The Department of Education – Cordillera Administrative Region
Regional Office (DepEd-CAR RO), through the FY 2021 General
Appropriations Act intends to apply the sum of ONE MILLION NINE
HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY
EIGHT AND 69/100 PESOS ONLY (Php 1,979,578.69) being the
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the
contract for the LABOR AND MATERIALS FOR THE STRUCTURED
CABLING FOR DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND PABX/TELEPHONE
PROVISIONS AND CCTV FOR NEAP-BAGUIO CITY. Bids received in
excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The DepEd-CAR RO now invites bids for the above Procurement
Project. Completion of the project is required within 30 calendar
days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Bidders should have
completed, within three (3) years from the date of submission and
receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description 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 restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships,
partnerships, or organizations with 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 No.
5183.
4. Prospective Bidders may obtain further information from the DepEdCAR Regional Office and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address
given below from 8am to 5pm during working days.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested
Bidders starting on November 5, 2021 from the BAC Secretariat and
upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents,
pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB, in the amount
of Two Thousand pesos (Php2,000.00) only. 
6. The DepEd-CAR Regional Office will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on
November 12, 2021 at 1pm at DepEd-CAR Regional Office, Wangal,
La Trinidad, Benguet which shall be open to prospective bidders.
7. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat at the Administrative
Division of DepEd-CAR RO, address indicated below, on or before
1pm of November 24, 2021. 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 November 24, 2021 at 1:01pm at the DepEdCAR Regional Office, Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet. Bids will be
opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to
attend the activity.
10. The DepEd-CAR RO 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.
11. For further information, please refer to:
BAC Secretariat
DepEd- CAR Regional Office
Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet
Telephone No. (074) 422-18-04
Email address: depedcar.bacsecretariat@gmail.com
12. You may visit the following websites:
For downloading of Bidding Documents: depedcar.ph
November 4, 2021
(original signed)
FLORANTE E. VERGARA
BAC Chairperson
/connie
Solicitation no. CB 2021-019