Requesting Entity: Philippine Ports Authority Issues Concern: Outsourcing of Manpower Services Details Whether or not the Guidelines on Procurement of Security and Janitorial Services may be used as basis by PPA to enter into a multi-year contract for outsourcing the manpower services requirement of its Head Office Responsibility Centers and Engineering Projects. It is clear from continue reading : NPM No. 004-2008

Requesting Entity: Bataan Economic Zone – Philippine Economic Zone Authority Issues Concern: Variation Order Details 1. Whether or not the ten percent (10%) limit on variation orders applies to repair or rehabilitation projects, or for new construction projects only. The ten percent (10%) cap on variation orders applies to both repair/rehabilitation as well as new construction continue reading : NPM No. 001-2008

Requesting Entity: Department of Education Issues Concern: Blacklisting Order Details Whether the bid submitted by Ernest Printing Corporation to the Department of Education may be post-disqualified based on Blacklisting Order No. 2007-01 issued against the former by the Civil Service Commission Central Office (CSC-CO). [P]lease be duly advised that this office received last 22 January 2007 continue reading : NPM No. 002-2008

Requesting Entity: Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Issues Concern: General Conditions of Contract Details Whether a schedule of payment other than that provided under Clause 9.1 of the General Conditions of Contract (GCC) of the Philippine Bidding Documents (PBDs) for Goods may be adopted by the procuring entity. A reading of Clause 9.1 of the GCC continue reading : NPM No. 003-2008

Requesting Entity: Poro Point Management Corporation Issues Concern: Section 53 (d) of Republic Act No. 9184 Details Whether PPMC can enter into a negotiated contract with the contractor for the revision of an on-going project’s scope of work under Section 53 (d) of R.A. 9184 and its IRR-A. Under Section 12 of R.A. 9184, in proper continue reading : NPM No. 080-2007

Requesting Entity: City of San Fernando, Pampanga Issues Concern: Procurement of Blocktime Program through Direct Contracting Details 1. Whether a contract for a blocktime program may be procured through direct contracting. If there are several media networks which can offer the blocktime required by the City Government, it should be procured through public bidding, unless other continue reading : NPM No. 081-2007

Requesting Entity: PNOC Alternative Fuel Corporation Issues Concern: Procurement of Jatropha Seeds and Seedlings Details 1. Whether the procurement of Jatropha seeds and seedlings is within the coverage of R.A. 9184 and its IRR-A. Jatropha seeds and seedlings are considered as “goods” as defined under Section 5 (k) of the IRR-A. Therefore, the procurement of the continue reading : NPM No. 082-2007

Requesting Entity: Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Issues Concern: Clarification on Certain Provisions of R.A. 9184 Details 1. Is it necessary to send individual letters of invitation to the different foreign suppliers in addition to the publication and posting of the IAEB? In cases where goods sought to be procured are not available from local sources as continue reading : NPM No. 083-2007

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Santa Cruz, Laguna Issues Concern: Designation of the Chairman of the Bids and Awards Committee Details Whether the Municipal Administrator could be elected as BAC Chairman considering that he is occupying a co-terminus plantilla position. Sec. 11.2.1 (5) of the IRR-A of the R.A 9184 further states that the term permanent shall refer to continue reading : NPM No. 084-2007

Requesting Entity: Baguio Teacher’s Camp Issues Concern: Extension of the Period to Conduct Post-qualification Details Requesting approval of the seven-day extension to conduct the post-qualification of bidders for the competitive bidding of security services. [A]pproval of the GPPB is no longer required under R.A. 9184 and its IRR-A. Under Section 34.1 of the IRR-A, as amended, continue reading : NPM No. 057-2007