Invitation to Bid

1. The National Housing Authority (NHA), through the Corporate Budget approved by the NHA Board for CY 2021 intends to apply the sum of the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the following contracts:

Ref. No. 2021-04-006 (Goods)

Project/Contract: Data Center Migration and Network Rehabilitation of NHA Main Office

Mode of Procurement: Public Bidding

ABC/ Source of Funds (₱)69,314,186.05/Corporate Receipts

Duration: 150 Calendar Days

Cost of Bidding Documents (₱)28,500.00

Bids received in excess of the ABC for each package shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

2. The NHA, now invites Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) registered bidders to bid for the above-cited projects. Bidders should have completed, within three (3) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a single contract similar to the Project costing at least fifty percent (50%) of the ABC. The deion of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instructions to Bidders and the corresponding Bid Data Sheet (BDS).

3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (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.

4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from CBAC and inspect the Bidding Documents at 2nd Floor, NHA Main Building, National Housing Authority, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Central BAC Secretariat may be contacted at Tel/Fax No. 8929-8016/8928-8272 or through nha.centralbac@gmail.com.

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders at the Office of the NHA-CBAC Secretariat, 2nd Floor NHA Main Building, Diliman, Quezon City. Payment for Bidding Documents should be made at Treasury Department, NHA Main Building starting on April 21, 2021 (Wednesday) until May 12, 2021 (Wednesday) from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday excluding Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays. For further information, the NHA-CBAC Secretariat may be contacted at Tel./FAX No. 8929-8016/8928-8272.

6. The NHA will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on April 28, 2021 (Wednesday) at 9:00 A.M. at the GSD/COSDD Training Room, 2nd Floor, NHA Main Complex, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City. Interested bidders may participate in the Pre-Bid Conference through zoom video conferencing facility (Zoom Meetings). The zoom meeting ID No. and password will be sent to your respective email address and mobile phone number. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open interested Bidders.

7. Bids must be duly received by the NHA-Central BAC Secretariat through manual submission at the GSD/COSDD Training Room, 2nd Floor, NHA Main Complex, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City on May 12, 2021 (Wednesday), not later than 10:00 A.M.

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

9. Bid opening shall be on May 12, 2021 (Wednesday), not later than 10:00 A.M at the GSD/COSDD Training Room, 2nd Floor, NHA Main Complex, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders representatives who choose to attend the activity. Representative is limited to one (1) person in keeping with social distancing measures while under the State of Public Health Emergency. Late bids shall not be accepted.

10. Bidding Documents may be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the NHA website indicated below provided that bidders shall pay the applicable fee for the bidding documents not later than the submission of bids.

11. The NHA 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 Section 41 of the 2016 revised IRR of RA No. 9184, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.