Requesting Entity: City Government of Antipolo (CGA) Issues Concern: Posting in the Philippine Government Electronic System (PhilGEPS) Details Whether or not the CGA should authorize payment of the claims notwithstanding the lack of posting in the PhilGEPS website? The determination of the legality or validity of the actions and decisions of the BAC, including contracts continue reading : NPM No. 024-2016

Requesting Entity: Department of Interior and Local Government – Regional Office VI (DILG-ROVI) Issues Concern: Newspaper Publication Details Whether in the requirement of publication of the Invitation to Bid (IB) in a newspaper of general nationwide circulation, the term “nationwide” pertains to major newspaper such as Philippine Star or the Philippine Daily Inquirer or it continue reading : NPM No. 025-2016

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Mulanay Issues Concern: Bidder presented BIR Receipt instead of Tax Clearance Details Whether it is valid to issue a Notice of Award considering that the bidder only presented BIR Receipt instead of Tax Clearance during the eligibility check. EO 398 specifically requires the submission of Tax Clearance issued by the BIR continue reading : NPM No. 026-2016

Requesting Entity: Provincial Government of Nueva Ecija Issues Concern: Continuing Validity of Tax Clearance Details Whether a Tax Clearance, which was valid at the time of bid opening, should be renewed by the bidder if it has expired prior to the award of the contract. EO 398 requires that a bidder should not have any continue reading : NPM No. 002-2016

Requesting Entity: Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST) Issues Concern: Separate Bids and Awards Committees (BACs) Details Whether the MUST can establish separate BACs in the procurement of Goods, Consulting Services, and Infrastructure Projects. MUST has the prerogative and authority to establish separate BACs upon determination that creation of separate BACs according to the continue reading : NPM No. 001-2016

Requesting Entity: National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Issues Concern: Joint Venture’s (JVs) Technical Requirements Details Whether the non-disclosure by a JV partner of an ongoing government contract would affect compliance with the technical requirements of the bidding by the JV itself, notwithstanding the fact that the other partner was found to have already submitted/complied with such continue reading : NPM No. 003-2016

Requesting Entity: Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Issues Concern: Incomplete Omnibus Sworn Statement Details Whether it is proper for the EMB Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) to accept the bidder’s proposal notwithstanding the latter’s failure to provide Item No. 9 of the Omnibus Sworn Statement as it was continue reading : NPM No. 005-2016

Requesting Entity: National Irrigation Administration (NIA)Issues Concern: Joint Venture’s (JVs) Technical Requirements Details Whether the non-submission of the: 1) List of its Materials Engineer(s) to be assigned to the contract to be bid, with their complete qualification and experience data; and 2) The certification of availability of equipment from the equipment lessor/vendor for the duration continue reading : NPM No. 004-2016

Requesting Entity: Ericvonne Construction Issues Concern: Acceptable Forms of Performance Security Details Whether it is allowed to post a performance security in the form of a Security Bond issued by an accredited insurance company by the Insurance Commission of the Philippines. PEs now have the right to indicate in the Bidding Documents at least two continue reading : NPM No. 006-2016

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Mondragon Issues Concern: Provision of Honoraria Details Whether the Sangguniang Bayan has the power and authority to regulate the honoraria of the BAC and if you can protest to such act. [T]he Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) or its Technical Support Office (TSO) is not in the position to decide for continue reading : NPM No. 007-2016