1. The DPWH, Nueva Ecija 1st District Engineering Office, through the Specific Budgets of National Government Agencies

intends to apply the sum of Php2,842,000.00 being the Approved Budget for the

Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for 21CE0179

Repair/Maintenance of River Bank Protection along Banco River, Brgy. San Esteban, Rizal, Nueva Ecija

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

2. The DPWH, Nueva Ecija 1st District Engineering Office through its Bids and Awards Committee now invites bids for the hereunder Works:

Name of Contract : Repair/Maintenance of River Bank Protection along Banco River, Brgy. San Esteban, Rizal, Nueva Ecija

Contract ID No. : 21CE0179

Locations : Nueva Ecija

Scope of Works : FCSPS

Approved Budget for the Contract : ₱2,842,000.00

Contract Duration : 45.00 calendar days

3. Prospective Bidders should be (1) registered with and classified by the Philippine Contractors

Accreditation Board (PCAB) with PCAB LICENSE Categrory of C & D

for General Engineering . The deion of an eligible Bidder is contained

in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Annex II-1.1 B Section II and III of Bidding Documents.

Contractors/applicants who wish to participate in this bidding are encouraged to enroll in the DPWH Civil Works Application (CWA) at the DPWH Procurement Service (PrS), 5th Floor, DPWH Bldg., Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila, while those already enrolled shall keep their records current and updated. The Contractor’s eligibility to bid on the project will be determined using the DPWH Contractor Profile Eligibility Process (CPEP) and subject to further post-qualification. Information on registration can be obtained from the PrS during working weekdays from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm or at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.

4. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the 2016 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the "“Government Procurement Reform Act”. The contract shall be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bidder (LCRB) who was determined as such during post-qualification.

5. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the DPWH, Nueva Ecija 1st District Engineering Office and inspect the Bidding Documents at La Torre, Talavera, Nueva Ecija during weekdays from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

6. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested bidders on

April 29, 2021 - May 18, 2021 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 Php5,000.00 .

7. 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.

8. The DPWH, Nueva Ecija 1st District Engineering Office will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on

May 06, 2021 ; 10:00 AM at the Office of the BAC Secretariat, DPWH,

Nueva Ecija 1st District Engineering Office, La Torre, Talavera, Nueva Ecija which shall be open to prospective bidders.

9. Bid submission maybe done manually or electronically/online. However, bidders should only select one mode of submission, either manual or electronic. Similar to manual submission, the guidelines for the preparation and submission of an electronic bid are contained in the BDS.

10. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat at the address below for manual submission

or at electronicbids_nuevaecija1 for electronic submission on or before

May 18, 2021 10:00AM . All bids must be accompanied by a bid security

in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.

11. Bid opening shall be on May 18, 2021 10:00AM at the Office of the

BAC Secretariat, DPWH, Nueva Ecija 1st District Engineering Office, La Torre, Talavera, Nueva Ecija. 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.

12. The DPWH, Nueva Ecija 1st District Engineering Office 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.