Supply and delivery of various engineering softwares for nia engineering department (niacodsd-s-3)

Invitation to Bid (ITB):Supply and delivery of various engineering softwares for nia engineering department (niacodsd-s-3)
1. the national irrigation administration (nia), through the government of the philippines (gop), cob 501, intends to apply the sum of forty million six hundred fifty eight thousand seven hundred fifty two and 42/100 pesos (php 40,658,752.42.42) being the abc to payments under the contract for the supply and delivery of various engineering softwares for nia engineering department, invitation to bid no. niacodsd-s-3. bids received in excess of the abc shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. 2. the nia now invites bids for the supply and delivery of various engineering softwares for nia engineering department and to wit: lot 1 description quantity approved budget for the contract item a staad pro advanced 5 php14,536,964.17 item b staad foundation advanced 4 php7,070,844.27 item c geostudio 2d (max) 2 php15,683,683.64 item d oracle primavera p6 enterprise project portfolio management 2 php2,308,099.67 item e visual modflow flex premium 1 php1,059,160.68 total php40,658,752.42 delivery of the goods is required within 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 with a value of at least fifty percent (50%) of the abc. 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 competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the irr of ra no. 12009. 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, and to citizens or organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to filipino citizens, pursuant to ra no. 5183. 4. interested bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at the the bac-a secretariat office, 6th floor, nia building a, edsa, diliman, quezon city, during office hours 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, mondays to fridays. 5. a complete set of bidding documents may be acquired by interested bidders on september 25, 2026 to october 21, 2026 from the given address and upon presentation of the following requirements: a) letter of intent (loi) from the owner/authorized managing officer indicating the name of the employee authorized to purchase the bid documents. the loi must contain the official mailing address, contact number, and e-mail address of the company; b) company id of the authorized employee; and c) payment to the nia cashier a non-refundable fee for the bidding documents, pursuant to the latest guidelines issued by the gppb, in the amount of php25,000.00. 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 applicable fee for the bidding documents not later than the submission of their bids. 6. the national irrigation administration will hold a pre-bid conference on october 7, 2026; 1:30 p.m. at nia bac-a conference room, 6th floor, building “a”, nia complex, edsa, diliman, quezon city which shall be open to prospective bidders. 7. bids must