence of a confirmatory resolution from the Board of Directors (BoD) of the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) legal and continue reading : NPM No. 002-2011
NPM No. 003-2011
Requesting Entity: Bureau of Internal Revenue Issues Concern: Applicability of the Guidelines on the Procurement of Printing Services Details 1. Whether the Guidelines on the Procurement of Printing Services remains to be applicable despite the enactment of Republic Act 10147, otherwise known as the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2011. I]t is our view that the continue reading : NPM No. 003-2011