Request for Expression of Interest for theProcurement of Consultancy Services for DOT-NCR’s
Hop On Hop Off - Travel by Hubs (Rediscover &Reimagine Metro Manila) - Phase 1A
1. The Department of Tourism - National Capital Region(DOT-NCR), through the General
Appropriations Act 2022 intends to apply the sum of Seven Million Seven Hundred
Thousand Pesos (PhP7,700,00.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) topayments under the contract for DOT - NCR-REI No. 2022-11-01. Bids received in excessof the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of the financial proposals.
2. The DOT-NCR now calls for the submission of eligibility documents for the Procurementof Consultancy Services for DOT-NCR’s Hop On Hop Off - Travel by Hubs (rediscover& Reimagine Metro Manila) – Phase 1A. Eligibility documents of interested consultants
must be duly received by the DOT-NCR BAC Secretariat on or before 07 December 2022
until 9:00 a.m. only at the DOT-NCR General Services Unit, 2nd Floor, DOT Bldg., No.
351 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City. Eligibility Check will be on December 09, 2022
to be held at the 2nd floor Training Room, DOT Bldg., 351 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue,Makati City at 9:00 a.m. Applications for eligibility will be evaluated based on a nondiscretionary “pass/fail” criterion.
3. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DOT- NCR and inspect the Bidding
Documents at the address given below during 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
4. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested bidders on November
29 to December 7, 2022 (8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) from the address below.
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.
5. The BAC shall draw up the short list of consultants from those who have submitted
Expression of Interest, including the eligibility documents, and have been determined aseligible in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known
as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations(IRR). The short list shall consist of five (5) prospective bidders who will be entitled tosubmit bids. The criteria and rating system for short listing are:
Applicable experience of the consultant and members in case of jointventures, considering both the overall experiences of the firms or, in thecase of new firms, the individual experiences of the principal and key staff,
including the times when employed by other consultants (50%);

Qualification of personnel who may be assigned to the job vis-à-vis extent
and complexity of the undertaking (30%); and

Current workload relative to capacity (20%);
Passing Rate: 85%

6. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using nondiscretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the IRR of RA 9184.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, cooperatives, andpartnerships or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding
capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
7. The Procuring Entity shall evaluate bids using the Quality Based Evaluation (QBE)procedure. The criteria and rating system for the evaluation of bids shall be provided in theInstructions to Bidders.
8. The contract shall be for six (6) months from the receipt of the Consultant of the Notice toProceed;
9.

The DOT-NCR reserves the right to reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding, ornot award the contract at any time prior to contract award in accordance with Section 41 ofRA 9184 and its IRR, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder orbidders.

10. For further information, please refer to:
Mr. LAWRENCE J. ALCANTARA
Head, DOT- NCR, BAC Secretariat
DOT-NCR General Services Unit, 2nd Floor, DOT Bldg.
351 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati CityTelephone Nos. 459-5200 to 30 loc. 211
Email Address: dotncr.bac@tourism.gov.ph
Website Address: www.tourism.gov.ph
29 November 2022

VICTORIA MARGARITA V. PAJE
BAC Chairperson