Invitation to Bid for the Procurement for Groundhandling
Services for the Dive Master Certification Program in Anilaoand Puerto Galera
1. The Department of Tourism (DOT), through the General Appropriation Act 2021 intends toapply the sum of Three Million Philippine Pesos (PhP 3,000,000.00) being the ABC topayments under the contract for” Procurement for Groundhandling Services for the Dive
Master Certification Program in Anilao and Puerto Galera” (DOT-BAC IB 2021-006). Bids
received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. A breakdown ofthe total ABC are as follows:Lot No.
12
Total

Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC):
Php 1,400,000.00
Php 1,600,000.00
Php 3,000,000.00

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The DOT now invites bids for the above Procurement Project. Delivery of the Goods isrequired within the dates provided in the Schedule of Requirements and TechnicalSpecifications. Bidders should have completed, within five (5) years from the date ofsubmission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of aneligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II(Instructions to Bidders).

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Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a nondiscretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the 2016 revised Implementing Rules andRegulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations
with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizensof the Philippines, and to citizens or organizations of a country the laws or regulations ofwhich grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens, pursuant to RA No. 5183.

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Prospective Bidders may obtain further information from DOT-BAC Secretariat throughthe contact details given below during 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday to Friday Excludingholidays and inspect the Bidding Documents as posted on the websites of the DOT and thePhilippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS).

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A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders from July20, 2021 to August 08, 2021 (8:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m.) and August 09, 2021 (until 9:00a.m.) from the given address and website(s) below and upon payment of the applicablefee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB, inthe amount of Five Thousand Philippine Pesos (PhP5,000.00) OR deposited to:

Account Name
Account Number
Beneficiary’s Bank
Bank Branch
Address

Department of Tourism-Regular Trust
00-0-05002-407-4
Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP)
F. Zobel Branch
809 J.P Rizal corner F. Zobel St., Makati City, Philippines(Note: Pls. send copy of the Transaction report or any proof of payment at the email
addresses vccervantes@tourism.gov.ph and dot.bac@tourism.gov.ph
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government
Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of DOT, provided thatbidders shall pay the non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than thesubmission of their bids.
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The DOT will hold a virtual Pre-Bid Conference on July 27, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. using theMS Teams platform. The prospective bidders are advised to send their email address to theDOT-BAC Secretariat official email at dot.bac@tourism.gov.phjpvillamin@tourism.gov.ph not later than 5:00 p.m. on July 26, 2021.

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Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat through manual submission on or before
August 09, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. only at the office address indicated below. Late bids shall not
be accepted.

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All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in theamount stated in ITB Clause 14.

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Bid opening shall be on August 09, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the given address below
The Opening of Bids will be conducted through video conference using the MS Teams
platform on August 09, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.
Prospective bidders who are interested in joining the opening of bids must send thefollowing details to the BAC Secretariat via e-mail at dot.bac@tourism.gov.ph andjpvillamin@tourism.gov.ph not later than 5:00 p.m. of August 08, 2021.
Name of Representative(s) - Maximum of two (2)Company Name:
Email Address:
Contact No.

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All documents shall be current and updated and any missing document in the checklist is aground for outright rejection of the bid. Bidder shall submit one (1) original and five (5)photocopies of the first and second components of its bid in sealed envelope.
To facilitate the evaluation of the bids, bidders are advised to follow the arrangement in thechecklist when placed in an Envelope, with documents bounded, tabbed and labeledaccordingly.

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The DOT reserves the right to reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding, or notaward the contract at any time prior to contract award in accordance with Sections 35.6
and 41 of 2016 revised IRR of RA No. 9184, without thereby incurring any liability to theaffected bidder or bidders.

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For further information, please refer to:

Mr. GODOFREDO R. MALDONADO, JR.
Head, DOT-BAC Secretariat
Procurement Management Division
4th Floor, DOT Bldg.
351 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City
Telephone Nos. 8459-5200 to 30 Loc. 425
Email Address: grmaldonado@tourism.gov.ph
Facsimile No.: 8459-5200 to 30 Loc. 425
Website Address: www.tourism.gov.ph
12. You may visit the following websites:
For downloading of Bidding Documents: www.tourism.gov.ph /www.philgeps.gov.ph

USEC. ROBERTO P. ALABADO III
DOT-BAC Chairperson
July 20, 2021