Special Bids and Awards Committee

SBAC Resolution No. 1 

Supply and Delivery of CF Cards-Main, CF Cards-WORM, Thermal Papers, Marking Pens, Toners and External Rechargeable Batteries for the May 13, 2013 Automated National and Local Elections
Reference No. 004-2012

Date: 18 August 2012

After due deliberation, the Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) hereby APPROVES the recommendation of the Technical Working Group (TWG) and DECLARES the Joint Venture of LDLA Marketing, Inc, DTM Prints and Labels Specialist, Inc. and Accent Micro Technologies, Inc. (LDLA for brevity) as INELIGIBLE TO BID for the Supply and Delivery of CF Cards-Main, CF Cards-WORM, Thermal Papers, Marking Pens, Toners and External Rechargeable Batteries for the May 13, 2013 Automated National and Local Elections.

LDLA failed to comply with the requirement of a Sworn Statement of all its on-going and completed government and private contracts within the last seven (7) years prior to the deadline for the submission and opening of bids under Clause 12.1 (a) (iii) (iii.1-iii.6) of the Section III "Bid Data Sheet" (BDS) in relation to Clause 12.1 (a) (iii) (iii.1-iii.6) of Section II "Instructions to Bidders" (ITB)stated in the Bidding Documents for this Procurement Project which provides, to wit:

The TWG, upon checking the submitted documents against a checklist of required documents using a non-discretionary "pass/fail" criterion as stated in the Instruction to Bidders, found that LDLA failed to have its statement of all on going and completed government and private contracts subscribed and sworn before a notary public as required in the BDS. Failing to adhere thereto as stated in the Bidding Documents in compliance with the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of R. A. No. 9184, LDLA must be declared INELIGIBLE.

The BAC NOTES the Oral Manifestation of the authorized representative of LDLA, Mr. Salvador F. Novenario, that their joint venture will be filing a Motion for Reconsideration on the Resolution of the Bids and Awards Committee that declared it as INELIGIBLE within three (3) days from today.

SO ORDERED.

August 13, 2012.