INVITATION TO BID

The Department of Justice (DOJ), through the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) is inviting interested parties to bid the hereunder project:

Name of Project  :           Purchase of Internet Connection for Luzon                                                        
Location  :           Department of Justice
Approved Budget for the Contract  :           P 3,050,880.00

The prospective bidder must have an experience of having completed, within a period of ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipts of bids, at least one (1) contract that is similar to the contract to be bid, and whose value, adjusted to current prices using the NSO consumer price indices, must be at least fifty percent (50%) of the ABC to be bid. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary “pass/fail” criteria. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted.

All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-bidding Conference, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) of Republic Act No. 9184 dated 02 September 2009.

The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows:

Bid Documents and additional information may be obtained from the BAC Secretariat, Office of Director II, Administrative Service, 3rd Floor, DOJ Annex Building II , DOJ Compound, Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila.

All bids to be submitted shall be addressed to the Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee, Room 313, 3rd Floor DOJ Main Building, Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila. All prospective bidders shall be charged a non-refundable bid fee in the amount of SIX THOUSAND PESOS (P 6,000.00).

The Department of Justice reserves the right to reject any or all bids, if there are defects therein and accepts the offer most advantageous to the government and assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid.

            26 July 2012

(signed)
RICARDO V. PARAS III
Chief State Counsel
Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee