Solicitation Number: 08162023003 Trade Agreement: Implementing Rules and Regulations Procurement Mode: Public Bidding Classification: Civil Works Category: Construction Projects Approved Budget for the Contract: PHP 148,200,000.00  Delivery Period: 330 Day/s Client Agency: Contact Person: Michelle A Supena BAC Secretary - Civil Works gen.tinio st. cabanatuan city Cabanatuan City Nueva Ecija Philippines 3100 63-044-4630226 neustmain@yahoo.com	Status	Awarded
	Associated Components	1
	Bid Supplements	1
	Document Request List	12
	Date Published	17/08/2023
	Last Updated / Time	12/12/2023 08:25 AM
	Closing Date / Time	06/09/2023 17:00 PM
Description   INVITATION TO BID 1. The Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST) through the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) invites contractors registered with and classified by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) to apply for eligibility and if found eligible to bid for hereunder civil works. Bids received in excess of the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) shall be automatically rejected at bid opening: 1.1 Name of Project: CONSTRUCTION OF FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM ALONG SAPANG BUHAY CREEK Location: NEUST Sumacab Campus, Cabanatuan City Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php148,200,000.00 Source of Fund: INCOME Contract Duration: 330 Calendar Days Cost of Bidding Documents: Php50,000.00 2. The BAC is conducting the public bidding for these Contracts in accordance with Republic Act No. 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). 3. Contractors/Prospective Bidders who wish to participate in this bidding are required to present to the BAC original and/or certified true copies of the stated hereunder documents on the scheduled dates for Receipt of Letter of Intent from August 17-24, 2023: 1. Valid and Current Mayor’s permit/Municipal License 2. Valid Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) License 3. DTI Certificate of Business Name Registration/SEC Registration Certificate 4. Valid Certificate of PhilGEPS Registration 5. Net Financial Contracting Capacity (NFCC) at least equal to the ABC 6. Certificate of BIR Registration 7. Statement of all ongoing government and private contracts within the relevant period, where applicable, including contracts awarded but not yet started, if any, whether similar or not similar in nature and complexity to the contract to be bid; and statement of the bidder's Single Largest Completed Contract (SLCC) similar to the contract to be bid in accordance with ITB Clause 5.4 of PBD. 8. Tax Clearance Certificate 4. A complete set of Bidding Documents shall be issued only to those Contractors declared by the BAC to be eligible to bid. Bidding documents may be acquired from August 25-September 6, 2023 upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB. 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. 5. The NEUST will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on August 25, 2023 at 9:00AM via Video Conferencing/Zoom meeting which shall be open to all prospective bidders. Be advised that only Registered Owner/s of the Construction Firm or in case of a Corporation the President or its Operations Manager shall be allowed to represent the bidding entity during the Pre-Bid Conference for infrastructure projects. This is to avoid the unauthorized use of the business name of a firm or corporation by unscrupulous individuals who are neither connected nor part of that entity, for purposes of circumventing some of the rules on public bidding. The schedule of procurement activities shall be as follows: ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE/VENUE 1. Advertisement/Receipt of Letter of Intent August 17-24, 2023 2. Pre-bid Conference August 25, 2023, 9:00AM (via Zoom Platform) 3. Sale and Issuance of Bid Documents August 25-September 6, 2023 4. Deadline for Submission of Bids (Manual Submission) September 6, 2023, until 5:00PM BAC Conference Room, 1st Floor, LTC Building, Gen. Tinio (St.) Campus, Cabanatuan City 5. Opening of Bids September 7, 2023, 9:00AM (Face to Face) BAC Conference Room, 1st Floor, LTC Building, Gen. Tinio (St.) Campus, Cabanatuan City 6. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat through manual submission as indicated above. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18. Late bids shall not be accepted. On the last day for the submission of bids and no prospective bidder/s submitted its bid documents or only one (1) bid was submitted for the above-mentioned project/s, the same is deemed extended for seven (7) calendar days or until 5:00PM of September 13, 2023. This is to protect the interest of the University and full opportunity for a competitive bidding may be achieved. The University likewise reserves the right to cause extension or postponement of the filing of bids should similar situation arises. 7. Bid opening shall be on September 7, 2023, 9:00 AM at President’s Office Conference Room, Gen. Tinio (St.) Campus, Cabanatuan City unless extended. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ authorized representative who choose to attend the activity. Failure to attend during the opening of bids shall be considered a waiver on the part of the bidder who likewise waives his/her right to raise questions during the bidding procedures. 8. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a nondiscretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the 2016 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184, otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act.” Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorship, 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. Bidders should have completed a contract similar to the Project equivalent to at least fifty percent (50%) of the ABC. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II (Instruction to Bidders). 9. The NEUST 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 RA No. 9184 and its IRR, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. 10. For further information, please refer to: MICHELLE A. SUPEÑA Head, BAC Secretariat for Infra NEUST Gen. Tinio (St.) Campus, Cabanatuan City Telephone No.: (044) 463-0226 Email address: masupena1327@gmail.com DR. HONORATO P. PANAHON BAC Chairperson Line Items Item No. Product/Service Name Description Quantity UOM Budget (PHP) 1 CONSTRUCTION OF FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM ALONG SAPANG please see ITB for details 1 Lot 148,200,000.00 Pre-bid Conference Date Time Venue 25/08/2023 9:00:00 AM via Video Conferencing/Zoom meeting Other Information Please submit Letter of Intent addressed to: DR. HONORATO P. PANAHON BAC Chairperson