Requesting Entity: Philippine International Trading Corporation Issues Concern: Bid Price Discrepancy Details Clarification on the treatment of bid price considering the following discrepancies:a) Duplicate and triplicate copies reflected a higher total bid price compared to that stated in the original bid;b) In the original bid, total amount in figures is lower than total amount in words;c) continue reading : NPM No. 020-2010

Requesting Entity: Allado Construction Co., Inc. Issues Concern: Applicability of the Revised IRR Details Clarification on the applicability of Sections 62.2.3.3 and 62.2.3.4 of the revised IRR of RA 9184 to a procurement activity posted before the revised IRR took effect. Please be advised that the revised IRR took effect last 2 September 2009. Its provision continue reading : NPM No. 019-2010

Requesting Entity: Manila International Airport Authority Issues Concern: Reckoning Point for Rank of BAC Members Details Clarification on where to reckon the ranking of MIAA officials for the purpose of determining compliance with Section 11.2.2 (a) of the IRR. MIAA’s ranking should be determined from its General Manager, who is the first ranking permanent official of continue reading : NPM No. 018-2010

Requesting Entity: National Kidney and Transplant Institute Issues Concern: Mixed Procurement Details Guidance on the proper classification of the procurement for supply, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of various equipment for the National Kidney and Transplant Institute’s Diagnostic Center Project. In case of mixed procurement, Section 5 (aa) of the IRR clearly states that the procuring continue reading : NPM No. 017-2010

Requesting Entity: First United Constructors Corporation Issues Concern: Single Largest Contract Details Whether the accomplished portion of a contract which was terminated for convenience (without the contractor’s fault) may be considered as part of the contractor’s “completed contracts” for the purpose of determining compliance with the single largest contract requirement. [T]ermination for convenience is an option continue reading : NPM No. 016-2010

Requesting Entity: Provincial Government of Davao del Sur Issues Concern: Shopping and Small Value Procurement Details Whether the Technical Working Group (TWG) have the authority to conduct Shopping and Small Value Procurement and sign the Abstract of Quotations. Section 2(c) of the Guidelines for Shopping and Small Value Procurement (Guidelines) provides that “after the decision to continue reading : NPM No. 015-2010

Requesting Entity: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Issues Concern: Formalization of verbal advice regarding the following matters: Details 1. Whether Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may set a deadline for the availability of bid documents at a date earlier than the deadline for the submission and receipt of bids. No. Section 17.3 (a) of the revised Implementing continue reading : NPM No. 014-2010

Requesting Entity: Department of Public Works and Highways Issues Concern: Certification from the Insurance Commission Details Clarification on the certification that must be issued by the Insurance Commissioner if a bidder opts to submit a surety bond as a form of bid, performance, or warranty security. One of the problems commonly raised by procuring entities is continue reading : NPM No. 013-2010

Requesting Entity: Municipality of San Pedro Issues Concern: Warranty Security Details 1. Is warranty security required in the procurement of goods through alternative methods, particularly under Small Value Procurement and Shopping under Section 53.9 and 52, respectively, of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184)? To ensure that manufacturing defects shall continue reading : NPM No. 012-2010

Requesting Entity: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Issues Concern: Clarifications on several provisions of the revised IRR Details 1. Whether the prohibition on the approving authority’s membership in the BAC as stated in Section 11.2.5 of the IRR applicable to all kinds of approving authorities (e.g., approval of purchase requisitions, approval of award, signing of contract, approval continue reading : NPM No. 011-2010