1. The DepED - Division of Quezon, through the Funding Source, Government of the Philippines (GOP) intends to apply the sum of ONE MILLION PESOS & 00/100 (P1,000,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to eligible payments under the contract for the PROCUREMENT OF MATERIALS AND LABOR FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE OF SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF DEPED-QUEZON. Bids received that exceed the ABC shall be rejected at bid opening.

PROJECT DEION/ INTENDED COMPLETION DATE APPROVED BUDGET FOR THE CONTRACT COST OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS

(PhP) CONTRACT DURATION

PROCUREMENT OF MATERIALS AND LABOR FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE OF SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF DEPED-QUEZON/ 45 cd P1,000,000.00 P1,000.00 45 CALENDAR DAYS

TOTAL P1,000,000.00 P1,000.00

2. The DepED-Division of Quezon of Region IV-A, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), now invites bids for the above-mentioned works. Prospective bidders must have an experience of having completed at least one (1) contract that is similar to the contract to be bid, and whose value, adjusted to current prices using the PSA consumer price indices, must be at least fifty percent (50%) of the ABC to be bid. The deion of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II, Instruction to Bidders.

3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the 2016 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”.

Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or 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 RA 5183.

4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DepED – Division of Quezon and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of stated above. Only bidders who purchased the Bidding Documents will be allowed to submit bids (ITB 6.8).

Bidding Documents may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS), www.philgeps.gov.ph, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.

Activity Date & Time Venue

Issuance of Bidding Documents May 12-31, 2021 (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) DepED- Division of Quezon, Talipan, Pagbilao, Quezon

Pre-Bid Conference May 19, 2021 (2:00 pm) DepED- Division of Quezon, Talipan, Pagbilao, Quezon

Final Submission and Opening of Bids May 31, 2021 (2:00pm) DepED- Division of Quezon, Talipan, Pagbilao, Quezon

5. Bids must be delivered to the address and on the date and time stated herein. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18. A valid Bid Securing Declaration must accompany the bid(s) in lieu of the bid security.

Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the opening of bids at the address stated herein. Late bids shall not be accepted.

6. The DepEd – Division of Quezon of Region IV-A reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding, not award the contract(s), or annul the bidding process without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.