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Sealed applications for eligibility and bid documents for the supply and delivery of 5,750 reams of Ballot Paper for use in connection with the October 29, 2007 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, shall be received at the Comelec Session Hall, 8th floor, Palacio del Gobernador, Intramuros, Manila, September 14, 2007 at 10:00 o'clock in the morning, at which place, date and time, said sealed bids shall be opened in the presence of the members of the Bids and Awards Committee, representatives of the Commission on Elections, Commission on Audit, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting, the participating bidders and the public, with an approved budget of One Hundred Fifteen Million Pesos (P/115,000,000.00) charged against the appropriation of the October 29, 2007 Synchronized Barangay and SK Elections.
A Pre-bid Conference shall be held on September 11, 2007 at 10:00 o'clock in the morning at the COMELEC Session Hall, 8th Floor Palacio del Gobernador Building.
Bid documents and specifications may be obtained during regular office hours, beginning September 7, 2007 from the Property Division upon payment at the Cash Division, Commission on Elections, of a non-refundable amount of fifty seven thousand five hundred pesos (P/57,500.00).
Bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security equivalent to one per centum (1%) of the approved budget for the contract to be bid, in the form of cash or Manager's/Cashier's check payable to the "Commission on Elections".
Schedule of delivery shall be 50% within seven (7) days upon receipt of Notice of Award and the remaining 50% within ten (10) days upon receipt of Notice of Award.
The COMELEC reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any formal defect contained therein, and accept the lowest complying responsive bid that is most advantageous to the Commission. Likewise, it reserves the right to review the qualifications of the bidders after the bidding and before the contract is executed. Should such review uncover any change in the situation of the bidder to materially downgrade the substance of such statements, the COMELEC shall disqualify the bidder upon due notice without any obligation whatsoever on the part of the COMELEC for any expense or loss that may be incurred by the bidder in the preparation of its bid.
September 6 , 2007 |
