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Procurement Plan For Fiscal Accountability. National Competitive Bidding 1. General The Procedures To Be Followed For National Competitive Bidding Shall Be Those Provisions Referring To Open Competitive Bidding Procedures Set Forth In Republic Act 9184 The Republic Of The Philippines, Effective 26 January 2003, And Its Revised Implementing Rules And Regulations, Effective 2 September 2009, With The Clarifications And Modifications Described In The Following Paragraphs Required For Compliance With The Provisions Of The Adb Procurement Guidelines, Section I And Paras. 3.3 And 3.4 Of Section Iii (March 2013, As Amended From Time To Time). 2. Eligibility (I) Eligibility Screening Shall Not Be Applied. However, Bids That Do Not Contain Any Of The Following Documents Will Not Pass The Documentary Compliance Check: (I) Evidence Of The Required Financial, Technical Or Production Capability; (Ii) Audited Financial Statements; (Iii) Credit Line, Or Cash Deposit Certificate; (Iv) Bid Security; And (V) Authority Of The Bid Signatory. (Ii) National Sanction Lists May Be Applied Only With Prior Approval Of Adb 3. Advertising Bidding Of Ncb Contracts Estimated At $500,000 Or More For Goods And Related Services Or $1,000,000 Or More For Civil Works Shall Be Advertised Concurrently With The General Procurement Notices On Adbs Website. 4. Price Of Bidding Document The Price Of Bidding Documents Should Be Nominal, Covering Only Reproduction And Mailing/Courier Costs. 5. Price Ceiling The Approved Budget For The Contract (Abc) May Be Published, But It Shall Not Be Stated Or Implied That Bid Prices May Not Exceed The Abc, Or That Bid Evaluation Will In Any Way Take Into Account The Abc. The Abc, Budgetary Allocation, Ceiling Price, Or Similar Estimates Of Contract Value May Not Be Used To Reject Bids Without Prior Concurrence Of Adb. 6. Preferences (I) No Preference Of Any Kind Shall Be Given To Domestic Bidders Or For Domestically Manufactured Goods. (Ii) Suppliers And Contractors Shall Not Be Required To Purchase Local Goods Or Supplies Or Materials. (Iii) Foreign Suppliers And Contractors From Adb Member Countries Shall Be Allowed To Participate, If Interested, Without First Being Required To Associate With, Or Enter Into Joint Venture With, Local Firms. (Iv) Foreign Suppliers And Contractors From Adb Member Countries Shall Be Allowed To Bid, Without Registration, Licensing, And Other Government Authorizations, Leaving Compliance With These Requirements For After Award And Before Signing Of Contract. 7. Experience Qualification For Works Contract, The Experience Qualification Requirement Shall Be: (I) At Least One Previous Contract At 80% Of The Estimated Cost Of The Contract Being Procured; And (Ii) An Annual Turnover From All Works Averaged Over The Last Three Years Equal To 100% Of The Estimated Cost Of The Contract Being Procured. 8. Anticorruption Provisions In Bidding Documents Anticorruption Provisions In The Instructions To Bidders Section Of Adb Standard Bidding Documents (Sbds) Shall Be Incorporated Into Ncb Bidding Documents Including Those Under "Corrupt Practices" And " Eligible Bidders" Clauses Of The Sbds. 9. Bidding Period Bidders Shall Be Given A Minimum Period To Prepare And Submit Bids Of 4 Weeks, Counted From The Date Of Invitation To Bid Or The Date Of Availability Of Bidding Documents, Whichever Is Later, 10. Single Bid Submission When A Lone Bidder Obtains A Bidding Document And Submits A Bid At The Deadline For Bid Submission Under A Postqualification Bidding, Bid Opening And Evaluation Shall Not Proceed But It Shall Be Considered A Failure Of Bidding. Before Taking Any Alternative Procurement Action, A Proper Assessment Of The Cause Of Lack Of Participation Shall Be Made And Adb Prior Approval Shall Be Sought For Any Proposed Subsequent Action. 11. Shopping Method If Included As A Procurement Method In The Procurement Plan, "Shopping" Shall Be Undertaken In Accordance With The Adb Procurement Guidelines (March 2013, As Amended From Time To Time). 12. Contract Amendment In Case Of Contracts For Prior Review, Modifications Exceeding 15% Of Contract Amount And Material Changes In The Conditions During Implementation Require Prior Adb Concurrence. 13. Member Country Restrictions Bidders Must Be Nationals Of Member Countries Of Adb, And Offered Goods Must Be Produced In Member Countries Of Adb.
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