INSTALLATION OF COMMUNITY SOLAR LIGHTS

Invitation to Bid for INSTALLATION OF COMMUNITY SOLAR LIGHTS 1. The Municipal Government of La Trinidad, through the 20% Municipal Development Fund (MDF) 2026 intends to apply the sum of Nine Million Nine Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Two Pesos and Sixty-Three Centavos (Php9,995,132.63) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Installation of Community Solar Lights (POW-8751-2026-LTB-01). Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. 2. The Municipal Government of La Trinidad now invites bids for Installation of Community Solar Lights. Completion of the Works is required one hundred fifteen (115) calendar days. Bidders should have completed, within five (5) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, 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 (ITB). 3. Bidding will be conducted through competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the IRR, otherwise known as the “New Government Procurement Act (NGPA)”. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, cooperatives, and partnerships or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. 4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the Bids and Awards Committee of the Municipal Government of La Trinidad, Benguet and inspect the Bidding Documents at the given below from Mondays to Fridays at 8:00am to 5:00pm. 5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested bidders on October 12 – November 4, 2026, at the address given below and upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB, in the amount of Ten Thousand Pesos (Php10,000.00). It may also be downloaded free of charge from the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) website, provided that bidders pay the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents no later than the submission of their bids. 6. The Municipal Government of La Trinidad, Benguet will hold a Pre-bid Conference on October 21, 2026, at 10:00A.M. at LYDO Conference Hall, 3/F 2002 Public Market Building, Km. 5 Pico, La Trinidad, Benguet, which shall be open to prospective Bidders. 7. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat through manual submission at the address indicated below on or before November 4, 2026, at 9:00A.M. Late bids shall not be accepted. 8. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 16. 9. Bid opening shall be on November 4, 2026, at 10:00am at the LYDO Conference Hall, 3/F 2002 Public Market Building, Km. 5 Pico, La Trinidad, Benguet. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity. 10. All prospective bidders shall be required to submit a sworn disclosure of relations and beneficial ownership, clearly identifying the natural persons who ultimately own, control, or benefit from the bidding entity, whether direct or indirectly, through shareholding, voting rights, contractual arrangements, or other means of control, in accordance with Section 81.1 and Section 82 of Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. No. 12009. Strict Implementation R.A. No. 6685 which was approved on December 12, 1998 that provides: "All private contractors, including subcontractors, to whom awards are made for the undertaking of national and local public works funded by either National Government or any local government unit including foreign assisted projects must hire at least fifty percent (50%) of the unskilled and thirty percent (30%) of the skilled labor requirements from the unemployed bona fide and actual residents in the province, city and municipality who are ready, willing and able as determined by the governor, city mayor or municipal mayor concerned where the projects are to be undertaken: Provided that the labor used or to be used for the manufacture of prefabricated construction materials and other materials premade outside the place of project implementation and skilled manpower utilizes or to be utilized for the preparation of engineering designs and project plans and layouts shall be exempted from the labor requirements shall be based on the maximum number of locally available labor resources which fact shall be certified by the municipal, city, provincial or district engineer as sufficient compliance with the labor requirements under this Act" 11. The Municipal Government of La Trinidad, Benguet reserves the right to reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding, or not award the contract at any time prior to contract award in accordance with Section 70 of R.A. No. 12009, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. 12. For further information, please refer to: CORAZON A. UYAAN Head BAC Secretariat Bids and Awards Committee Office Procurement Division, 3/F 2002 Public Market Bldg., Km. 5 Pico, La Trinidad, Benguet Contact Nos.: 0969 – 334 – 9233 or (074) 619-2103 E-mail Address: [email protected] 13. You may visit the following websites: For downloading of Bidding Documents: PHILGEPS’ Website- Municipality of La Trinidad October 7, 2026 Approved: ATTY. FRANCO G. BAWANG, JR. BAC Chairperson Pre-bid Conference Date Time Venue 21/10/2026 10:00 AM LYDO Conference Room, 3/F 2002 Public Market Bldg., Km.5 Pico La Trinidad, Benguet Created by Corazon Antonio Uyaan Date Created 08/10/2026 The PhilGEPS team is not responsible for any typographical errors or misinformation presented in the system. PhilGEPS only displays information provided for by its clients, and any queries regarding the postings should be directed to the contact person/s of the concerned party. ©&nbsp2004-2026 DBM Procurement Service. All rights reserved. Help | Contact Us | Sitemap