INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID

                                                                     Republic of the Philippines
                                                                        Province of Sarangani
                                                                     Municipality of Malapatan

                                                        BIDDING FOR THE SUPPLY OF GOODS

The LGU-Malapatan, Sarangani Province, through the approved budget for Calendar Year 2011,intends to apply the sum listed below being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract listed hereunder. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at Bid opening.

                            Name of Project                                                                          ABC

1. PURCHASE OF OFFICE SUPPLIES FOR DIFFERENT
    OFFICES – 2nd Qtr. 2011
    Malapatan, Sar. Prov.                                                                                    Php 342,039.15

2. PURCHASE OF MEDICINES FOR MUN. HEALTH
    OFFICE – 2nd Qtr. 2011
    Malapatan, Sar. Prov.                                                                                    Php 578,178.00

3. PROPOSED ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION OF STREET LIGHTS
    Poblacion, Malapatan, Sar. Prov.                                                                Php 198,750.00

4. PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF CORE SHELTER
    UNITS FOR IDP’s IN MINDANAO (7 UNITS)
    Juanico Ville, Diamalod, Lun Padidu, Malapatan, Sar. Prov.                 Php 413,300.00

5. PURCHASE OF COMPLETE SET OF SOUND SYSTEM
    LGU-Malapatan, Malapatan, Sarangani Province                                   Php 200,000.00

The LGU-Malapatan, Sarangani Province, now invites Bids from eligible Bidders for the Supply of Goods listed above.  Delivery of the GOODS is required within 120 days . The description of an eligible Bidder is contained in Section II of the Bidding Documents, ITB. Submission of Letter of Intent to Apply for Eligibility and to Bid and Issuance of the Eligibility Requirements will be at the BAC Secretariat, Malapatan, Sarangani Province, on May 6 – June 6, 2011, from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criteria as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations Part A (IRR-A) of Republic Act 9184 (R.A. 9184), otherwise known as   the “Government Procurement Reform Act,” and is restricted to Filipino citizen/sole proprietorships, organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizens or organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens, pursuant to Republic Act 5183 (R.A. 5183) and subject to Commonwealth Act 138 (C.A. 138). Only bids from bidders who pass the eligibility check will be opened. 

The process for the eligibility check is described in Section 11 of the Bidding Documents, ITB.  The bidder with the Lowest Calculated Bid (LCB) shall advance to the post qualification stage in order to finally determine responsiveness of the bid to technical and financial requirements of the project.  The contract shall then be awarded to the Lowest Calculated and Responsive Bidder (LCRB) who was determined as such during the post-qualification procedure.

Interested Bidders may obtain further information from the LGU-Malapatan and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00P.M.

                                        The BAC Secretariat
                                         Malapatan, Sarangani Province

A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the above-stated address and upon payment of a non-refundable fee in the amount of 1/10 of 1% of the ABC, but not less than Php50.00. The method of payment will be in form of cash.  The Bidding Documents shall be received personally by the prospective Bidder or his authorized representative.

The LGU-Malapatan will hold a Pre-Bid Conference open to all interested parties on May 23, 2011, 10:00 o’clock in the morning at the Conference Room of the Municipality.

Bids and eligibility requirements must be delivered to the address below on or before   June 7, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock in the morning.  All` Bids must be accompanied by a Bid security in the form of Cash, Certified Check, Cashier’s/Manager’s Check, Bank Draft, or Irrevocable Letter of Credit, equivalent to 1% of ABC, or Bank Guarantee   equivalent to 1 1/2% of the ABC, or Surety Bond equivalent to 2 1/2% of the ABC, or   an equivalent amounts in a freely convertible currency. Late Bids shall not be accepted. 

Bid opening shall be on June 7, 2011 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning at the Conference Room of the Municipality. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below:

                                            Conference Room
                                            Malapatan, Sarangani Province

The LGU-Malapatan, Sarangani Province, reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all Bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected Bidder or Bidders.


(SGD)
MATABAY S. DIAMAD
BAC Chairman