Republic of the Department of Health Medical Center Mandurriao, City Fax No. (033) 321-1797

Project Reference No. DM 2019 - 05

INVITATION TO BID

The Department of Health (DOH) – Western Visayas Medical Center through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) invites suppliers/manufacturers/distributors/contractors to apply for eligibility and to bid for the hereunder project:

Name of the Project: Supply and Delivery of Various Pharmaceuticals Location: Western Visayas Medical Center, Mandurriao, Brief Description: The bidder shall provide the supply and delivery of various pharmaceuticals

The project consists of eight (8) categories:

# Categories Approved Budget 1 Drugs acting on nervous system 2,287,260.00 2 Anti-infectives 1,158,548.00 3 Cardiovascular Drugs 198,434.00 4 Drug/s Correcting Water Electrolyte, Acid Base and Caloric Disturbances 656,300.00 5 Diagnostic Agent/s 410,000.00 6 Ophthalmological Preparations 377,645.00 7 Other Medicines 331,994.00 8 Antiretroviral Medications 7,727,140.00 TOTAL AMOUNT Php 13,147,321.00

Contract Duration: One (1) Year Delivery Period: As per approved delivery schedule

Prospective bidders should have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last two (2) years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for the bidding. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the preliminary Examination of Bids shall be non-discretionary “pass/fail” criteria. Post qualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted.

Partial bid will be allowed and awarding of contract will be on per line item in every category basis.

All particulars relative to eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre- bidding Conference, Evaluation of Bids, Post Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR).

Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorship, 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 5183.

A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on October 16, 2019 up to the deadline of submission of bid from the address stated above and upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB in the amount of 0.001 of the sum of the ABCs of the categories the bidder will be participating in.

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.

The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows:

Activities Schedule 1. Issuance and Availability of Bid Documents October 16, 2019 – November 05, 2019 2. Pre-bid Conference October 24, 2019 9:00 AM, Laboratory Conference Room WVMC, Q. Abeto St., Mandurriao, Iloilo City 3. Submission and Opening of Bids November 05, 2019 9:00 AM, Laboratory Conference Room WVMC, Q. Abeto St., Mandurriao, Iloilo City 4. Bid Evaluation November 06, 2019 5. Post-qualification November 07, 2019 6. Notice of Award November 09, 2019

The DOH - Western Visayas Medical Center assumes no responsibility, whatsoever, to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid.

Date of Publication: October 16, 2019

Sgd. MA. VIOLETA CALOPEZ, RN, MAN BAC Chairman