Republic of the DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS III DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICE IV-A J. Gonzales St., 4, Tanauan City

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

The DPWH–Batangas III District Engineering Office, Tanauan City, intends to apply the respective amount(s) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the below listed contract(s). Bids received in excess of the ABC will be automatically rejected at bid opening.

1. Contract ID : 18CSDC01 Contract Name : Consultancy Services for the Detailed Engineering Design including Bridge Site Survey, Topographic Survey and Subsurface Exploration Works Contract Location : Tanauan City, Talisay, and Sta. Teresita, Batangas Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php1,800,430.00 Preliminary and Detailed Engineering for a. Sta. Maria Bridge III (B03166LZ)along Talisay– Laurel- Agoncillo Rd Php315,550.00 b. Tanauan City–Sto. Tomas Diversion Road via Sampalocan Road (4-lane Bridge) Php648,960.00 c. Construction of Two 4-lane Bridge along Taal Lake Circumferential Road, Sta. Teresita Section (Bridge 1) Php417,960.00 d. Construction of Two 4-lane Bridge along Taal Lake Circumferential Road, Sta. Teresita Section (Bridge 2) Php417,960.00 Contract Duration : 90 cd Bid Documents Cost : Php5,000.00 Source of Fund : SR2018-02-005955 dated February 23, 2018

2. Contract ID : 18CSDC02 Contract Name : Consultancy Services for the Conduct of Feasibility Studies/PDE/Economic Analysis/Technical Studies/ Traffic Impact Assessment – Region IV-A 1) Bugaan- Gulod-Buso-Buso Bypass Road; 2) Malvar-Sto. Tomas Diversion Road Contract Location : Laurel, Malvar, and Sto. Tomas Batangas Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php5,800,000.00 a. Bugaan–Gulod–Buso–Buso Bypass Road Php1,800,000.00 b. Malvar–Sto. Tomas Diversion Road Php4,000,000.00 Contract Duration : 180 cd Bid Documents Cost : Php10,000.00 Source of Fund : SR2018-02-004827 dated February 19, 2018

The DPWH-Batangas III District Engineering Office, Tanauan City now calls for the submission of eligibility documents for the above-stated contract. Interested consultants must submit eligibility documents on or before 10:00 AM, July 25, 2017 at DPWH-Batangas III District Engineering Office, J. Gonzales St., Barangay 4, Tanauan City. Application for eligibility will be evaluated based on a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion. The BAC shall draw up the short list of consultants from those who have submitted eligibility documents and have been determined as eligible in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the ”Government Procurement Reform Act”, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). The criteria and rating system for short listing are experience of the consulting firm, qualification of key personnel, and job capacity. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedure using non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the IRR of RA 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.

The DPWH-Batangas III District Engineering Office, Tanauan City will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on July 27, 2018, 10:00 AM at the above-stated address, open only to shortlisted bidders.

Bids must be delivered to the above-stated address on or before August 8, 2018, 9:00 AM. The DPWH-Batangas III District Engineering Office, Tanauan City shall evaluate bids using the Quality Based Evaluation/Selection (QBE/QBS) procedure. The criteria and rating system for the evaluation of bids shall be provided in the Instruction to Bidders.

The Eligibility Screening Form will be available at DPWH-Batangas III District Engineering Office, Tanauan City. Submission of eligibility documents shall be received at the Office of the BAC Chairman and results of eligibility shall be issued by the same Office through the District Procurement Office.

Bid documents will be available only to shortlisted bidders upon payment of the non-refundable amount corresponding to each contract for bid to this Office’s Cashier.

The winning prospective consultant shall be directed by the DPWH-Batangas III District Engineering Office, Tanauan City to undertake the task of securing for the approval from the Regional Office IV-A, EDSA, City, of all output documents before submitting to this Implementing Office.

The DPWH-Batangas III District Engineering Office, Tanauan City reserves the right to reject any bid and all bids, annul the bidding process, or not award the contracts at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.

The DPWH-Batangas III District Engineering Office, Tanauan City likewise assumes no obligation whatsoever to compensate or indemnify any bidder or winning bidders, as the case may be, for any expenses or losses that the said party/s may incur in its participation in the pre-bidding and bidding process nor does it guarantee that an award will be made.

For further information, please refer to:

GIL B. AGGARI BAC Chairman

ANGELITA L. BASCO BAC Secretariat Head

2 Telephone No. (043)7785134, Telephone/Facsimile No. (043)7780738 DPWH-Batangas III District Engineering Office J. Gonzales St., Poblacion Barangay 4, Tanauan City

Approved: GIL B. AGGARI BAC Chairman

Noted: PRESCILA R. RAMOS District Engineer

DPWH Website Publication Dates: July 19-26, 2018

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