Requesting Entity: Commission on Audit – Lung Center of the Philippines Issues Concern: Propriety of Award Thru Negotiated Contract Details Seeking guidance on the propriety of the award of the subject project thru negotiated contract pursuant to Section 54.2 (e) of the IRR-A of RA 9184. Section 53 (d) of IRR-A mandates that Negotiated Procurement where continue reading : NPM No. 050-2009

Requesting Entity: DTC – Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority Issues Concern: Single Largest Contract Details Whether or not the single largest contract requirement of fifty percent (50%) as provided in Section 23.11.2 of the IRR-A may be reduced. [T]he GPPB had already issued last 22nd of July 2009 its GPPB Resolution No. 03-2009 and took effect last continue reading : NPM No. 048-2009

Requesting Entity: City of Bayawan, Negros Oriental Issues Concern: Partial Bids Details 1. Whether or not it is proper for the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) to accept Partial Bids. It is clear from Section 32.4.1 of the IRR of R.A. 9184 that a procuring entity’s decision to allow partial bids must be specifically contained in continue reading : NPM No. 049-2009

Requesting Entity: APEX Builders Issues Concern: IAEB Posting Details Whether or not the schedule of activities will still be followed, if the IAEB has been canceled and then IAEB posting has been resumed. [W]e cannot dictate on the [procuring entity] how they should post or advertise their agency’s procurement opportunities. It bears stressing, however, that pursuant continue reading : NPM No. 047-2009

Requesting Entity: Defensor, Teodosio, Daquilanea, Ventilacion, Averia and Associates Law Offices Issues Concern: Amount of Bid Fees Details Determination of the price to be paid for bidding documents, in relation to the bidding being conducted by the Bids and Awards Committee of Samar State University (SSU-BAC). GPPB and its TSO only render policy and non-policy opinions continue reading : NPM No. 046-2009

Requesting Entity: National Irrigation Administration – Region VI Bago City Issues Concern: Suspension and Blacklisting Details Seeking guidance in the awarding of contracts to suspended contractors. It can be deduced from [Section 7 of the Uniform Guidelines for Blacklisting] that a suspended contractor may still be allowed to participate in the procurement of government projects, except continue reading : NPM No. 045-2009

Requesting Entity: Anti-Money Laundering Council – BSP Complex Issues Concern: Shopping for Software Maintenance Subscription Details Whether or not shopping may be resorted to for the annual subscription for software maintenance of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SUSE) and other similar Products. [P]er GPPB Resolution No. 012-2006, “ordinary or regular office supplies” shall be understood to include continue reading : NPM No. 043-2009

Requesting Entity: PHILCARE Manpower Services, Inc. Issues Concern: Determination of Eligibility Details Clarification on compliance with the required experience. GPPB and its TSO only renders policy and non-policy opinions respectively, on issues purely relating to the interpretation and application of our procurement laws, rules and regulations. It has no jurisdiction to rule over actual controversies with continue reading : NPM No. 044-2009

Requesting Entity: CBCP – LAIKO Advocacy on Good Governance Issues Concern: BAC Membership; Single Largest Contract Details 1. Whether or not provisional members of the BAC should be included in the determination of the latter’s total number of membership. It is clear from Sec. 11.2 of the IRR-A that membership in the BAC consists of both continue reading : NPM No. 041-2009

Requesting Entity: Prismodial Construction Co. Issues Concern: Discrepancy in Actual and Calculated Bid Prices Details 1. Clarification on the prevailing amount in case of discrepancy between the amount in words and amount in figures. Under Section 32.4.3 of the IRR-A of RA 9184, the bid price’s amount in words shall prevail over the amount in figures. continue reading : NPM No. 042-2009