1. The NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION (NPC), through its approved Corporate Budget of CY 2021 intends to apply the sum of (Please see schedule below) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at Bid opening.

2. The NPC now invites bids for Items listed above. Delivery of the Goods is required (see table below) specified in the Technical Specifications. Bidders should have completed, within (see table below) from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The deion of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instruction to Bidders

PR Nos./PB Ref Nos. Delivery Period / Contract Duration Relevant Period of SLCC reckoned from the date of submission & receipt of bids

HO-PIB21-004 Ninety (90) Calendar Days Ten (10) Years

HO-PIB21-005 One Hundred Fifty (150)

Calendar Days Ten (10) Years

S1-SVD21-001 Twelve (12) Months – Maximum

Six (6) Months – Minimum Ten (10) Years

3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criteria pursuant to RA 9184 and its Revised IRR.

Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations, and of which 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.

4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from BAC Secretariat at the address given below during office hours. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a fee stated above. Bidding fee may be refunded in accordance with the guidelines d on the grounds provided under Section 41 of R.A. 9184 and its Revised IRR.

It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) http://www.philgeps.gov.ph and the website of National Power Corporation http://www.napocor.gov.ph.

5. The Pre-Bid Conference is open to all prospective bidders. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be held at least 12 cd before deadline for submission but not earlier than seven (7) cd from the PhilGEPS posting of the Invitation to Bid or Bidding Documents. If possible, please submit your queries on the Terms of Reference before the scheduled Pre-Bid Conference.

Only registered bidder/s shall be allowed to participate for the conduct of virtual pre-bid conference. Unregistered bidders may attend the Pre-Bid Conference at the Kañao Room, NPC subject to the following:

a. Only a maximum of two (2) representatives from each bidder / company shall be allowed to participate during the virtual pre-bid conference.

b. A “No Face mask / No Full Face Shield / No Entry” policy shall be implemented in the NPC premises. Face mask shall be 3-ply surgical or KN95 mask type.

c. The requirements herein stated including the medium of submission shall be subject to GPPB Resolution No. 09-2020 dated 07 May 2020

d. The Guidelines on the Implementation of Early Procurement Activities (EPA) shall be subject to GPPB Circular No. 06-2019 dated 17 July 2019

6. Bids shall be submitted to the address specified below, if submitted in advance, otherwise, bids shall be submitted at the venue of bid opening before the specified time for opening of bids. Late bids shall not be accepted.

7. NPC 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.