INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID

“PROCUREMENT OF HARDNESS TESTER”

1. The METALS INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER through the project Development of Vacuum Oil Quench Heat Treatment Furnace, intends to apply the sum of Seven Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php 700,000.000) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for “Procurement of Hardness Tester”
   
2. The METALS INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (MIRDC) now invites bids for “Procurement of Hardness Tester” located at Gen. Santos Ave., Bicutan, Taguig City. Delivery of Goods is Forty-five (45) calendar days.
   
3. 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. Instruction to Bidders (ITB).
   
4. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non- discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”
   
5. 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.
   
   
6. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Ms. Nimfa O. Usero, BAC Secretariat, MIRDC and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during office hours, from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
   
7. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders on January 31, 2013 until the deadline for the submission of bids, from the MIRDC BAC Secretariat, , Ground Flr., Laboratories Bldg., upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Seven Hundred Pesos (Php 700.00)
   
8. The MIRDC-BAC will hold Pre-Bid Conference on February 7, 2012 at 9:00 A.M. at the MIRDC Conference Room, 2nd Floor, MIRDC Laboratories Building, MIRDC Compound, Gen. Santos Ave., Bicutan, Taguig City which shall be limited only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
   
9. Bids must be delivered not later than February 20, 2013 between 8:00 A. M. to 8:30 A.M. only at MIRDC Conference Room, 2nd Floor, MIRDC Laboratories Building, MIRDC Compound, Gen. Santos Ave., Bicutan, Taguig City. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms in the amount described in ITB Clause 18.
   
   
   

   Bid opening shall be on February 20, 2013, 9:00 A.M. at the MIRDC Conference Room, 2nd Floor, MIRDC Laboratories Building, MIRDC Compound, Gen. Santos Ave., Bicutan, Taguig City. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend. Late bids shall not be accepted.
   
   
   
10. The Complete Schedule of Bidding Activities is summarized as follows:
    
    

    Activities	Schedule / Time	Venue
    1. Posting of Invitation to Bid	January 14, 2013
    2. Issuance of Bid Documents	January 31, 2013 9:00 am to 4:00 pm	MIRDC-BAC Secretariat, Ground Floor, MIRDC Laboratories Bldg.
    3. Pre-bid Conference	February 7, 2013 9:00 A.M	MIRDC, Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Laboratories Bldg.
    4. Submission of Envelopes	February 20, 2013 between 8:00 A.M. to 8:30 A.M.	MIRDC, Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Laboratories Bldg.
    5. Opening of Envelopes	February 20, 2013 9:00 A.M.	MIRDC, Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Laboratories Bldg.

11. The Bidders shall submit three (3) copies of their duly accomplished eligibility requirements and Technical and Financial Proposal in two (2) separate sealed envelopes.
    
12. The participating bidders/contractors should have completed a similar project of at least 50% of the ABC, and have the key personnel and equipment, (listed in the eligibility forms) available for the prosecution of the contract. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass and fail criteria in the eligibility Check/Screening as well as the examination of the bids. The BAC will conduct post qualification of the lowest calculated bid.
    
13. The METALS INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (MIRDC) 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:

Signed
ATTY. TRIXIE HAZEL C. VELUZ
BAC Chairman
Metals Industry Research and Development Center
Tel. No. 837-0431 local 442 and 444
Fax No. 837-0430

Approved for Posting:

Signed
AGUSTIN M. FUDOLIG, Dr. Eng.
OIC - Office of the Executive Director