1. The Batangas Medical Center through the General Appropriations Act intends to apply the sum of the following projects being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for each bid. Bids received in excess of the ABC for each bid shall be automatically rejected at the bid opening.

Projects/Contract Duration Project Code ABC Bid Docs Fee Pre-bid

Conference Opening of Bids

1 Supply and Delivery of Leased Line, 50mbps (Back up Internet) IB2021-006A 840,000.00 1,000.00 May 11, 2021

9:00 a.m. May 25, 2021

9:00 a.m.

2. The BATANGAS MEDICAL CENTER now invites bids for the above Procurement Project. Delivery of the Goods is required by Ten (10) Calendar Days upon receipt of Purchase Order or As Need Arises. Bidders should have completed, within Two (2) Years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The deion of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly in Section II (Instruction to Bidders).

3. Due to restrictions on mass gathering brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, Electronic Bidding shall be utilized 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” and Resolution No. 09-2020 of the Government Procurement Policy Board end” “Approving Measures for the Efficient Conduct of Procurement Activities During a State of Calamity, or Implementation of Community Quarantine or Similar Restrictions”,

Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizen/s 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 No. 5183.

4. Prospective Bidders may obtain further information from Batangas Medical Center and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mondays to Fridays.

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested bidders on April 29, 2021 up to May 25, 2021 through electronic process. Only bidders who paid the applicable fee for the Bid Document and who submitted proof of payment shall be allowed to participate in the e-bidding and submit the bid pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB and upon specific instruction of the Procuring Entity, in the amount stated at the table above.

It may also be downloaded free of charge from 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.

6. The Batangas Medical Center will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on May 11, 2021 9:00 via zoom portal.

Meeting ID: 885 4031 8942

Passcode: 165269

7. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat at the electronic portal to be given before the scheduled bid opening on or before 9:00 a.m. of May 25, 2021.

8. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Securing Declaration or any form of bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stipulated in ITB Clause 14.

9. Bid Opening shall be on May 25, 2021 9:00 a.m. via ZOOM portal. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who will be given the to the portal once proof of payment have been submitted. Late Bids shall not be accepted.

10. The Batangas Medical Center 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 35.6 and 41 of the 2016 revised IRR of RA 9184, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.