Rehabilitation of Public Market

1. The Municipality of Santo Tomas, La Union, through the budget for the contract approved by the sanggunian under 20% DF 2026 intends to apply the sum of Five million pesos (Php 5,000,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the Rehabilitation of Public Market. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.2. The Municipality of Santo Tomas, La Union now invites bids for the Rehabilitation of Public Market at Damortis, Santo Tomas, La Union.Completion of the Works is required is within 90 calendar days. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) 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.3. 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”. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Municipality of Santo Tomas, La Union and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Five thousand pesos (Php 5,000.00).It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later that the submission of their bids.6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 08:00 AM of November 16, 2026 at the Municipal Conference Hall, Santo Tomas, La Union. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.7. The Municipality of Santo Tomas, La Union 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. 8. For further information, please refer to:Office of the Bids and Awards CommitteeMunicipal Hall, Patac, Santo Tomas 2505 La Union ESTELA L. OLARTE BAC Chairperson Delivery / Contract Period: 0 Day/s Pre-Bid Conference: 04/11/2026 9:00 AM at Municipal Conference Hall, Santo Tomas, La Union