Requesting Entity: Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) Issues Concern: Notice to Proceed (NTP) Details Whether the BCDA can forego the issuance of the NTP for the procurement of goods and services since the issued Purchase Order or Job Order already contains the conforme of the winning supplier and the delivery date, which in effect continue reading : NPM No. 087-2013

Requesting Entity: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Issues Concern: Statement of On-going and Completed Contracts for the Procurement of Goods Details Whether it is mandatory for a bidder to attach proof (e.g. copies of official receipts, contracts, or notices to proceed) to its statement of on-going and completed contracts which forms part of continue reading : NPM No. 086-2013

Requesting Entity: Philippine National Railways (PNR) Issues Concern: Direct Contracting Details Whether PNR can proceed with the procurement of overhauling and rehabilitation services for its major trains and locomotives through Direct Contracting. Section 50 of the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. (RA) 9184 allows the use of Direct Contracting for continue reading : NPM No. 083-2013

Requesting Entity: City of Zamboanga Issues Concern: Variation Order Details Whether the whole scope of work on slope protection may be deleted by way of a Variation Order. Section 17.6 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. (RA) 9184 mandates that no bidding and award of contract for infrastructure project shall continue reading : NPM No. 084-2013

Requesting Entity: Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Issues Concern: Multi-Year Contract for Engineering Service Details 1. Whether engineering services (e.g., services of an engineering contractor for the maintenance of CCP’s buildings’ civil, electrical, and mechanical facilities) can be included in the same general support services category as janitorial and security services. 2. Whether the continue reading : NPM No. 082-2013

Requesting Entity: Department of Health (DOH) Issues Concern: Experience Requirement for Design and Build Projects Details Whether the experience requirement of a bidder for a design and build project to be awarded consist of a single contract or separate contracts, i.e., one (1) contract for design and another contract for construction. Section 9.2(ii)(a) of the continue reading : NPM No. 081-2013

Requesting Entity: AQA Global Construction Inc. Issues Concern: Bill of Quantities; Zero and/or Dash Details Whether the bid would be considered responsive if there are no prices indicated in the columns for “Material” and “Labor” although “0” (zero) is indicated in the “Total” column in the Bill of Quantities. [T]he Generic Procurement Manual (GPM) for continue reading : NPM No. 080-2013

Requesting Entity: National Food Authority (NFA) -CARAGA Region Issues Concern: Certification Claiming Domestic Preference as Additional Eligibility Document Details Whether a Certificate of Domestic Preference issued by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), or Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) in favor of a bidder claiming domestic preference may be required continue reading : NPM No. 079-2013

Requesting Entity: National Housing Authority Issues Concern: Bill of Quantities Details Whether a bidder should be disqualified in the event that the quantity of an item in his submitted bid is inaccurate or does not comply with the quantity stated in the Bill of Quantities issued by the Procuring Entity. Clause 15.2, Section II, Instructions continue reading : NPM No. 078-2013

Requesting Entity: RR Gadingan Construction Issues Concern: Experience as Sub-Contractor Details Whether a sub-contract undertaken by a bidder within ten (10) years from the submission of the bid may be credited as bidder’s work experience. Section 23.1(a)(iii) of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. (RA) 9184 requires the submission of continue reading : NPM No. 077-2013