1. The NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION (NPC), through its approved Corporate Budget of CY 2021 intends to apply the sum of (Please see schedule below) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at Bid opening.

2. The NPC now invites bids for Items listed above. Delivery of the Goods is required (see table below) specified in the Technical Specifications. Bidders should have completed, within (see table below) 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).

PR No/s. / PB Ref No/s. Delivery Period / Contract Duration Relevant Period of SLCC reckoned from the date of submission & receipt of bids

S1-CUY22-001 Twelve (12) Months – Maximum

Six (6) Months – Minimum Ten (10) Years

S1-PMG22-003 Sixty (60) Calendar Days Ten (10) Years

HO-PIB22-001 Two Hundred Fifteen (215) Calendar Days Ten (10) Years

S4-PIC22-001 Two Hundred Forty (240) Calendar Days Fifteen (15) Years

3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the 2016 revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184.

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.

4. Prospective Bidders may obtain further information from National Power Corporation, Bids and Contracts Services Division and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during office hours (8:00AM to 5:00PM), Monday to Friday.

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders from the given address and website(s) and upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB. Bidding fee may be refunded in accordance with the guidelines d on the grounds provided under Section 41 of R.A. 9184 and its Revised IRR.

6. The National Power Corporation will hold Pre-Bid Conference (see table above) and/or through video conferencing or webcasting which shall be open to prospective bidders.

Only registered bidder/s shall be allowed to participate for the conduct of virtual pre-bid conference. Unregistered bidders may attend the Pre-Bid Conference at the Kañao Room, NPC subject to the following:

a. Only a maximum of two (2) representatives from each bidder / company shall be allowed to participate during the virtual pre-bid conference.

b. A “No Face mask / No Full Face Shield / No Entry” policy shall be implemented in the NPC premises. Face mask shall be 3-ply surgical or KN95 mask type.

c. The requirements herein stated including the medium of submission shall be subject to GPPB Resolution No. 09-2020 dated 07 May 2020

d. The Guidelines on the Implementation of Early Procurement Activities (EPA) shall be subject to GPPB Circular No. 06-2019 dated 17 July 2019

7. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat through (i) manual submission at the office address indicated below; (ii) online or electronic submission before the specified time stated in the table above for opening of bids. Late bids shall not be accepted.

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

9. Bid opening shall be on Kañao Function Room, NPC Head Office, Diliman, Quezon City and/or via online platform to be announced by NPC. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity.

10. The National Power Corporation 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 Sections 35.6 and 41 of the 2016 revised IRR of R.A. No. 9184, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.