Adv. no. 26-147: supply and delivery of 18 units mechanical ventilator (adult, pediatric and infant), for use in the province-owned hospitals of the province of cebu

Invitation to Bid (ITB):Adv. no. 26-147: supply and delivery of 18 units mechanical ventilator (adult, pediatric and infant), for use in the province-owned hospitals of the province of cebu
Republic of the philippines province of cebu bids and awards committee-goods & services bac office, capitol main bldg., escario st., cebu city office tel. no: 888-2328 local 1062/1074/1075 invitation to bid 1) the province of cebu, through the 2026 general-fund proper intends to apply the sum of forty-five million pesos (php45,000,000.00) being the approved budget for the contract (abc) to payments under the contract for the supply and delivery of 18 units mechanical ventilator (adult, pediatric and infant), for use in the province-owned hospitals of the province of cebu under adv. no. 26-147. bids received in excess of the abc shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. 2) the province of cebu through its bids and awards committee now invites bids for the supply and delivery of 18 units mechanical ventilator (adult, pediatric and infant), for use in the province-owned hospitals of the province of cebu using the competitive public bidding. delivery of the goods is required thirty (30) calendar days. bidders should have completed, at least three years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, contracts 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 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 bac secretariat and inspect the bidding documents at the address given below from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., monday to friday. 5) a complete set of bidding documents may be acquired by interested bidders on october 7, 2026 until october 26, 2026 from the address given 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 twenty-five thousand pesos [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 province of cebu through its bids and awards committee will hold a pre-bid conference on wednesday, october 14, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., bac conference room, ground floor, capitol main building, escario st., cebu city which shall be open to prospective bidders. 7) bids must be duly received by the bids and awards committee (bac) secretariat through manual submission at the bac office, ground floor, capitol main building, escario st., cebu city on or before 2:00 p.m., monday, october 26, 2026. 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 16.1. 9) bid opening shall b