1. The Department of Public Works and Highways – Cordillera Administrative Region - Regional Office, through the FY 2021 General Appropriations Act (GAA) intends to apply the sum of One Million One Hundred Five Thousand Four Hundred Fifteen Pesos and Seventy Five Centavos (Php 1,105,415.75) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for 21P00089. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

2. The Department of Public Works and Highways – Cordillera Administrative Region - Regional Office now invites bids for the above Procurement Project. Completion of the Works is required Sixty (60) Calendar Days. Bidders should have completed a contract similar to the Project. The deion of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II (Instructions to Bidders).

3. 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.

4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Department of Public Works and Highways – Cordillera Administrative Region - Regional Office, Engineer’s Hill, Baguio City and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given from Mondays to Fridays: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested bidders on May 12, 2021 – June 2, 2021 from 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 Fifty Thousand Pesos (Php5,000.00).The Procuring Entity shall allow the bidder to present its proof of payment for the fees through the e-mail: electronicbids_car @dpwh.gov.ph.

6. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) – Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) - Regional Office will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on May 20, 2021: 10:00 A.M. at 2nd Floor, Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Conference Room, DPWH – CAR, Regional Office Building, Engineer’s Hill, Baguio City and/or through videoconferencing via ZOOM, which shall be open to prospective bidders.

7. Bid submission maybe done manually or electronically/online. However, bidders should only select one mode of submission, either manual or electronic. Similar to manual submission, the guidelines for the preparation and submission of an electronic bid are contained in the BDS.

8. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat at the Department of Public Works and Highways – Cordillera Administrative Region - Regional Office, Engineer’s Hill, Baguio City below for manual submission or at electronicbids_car@dpwh.gov.ph for electronic submission on or before June 2, 2021: 10:00 A.M.

9. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 16.

10. Bid opening shall be on June 2, 2021: 10:00 A.M. at the given address below and/or through videoconferencing via ZOOM. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity.

11. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) – Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) - Regional Office 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 Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA No. 9184, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.