Republic of the Philippines
City of Dumaguete
Bids and Awards Committee

INVITATION TO BID FOR THE JOB ORDER: TO PROVIDE 73 SECURITY GUARDS FOR THE DIFFERENT CITY GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND FACILITIES ON AN 8 HOUR TOUR OF DUTY PER GUARD AND 7 DAYS A WEEK BASIS AND 3 GUARDS ON SPECIAL DETAIL DURING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2023 TO DECEMBER 31, 2023.

The City of Dumaguete thru its BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE (BAC), invites all interested manufacturers, suppliers, dealers and/or distributors to apply for eligibility and to submit BIDS for the SUPPLY of:

JOB ORDER:, p16,762,000.00

TO PROVIDE 73 SECURITY GUARDS FOR THE DIFFERENT CITY GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND FACILITIES ON AN 8 HOUR TOUR OF DUTY PER GUARD AND 7 DAYS A WEEK BASIS AND 3 GUARDS ON SPECIAL DETAIL DURING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2023 TO DECEMBER 31, 2023.

Purpose: To be assigned in the Different Government Centers, Offices and facilities.

APPROVED BUDGET FOR THE CONTRACT: Php16,762,000.00

Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

The City of Dumaguete now invites bids for Job Order: To provide 73 Security Guards for the different City Government Offices and facilities on an 8 hour tour of duty per guard and 7 days a week basis and 3 guards on special detail during weekends and holidays for the period January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.

Bidders should have completed and/or accepted, within 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 Section II, Instruction to Bidders.

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

Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizen/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty(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.

Interested bidders must secure eligibility requirements and bid documents from the Secretariat, Bids and Awards Committee, Office on General Services, City Hall Compound, Dumaguete City. For more information, contact the Bids and Awards Committee Secretariat, Office of General Services, City Hall Compound, Dumaguete City, Tel. No. 22-524-29/225-3956/225-5871.

A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchase by interested Bidders from November 09, 2022 to November 29, 2022 from address above and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of p25,000.00.

The Schedule of activities is as follows:
1. Issuance of Bid Documents November 09, 2022
2. Pre-Bid Conference November 17, 2022, 10:00 A.M.
3. Submission and opening of bids November 29, 2022, 10:00 A.M.

Sealed Bids/Proposals will be received at the Office of General Services, City Hall Compound, Dumaguete City not later than November 29, 2022 and Bid opening shall be on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 10:00 (Ten o’clock) in the Morning at the Office on General Services, City Hall Compound, Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders or representatives who choose to attend. Late Bids shall not be accepted.

Prospective bidders must not be related to the head of the procuring entity or any member of the Bids and Awards Committee or its Secretariat either by consanguinity or affinity up to the third civil degree.

All Bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security payable to the City of Dumaguete in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in Sec. 27 of RA 9184. The same shall guarantee that, after receipt of the Notice of Award, the winning bidder shall enter into contract with the City of Dumaguete within ten (10) calendar days.

Copies of this Invitation are posted at the GSO Bulletin Board, Dumaguete Public Market Complex, Province of Negros Oriental General Services Office Bulletin Board, Philgeps and Dumaguete City Engineer’s Office Bulletin Board.

The Bids and Awards Committee reserves the right to 1) reject any or all bids, 2) waive any defects or informalities therein, 3) or accept any bids/ or offer/s which it may consider to be most advantageous and beneficial to the government 4) to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.

Dumaguete City, November 08, 2022.

AZUCENA O. GONZALES
Chairman