This Bid Bulletin is issued to modify, amend or clarify items in the issued Bidding Documents for the following project:

1. Supply, Delivery, Configuration and Installation of Structured Cabling, Network Attached Storage and Server for the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP)

Please be informed of the following information and clarifications:

1. The Pre-Bid Conference for the aforementioned procurement activity, originally scheduled on 13 December 2022 (Tuesday) at 9:30 AM, is hereby rescheduled on 1:30 PM of the same day, and will be conducted via online videoconferencing using the Microsoft Teams application. Bidders who intend to attend the Pre-Bid Conference are advised to send an e-mail expressing their intent to participate at bacnhcp2020@gmail.com so that the Secretariat may send them the link to the virtual meeting room.

For the guidance of all concerned. 

ROSARIO V. SAPITAN
Chairman, BAC

This Bid Bulletin is issued to modify, amend or clarify items in the issued Bidding Documents for the following project:

1. Supply, Delivery, Installation & Testing of a Property Management Information System (PMIS) for the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP)

Please be informed of the following information and clarifications:

1. Clarifications on Clause 5.3, paragraph (a), subsection (ii) of the Bid Documents are as follows:

• The word “product offering” refers the final product (i.e., Property Management Information System software and all peripheral hardware components) to be submitted by the winning bidder within the duration of one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days, or approximately six (6) months.
• The purpose of the demonstration is to show the Bidder’s capability to undertake the project by demonstrating a Property / Asset / Stock and Inventory Management Software which they have previously provided and implemented in another government agency or private entity. It is to be understood that this Software will be used as a baseline or working framework on which other features required under Section VII shall be added.
• The Bidder’s product offering shall be considered “compliant” to the Technical Specifications if it satisfies the following conditions:

1. They have sufficiently stated their compliance as instructed in Section VII (that is, they have written ‘comply’ on all provisions); and,
2. The Software they demonstrated includes the following minimum requirements:

2. The following additional instructions are added in Section VII. Technical Specifications, for further clarity:

• Evidence for capability to comply may be presented through the demonstration required under Clause 5.3, screenshots of interfaces where a certain feature was implemented in another program, and certifications from other clients that the Bidder was able to implement a certain feature.
• Prospective bidders must provide a brand and model for the hardware requirement, which may be supported by a product brochure or data sheet.
• Failure to give a demonstration of existing Software as stated under Clause 5.3 shall be deemed proof of incapacity and shall render the Bid liable for rejection.

3. Specifications Re: Software Interface and Operability, item 9 (Linkage with Accounting System) is hereby made optional.

4. Specifications re: Hardware under Section VII are hereby amended as follows:

For the guidance of all concerned.

ROSARIO V. SAPITAN

Chairman, BAC

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By Ernestine Aurea T. Quijano

One of the special collections of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) found in the Serafin D. Quiason Resource Center (SDQRC) is the Gomez-Burgos-Zamora Centennial Commission Collection. Comprised of 7,884 items distributed in 19 boxes, the Collection preserves the institutional memory of the Gomez-Burgos-Zamora Centennial Commission. The agency was created in 1968 through Executive Order No. 155 with Justice Jose Ma. Paredes as its pioneer Chairman. It was tasked to take charge of the preparations for the First Centenary of the martyrdom of Fathers Mariano Gómes, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora, as well as the Cavite Mutiny of 1872, of which they were charged with sedition and treason, and were sentenced to death via garrote, in 1972.

Pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1 which mandated the reorganization of the government bureaucracy in 1972, the Commission was merged with the National Historical Institute (NHI), along with other history-related agencies. All its records were transferred to the NHI Historical Data Bank. The NHI is now called the NHCP.

Included in the Collection are official communications between the Commission and the Department of Foreign Affairs to retrieve historical documents and coordinate with descendants related to the events of 1872; the files on the GOMBURZA Monument Competition, of which artists such as Guillermo Tolentino and Abdulmari Imao were among those invited to participate, with Solomon Saprid eventually winning the competition; and documents relating to the planned marker unveilings, public libraries, and other activities in their honor.

The Collection is currently being cataloged and annotated by the NHCP Research, Publication, and Heraldry Division. These will be made available to the public via the NHCP National Memory Project soon.

Shortlist of finalist to the Gomburza Centennial Monument Design Competition.

Future National Artist Arturo Luz selects the entry of Solomon Safrid.

A page from the official activities of the Gomburza Centennial in 1972.

Example of a communication with the letterhead of the Commission

1. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines, through the 2022 General Appropriations Act, intends to apply the sum of One Million Five Hundred Thousand pesos only (₱ 1,500,000.00) being the ABC to payments under the contract for the Supply, Delivery, Configuration and Installation of Structured Cabling, Network Attached Storage and Server for the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP). Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

2. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines now invites bids for the above Procurement Project. Delivery of the Goods is required by sixty (60) calendar days. Bidders should have completed, within two (2) years 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.

a. 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 National Historical Commission of the Philippines and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on 30 November 2022 (Wednesday) from the given address and website(s) 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 Five Thousand Pesos only (₱ 5,000.00) The Procuring Entity shall allow the bidder to present its proof of payment for the fees either (1) via a photocopy included in the submitted bid or (2) as a separate document presented to the BAC during the Opening of Bids.

6. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on 13 December 2022 (Tuesday) through video conferencing or webcasting via Microsoft Teams, 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 26 December 2022 (Monday) 10:00 AM. 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 26 December 2022 (Wednesday) 10:00 AM at the given address below and/or via Microsoft Teams. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity.

10. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines 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. For further information, please refer to:

Reinere Policarpio
BAC Secretariat
NHCP Central Office, T.M. Kalaw Ave. Ermita, Manila
bacnhcp2020@gmail.com / bac@nhcp.gov.ph
(632) 5335-1212
www.nhcp.gov.ph

12. You may visit the following websites:

For downloading of Bidding Documents: http://nhcp.gov.ph/category/nhcp/procurement/bid-opportunities/

ROSARIO V. SAPITAN
BAC Chairperson

Download bidding documents here.

This Bid Bulletin is issued to modify, amend or clarify items in the issued Bidding Documents for the project:

1. Supply, Delivery, Installation & Testing of a Property Management Inventory System (PMIS) for the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP)  

Please be informed of the following information and clarifications:

For the guidance of all concerned.

ROSARIO V. SAPITAN
NHCP – BAC Chairperson

Click to download Bid Bulletin No. 1

This Bid Bulletin is issued to modify, amend or clarify items in the issued Bidding Documents for the following projects:

1. Provision of Janitorial Services and Other General Services for NHCP Central Office and Shrines/Landmarks for FY 2023

 Please be informed of the following information and clarifications:

2. Item Number 9 in the Invitation to Bid (IB) is hereby amended to read as follows: 

Bid opening shall be on 14 December 2022 (Wednesday), 10:00 AM 1:00 PM at the given address below and/or via the Microsoft Teams App. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity. 

For the guidance of all concerned. 

ROSARIO V. SAPITAN
Chairman, BAC

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1. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines, through the National Expenditure Program intends to apply the sum of Twelve Million Seven Hundred Sixty Nine Thousand Four Hundred Eighteen Pesos & 82/100 (12,769, 418.82) being the ABC to payments under the contract for Provision of Janitorial Services and Other General Services for NHCP Central Office and Shrines/Landmarks for FY 2023. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. 

2. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines now invites bids for the above Procurement Project. Delivery of the Goods is required by January to December 2023.  Bidders should have completed, within the last three (3) years 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 National Historical Commission of the Philippines and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on 24 November – 1 December 2022 from the given address and website(s) 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). The Procuring Entity shall allow the bidder to present its proof of payment for the fees either in person, via e-mail or by attachment/inclusion of a photocopy of the Official Receipt in the submitted bid documents.

6. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on 2 December 2022 (Friday) at 2/F NHCP Central Office, Kalaw Ave., Ermita, Manila and/or through video conferencing or webcasting via Microsoft Teams App 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. 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 14 December 2022, 10:00 am at the given address below and/or via Microsoft Teams App. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity. 

10. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines 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. For further information, please refer to:
    Reinere Policarpio
    BAC Secretariat
    G/F NHCP Building, T. M. Kalaw Avenue, Ermita, Manila 1000
    Telephone No.: (+63)2-5335-1200
    Facsimile. No. (+63)2-8536-3181
    E-Mail: bacnhcp2020@gmail.com
    Website: www.nhcp.gov.ph 

12. You may visit the following websites:
    For downloading of Bidding Documents:
    http://nhcp.gov.ph/category/nhcp/procurement/bid-opportunities/

ROSARIO V. SAPITAN
BAC Chairperson

Download bidding documents here.

1. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines, through the National Expenditure Program intends to apply the sum of Thirty Three Million Two Hundred Twenty Four Thousand Three Hundred Eighty Six Pesos & 97/100 (33,224,386.97) being the ABC to payments under the contract for Provision of Security Services for NHCP Central Office and Shrines & Landmarks for FY 2023. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. 

2. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines now invites bids for the above Procurement Project. Delivery of the Goods is required by January to December 2023. Bidders should have completed, within the last three (3) years 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 National Historical Commission of the Philippines and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on 24 November – 1 December 2022 from the given address and website(s) 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). The Procuring Entity shall allow the bidder to present its proof of payment for the fees either in person, via e-mail or by attachment/inclusion of a photocopy of the Official Receipt in the submitted bid documents.

6. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on 2 December 2022 (Friday) at 2/F NHCP Central Office, Kalaw Ave., Ermita, Manila and/or through video conferencing or webcasting via Microsoft Teams App 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. 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 14 December 2022, 10:00 am at the given address below and/or via Microsoft Teams App. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity. 

10. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines 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. For further information, please refer to:
    Reinere Policarpio
    BAC Secretariat
    G/F NHCP Building, T. M. Kalaw Avenue, Ermita, Manila 1000
    Telephone No.: (+63)2-5335-1200
    Facsimile. No. (+63)2-8536-3181
    E-Mail: bacnhcp2020@gmail.com
    Website: www.nhcp.gov.ph 

12. You may visit the following websites:
    For downloading of Bidding Documents:
    http://nhcp.gov.ph/category/nhcp/procurement/bid-opportunities/

 
ROSARIO V. SAPITAN
BAC Chairperson

Download bidding documents here.

1. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines, through the 2022 General Appropriations Act intends to apply the sum of Six Million Pesos only (₱6,000,000.00) being the ABC to payments under the contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation & Testing of a Property Management Inventory System (PMIS) for the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP). Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. 

2. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines now invites bids for the above Procurement Project. Delivery of the Goods is required by one hundred and eighty calendar days (180) or approximately six (6) months. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years 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 National Historical Commission of the Philippines and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on 23 November 2022 the given address and website(s) 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 only (₱10,000.00) The Procuring Entity shall allow the bidder to present its proof of payment for the fees during the bid opening, with photocopies thereof either included in the submitted bid proposal or as a separate document.

6. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on 01 December 2022 (Thursday), 10:00 AM through videoconferencing/webcasting via Microsoft Teams, 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. 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 13 December 2022 (Tuesday), 10:00 AM at the given address below and/or via Microsoft Teams. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity.  

10. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines 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. For further information, please refer to:
    Reinere Policarpio
    BAC Secretariat
    2F NHCP Central Office, Teodoro M. Kalaw Ave. Ermita Manila
    bacnhcp2020@gmail.com / bac@nhcp.gov.ph
    (632) 5335-1212
    www.nhcp.gov.ph 

12. You may visit the following websites:
    For downloading of Bidding Documents:
    http://nhcp.gov.ph/category/nhcp/procurement/bid-opportunities/

ROSARIO V. SAPITAN|
BAC Chairperson

Download bidding documents here.

Eufemio O. Agbayani III
Historic Sites Development Officer II

On the last full week of this month, the nation remembers the famed painter Juan Luna on his 165th birth anniversary. His place in Philippine history is secure, contributing his genius to the Filipino reformists’ assertion that all races are equal and therefore deserving of freedom and basic human rights. Although his reputation was tarnished by the murder of his wife and mother-in-law, he continued using his influence, first in bringing his brother Antonio out of jail and secondly as part of the diplomatic corps of the nascent Philippine Republic.

While his comparatively short but meaningful life is worth revisiting, there is one important detail that needs to be publicly settled: when exactly was he born?

If we were to ask for early secondary sources, it would be 23 October 1857. These sources include Juan Luna’s biography written by José Rizal and published in La Ilustración on 28 February 1886 and a transcript of his murder trial which had been translated in Spanish and made available in the Julian Balmaceda Collection of the National Library of the Philippines.

Excerpt of Juan Luna’s biography by José Rizal
BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA

Even Juan Luna’s niche in San Agustin Church, Manila is marked by a simple tombstone stating that his birth date is 23 October. He was interred there on 28 March 1953 through the effort of his daughter-in-law Grace Luna de San Pedro and at the time, the consensus was that he was born on 23 October.

The remains of Juan Luna at Niche No. 73, San Agustin Church, Manila
AKONG DELOS SANTOS/SEMENTERYO: HERITAGE CEMETERIES
OF THE PHILIPPINES FACEBOOK PAGE

However, his baptismal certificate suggests a different date. A copy of this certificate was recently made available publicly by the National Archives of the Philippines and it reads in part: “On twenty-seven of October of one thousand eight hundred fifty and seven years, the Most Reverend Parish Priest Fr. Sebastian Diez Priest of the town of Sinait with license of Paris Priest of this town of Bádoc, solemnly baptized Juan Luna de San Pedro, boy, three days of age…”

Poster featuring a facsimile of Juan Luna’s baptismal certificate
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE PHILIPPINES

If we follow the practice documented by Dr. Luciano P.R. Santiago in which “the priest or parish clerk almost always counted the day the child was born (rather than the following day) as day one,” then the date should be 25 October.

Why then do the NHCP markers state that he was born on 24 October?

Perhaps the baptismal certificate was read in light of another significant document: the record of Juan Luna and Paz Pardo de Tavera’s marriage on 7 December 1886 in Paris, France. Here, he was described as “Juan LUNA DE SAN PEDRO born at Badoc, Philippines, on the 24th of October 1857 [aged 29] painter, 65 boulevard Arago, 75013 Paris …”

Portion of the record of Juan Luna and Paz Pardo de Tavera’s marriage, 7 December 1886
ARCHIVES DE PARIS

This document is especially significant as it was signed personally by Luna as required by law at that time. This date was later acknowledged by José Sedano Calonge in Almanaque Manila Galante (1912) and by Jaime C. de Veyra in Efemérides Filipinas, a column published in the Spanish-language magazine Semana on 8 December 1949, where he commemorated the death anniversary of Juan Luna.

However, the earlier date of 23 October persisted (in fact, even today). It was the date when his birth centennial was celebrated in 1957 with a historical marker installed at his birthplace. This date was acknowledged officially until 1978 when President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr. issued Proclamation No. 1798 which made 24 October a local special public holiday in the town.

Whatever the actual date is — 23, 24 or 25 October — Juan Luna deserves to be remembered not just in Badoc but in the whole country and, perhaps, the whole world.

Historical marker on the reconstructed birthplace of Juan Luna in Badoc, Ilocos Norte.
(The marker originally stated that he was born on 23 October 1957
but this has been retouched to read 24 October.)

Historical marker on the pedestal of a monument for Juan Luna in Badoc, Ilocos Norte

Historical marker on the pedestal of the Juan Luna National Monument in Intramuros, Manila

References:

Da Silva, Carlos E. Juan Luna y Novicio: First Internationally Known Filipino Painter. Manila: Juan Luna Centennial Commission, 1957.

De Veyra, Jaime C. “Un Filipino de Fama Mundial: Diciembre 7, 1899.” Semana, 8 December 1949. Copy accessed from the University of the Philippines Open Access Repository. https://repository.mainlib.upd.edu.ph/viewpdf.php?id=45391.

El Proceso Luna. Manila: unknown, 1894. Accessed from the digital library of the National Library of the Philippines.  https://nlpdl.nlp.gov.ph/JB02/1894/NLPJBBK31929f/home.htm.

Garcia, C. P. “President Garcia’s speech on the Luna Centennial celebration at Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Wednesday, October 23, 1957.” Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, 53(20), 7223-7227.

Juan Luna: 150th Birth Anniversary 1857-2007. Manila: National Historical Institute, 2007.

National Archives of the Philippines. “Today marks the 163rd Birth Anniversary of Juan Luna.” Featuring a translation by Dr. Teresita R. Ignacio. Facebook, 23 October 2020. Accessed from https://www.facebook.com/NationalArchivesPH/posts/pfbid0YWLX9LVZ8kotj1SQ1BhRs81FKracc3mMFF2gTRU7AfEYzn9kAjK4dPfYssXXAi4al.

Potet, Jean-Paul. “The Marriage of Juan Luna & Paz Pardo de Tavera.” Facebook, 15 June 2017. Accessed from https://www.facebook.com/jeanpaul.potet.3/posts/pfbid02GVcWsPgs1PBBUQPRk1WZyqxkdSRnVxLjXjyAtPRVdmAL7tYy4PiEQCDm1DK2Un1Al.

Proclamation No. 1798. 21 October 1978. Accessed from https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1978/10/21/proclamation-no-1798-s-1978/.

Santiago, Luciano P.R. The Art of Ancestor Hunting in the Philippines. Quezon City: New Day Publishers, 1990.

Sedano Calonge, José. Almanaque Manila Galante dirigido por José Sedano Calonge para el año 1912. Edited by Juan Fajardo. Manila: Imprenta, Litografía y Encuadernación de Juan Fajardo, 1912. Accessed from the University of Michigan, https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/philamer/adt3550.0001.001/74?q1=Juan+Luna+y+Novicio&view=pdf.

Zafaralla, Paul B. The Legacy of Juan Luna. Badoc: Juan Luna Shrine, 1981.

1. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines, through the 2022 General Appropriations Act, intends to apply the sum of Nine Million, One Hundred Sixty-Eight Thousand Eight Pesos and 61/100 (₱ 9,168,080.61) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the Restoration of the Punta Diamante (including the belfry), Bulusan, Sorsogon. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

2. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines now invites bids for the above Procurement Project. Completion of the Works is required within One Hundred and Eighty (180) calendar days. Bidders should have completed 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 non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the 2016 revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184.

4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the National Historical Commission of the Philippines and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested bidders on 12 October 2022 from given address and website/s 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 only (₱ 10,000.⁰⁰) The Procuring Entity shall allow the bidder to present its proof of payment for the fees either in person, via e-mail or by attachment/inclusion of a photocopy of the Official Receipt in the submitted bid documents.

6. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on 21 October 2022 (Friday), 10:00 AM at 2/F NHCP Central Office, Kalaw Ave., Ermita, Manila, and/or through videoconferencing/webcasting via Microsoft Teams App, which shall be open to prospective bidders. To access the Pre-Bid Conference, click this MS Teams Meeting Link: https://bit.ly/3ECAKdY.

7. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat through manual submission on or before 3 November 2022 (Thursday) at 10:00 AM. 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.

9. Bid opening for the technical and financial proposals shall be on 3 November 2022 (Thursday) at 10:00 AM at the given address below and/or through Microsoft Teams. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity. To access the opening of the technical and financial bid proposals, click this MS Teams Meeting link: https://bit.ly/3ym2QGu.

10. The 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 Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA No. 9184, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.

11. For further information, please refer to:

Reinere Policarpio

BAC Secretariat

G/F NHCP Building, T. M. Kalaw Avenue, Ermita, Manila 1000

Telephone No.: (+63)2-5335-1200

Facsimile. No. (+63)2-8536-3181

E-Mail: bacnhcp2020@gmail.com

Website: www.nhcp.gov.ph 

12. You may visit the following websites: 

For downloading of Bidding Documents: 

http://nhcp.gov.ph/category/nhcp/procurement/bid-opportunities/

________________________________

ROSARIO V. SAPITAN
BAC Chairperson

Download bidding documents here.

This Bid Bulletin is issued to modify, amend or clarify items in the issued Bidding Documents for the project:

1. Restoration of Punta Diamante (including the belfry), Bulusan, Sorsogon 

Please be informed of the following information and clarifications:

For the guidance of all concerned.

ROSARIO V. SAPITAN
NHCP – BAC Chairperson

Click to download Bid Bulletin No. 2