Republic of the Philippines

 Philippine Rural Development Project Scale-Up

 Province of Bohol

Invitation to Bid for the

Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Desamparados (Calape) –

Tabuan (Antequera) Farm-To-Market Road with Four Bridges

Identification No.: PRDP-SU-IB-R007-BOH-001-000-000-2023-FMB

Loan No. 9577-PH

March 18, 2024

1.       The Government of the Philippines (GoP) has received a Loan from the World Bank towards the cost of Philippine Rural Development Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Loan to payments under the contract for the Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Desamparados (Calape) – Tabuan (Antequera) Farm-To-Market Road with Four Bridges / PRDP-SU-IB-R007-BOH-001-000-000-2023-FMB.

  • The Provincial Local Government Unit of Bohol, implementing partner of the Department of Agriculture, now invites bids for the Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Desamparados (Calape) – Tabuan (Antequera) Farm-To-Market Road with Four Bridges. Completion of the Works is required by 856 Calendar Days. Bidders should have completed, within the last ten (10) years, 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.
  • Bidding will be conducted in accordance with relevant procedures for open competitive bidding as specified in the IRR of RA 9184 (R.A. 9184), with some amendments, as stated in these bidding documents and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the applicable procurement guidelines of the World Bank. The contract shall be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bidder (LCRB) who was determined as such during post-qualification. The Estimated Project Cost (EPC) for this project is Six Hundred Twenty-Five Million Three Hundred Fourteen Thousand Pesos (PhP625,314,000.00).
  • Interested bidders may obtain further information from the Bids and Awards Committee of the Province of Bohol and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below and also at the PRDP Regional Project Coordination Office-7 (RPCO-7) with address at DA-RFO-7, Highway, Maguikay, Mandaue City, Cebu and at the PRDP Project Support Office-Visayas (PSO-Visayas) with address at 2nd Floor Iloilo Sports Complex, Magsaysay Village, La Paz, Iloilo City, and at the National Project Coordination Office (NPCO) with address at Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Mondays to Fridays.
  • A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders starting March 18, 2024 from the Bids and Awards Committee of the Province of Bohol with address below, PRDP RPCO-7 or PRDP PSO-Visayas and upon payment or depositing to the Province of Bohol Land Bank of the Philippines – Tagbilaran City Branch General Fund Account Number 0612-1015-15 of a non-refundable fee for the bidding documents in the amount of Ten Thousand Pesos (PhP10,000.00) not later than the submission of their bids. The LGU Treasurer’s official receipt, the bank teller’s validated deposit slip or printed receipt from digital payment serves as the proof of payment.

Digital payment shall mean payment using the likes of PayMaya, IAccess, Smart Money, GCash, and Coins.ph.

Bidding Documents may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the PRDP website (prdp.da.gov.ph). For Detailed Engineering Design (DED), Drawings and Plans, please follow the link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1clWNfBbxbt1mJSeQRTOWGyzgGH1Iqhqh/view?usp=sharing

As part of the transparency measures being instituted by the Department of Agriculture (DA), the bidders can virtually visit the site of the above-described subproject at prdp.da.gov.ph where geotagged base photographs on 50-meter interval and track are viewable. The DA, however, requires that all potential contractors who will be awarded contract under the project shall have undergone geotagging training provided by the PRDP Project Support Office.

  • The Provincial Local Government Unit of Bohol will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on April 5, 2024 at 10:00 AM at the Provincial Procurement Management Unit (PPMU) Office, 2nd Floor, Bohol Provincial Capitol, Tagbilaran City which shall be open to all interested bidders.
  • Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat on or before April 23, 2024 at 10:00 AM at the Provincial Procurement Management Unit (PPMU) Office, 2nd Floor, Bohol Provincial Capitol, Tagbilaran City. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Securing Declaration.

Bid opening will be held on April 23, 2024 at 10:00 AM at the Provincial Procurement Management Unit (PPMU) Office, 2nd Floor, Bohol Provincial Capitol, Tagbilaran City. 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.

  • The Provincial Local Government Unit of Bohol 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.
  • For further information, please refer to:

PAUL H. RABUYA

BAC Secretary

Provincial Procurement Management Unit (PPMU)

2nd Floor, Bohol Provincial Capitol

Tagbilaran City

Telephone No.: (038) 411-0138 / 412-1188

ATTY. HANDEL T. LAGUNAY

Chairperson, Bids and Awards Committee