Procedure for the procurement of consulting service - DOH

DOH CUSTOMIZED PROCUREMENT MANUAL VOLUME 4 2010
GENERAL PRINCIPLES ON THE PROCUREMENT OF
CONSULTING SERVICES
1. DEFINITION OF A CONSULTANT
A natural or juridical person, qualified by appropriate education, training and relevant experience
to render any or all of the types and fields of consulting services as defined in this IRR, shall be
considered as a “Consultant,” subject to the requirements provided in the revised IRR for eligibility
check and post-qualification.
2. THE NEED FOR CONSULTANTS
The services of consultants may be engaged by any procuring entity for government projects or
related activities of such magnitude and/or scope as would require a level of expertise or attention
beyond the optimum in-house capability of the procuring entity concerned and consistent with the
Government‟s policy not to compete with the private sector.
3. INDEPENDENCE OF CONSULTANTS
To ensure the consultant‟s professional independence, integrity, and objectivity, consultants, as
well as key staff working for the consulting entity, who may be directly or indirectly associated with
non-consulting firms that may have an interest in or bias towards the project concerned, shall be
selected only if they agree to limit their role to that of consultants and will disqualify themselves
and their affiliates for bidding for products and services of the same government project.
4. HIRING OF CONSULTANTS
4.1. Consultants shall be hired on the basis of their proven expertise, experience and
capability. Under certain conditions provided herein, cost may be included as a factor in
the selection of consultants.
4.2. In order to manifest trust and confidence in and promote the development of Filipino
consultancy, Filipino consultants shall be hired whenever the services required for the
project are within the expertise and capability of Filipino consultants: Provided, however,
That in the event Filipino consultants do not have the sufficient expertise and capability to
render the services required under the project, as determined by the HOPE, foreign
consultants may be hired.
4.3. In the hiring of foreign consultants, all pertinent laws and regulations of the Philippines
shall be followed.
4.4. Technology and knowledge transfer to the procuring entity shall be required in the
provision of consulting services, where applicable.
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