1. The Municipality of Paete, Laguna, through the SGLG Incentive Fund intends to apply the sum of five million pesos only (Php 5,000,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the Construction of Local Infrastructure Multi-Purpose Building at F. Sario St. Barangay Maytoong, Paete, Laguna. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

2. Description of Work

3. The Municipality of Paete, Laguna now invites bids for the above Procurement Project. Completion of the Works is required 180 calendar days. Bidders should have completed 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).

4. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the 2016 revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184.

5. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Municipality of Paete, Laguna and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday.

6. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested bidders on May 11 – 30, 2023 @ 9:00 am from given address and website/s upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of five thousand pesos only (Php 5,000.00). 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 applicable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids. The Procuring Entity shall allow the bidder to present its proof of payment for the fees presented in person through BAC Secretariat.

7. The Municipality of Paete, Laguna will hold a Pre-Bid Conference1 on May 18, 2023 @ 9:00 am at Municipal Building, Municipal Hall J.V. Quesada St. Barangay 1, Paete, Laguna which shall be open to prospective bidders.

8. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat through manual submission at the office address as indicated below on or before May 30, 2023 @ 9:00 am. Late bids shall not be accepted.

9. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 16.

10. Bid opening shall be on May 30, 2023 @ 9:30 am at the given address below Municipal Building, Municipal Hall, J.V. Quesada St. Brgy 1, Paete, Laguna Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity.

May be deleted in case the ABC is less than One Million Pesos (PhP1,000,000) where the Procuring Entity may not hold a pre-bid conference.

The schedule of BAC activities is as follows:
BAC Activities
Schedule
1.Pre-Procurement Conference – April 14, 2023
2. Advertisement/Issuance of Bidding Documents – May 11 – 30, 2023
3. Pre-bid Conference – May 18, 2023
4.Deadline of Submission of Bids – May 30, 2023 @ 9:00 AM
5. Opening of Bids – May 30, 2023 @ 9:30 AM
6. Bid Evaluation – May 31, 2023
7. Post-qualification of Bid – June 1 and 2, 2023
8. Notice of Award – June 6, 2023
9. Contract Agreement – June 15, 2023
10. Notice to Proceed – June 16, 2023

11. The Municipality of Paete, Laguna 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 Sections 35.6 and 41 of the 2016 revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA No. 9184, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.

12. For further information, please refer to:
Christine M. Cainto
BAC Secretariat
J.V. Quesada St. Brgy. 1, Ibaba del Sur, Paete, Laguna
odacrem_12@yahoo.com
049-501-6490-101
Paete.gov.ph

13. You may visit the following websites:
For downloading of Bidding Documents: www.philgeps.gov.ph and www.Paete.gov.ph