INVITATION TO BID (IB)

1. The DPWH-NCR-Metro Manila 3rd District Engineering Office, through GAA, intends to apply the sum of the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract/s below. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

2. The DPWH-NCR-Metro Manila 3rd District Engineering Office, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites bids for the following hereunder Works;

Contract ID No. : 21OD0134

Contract Name and Location : Construction of Finance Building Expansion, Valenzuela City Hall, Karuhatan, Valenzuela City

Brief Deion : Construction of Building

Approved Budget for the

Contract (ABC)

:

Php 300,109,086.67

Source of Funds : FY 2021 GAA

Contract Duration : 540 calendar days

Cost of Bidding Documents : Php 50,000.00

PCAB License Size Range : Large A

PCAB License Category/Classification : AA

3. Prospective Bidders should be (1) registered with and classified by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) with PCAB LICENSE Category/Classification. The deion of an eligible Bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II of Bidding Documents.

Contractors/applicants who wish to participate in this bidding are encouraged to enroll in the DPWH Civil Works Application (CWA) at the DPWH Procurement Service (PrS), 5th Floor, DPWH Bldg., Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila, while those already enrolled shall keep their records current and updated. The Contractor’s eligibility to bid on the project will be determined using the DPWH Contractor Profile Eligibility Process (CPEP) and subject to further post-qualification. Information on registration can be obtained from the PrS during working weekdays from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm or at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.

4. 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 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the "“Government Procurement Reform Act”. The contract shall be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bidder (LCRB) who was determined as such during post-qualification.

5. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the DPWH-NCR-Metro Manila 3rd District Engineering Office and inspect the Bidding Documents at APDC-BAI Compound R. Valenzuela Extension, Marulas, Valenzuela City during weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

6. The DPWH-NCR-Metro Manila 3rd District Engineering Office will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on May 13, 2021, 9:00 A.M. at MM3DEO’s Conference Room, Marulas, Valenzuela City and will go live via facebook page DPWH_Metro Manila 3rd DEO-BAC, which shall be open to prospective bidders.

7. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS), and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.

8. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested bidders on May 6, 2021 to May 25, 2021 from the address below and upon payment of the applicable fee up to 9:00 A.M. of May 25, 2021 for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB.

9. The DPWH-NCR-Metro Manila 3rd District Engineering Office will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on May 13, 2021 at MM3DEO’s Conference Room, Marulas, Valenzuela City and will go live via facebook page DPWH_Metro Manila 3rd DEO-BAC, which shall be open to prospective bidders.

10. 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.

11. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat at the address below for manual submission or at electronicbids_metromanila3@dpwh.gov.ph for electronic submission on or before May 25, 2021, 10:00 A.M. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.

12. Bid opening shall be on May 25, 2021, 10:00 A.M. at MM3DEO’s Conference Room, Marulas, Valenzuela City and will go live via facebook page DPWH_Metro Manila 3rd DEO-BAC. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.

13. Any person purchasing the Bid Documents must present any valid identification cards, together with a government issued identification card and authorization from the prospective contractor to purchase bidding documents for the specific projects. This will also apply to those paying Bidding Documents downloaded from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and present their PhilGEPS Order Form (Document Request List (DRL)).

14. Pursuant to D.O. No. 127 dated August 16, 2018 series of 2018, if at the time of the post-qualification procedure, the BAC verifies that any of the deficiencies is due to the contractor’s fault or negligence pursuant to 34.3(b)(ii)(c) of the 2016 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9184 (2016 RIRR of RA 9184), the DPWH-Metro Manila 3rd District Engineering Office shall disqualify the contractor from the award without any right to reimburse fees and incidental cost paid for the procurement of infrastructure contract subject of the Bid.

15. The DPWH-NCR-Metro Manila 3rd District Engineering 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 Section 41 of RA 9184 and its IRR, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.