Procurement of equipment and other supplies and materials to be used during the implementation of the project transforming rural farm schools through science-driven smart agriculture technologies

Invitation to Bid (ITB):Procurement of equipment and other supplies and materials to be used during the implementation of the project transforming rural farm schools through science-driven smart agriculture technologies
Invitation to bid for the procurement of equipment and other supplies and materials to be used during the implementation of the project "transforming rural farm schools through science-driven smart agriculture technologies 1) the provincial government of tarlac, through the special education fund intends to apply the sum of six million thirty-six thousand pesos only (php 6,036,000.00) being the approved budget for the contract to payments under the contract for procurement of equipment and other supplies and materials to be used during the implementation of the project transforming rural farm schools through science-driven smart agriculture technologies. bids received in excess of the indicative budget for the contract shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. 2) the provincial government of tarlac now invites bids for equipment and other supplies and materials. delivery of the goods is required within twenty (20) days. bidders should have completed, at least two (2) 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 provincial government of tarlac and inspect the bidding documents at the address given below from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 5) a complete set of bidding documents may be acquired by interested bidders on 8 october 2026 from the address given below 3/f bac office, provincial capitol building, brgy. san vicente, tarlac city, tarlac 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 only (php 10,000.00). 6) the provincial government of tarlac will hold a pre-bid conference on 19 october 2026 at 1:30 p.m., 3/f bac office, provincial capitol building, brgy. san vicente, tarlac city, tarlac 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 1:30 p.m. on 4 november 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 be on 2:00 p.m. on 4 november 2026 at 3/f bac office, provincial capitol building, brgy. san vicente, tarlac city, tarlac. bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity. 10) the provincial government of tarlac reserves the right to reject items not conforming to specifications at no cost to the government. 11) t