Requesting Entity: Ms. Grace CadsiwingIssues Concern: Business Permit Address Details Address indicated in the bidder’s mayor’s/business permit is different from the address in all bid documents submitted by the bidder[T]he BAC shall verify, validate and ascertain whether the address indicated in the mayor’s/business permit is indeed the principal place of business of the bidder in continue reading : NPM No. 178-2015

Requesting Entity: Panabo Water District Issues Concern: Protest Mechanism Details What documents should be prepared by the Bids and Awards Committee-Secretariat (BAC Sec) in the event that the protest filed by the bidder is granted by the Head of Procuring Entity (HOPE)? [I]n the event that a protest is filed and eventually granted or decided continue reading : NPM No. 179-2015

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Teresa Issues Concern: Nature of Procurement Details Whether the procurement of software system for collection and disbursement of a local government unit (LGU) is classified as a procurement of goods or consulting services [T]he Municipality of Teresa is in the best position to determine, based on its primary purpose, motivation and continue reading : NPM No. 180-2015

Requesting Entity: Leighcheen Construction Corporation Issues Concern: Audited Financial Statements Details Whether the submission of Audited Financial Statement (AFS) in accordance with Section 23.1(a)(iv) of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 is applicable to the bidder, considering that it was established and registered only in 2015 and could continue reading : NPM No. 158-2015

Requesting Entity: BM Marketing Issues Concern: Refusal to Sell Bidding Documents Details Whether the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) may validly refuse to sell the Bidding Documents on the ground of non-attendance of the prospective bidder in the pre-bid conference as stated in the Invitation to Bid. Section 17.3(a) of the IRR of RA 9184 continue reading : NPM No. 159-2015

Requesting Entity: Kalinga-Apayao State College (KASC) Issues Concern: Discount on Bid Price Details Whether the discount offered by a bidder should be deducted from the bidder’s original bid price or the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC). [T]he offer of discount contemplated under the IRR of RA 9184 shall be deducted from the total bid continue reading : NPM No. 161-2015

Requesting Entity: National Maritime Polytechnic Issues Concern: Statement of Ongoing and Completed Government and Private Contracts Details Whether there has been any revision on the statement of the prospective bidder of all its ongoing government and private contracts in relation to your procurement of security services Since the effectivity of RA 9814 and its associated continue reading : NPM No. 160-2015

Requesting Entity: Commission on Audit Issues Concern: Applicability of Section 11.2.5 of the IRR of RA 9184 Details Whether the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Land Bank of the Philippines-Eastern Mindanao Banking Group conforms with Section 11.2.5 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9184 [T]he approving authority contemplated continue reading : NPM No. 162-2015

Requesting Entity: Road Board Issues Concern: Registration of Joint Venture Details 1. Whether a Joint Venture is required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) prior to award of contract. [A] Joint Venture need not be registered with the SEC in order for it to be eligible to participate in bidding activities. continue reading : NPM No. 163-2015

Requesting Entity: Department of Science and Technology – Information Communications Technology Office (DOTC-ICTO) Issues Concern: Technical Eligibility; Foreign Bidders; and Joint Ventures Details If IBMP, a foreign owned company registered with the Philippines SEC and licensed to do business in the Philippines, will act as a subcontractor to a third party bidder, whether the latter continue reading : NPM No. 165-2015