Invitation to Bid Procurement of Laboratory Equipment

•  The Central Mindanao University, through the Trust Fund intends to apply the sum of One Million One Hundred Sixty Thousand Pesos Only (Php1,160,000.00)  being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the Procurement of  Laboratory Equipment.  Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

•  The Central Mindanao University now invites bids for  the procurement of Laboratory Equipment.  Delivery of the Goods is required 5-30 days after receipt of the notice to proceed. Bidders should have completed, within two years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instructions to Bidders.

• 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”. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizens or organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens, pursuant to RA 5183 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138.

• Interested bidders may obtain further information from Central Mindanao University and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below at the Bids & Awards Office from 7-11 a.m. and 1-5 p.m. from  November 19, 2012 to December 10, 2012.

A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders on Nov. 19 to Dec. 10, 2012 from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of ONE THOUSAND PESOS ONLY(1,000).

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, provided that Bidders shall pay the nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids. Pre-Bidding on November 29, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m.

•  Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before December 11, 2012.  All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause  18.

•  Bid opening shall be on December 11, 2012,  3:00 p.m. at BAC Office, Central Mindanao University, Musuan, Bukidnon.  Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.  Award will be on per item basis.

• The Central Mindanao University 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.

• For further information, please refer to:

BAC/jps