Procurement of netwrok refresh/ upgrading of network equipment for mez

Invitation to Bid (ITB):Procurement of netwrok refresh/ upgrading of network equipment for mez
Invitation to bid for the procurement of network refresh/ upgrading of network equipment for mez 1) the philippine economic zone authority, through the approved corporate operating budget for cy 2026 intends to apply the sum of nine million pesos [php9,000,000.00] being the approved budget for the contract (abc) to payments under the contract for procurement of network refresh/ upgrading of network equipment for mez with project no. 2026-009. bids received in excess of the abc shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. 2) the philippine economic zone authority now invites bids for procurement of network refresh/ upgrading of network equipment for mez. delivery of the goods is within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days upon receipt of the notice to proceed. bidders should have completed, at least five (5) 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. i) 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 philippine economic zone authority and inspect the bidding documents at the address given below from monday to friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 5) a complete set of bidding documents may be acquired by interested bidders on 07 october 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 ten thousand pesos [php10,000.00]. 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. interested bidders shall send an email at mezbac@peza.gov.ph for the issuance of order of payment. all peza transactions and fees can only be paid through https://epay.peza.gov.ph. 6) the philippine economic zone authority will hold a pre-bid conference on 15 october 2026; 2:00 p.m. at 2nd floor, function hall, peza administration building, mactan economic zone, lapu-lapu city and/or through video conferencing via video conferencing via microsoft teams, 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 office address indicated below, on or before 28 october 2026; 2:00 p.m.. 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 be on 28 october 2026; 2:00 p.m. at 2nd floor, function hall, peza administration building, mactan economic zone, lapu-lapu city. bids will be opened in th