Requesting Entity: Steamatic Total Cleaning and Restoration Issues Concern: Guidance Relative to Certain Provisions of R.A. 9184 and its IRR-A Details 1. Whether a written response of the BAC to a letter query is tantamount to an amendment of the bidding documents binding upon both the procuring entity and other bidders. Section 8.4.2 of the IRR-A continue reading : NPM No. 023-2009

Requesting Entity: Commission on Information and Communication Technology (CICT) Issues Concern: Establishment of Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Details Whether or not the establishment of an integrated BAC for the CICT and National Computer Center (NCC), conflicts with any of the provisions of Republic Act No. 9184 (RA 9184) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations Part continue reading : NPM No. 020-2009

Requesting Entity: National Computer Center – Commission on Information and Communication Technology (CICT) Issues Concern: Composition of Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Details Whether or not the Director for Administration and Finance, a third (3rd) rank officer, responsible for the groups on: (i) Human Resource Management and Development; (ii) Financial Management; and (iii) the Logistics Management continue reading : NPM No. 021-2009

Requesting Entity: Liberty Builders Architecture Contractual Project Management Issues Concern: Advance Payment Details Whether Liberty Builders Architecture Contractor Project Management may be entitled to advance payment, in relation to the Calamba Shopping Center Rehabilitation Project it entered into with the city of Calamba, Laguna [I]t may be inferred from the foregoing (Sec. 4.1, Annex “E”, IRR-A) continue reading : NPM No. 019-2009

Requesting Entity: OIC-office of the General Manager Metro Iloilo Water District Issues Concern: HOPE Delegation to BAC Chairperson Details Whether the Chairman of the BAC may, at the same time, be temporarily designated by the Board as OIC General Manager to sign contracts in order to hasten issuance of notice to proceed Under Section 5(m) of continue reading : NPM No. 016-2009

Requesting Entity: Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority Issues Concern: Rural Bank Guarantee as Bid Security Details Whether or not there is an existing prohibition on the part of the procuring entity from accepting a bank guarantee issued by a rural bank as bid security [T]here is no existing resolution, circular or memorandum specifically prohibiting procurement entities from continue reading : NPM No. 017-2009

Requesting Entity: Environmental Management Bureau Department of Environment and Natural Resources Issues Concern: Public/Competitive Bidding for GOCC Requirements Details Whether or not the National Power Corporation, the National Transmission Corporation, and the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Corporation would have to undergo the usual bidding procedures for the engagement of the services of Philippine National Oil continue reading : NPM No. 018-2009

Requesting Entity: 911 Alarm, Inc. Issues Concern: Public Monitoring of Procurement Process Details 1. Whether or not bidders may be allowed by the procuring entity to record all the activities that take place during Pre-Bid Conference and Submission and Opening. At the outset, this office maintains the view that, while access to official records may not continue reading : NPM No. 014-2009

Requesting Entity: Office of the District Engineer – 2nd Engineering District Issues Concern: Conflict of Interest between Related Bidders Details Whether or not persons related by consanguinity or affinity up to the third (3rd) civil degree, who own and operate separate and independent construction firms may join a public bidding at the same time and for continue reading : NPM No. 015-2009

Requesting Entity: Department of Finance Issues Concern: Procurement of Consulting Services Details Whether or not the services of a local counterpart of a worldwide network of consultants may be directly engaged to assist the DOF in reviewing its expenditures, and, to recommend and monitor the implementation of such cost-saving devices [T]o streamline the procurement process, and continue reading : NPM No. 012-2009