Conduct of Subsurface Geological and Geotechnical Investigation of Pantingan Small Reservoir Irrigation Project Request for Expression of Interest   Reference Number 11418850   Procuring Entity NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION - REGION III   Title Conduct of Subsurface Geological and Geotechnical Investigation of Pantingan Small Reservoir Irrigation Project   Area of Delivery Bataan   Printable Version Solicitation Number: NIAR3-2024-GEO-PANTINGAN SRIP-6 Trade Agreement: Implementing Rules and Regulations Procurement Mode: Public Bidding Classification: Consulting Services Category: Consulting Services Approved Budget for the Contract: PHP 3,921,996.00 Contract Duration: 60 Day/s Client Agency: Contact Person: Ferdinand A. de Guzman Engineer A Tambubong, San Rafael Bulacan Philippines 3008 63-44-7664839 ferdinand_deguzman@yahoo.com Status Active Associated Components Order Bid Supplements 0 Document Request List 0 Date Published 31/10/2024 Last Updated / Time 31/10/2024 12:00 AM Closing Date / Time 22/11/2024 12:00 AM Description REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR Conduct of Subsurface Geological and Geotechnical Investigation of Pantingan Small Reservoir Irrigation Project REI No. NIAR3-2024-GEO-PANTINGAN SRIP-6 1. The NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION – REGION 3, through the General Appropriations Act of CY 2023 intends to apply the sum of Three Million Nine Hundred Twenty-One Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Six Pesos Only (Php 3,921,996.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Conduct of Subsurface Geological and Geotechnical Investigation of Pantingan Small Reservoir Irrigation Project located in Pilar, Bataan. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of the financial proposals. 2. The NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION – REGION 3 now calls for the submission of eligibility documents for Conduct of Subsurface Geological and Geotechnical Investigation of Pantingan Small Reservoir Irrigation Project. Eligibility documents of interested consultants must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat on or before 9:00 a.m. (PST) of November 07, 2024 at NIA-R3 Office, Conference Room, Brgy. Tambubong, San Rafael, Bulacan. Applications for eligibility will be evaluated based on a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion. 3. Interested bidders may obtain further information from NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION – REGION 3 and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M., Monday to Friday except holidays. 4. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on October 31, 2024 to December 02, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except holidays and December 03, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. from the address below and upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB, in the amount of Five Thousand Pesos (Php 5,000.00). 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 applicable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids. 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 as eligible 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 three (3) to five (5) prospective bidders who will be entitled to submit bids. The criteria and rating system for short listing are: (i) Applicable experience of the consultant and associates in case of joint ventures, considering both the overall experiences of the firms or, in the case of new firms, the individual experiences of the principal and key staff, including the times when employed by other consultants; (Maximum Weight : 50%) (ii) Qualification of principal and key staff of the consultant who may be assigned to the job vis-à-vis extent and complexity of the undertaking; (Maximum Weight: 30 %) and (iii) Current workload relative to capacity; (Maximum Weight: 20 %) 6. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the IRR of RA 9184. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, cooperatives, and partnerships or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. 7. The NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION – REGION 3 will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on November 21, 2024, 11:30 a.m. at NIA-R3 Office, Conference Room, Brgy. Tambubong, San Rafael, Bulacan, which shall be open only to all prospective bidders who have been short-listed. 8. Bids of all the short-listed prospective consultants must be delivered on or before 9:00 a.m. (PST) of December 03, 2024 at NIA-R3 Office, Conference Room, Brgy. Tambubong, San Rafael, Bulacan. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 15.1. Bid opening shall be on 11:30 a.m. (PST) of December 03, 2024 at NIA-R3 Office, Conference Room, Brgy. Tambubong, San Rafael, Bulacan. 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. 9. The Procuring Entity shall evaluate bids using the Quality-Cost Based Evaluation/Selection (QCBE/QCBS) procedure and based on the following criteria: Technical Proposals – 80% and Financial Proposals – 20%. The criteria and rating system for the evaluation of bids shall be provided in the Instructions to Bidders. 10. The contract shall be completed within Sixty (60) calendar days. 11. The NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION – REGION 3 reserves the right to reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding, or not award the contract at any time prior to contract award in accordance with Section 41 of RA 9184 and its IRR, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. 12. For further information, please refer to: BAC Secretariat/s; NIA – Region 3, Tambubong, San Rafael, Bulacan Tel No. (044) 766-4839 and 816-6808 Pre-bid Conference Date Time Venue 21/11/2024 11:30 AM NIA-R3 Office, Conference Room, Brgy. 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