1. The Department of Public Works and Highways, Samar Second District Engineering Office, Brgy. Guindapunan, Catbalogan City, Samar, through FY 2022 intends to apply the sum above stated being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments for the above mentioned contracts. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be declared non-complying in the financial bid opening.

2. The Department of Public Works and Highways, Samar Second District Engineering Office, Brgy. Guindapunan, Catbalogan City, Samar, now invites bids for the hereunder Works:

Contract ID No. : 22IK0083

Contract Name : Network Development: Road Widening – Primary Roads, Daang Maharlika (SM) (Sn Isidro

– Sn Juanico Br.) – K0797+138 – K0797+941,

Contract Location : Brgy. Payao, Catbalogan City, Samar

Scope of Works : Road Widening at Daang Maharlika K0797+138 – K0797+941

Approved Budget for the

Contract (ABC) : ₱ 34,299,996.33

Contract Duration : 184 Calendar Days

Cost of Bid Documents : ₱ 25,000.00

PCAB license (Size Range) : Medium A

3. Prospective Bidders should be (1) registered with and classified by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) with PCAB LICENSE Category for License Classificaion as stated above for each project. The deion of an eligble Bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Annex 11-1.1B Section II and III of Bidding Documents.

Contractors/applicants who wish to particpate in this bidding are encouraged to enroll in the DPWH Civil Works Application (CWA) at the DPWH Procurement Service (PrS), 5th Floor, DPWH Bldg. Bonifaio Drive, Port Are, 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 furher 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 competive 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. Interest bidders may obtain further information from the Department of Public Works and Highways, Samar Second District Engineering Office, Brgy. Guindapunan, Catbalogan City, Samar and inspect the Bidding Documents at Department of Public Works and Highways, Samar Second District Engineering Office, Brgy. Guindapunan, Catbalogan City during weekdays from 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.

6. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested bidders on March 1, 2022 to March 21, 2022 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 stated above.

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 Department of Public Works and Highways, Samar 2nd District Engineering Office, Brgy. Guindapunan, Catbalogan City, Samar will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on 9:00 AM of March 10, 2022 at BAC Office, DPWH, Samar 2nd DEO, Catbalogan City, Samar, 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 bi 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_samar2@dpwh.gov.ph for electronic submission on or before 10:00 AM of March 21 , 2022. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the mount stated in ITB Clause 18.

11. Bid opening shall be on March 21, 2022, 2:00 P.M. at BAC Office, DPWH, Samar 2nd DEO, Catbalogan City, Samar. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidder’s representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.

12. The Department of Public Works and Highways, Samar 2nd District Engineering Office, Brgy. Guindapunan, Catbalogan City, Samar reserves the right to reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding, or not award the contract award in accordance with Section 41 of RA 9184 and its IRR.