UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

OPEN UNIVERSITY

INVITATION TO BID
Provision of Security Services to UPOU Headquarters
In accordance with the General Appropriations Act of 2015 of the Government of the
Philippines (GOP), the UP Open University (UPOU) through the Bids and Awards
Committee (UPOU-BAC) intends to apply the sum of Two Million Eight Hundred Seventy
Thousand Pesos (PhP 2,870,000.00) only, this being the Approved Budget for the Contract
(ABC), for the project Provision of Security Services to UPOU Headquarters (Reference
No. ITB No. 15-05-004). Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically
rejected at bid opening.
UPOU now invites bids for the project Provision of Security Services to UPOU
Headquarters. The contract period shall be for one year starting from the issuance of
Noticeto Proceed. Bidders should have completed, within five years from the date of
submissionand receipt of bids, a contract similar to the project and equivalent to fifty
percent (50%) of the approved budget for this contact. The description of an eligible bidder
is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly in Section II. Instructions to Bidders.
Bidding will be conducted through an open competitive bidding procedure using a nondiscretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations
(IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement
Reform Act. 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 5183 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138.
A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased from the address below and upon
payment of a non-refundable fee for the bidding documents in the amount of Five
Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) only. It may also be downloaded from the website of the
Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) provided that bidders
shall pay the non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission
of their bids.
The UPOU-BAC will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on 14 May 2015, 4:00 PM at the Audio
Visual Room, UPOU Headquarters, Los Baos, Laguna. Only those who have purchased
the bidding documents shall be allowed to attend and participate in the pre-bid conference.
Bids must be delivered to the address below. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security
in the form and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.

Bid opening shall be on 26 May 2015, 4:30 PM at the UPOU Headquarters, Los Baos,
Laguna. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose
to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
UPOU reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to
reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability
to the affected bidder or bidders.
Interested bidders may obtain further information from the BAC Secretariat, Supply and
Property Management Office (SPMO), UPOU Headquarters, Los Baos, Laguna and
inspect the bidding documents from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday to Friday.
Contact information:
MS. PURA SV. AMOLOZA
Bids and Awards Committee Secretariat
Supply and Property Management Office (SPMO)
UPOU Headquarters, Los Baos, Laguna
Telephone No.: (049) 536-6001-06 local 210
Telefax No.: (049) 536-5991
Email: bac@upou.edu.ph

(SGD)Prof. PATRICIA B. ARINTO

Chair, UPOU Bids and Awards Committee