INVITATION TO BID for the Rehabilitation/Repair/Improvement of DA4A- Regional Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (RADDL)

Reference Number   :  1989692

Solicitation Number  :  2012-INFRA-02

Contract Number      :  DA4A-STIARC-2012-INFRA-02

INVITATION TO BID

for the Rehabilitation/Repair/Improvement of DA4A- Regional Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (RADDL)

1.                  The Deparment of Agriculture Region 4A,  – Southern Tagalog Integrated Agricultural Research Center (DA4A-STIARC),  Lipa City through the General Appropriation Act intends to apply the sum of  Php 1,500,000.00 being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Rehabilitation/Repair/Improvement of DA4A- Regional Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (RADDL)/DA4A-STIARC-2012-INFRA-02.  Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

2.                  The DA4A-STIARC, now invites bids for Rehabilitation/Repair/Improvement of the DA4A- Regional Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory. Completion of the Works is required 60 calendar days. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II in Instructions to Bidders.

3.                  Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”.

Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.

4.                  Interested bidders may obtain further information from DA4A-STIARC and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

5.                  A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Php 1,000.00.

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

6.                  The DA4A-STIARC will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 22, 2012, 10:00 AM at the LAES Conference Room, STIARC Compound, Marawoy, Lipa City, which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.

7.                  Bids must be delivered to MS. MERLY K. TUAZON,  BAC Vice-Chairperson, DA4A-STIARC, Marawoy, Lipa City on or before November 6, 2012, 9:00 AM.  The opening of bids shall be on November 6, 2012, 10:00 AM at the LAES Conference Room,  STIARC Compound, Marawoy, Lipa City.  All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.

Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.

8.                   The DA4A-STIARC 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.

For further information, please refer to:

      MS. MERLY K. TUAZON

      BAC Vice-Chairperson

      DA4A-STIARC

            Marawoy, Lipa City

            Telefax: (043) 756-49-62/ (043) 981-29-39

            E – mail:  bacstiarc@yahoo.com

            Website:  http://www.stiarc.blogspot.com

(SGD.) AVELITA M. ROSALES

                                                                                                   BAC Chairperson