Requesting Entity: Philippine Health Insurance Corporation Issues Concern: Warranty Security for Consulting Services Details Whether warranty security under Section 62.2 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184 is applicable to consulting services. For your guidance, Section 62 of RA 9184 and its IRR requires the issuance of warranty security only for continue reading : NPM No. 011-2012

Requesting Entity: National Food Authority Issues Concern: Meaning of Philippine Association of Detective and Protective Agency Operators (PADPAO) Rate Details Whether PADPAO rate is inclusive of administrative cost or agency fee. To address your concerns, we refer to the Standard Cost Distribution Per Month Wage Order issued by PADPAO for different regions. It provides that the continue reading : NPM No. 013-2012

Requesting Entity: Metro Iloilo Water District Issues Concern: Audited Financial Statements Details Whether financial statements audited by Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) not accredited by the Board of Accountancy (BOA) should not be considered compliant with the requirement for an audited financial statement as an eligibility requirement under Section 23.1 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations continue reading : NPM No. 012-2012

Requesting Entity: John Hay Management Corporation (JHMC) Issues Concern: Third Re-bidding Details Clarification on the proposed third re-bidding of JHMC’s infrastructure project “Renovation and Extension of Cottage 624” We wish to stress that the existing government policy is that the procurement of infrastructure projects, goods and consulting services shall be competitive, transparent, and undergo public bidding, continue reading : NPM No. 014-2012

Requesting Entity: Office of the Ombudsman Issues Concern: Execution of Contract and Issuance of Notice to Proceed Details Guidance in a construction project conducted by the Office of the Ombudsman, wherein a Notice of Award (NOA) was issued but the execution of the corresponding contract and Notice to Proceed (NTP) was deferred. Effect of a communicated continue reading : NPM No. 010-2012

Requesting Entity: 911 Alarm Issues Concern: Submission of Bids and Post-Qualification Details 1.Whether the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) can require bidders to submit original legal documents that are certified true copies by the original issuing agency. The Procuring Entity cannot require the submission of originals as the rules allow the submission of copies to be continue reading : NPM No. 009-2012

Requesting Entity: Philippine Coast Guard Issues Concern: Nationality Preference as part of specification Details Whether requiring a country of origin in the specification is in line with the provisions of Republic Act (RA) 9184 and its revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). [P]lease note that as provided under Section 43.1.1 of the IRR of RA 9184, continue reading : NPM No. 015-2012

Requesting Entity: Department of Budget and Management Regional Office No. VII (DBM RO VII) Issues Concern: Attendance of Bidders or their Duly Authorized Representative During Bid Opening Details Whether the presence of the bidder’s representative is necessary during the bid opening. As expressly provided in Section 29 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act continue reading : NPM No. 007-2012

Requesting Entity: National Kidney and Transplant Institute Issues Concern: Service Contracts Entered into a Multi-Year Basis Details Exemption from the one-year limitation for certain service contracts that will allow the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) to enter into multi-year contracts. At the outset, we wish to inform you that it is beyond the power of continue reading : NPM No. 008-2012

Requesting Entity: Gendiesel Philippines Inc. (GPI) Issues Concern: Computation of Liquidated Damages and Net Amount of Retention Money Details Assistance or guidance on the computation of the net amount of retention money approved by the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) in connection with the GPI’s supply, delivery, installation of one (1) generator set with automatic transfer continue reading : NPM No. 001-2012