1. the dpwh-isabela 3rd district engineering office, through fy2021 gaa (general appropriations act) intends to apply the sum of ₱ 8,329,991.84 being the approved budget for the contract (abc) to payments under the for contract convergence and speical support program - construction/improvement of various infrastructure in support of national security (tikas) - construction of multi-purpose building, package iicamp melchor f dela cruz, upi, gamu, isabela- contract id 21bg0159. bids received in excess of the abc shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. 2. the dpwh-isabela 3rd district engineering office through its bids and awards committee now invites bids for the hereunder works: contract id : 21bg0159 name of contract : convergence and speical support program - construction/improvement of various infrastructure in support of national security (tikas) - construction of multi-purpose building, package ii camp melchor f dela cruz, upi, gamu, isabela scope of work/ brief deion : construction of multi-purpose building abc : php 8,329,991.84 contract duration : 150 c.d. cost of bidding documents : php 10,000.00 source of fund : fy2021 gaa (general appropriations act) bidder should have completed a contract similar to the project. the deion of an eligible bidders is contained in the bidding documents, particularly, in section ii (instruction to bidders). 3. prospective bidders should be (1) registered with and classified by the philippine contractors accreditation board (pcab) with pcab license category of at least c & d for general building. 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 (ra) no. 9184. 5. interested bidders may obtain further information from dpwh-isabela 3rd district engineering office and inspect the bidding documents at the bac secretariat, procurement unit office, dpwh-isabela third district engineering office, tagaran, cauayan city, isabela during weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 6. a complete set of bidding documents may be acquired by interested bidders on april 20, 2021 to may 11, 2021 (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) and may 12, 2021 until 10:00 a.m. at bac secretariat, procurement unit office, dpwh-isabela third district engineering office, tagaran, cauayan city, isabela and upon payment of the applicable fee for the bidding documents, pursuant to the latest guidelines issued by the gppb, in the amount of php 10,000.00. bidders shall pay a non-refundable fee in any of the dpwh district engineering offices and may present its proof of payment in person or email the copy of receipt of payment in pdf at electronicbids_isabela3@ dpwh.gov.ph in accordance to the guideline of submission of electronic official receipt of purchase of the bidding documents contained in bid data sheet (bds) itb clause 17. 7. the bidding documents 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. the dpwh-isabela third district engineering office will hold a pre-bid conference on april 29, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at p