Procedure for the procurement of consulting service - DOH

DOH CUSTOMIZED PROCUREMENT MANUAL VOLUME 4 2010
PART ONE – COMPETITIVE BIDDING
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
Competitive or public bidding is a method of procurement that is open to all interested and qualified parties
(Section 5.h of the revised IRR). It is preferred over other methods of procurement. A procuring entity
should, therefore, see to it that its procurement program allows for enough time to conduct such public
bidding (Section 48.2 of the revised IRR).
Competitive bidding consists of the following processes; advertisement, pre-bid conference, eligibility
screening of prospective bidders, receipt and opening of bids, evaluation of bids, post-qualification, and
award of contract (Section 5.h of the revised IRR).
For consulting service, additional steps such as the short listing of prospective bidders (Section 24.5 of the
revised IRR) are included to ensure that qualified, competent, and experienced consultants are hired to
accomplish the procurement project on consulting.
The opening of bids up to the award of contract should not exceed three (3) months, or a shorter period to
be determined by the Procuring Entity In case the deadline for each activity falls on a non-working day (i.e.
Saturday and Sunday), legal holiday, or special non-working holiday, the deadline shall be the next working
day.
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