Requesting Entity: Department of Transportation and Communications Issues Concern: Submission of Proof of Renewal of Mayor’s Permit in Lieu of Mayor’s Permit Details Whether or not submission of documents proving the renewal of a bidder’s mayor’s permit may be considered sufficient to satisfy compliance with the eligibility requirements. Submission of Mayor’s Permit Mandatory; Eligibility Check Non-DiscretionarySection continue reading : NPM No. 074-2004

Requesting Entity: Philippine Shipbuilders and Repairers Association Issues Concern: Request for Exemption from the Largest Single Contract Criterion Under Section 23.11.1(2) of the Implementing Rules and Regulations Part A (IRR-A) of Republic Act No. 9184 (R.A. 9184) Details As Section 23.6 of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184 is clear and emphatic on the bases of the continue reading : NPM No. 066-2004

Requesting Entity: Provincial Awards Committee of Nueva Vizcaya Issues Concern: Provision of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184 on Disclosure of Relations Details Whether or not Section 47 of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184 does not apply in case the prospective bidder has been in operation prior to the assumption of office in the procuring entity of continue reading : NPM No. 063-2004

Requesting Entity: Home Development Mutual Fund Issues Concern: Extent of Participation of Consultants in Procurement Activities Details Whether or not the Implementing Rules and Regulations Part A (“IRR-A”) of Republic Act 9184 (“R.A. 9184”) allows a procuring entity to engage the services of consultants to assist in all stages of a procurement activity, i.e., from pre-procurement continue reading : NPM No. 065-2004

Requesting Entity: City Budget Office of Tagum, Davao Issues Concern: Implementation of Infrastructure Projects “By Administration” Details Whether or not LGUs may still implement its own infrastructure projects by administration. It appears from the above-quoted provision (Sec. 53(b), IRR-A) that procuring entities may opt to undertake projects “by administration” only in the cases specified therein. These continue reading : NPM No. 064-2004

Requesting Entity: West Visayas State University Issues Concern: Acquisition of a Condominium Unit Details Whether or not the acquisition of a condominium unit for office space is governed by the provisions of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184. Among the exemptions provided under the IRR-A of R.A. 9184 from its application is the acquisition of real property continue reading : NPM No. 061-2004

Requesting Entity: Department of Transportation and Communications Issues Concern: Procurement of Consulting Services for the Laguindingan Airport Development Project Details Whether or not the procurement of consulting services funded through a loan agreement entered into by the Government of the Philippines with the Export-Import Bank of Korea is covered by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) continue reading : NPM No. 062-2004

Requesting Entity: Bureau of Plant Industry Issues Concern: Single Calculated and Responsive Bid Details Whether or not the bidding process for two (2) infrastructure projects may be continued even if only one bidder satisfied the eligibility requirements and therefore qualified to bid. It is apparent in the above-quoted provision (Sec. 36(b), IRR-A) that regardless of the continue reading : NPM No. 060-2004

Requesting Entity: City Legal Office of Marikina Issues Concern: Request for the Amendment of Section 52(b) of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184 Details The IRR-A of R.A. 9184 was promulgated by the GPPB jointly with the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee, pursuant to a delegated authority under Sections 63 and 75 of R.A. 9184. Furthermore, the GPPB continue reading : NPM No. 059-2004

Requesting Entity: Lehrmeister-Faktor Phils., Inc. Issues Concern: Eligibility Criterion on Net Financial Contracting Capacity under Executive Order No. 40 and Republic Act No. 9184 Details Whether or not a bidder with a negative Php 2.89 Billion Net Financial Contracting Capacity (NFCC) can be prospectively considered as being financially stable by merely obtaining a bank guarantee of continue reading : NPM No. 056-2004