1.  The   METALS   INDUSTRY   RESEARCH   AND   DEVELOPMENT   CENTER through the project “Development and Implementation of Appropriate Training Curriculum Design for CNC Machine Tool Programming and Operations as Human Resource Intervention for Sustainable Growth, Productivity and Competitiveness of the Metals and Engineering Sector intends to apply the sum of Twenty Eight Million One Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php 28,100,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for “Procurement of Three (3) units CNC Lathe and One (1) unit Vertical Machining Center”. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

2. The   METALS   INDUSTRY   RESEARCH   AND   DEVELOPMENT   CENTER (MIRDC) now invites bids for “Procurement of Three (3) units CNC Lathe and One (1) unit Vertical Machining Center”, located at Gen. Santos Ave., Bicutan, Taguig City.

3. Bidders should have completed, within THREE (3) 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. Instruction to Bidders (ITB). Delivery of Goods is Sixty (60) calendar days.

4.  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”.

5.  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 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138.

6.  Interested bidders may obtain further information from Queenie Miralles, BAC Secretariat, MIRDC and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during office hours, from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

7.  A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the MIRDC BAC Secretariat, Ground Flr., Laboratories Bldg., upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Nineteen Thousand Pesos (Php 19,000.00).

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

8.  The MIRDC-BAC will hold Pre-Bid Conference on February 12, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. at  the  MIRDC  Conference  Room,  2nd   Floor,  MIRDC  Laboratories  Building, MIRDC Compound, Gen. Santos Ave., Bicutan, Taguig City which shall be limited only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.

9.  Bids must be delivered not later than February 26, 2013, 9:00 A.M. at MIRDC Conference Room, 2nd  Floor, MIRDC Laboratories Building, MIRDC Compound, Gen. Santos Ave., Bicutan, Taguig City.  All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms in the amount described in ITB Clause 18. Section 27.2 of the IRR of RA 9184.

Bid opening shall be on February 26, 2013, 9:00 A.M. at the MIRDC Conference Room, 2nd Floor, MIRDC Laboratories Building, MIRDC Compound, Gen. Santos Ave., Bicutan, Taguig City.  Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend.

10. The  Bidders  shall  submit  three  (3)  copies  of their  duly  accomplished  eligibility requirements and Technical and Financial Proposal in two (2) separate sealed envelopes.

11.  The participating bidders/contractors should have completed a similar project of at least 50% of the ABC, and have the key personnel and equipment, (listed in the eligibility forms) available for the prosecution of the contract.  The BAC will use non- discretionary pass and fail criteria in the eligibility Check/Screening as well as the examination of the bids.   The BAC will conduct post qualification of the lowest calculated bid.

12.  The   METALS   INDUSTRY   RESEARCH   AND   DEVELOPMENT   CENTER (MIRDC) 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.

13.  N.B. Procurement of Two (2) CNC Lathe was previously published on January 26, 2013  at  the  Philippine  Star  Newspaper.  This  is  a  republication,  reflecting  the additional one (1) unit of CNC Lathe and one (1) unit Vertical Machining Center, and the corresponding change in the ABC under the same project.

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