Requesting Entity: Province of Sarrangani Issues Concern: Clarification of Certain Provisions of R.A. 9184 and its IRR-A Details 1. Who has the authority to determine what items are to be procured? The preparation and updating of the PPMPs shall be the responsibility of the respective Project Management Offices or the end-user units of the procuring entity. continue reading : NPM No. 078-2007

Requesting Entity: San Pedro Water District Issues Concern: Annual Procurement Plan Details 1. Whether the San Pedro Water District can still appropriate funds for projects bid out on CY 2006 using CY 2005 budget. [A]ssuming that the San Pedro Water District is able to secure from the relevant authority an appropriation for the Projects in accordance continue reading : NPM No. 079-2007

Requesting Entity: Commission on Audit-Department of Public Works and Highways Issues Concern: Acceptable Surety Bond Forms Details Whether bond forms issued by insurance companies, such as the bid security, performance security, and warranty bonds are still acceptable in light of the sample forms issued by the GPPB. The sample forms prescribed by the GPPB merely serve continue reading : NPM No. 053-2007

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Calauag, Quezon Issues Concern: Substitution of the 10% Retention Money Details Whether the cash retained by the procuring entity could be replaced with an irrevocable standby letter of credit. Pursuant to Section 62.1 of the IRR-A, a warranty shall be required from the supplier for a minimum period of one (1) year, continue reading : NPM No. 052-2007

Requesting Entity: Commission on Audit-Home Development Mutual Fund Issues Concern: Lease of Office Space Details Whether a contract of lease of office space may be procured through direct contracting. Under R. A. 9184 and its IRR-A, the procuring entity shall adopt public bidding as the general mode of procurement. Alternative methods are resorted to only in continue reading : NPM No. 054-2007

Requesting Entity: Bureau of Animal Industry Issues Concern: Procurement of Construction Materials Details 1. Whether shopping can be used in the procurement of one (1) piece of plywood, lumber, one (1) kilo of nails, one (1) roof sealant with a total cost of less than Fifty Thousand Pesos (Php50,000.00) As clarified under GPPB Resolution 012-2006 dated continue reading : NPM No. 055-2007

Requesting Entity: National Food Authority Regional Office XIV Issues Concern: Lease of Warehouse Details Whether the renewal of lease of warehouse contract is exempted from public bidding. Section 53 of the IRR-A [now includes] lease of privately owned real estate for official use as one of the instances when the procuring entity may enter into Negotiated continue reading : NPM No. 056-2007

Requesting Entity: Fire Control Industrial Corporation Issues Concern: Tax Returns Filed Through EFPS Details Appeal for the exclusion of the latest tax returns electronically filed with the BIR as one of the legal documents Pursuant to the foregoing issuance (Revenue Regulation 3-2005), the GPPB issued Circular No. 02-2005 dated 28 April 2005 which provides that, in continue reading : NPM No. 032-2007

Requesting Entity: Bases Conversion Development Authority Issues Concern: Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway Project Details 1. Confirmation of the OGCC opinion that BCDA may hire an interim Operations and Management (O&M) Operator for the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway Project through negotiated procurement under Section 53(a) and (b) of R.A. 9184 and its IRR-A. We confirm that under Section 53 of R.A. continue reading : NPM No. 051-2007

Requesting Entity: Philippine Postal Corporation Issues Concern: Application of Section 54. 2 (b) and (d) of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184 Details Correct application/interpretation of Section 54.2 paragraphs (b) and (d) of the Implementing Rules and Regulations Part A (IRR-A) of Republic Act No. 9184 (R. A. 9184) in relation to Section 53 (b) of the continue reading : NPM No. 048-2007