1. The Provincial Government of Davao del Norte, through Special Education Fund and GF Annual Budget CY 2021 hereby invites all interested PhilGEPS registered suppliers to submit bids for the procurement of goods. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

2. The prospective bidder must have completed, within the period specified in the Invitation to Bid, an SLCC that is similar to the contract to be bid, and whose value, adjusted to current prices using the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) consumer price indices, must be at least fifty percent (50%) of the ABC. However, in the case of Expendable Supplies, said SLCC must be at least twenty five percent (25%) of the ABC. 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 a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the 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 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138.

4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from The Provincial Government of Davao del Norte and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., from Monday to Friday.

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on March 30, 2021 to April 26, 2021, from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents pursuant to Provincial Ordinance No. 2015-001.

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 nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.

6.The Provincial Government of Davao del Norte will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on April 13, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. at the Provincial General Services Office (PGSO) Conference Room, 2F PGSO Bldg., Government Center, Mankilam, Tagum City, which shall be opened to all interested parties.

All interested parties can only attend the above-cited Pre-bid Conference through Google Meet® as the official platform for the videoconferencing.

Interested parties for the online pre-bid conference shall send the following information at bacddn.supplemental@gmail.com a day before the pre-bid conference, to wit:

1. Official e-mail address which will be used during videoconferencing;

2. Name of Participant;

3. Name and Address of Establishment;

4. Bid Number; and

5. Name of Project/Item Deion

7. Bids must be delivered in person to the address below on April 27, 2021 before 10:00 a.m. at BAC Secretariat, 2F PGSO Bldg., Government Center, Mankilam, Tagum City, Davao Del Norte. All Bids must be accompanied with a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.

Late bids shall not be accepted.

Moreover, all interested parties can only attend the above-cited Opening of Bids through Google Meet® as the official platform for the videoconferencing.

Interested parties for the online opening of bids shall send the following information at bacddn.supplemental@gmail.com a day before the opening of bids, to wit:

1. Official e-mail address which will be used during videoconferencing;

2. Name of Participant;

3. Name and Address of Establishment;

4. Bid Number; and

5. Name of Project/Item Deion

8. The Provincial Government of Davao del Norte reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.