1. The Agricultural Training Institute through the FY 2024 General Appropriations Act intends to apply the sum of Six Million Pesos only (Php 6,000,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for INVITATION TO BID FOR THE PROPOSED RECONFIGURATION /IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING STEEL WINDOWS AT 2ND FLOOR AND MAIN STAIR OF ATI-CO, MAIN BUILDING (ITB NO. ATI-CO-2024-01). Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The Agricultural Training Institute now invites bids for the above Procurement Project. Completion of the Works is required Ninety (90) Calendar Days. Bidders should have completed, within five (5) 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 non- discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the 2016 revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the Agricultural Training Institute and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00am to 5:00pm
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested bidders on September 27, 2023 from the given address and website/s below and upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB, in the amount of Php 10,000.00. The Procuring Entity allows the bidder to present its proof of payment for the fees in person, by facsimile, or through electronic means.
6. The Agricultural Training Institute will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 10,
2023, 3:00 pm through videoconferencing/webcasting via Google Meet which shall be
open to prospective bidders through this link: meet.google.com/cou-eaxm-stg
7. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat through (i) manual submission at the office address as indicated below on or before October 23, 2023 at 1:00 pm at ATI BAC Secretariat located at the Basement. 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 16.
9. Bid opening shall be on October 23, 2023 2:30pm at Board Room of ATI-CO Main Building, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City and/or through google meet. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity.
10. In compliance to the Memorandum of the Department of Agriculture (DA) dated December 18, 2020, the public, especially the prospective suppliers/service providers are hereby informed that DA does not condone any form of solicitation on any prospective winning and losing bidders by any of our staff/employees or any other party. Any sort of this kind shall be reported immediately to the Office of the Secretary or the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for entrapment and proper investigation.
11. The Agricultural Training Institute 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 Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA No. 9184, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
12. For further information, please refer to:
KEMUEL M. BORROMEO
Head, BAC Secretariat Agricultural Training Institute
ATI Bldg. Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City
bacsec@ati.da.gov.ph
632-8929-8541 / 09190662853 www.ati.da.gov.ph
