Structural Assessment Investigation and Retrofitting Designs for the Existing Building of Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila.

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA
BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE 2
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
1. The University of the Philippines Manila, through Reprog intends to apply the sum of Five
Million Three Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-One Pesos and Ninety
Eight Centavos. (PhP5,355,731.98) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to
payments under the contract for Structural Assessment Investigation and Retrofitting
Designs for the Existing Building of Philippine General Hospital, University of the
Philippines Manila. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the
opening of the financial proposals.
2. The University of the Philippines Manila now calls for the submission of letter of intent and
eligibility documents for above indicated contract. Eligibility documents of interested
consultants must be duly received by the BAC2 Secretariat on or before 1:00 P.M, 25
November 2020 at the Procurement Office, 4th Floor UP Manila Dormitory University
of the Philippines Manila. Applications for eligibility will be evaluated based on a nondiscretionary “pass/fail” criterion.
3. Interested bidders may obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Documents at UP
Manila BAC 2 Secretariat Office at Procurement Office, 4th Floor UP Manila Dormitory
University of the Philippines Manila. (8:00 AM – 5:00PM).
4. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders starting 02
December 2020 from BAC II Secretariat Office at Procurement Office, 4th Floor UP
Manila Dormitory University of the Philippines Manila., and upon payment of the
applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the
GPPB, in the amount of Five Thousand Five Hundred Pesos(PhP5,500.00).
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 applicable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the
submission of their bids.
5. The BAC shall draw up the short list of consultants from those who have submitted Expression
of Interest, including the eligibility documents, and have been determined as eligible in
accordance with the provisions of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the
“Government Procurement Reform Act”, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR).
The short list shall consist of at most five (5) prospective bidders who will be entitled to submit
bids. The criteria and rating system for short listing are:
Applicable experience of Consultants 30%
Qualification of personnel to be assigned
to the job (education, work experience,
number of years in firm, etc.)
50%
Current workload relative to capacity 20%
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using nondiscretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the IRR of RA 9184.
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(i) Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, cooperatives, and partnerships
or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock
belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
6. The Procuring Entity shall evaluate bids using the Quality-Cost Based Evaluation/Selection
(QCBE/QCBS) procedure. The weights to be allocated for the Technical will be 70% and
Financial Proposals 30%. The criteria and rating system for the evaluation of bids shall be
provided in the Instructions to Bidders.
7. The contract shall be completed within Sixty (60) Calendar Days.
8. The University of the Philippines Manila 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 Section 41 of RA 9184 and its IRR, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected
bidder or bidders.