Section I. Invitation to Bid
Republic of the Philippines
Philippine Rural Development Project
Invitation to Bid for the
Construction/Concreting of NRJ-Samonte FMR (Segment 1), Kawilan-Moalboal FMR (Segment 2)
Identification No.: PRDP-SU-IB-RO09- ZAS-010-TAL-001-2023-FMR
Loan No. 9577-PH
August 1, 2025
1. The Government of the Philippines (GoP) has received a Loan from the World Bank towards the cost of Philippine Rural Development Project Scale Up and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Loan to payments under the contract for the Construction/Concreting of NRJ-Samonte FMR (Segment 1), Kawilan-Moalboal FMR (Segment 2), Subproject ID No. PRDP-SU-IB-RO09-ZAS-010-TAL-001-2023-FMR.
2. The Municipal Government of Talusan, Zamboanga Sibugay, implementing partner of the Department of Agriculture, now invites bids for the Construction/Concreting of NRJ-Samonte FMR (Segment 1), Kawilan-Moalboal FMR (Segment 2). Completion of the Works is required by 562 calendar days. Bidders should have completed, within the last ten (10) years, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instructions to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted in accordance with relevant procedures for open competitive bidding as specified in the IRR of RA 9184 (R.A. 9184), with some amendments, as stated in these bidding documents and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the applicable procurement regulations of the World Bank. The contract shall be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bidder (LCRB) who was determined as such during post-qualification. The Estimated Project Cost for this project is One Hundred Ninety-Three Million Sixty-Two Thousand Pesos (PhP 193,062,000.00).
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the Bids and Awards Committee of Municipal Government of Talusan, Zamboanga Sibugay and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below and also at the PRDP Regional Project Coordination Office IX (RPCO IX) with address at IZRES, Research Complex, Sanito, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay and at the PRDP Project Support Office Mindanao (PSO Mindanao) with address at Alvarez Building, Angliongto Sr. Avenue, Lanang, Davao City and at the National Project Coordination Office (NPCO).
A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders starting August 1, 2025 from the address below, PRDP RPCO-IX or PRDP PSO Mindanao and upon payment or depositing to the Municipality of Talusan, Zamboanga Sibugay – Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), Buug Branch Account Number 2852-1212-57 a non-refundable fee for the bidding documents in the amount of Ten Thousand Pesos (PhP10,000.00) not later than the submission of their bids. The LGU Treasurer’s official receipt or the bank teller’s validated deposit slip serves as your proof of payment The LGU Treasurer’s official receipt or the bank teller’s validated deposit slip or printed receipt from other online payment channels serves as the proof of payment.
Digital payment shall mean payment using the likes of PayMaya, IAccess, Smart Money, GCash, Coins.ph and other means of digital payment.
Bidding Documents may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the PRDP website (prdp.da.gov.ph). For Detailed Engineering Design (DED), Drawings and Plans, please follow the link https://tinyurl.com/DEDTalusanZAS.
As part of the transparency measures being instituted by the Department of Agriculture (DA) the bidders can virtually visit the site of the above-described subproject at prdp.da.gov.ph where geotagged base photographs are viewable. The DA, however, requires that all potential contractors who will be awarded contract under the project shall have undergone geotagging training provided by the PRDP Project Support Office.
5. The Municipal Government of Talusan, Zamboanga Sibugay will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on August 19, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the Municipal Training Center, beside Municipal Gymnasium Talusan Zamboanga Sibugaywhich shall be open to all interested parties.
6. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat at the address below on or before September 4, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Securing Declaration.
Bids will be opened on September 4, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the Municipal Training Center, beside Municipal Gymnasium Talusan Zamboanga Sibugay. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidder’s representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
7. The Municipal Government of Talusan, Zamboanga Sibugay 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.
8. For further information, please refer to:
ENGR. REX T. ESPARAGUERA
MPDO / Secretariat, Bids and Awards Committee
BAC Office, LGU Complex
Poblacion, Talusan, Zamboanga Sibugay
E-mail Address/Mobile Nos: bactalusan@gmail.com /09163866335
ROY ANTHONY L. LUBGUBAN, RAgr
Chairperson, Bids and Awards Committee