DELIVERY/LABOR ROOM FOR THE OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, 4th Floor, Left Central Block Building, Philippine General Hospital

1. The University of the Philippines Manila, through Fund 164 intends to apply the sum of Ten Million Eight Hundred Eighty Five Thousand One Hundred Thirty Pesos and Seven Centavos (Php10,885,130.07) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Delivery/Labor Room for the Obstetrics & Gynecology Department at 4th Floor, Left Central Block Building, PGH. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

2. The University of the Philippines Manila now invites bids for provision of all materials, equipment, tools, apparatus, appliances, accessories, transportation, labor and supervision for the complete construction of the subject project, as shown on the drawings, and called for in these specifications, ready for use. Completion of the Works is required within One Hundred Twenty (120) Calendar Days. Bidders should have completed, within five (5) 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, 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 University of the Philippines Manila and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during office hours from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders starting 25 April 2014 from the BAC II Secretariat Office at Property and Supply Office, UP Manila, Padre Faura St. corner Ma. Orosa St., Ermita Manila and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Twenty Five Thousand Pesos (Php25,000.00).

6. The University of the Philippines Manila - Bids and Awards Committee II through the Office of the Engineering and Technical Services (OETS) shall conduct a site inspection on 06 May 2014, 10:00 AM. Meeting place at the Office of the Engineering and Technical Services (OETS). The University of the Philippines Manila - Bids and Awards Committee II will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on 06 May 2014, 1:30 PM, at the Alvior Hall Conference Room, College of Medicine, which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 11:30 AM, 20 May 2014. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.

Internal Audit Office, UP Manila
8/F, Philippine General Hospital
Taft Avenue, Manila

Bid opening shall be on 20 May 2014, 1:30 PM at the address below.. 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.

Alvior Hall Conference Room
College of Medicine
University of the Philippines Manila

8. The University of the Philippines Manila assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or idemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of their bids.

9. The University of the Philippines Manila 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.

10. For further information, please refer to:

JUDY C. LANDICHO
BAC II Secretary
UP Manila Property and Supply Office
Padre Faura St. corener Ma. Orosa St.
Ermita, Manila
Tel. Nos.: 525-4322 or 526-2275
procurement.upm.edu.ph