Port Management Office Northern Luzon Poro, City of San Fernando (La Union)

Port Management Office - Northern Luzon

Poro, City of San Fernando (La Union)

Tel. Nos.: [phone] (Fin./Admin.); 700-2563 (Fin. Manager); 700-5616 (ESD); 700-5618 (PSD/PPD)

700-2989 (Direct Line – Port Manager); 607-4603 (Exec Asst.); Telefax No. [phone]

Invitation to Apply for Eligibility and to Participate
CARGO HANDLING SERVICES AT THE PORT OF SALOMAGUE

1. 
   The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), through the PMO Northern Luzon-Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites potential bidders to submit Letters of Intent (LOI) and to apply for eligibility for the comparative evaluation of the above mentioned cargo handling (CH) services. The CH services to be bid shall include arrastre services, stevedoring services and other related services such as porterage services and bagging services. The Contract for the aforesaid CH services shall be for a period of 3 years.
   

2. 
   Prospective bidders should have the paid-up capital, working capital, principal/key CH personnel, CH equipment and other minimum eligibility requirements stated in the Instructions to Prospective Bidder. The shipping companies shall not be eligible to participate in the said bidding, either as a sole bidder or as a member in a joint venture. However, individual stockholders of the shipping companies are allowed to be a member of a joint venture provided that the individual share holdings shall not exceed 5% nor the aggregate share holdings of all such stockholders shall exceed 10% of the total shares of the corporation that will be formed if it will be declared the winning bidder.
   

3. 
   Interested prospective bidders must submit their Letters of Intent and Application for Eligibility on or before September 16, 2015 at 5:00 PM at the BAC Secretariat PPA-PMO Northern Luzon, Gov. Joaquin Ortega Ave., Poro, San Fernando City (LU) and secure the eligibility Documents therefrom upon payment of non-refundable fee in the amount of One Thousand One Hundred Twenty Pesos Only (Php 1,120.00) VAT–inclusive.
   

4. 
   Applications for Eligibility shall be evaluated using a non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in accordance with PPA Administrative Order No. 01-2006 as amended by PPA A.O. 03-2009, and is restricted to Filipino citizens or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. Only those who are determined by the COSEC as “Eligible will be entitled and allowed to purchase the Bidding Documents and submit the corresponding bids. The bidder with the Highest Calculated Bid, depending on the basis for the award of CH contract shall advance to the post-qualification stage in order to finally determine its responsiveness as to eligibility and bidding requirements. The Contract shall then be awarded to the Bidder with the Highest Calculated and Responsive Bid (HCRB) who was determined as such during the post-qualification process.
   

5. 
   The schedule of bidding activities from the issuance of
   eligibility Documents up to the Opening of Bids is as follows:
   

No.	Bidding Activities	Date	Time	Place
1	Issuance & Availability of Eligibility Documents	Sept. 9-16, 2015	8:00 AM to 5:00PM	PPA-PMO Northern Luzon
2	Deadline for Submission of Eligibility Documents	Sept.16, 2015	9:00 AM	PPA-PMO Northern Luzon
3	Opening of Eligibility Documents	Sept. 16, 2015	10:00 AM	PPA-PMO Northern Luzon- Conference Room
4	Issuance and Availability of Bidding Documents	Sept. 17-29, 2015	8:00 AM to 5:00 PM	PPA-PMO Northern Luzon
5	Pre-Bid Conference	Sept. 18, 2015	2:00 PM	PPA-PMO Northern Luzon
6	Deadline for Submission of Bid Documents	Sept. 29, 2015	1:00 PM	PPA-PMO Northern Luzon
7	Bid Opening	Sept. 29, 2015	2:00 PM	PPA-PMO Northern Luzon- Conference Room

6. 
   All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the following forms and amounts:
   

Form of Bid Security	Php 561,481.20
	(Amount of Gross Income in the
	Immediately Preceding year from
	CH Operations in the Port
	Subject of Bidding)
Cash, certified check, cashier's check, bank draft or irrevocable letter of credit	Php5,614.81 (1%)
Bank Guarantee	Php8,422.22 (1.5%)
Surety Bond callable upon demand issued by the GSIS or other reputable surety or insurance company duly licensed by the office of the Insurance Commission	Php14,037.03 (2.5%)

7. 
   Eligible Bidders may obtain further information and procure a complete set of Bidding Documents from the COSEC Secretariat at Philippine Ports Authority, PMO Northern Luzon, Gov. Joaquin Ortega Ave, Poro, San Fernando City (LU) at telephone No. 072-607-4607 upon presentation of the Notice of Eligibility and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of One Thousand One Hundred Twenty Pesos (Php1,120.00) in cash or manager’s check.
   

8. 
   The PPA assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders of any expenses incurred in the preparation of their eligibility statements and of their bids.
   

9. 
   The PPA reserves the right to reject any bids, declare a failure of bidding at any time prior to the contract award, or not to award the contract without thereby incurring any liability, and make no assurance that a contract shall be entered into as a result of the bidding.
   

(SGD.) MARIETA G. ODICTA

Chairperson

Comparative Selection and Evaluation Committee