The Southern Philippines Medical Center, through the Specific Budget of NGAs / Funds / Hospital Income for the Calendar Year 2021 intends to apply the sum of Eighty-Five Million Five Hundred Eighty-Four Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Seven Pesos and Twenty-Eight Centavos (Php 85,584,557.28) being the ABC to payments under the contract for the SECURITY SERVICES for two (2) years contract.

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

2. The Southern Philippines Medical Center now invites bids for the above Procurement Project. Delivery of the Goods is required by June 1, 2021 or 2 Calendar Days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Bidders should have completed, within five (5) years 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 (Instructions to Bidders).

3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the 2016 revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184.

Bidding is open to all interested bidders, whether local or foreign, subject to the conditions for eligibility provided in the 2016 revised IRR of RA 9184.

4. Prospective Bidders may obtain further information from Southern Philippines Medical Center and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday to Friday, except holidays.

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on April 8, 2021 from the given address, SPMC website (http://spmc.doh.gov.ph), PhilGEPS website (www.philgeps.gov.ph) and send through email upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB, , in the amount of Php 30,000.00. The Procuring Entity shall allow the bidder to present its proof of payment for the fees if paid personally or through electronic means.

6. The Southern Philippines Medical Center will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on April 19, 2021, 9:00 o’clock in the morning through video conferencing or webcasting via Webex Platform (https://www.webex.com), which shall be open to prospective bidders.

7. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat through online or electronic submission on or before May 3, 2021, 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 NN. Late bids shall not be accepted.

8. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 14.

9. Bid opening shall be on May 4, 2021, 9:00 o’clock in the morning through video conferencing or webcasting via Webex Platform (https://www.webex.com). Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity.

10. The Southern Philippines Medical Center 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 Sections 35.6 and 41 of the 2016 revised IRR of RA No. 9184, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.