Requesting Entity: Ron Daniell Construction Issues Concern: Discounts on Bid Price and Affixing Signature/Initial on the Bidding Documents Details Whether the Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) erred in accepting the “discount of 28% on all items in the Bill of Quantities” offered by a bidder after the bids have been submitted and sealed. [A]lthough continue reading : NPM No. 154-2012

Requesting Entity: Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Issues Concern: Definition of Procurement Project Details Whether the Project Procurement Management Plan (PPMP) submitted by the end user units or various Project Management Offices (PMOs) within the Procuring Entity is the appropriate document which determines what constitutes a procurement project. [T]he Guidelines on the Establishment of continue reading : NPM No. 153-2012

Requesting Entity: Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) Issues Concern: Section 34.2 of the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 Details Whether the submission of required documents for post-qualification should be complied after the opening of the financial proposal/negotiation or prior to post-qualification. Section 34.2 thereof provides that the continue reading : NPM No. 152-2012

Requesting Entity: Adlib International Sales (AIS) Issues Concern: Surety Bond Callable on Demand Details Whether the surety bond required under Section 27.2 of the IRR of RA 9184 should explicitly specify the phrase “callable on demand”. Although the phrase “Callable Upon Demand” appearing on the face of the Surety Bond is preferred, there is no continue reading : NPM No. 151-2012

Requesting Entity: Invitation to Bid Issues Concern: Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) Details Request of the MWSS for the review of the its proposed Invitation to Bid (IB) for its two (2) procurement projects. The GPPB-TSO, x x x, does not review the Bidding Documents of Procuring Entities (PEs) since the GPPB issued templates continue reading : NPM No. 150-2012

Requesting Entity: Office of the Commandant Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Issues Concern: Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Chairmanship in the PCG Details Whether the Chief of Coast Guard Staff (CCGS) may be designated as Chairman of the BAC pursuant to Section 11 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184 continue reading : NPM No. 147-2012

Requesting Entity: Ready Form Incorporated (RFI) Issues Concern: Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) Resolutions on the Guidelines on the Procurement of Printing Services Details Whether GPPB Resolution Nos. 04-2010 and 05-2010 are valid issuances considering the incompatibility between the GAAs 2010, 2011, and 2012 and Section 10 of RA 9184. RA 9184 is the special continue reading : NPM No. 148-2012

Requesting Entity: Bureau of Internal Revenue Issues Concern: Section 3.2.4.1 of Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) Circular No. 03-2012 Details Whether Section 3.2.4.1 of GPPB Circular No. 03-2012 dated 17 August 2012 on Post-Qualification and Issuance of Notice of Post-disqualification, is applicable only to the procurement of infrastructure projects as it mentions “negative slippage”, a continue reading : NPM No. 149-2012

Requesting Entity: National Police Commission Issues Concern: Post-disqualification Details Whether a bidder should be post-disqualified outright for non-compliance with the technical specifications, or given a chance to re-submit a new product sample that is compliant with the requirements. In the event that the verification, validation, and ascertainment conducted by the PE yield a negative result; continue reading : NPM No. 146-2012

Requesting Entity: Bacolod City Issues Concern: Responsiveness of Bids Details Whether a bidder in the “Garbage Collection and Hauling” Project (Project) of the City of Bacolod may be post-disqualified due to the fact that its proposed transfer station is located within a residential area. [U]nder City Ordinance No. 216 (CO 216), Series of 1998, “transfer continue reading : NPM No. 144-2012