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

Requesting Entity: Bessang Pass Security Agency, Inc Issues Concern: No Contact Rule Details Whether sending a communication or letter to the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) after opening of bids constitutes a violation of the “no contact rule” under Section 32.1 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) or Republic Act (RA) 9184. Settled is the continue reading : NPM No. 003-2012

Requesting Entity: M.Y. Reyes Builders & Development Corp. Issues Concern: Request for Price Escalation for the Partial Construction of Francisco Balagtas Elementary School Details Assistance on the issuance of the required certification by the Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd) to support the request for price escalation by M.Y. Reyes Builders and Development Corp. (M.Y. continue reading : NPM No. 002-2012

Requesting Entity: Philippine Science High School – Central Visayas Campus Issues Concern: Request for Exemption from Resort to Negotiated Procurement (Take-Over of Contracts) Details Request for exemption from resorting to Negotiated Procurement (Take-Over of Contracts) under Section 53.3 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) or Republic Act (RA) 9184 after the contract for the continue reading : NPM No. 005-2012