1. The Commission on Elections, through the allocation for the Appropriations for FY 2010 National and Local Elections intends to apply the sum of Three Hundred Twenty Nine Million Three Hundred Fifty Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty Pesos (P329,359,950.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contracts for the following:

Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

2. The Commission on Elections now invites bids for the supply and delivery of Lot 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Delivery of the Goods is contained in Section VI, Schedule of Requirements. Bidders should have completed a contract similar to the Project within six (6) years before the date of submission and receipt of bids. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly in Section II, Instructions to Bidders.


3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”.


4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Commission on Elections and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 0800H to 1700H during weekdays.


5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from February 8 to 19, 2010 at the address below and upon payment of the following non -refundable fee for the Bidding Documents:

LOT NO	DESCRIPTION	NON-REFUNDABLE FEE
1	Padlocks with keys	P25,000.00
2	Indelible Stain Ink	P43,500.00
3	Carbonless Paper	P96,000.00
	CB Coated Back
	CFB Coated Front and Back
	CF Coated Front
4	Thumbprint/Fingerprint Takers	P10,000.00
	Self-Locking Serially Numbered Fixed Length Seals
5	Plastic Security Seal for PCOS	P5,000.00
6	Seal with Steel Wire	P9,000.00

It may also be downloaded from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity (www.comelec.gov.ph), provided that Bidders shall pay the nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.

6. The Commission on Elections will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on February 11, 2010 at 1400H at Comelec Session Hall, 8th Floor Palacio Del Gobernador, Intramuros, Manila, which shall be open to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.


7. Bids must be delivered/submitted to the Comelec Session Hall, 8th Floor Palacio del Gobernador, Intramuros, Manila on or before February 19, 2010 at 1400H. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.



Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders and/or their representatives who choose to attend at the venue of the opening of bids. Late bids shall not be accepted.

8. The Commission on Elections reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.


9. For further information, please refer to: