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INVITATION TO BID

Bid No. B-142-2024

                                                                                                        

  1. The Provincial Government of Negros Oriental, through EPA (Early Procurement Activity), intends to apply the sum of One Billion Four Hundred Sixty Million Pesos (Php 1,460,000,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract To hire contractor to provide materials, labor and equipment for the (Design & Build) for the “Construction of New Negros Oriental Government Center, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental”. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

 

  1. The Provincial Government of Negros Oriental now invites bids for the above Procurement Project. Completion of the Works is required 1080 Calendar Days. Bidders should have completed a contract similar to the Project.  The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II (Instructions to Bidders).

 

  1. The eligibility of Design and Build Contractors shall be based on provisions of Annex ‘G’, IRR / R.A. 9184, including Legal, Technical and Financial requirements. In the technical requirements, the Design and Build Contractor [ as in solo or in joint venture/ consortia ] should be able to comply with the experience requirement under the IRR/ R.A. 9184, where one (1) of the parties [ in a joint venture/ consortia ] should have completed at least one (1) similar project, over the last five (5) years from the date of Bid submission, both in design and build, with at least 50% of the cost of the ABC of the project. The joint/ consortia Contractor must also submit Class ‘A’ and Class ‘B’ Documents.

 

  1. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the 2016 revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184.

 

  1. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the BAC Secretariat and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during office hours from 8:00am to 5:00pm (Monday to Friday).

 

WILMA D. PADILLA

Head, BAC Secretariat

BAC Secretariat Office, Ground Floor, Convention Hotel, Capitol area, Dumaguete City

Telephone Number : (035) 225-4835, local 475 or 475 / Telefax Number of BAC Secretariat: (035) 226-3804

Email Address of BAC Secretariat: bac-secretariat@negor.gov.ph / bac.secretariat.neg.or@gmail.com

 

  1. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on April 12, 2024 to May 2, 2024 up to 1:00 in the afternoon from the given address and website(s) below and upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB, in the amount of Seventy-Five Thousand Pesos (Php 75,000.00)

 

  1. The Bids and Awards Committee will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on April 19, 2024 at 2:00 in the afternoon at the Provincial Administrator’s Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Capitol Building, Dumaguete City and/or through video conferencing or webcasting via Google Meet, which shall be open to prospective bidders.

 

  1. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat at the address below on or before May 2, 2024 at 1:00 in the afternoon. Late bids shall not be accepted.

 

  1. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 14.

 

  1. Bid opening shall be on May 2, 2024 at 1:30 in the afternoon, Provincial Administrator’s Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Capitol Building, Dumaguete City at the given address below. The attendance of the prospective bidders or his/her duly representative is highly encouraged.

 

  1. Submitted documents without proper tabbing for all copies (3 envelopes) with name of the document (not letters or numbers) and not book bounded (soft/hard) is automatically disqualified.

 

  1. All Interested bidders are required to submit an Affidavit of Site Inspection certified by the Provincial Engineer before they are allowed to get the bidding documents from the BAC Secretariat

 

  1. The BAC of the Province of Negros Oriental reserves the right to reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding, or not award the contract at any time prior to contract award in accordance with Sections 35.6 and 41 of the 2016 revised IRR of RA No. 9184, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.

 

  1. For further information, please refer to:

 

       ENGR. ANDRE M. REYES

                         Provincial Engineer’s Office

Capitol Area, Dumaguete City

Tel. No.: (035) 226-1982; Facsimile No.: (035) 226-1982

Email : peonegor@yahoo.com.ph

                                         ARTHUR FRAN P. TOLCIDAS

                   BAC Chairman