Invitation to Bid

1. The COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC), through the CY 2018 General Appropriations Act (GAA), intends to apply the sum of One Hundred Six Million One Hundred Fifty-five Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Six Pesos (Php106,155,756.00), being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to pay the contract price for the following item, inclusive of all taxes, such as, but not limited to, value added tax (VAT), income tax, local taxes, and other fiscal levies:
   
   

   Description	Quantity	Price per Unit	Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC)	Amount of Bidding Documents
   National Technical Support Center	1 Lot	Php106,155,756.00	Php106,155,756.00	Php50,000.00

   
   Bids received in excess of the ABC per item shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. The above items are being bidded out as one lot.
2. The Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) now invites bids for the National Technical Support Center. Bidders should have completed, within eight (8) 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 a non-discretionary "pass/fail" criterion as specified in the 2016 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the "Government Procurement Reform Act".
   
   Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, 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.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the SBAC Secretariat and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during 8:00 am to 5:00 pm from Mondays to Fridays.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on November 19, 2018 to December 10, 2018 (before the deadline of the submission of bids) from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents.
   
   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.
6. The SBAC will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on November 28, 2018, 10:00 a.m. at the Basement Conference Room, Palacio del Gobernador Bldg., Gen. Luna cor. Postigo Sts., Intramuros, Manila, which shall be open to prospective bidders.
7. Bids must be duly received by the SBAC Secretariat on or before 9:00 a.m. of December 10, 2018, at the Basement Conference Room, Palacio del Gobernador Bldg., Gen. Luna cor. Postigo Sts., Intramuros, Manila. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
   
   Bid Opening shall be on December 10, 2018, 10:00 a.m. at the Basement Conference Room, Palacio del Gobernador Bldg., Gen. Luna cor. Postigo Sts., Intramuros, Manila. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend. Late bids shall not be accepted.
8. The COMELEC 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.
9. For further information, please refer to:

SIGNED:

1. HERNAN, J. THADDEUS P., SBAC Chairperson