Requesting Entity: Office of the President Issues Concern: Contract Price Adjustment Details Whether or not the Office of the President may grant the request for contract price escalation raised by its incumbent security service provider on the basis of the effect of the issuance of Wage Order NCR-11. The provision above-cited (Section 17.7.4, IRR-A, R.A. continue reading : NPM No. 037-2005

Requesting Entity: Land Bank of the Philippines Issues Concern: Procurement of a Two-Year Lease Rental of Thirty Four (34) Units Brand New Copier Machine for Land Bank of the Philippines Head Office Details Whether or not a procuring entity may consider an offer in addition to the minimum requirements or specifications provided in the bidding documents continue reading : NPM No. 036-2005

Requesting Entity: Bids and Awards Committee Secretariat-House of Representatives Issues Concern: Misrepresentations in and Insufficiency of Required Information in Documentary Submissions Details Whether or not a bidder’s apparent failure to disclose all relevant information required by the procuring entity constitutes sufficient ground for disqualification [S]hould [post-qualification] uncover any misrepresentations or insufficiency made in the submitted requirements, continue reading : NPM No. 035-2005

Requesting Entity: National Power Corporation Issues Concern: Request for Confirmation of DOJ Opinion on the Adoption of Alternative Method of Procurement through Negotiated Procurement for the Supply and Delivery of 6 x 65,000 MTs Imported Steaming Coal to Masinloc CFTPP for CY 2005 Details Whether or not in light of the repeal by E.O. 423 of continue reading : NPM No. 034-2005

Requesting Entity: Department of Budget and Management-Regional Office X Issues Concern: Splitting of Procurement Contracts Details Whether or not the listing of six (6) different projects – advertised with separate and different programs of work and with individual Approved Budget for the Contracts (ABCs) – in a single SARO constitute Splitting of Contracts. The concept of continue reading : NPM No. 033-2005

Requesting Entity: Department of Budget and Management – Regional Office II Issues Concern: Applicability of Section 53 (f) of the IRR – A of R.A. 9184 Details Clarification on the propriety and legality of the application of Section 53 (f) of the Implementing Rules and Regulations Part A (IRR – A) of Republic Act No. 9184 continue reading : NPM No. 032-2005

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Tabuk, Kalinga Issues Concern: Contract Price Adjustment Details Whether or not a contract price adjustment may be made despite a stipulation in the contract to the effect that the contract price shall not be subject to any price adjustment/alteration Even assuming, that there indeed occurred an extraordinary circumstance, this would still not continue reading : NPM No. 031-2005

Requesting Entity: Land Bank of the Philippines Issues Concern: Request for a written response on the legality of the action of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) on the procurement of a contract for a Two-Year Lease Rental of Thirty Three (33) Brand New Copier Machines for Head Office Units continue reading : NPM No. 030-2005

Requesting Entity: Insurance Commission Issues Concern: Compliance with the posting requirement of procurements undertaken through the Alternative Methods Details Whether or not the requirement for the posting of advertisement at the Government Electronic Procurement System (G-EPS) applies in the case of hiring of primarily confidential consultants through Negotiated Procurement under Section 53 (f) of the Implementing continue reading : NPM No. 029-2005

Requesting Entity: Bureau of Animal Industry Issues Concern: Creation of the Supplier’s Accreditation Committee (SAC) and Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) Details Clarification on the legality of the creation of the Supplier’s Accreditation Committee (SAC) and the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) within your agency Generally, the enactment of R.A. 9184 brought about major reforms in the procurement continue reading : NPM No. 028-2005