Procurement of heavy equipment

Invitation to Bid (ITB):Procurement of heavy equipment
Section i. invitation to bid republic of the philippines province of cebu municipality of boljoon invitation to bid for procurement of heavy equipment 1. the municipality of boljoon, through the municipal engineering office (general fund 20% ldf), intends to apply the sum of ten million pesos only (p10,000,000.00) being the abc to payments under the contract for procurement of heavy equipment. bids received in excess of the abc shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. 2. the municipality of boljoon now invites bids for the above procurement project. delivery of the goods is required by 15 calendar days after the issuance of notice to proceed. bidders should have completed, within 30 calendar days 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 (instructions to bidders). 3. bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the 2016 revised implementing rules and regulations (irr) of republic act (ra) no. 9184. 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. prospective bidders may obtain further information from the municipality of boljoon and inspect the bidding documents at the address given below during office hours 8:00a.m- 5pm. 5. a complete set of bidding documents may be acquired by interested bidders on october 7 – october 26, 2026 from the given address and website(s) below 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 (p10,000.00). the procuring entity shall allow the bidder to present its proof of payment for the fees 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 nonrefundable fee for the bidding documents not later than the submission of their bid. 6. the municipality of boljoon will hold a pre-bid conference on october 14, 2026 at 2:00 p.m at boljoon executive conferenece hall. which shall be open to prospective bidders. 7. bids must be duly received by the bac secretariat through manual submission at the office address indicated below, on or before october 26, 2026 (1:30 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 14. 9. bid opening shall be on october 26, 2026 (2:00 p.m) at boljoon executive conference hall. bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity. 10. the municipality of boljoon reserves the right to reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding, or not award the contract at any time prior to contract award in accordance with sections 35.6 and 41 of the 2016 revised irr of ra no. 9184, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. 11