26CB-GSC-401 CATERING WITHOUT VENUE

Republic of the Philippines Office of the City Mayor Bids and Awards Committee Goods and Consulting Services INVITATION TO BID FOR CATERING WITHOUT VENUE 1. The LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OF GENERAL SANTOS CITY, through the GENERAL FUND CY 2026 4 intends to apply the sum of Php 2,354,500.00 being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for CATERING WITHOUT VENUE. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. 2. The LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OF GENERAL SANTOS CITY now invites bids for CATERING WITHOUT VENUE 6 using the Fit-for-Purpose / Proportional Approach. Delivery of the Goods is required as scheduled. Bidders should have completed, at least Five (5) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, contracts 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 through competitive bidding procedures using a nondiscretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the IRR of R.A. No. 12009. Bidding is open to all interested Bidders, whether local or foreign, subject to the conditions for eligibility provided in the IRR. 7 4. Interested Bidders may obtain further information from LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OF GENERAL SANTOS CITY and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. 5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on October 22, 2026 from the address given below upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB, in the amount of Five (Php 5000.00). Note: For lot procurement, the maximum fee for the Bidding Documents for each lot shall be based on its ABC, in accordance with the Guidelines issued by the GPPB; provided that the total fees for the Bidding Documents of all lots shall not exceed the maximum fee prescribed in the Guidelines for the sum of the ABC of all lots. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that Bidders shall pay the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids. 4 Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) refers to the budget for the contract duly approved by the Head of the Procuring Entity (HoPE), within the authorized amount in the General Appropriations Act (GAA), continuing, and automatic appropriations, or other authorized source of funds, in the case of National Government Agencies (NGAs); the corporate operating budget approved by the governing Boards, pursuant to Executive Order (EO) No. 518, s. 1979, entitled “Establishing a Procedure for the Preparation and Approval of the Operating Budgets of Government Owned or Controlled Corporations, in the case of GOCCs, GFIs, and RA No. 8292, or the “Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997”, in the case of SUCs; and the budget for the contract approved by the Sanggunian through an appropriation ordinance in the case of LGUs. For multi-year contracts, for which a Multi-Year Contractual Authority (MYCA) or an equivalent document is required, the ABC shall be the total project cost reflected in the MYCA or equivalent document (Section 5(a), RA No. 12009); 5 Ibid. 6 A brief description of the type(s) of Goods should be provided, including quantities, location of project, and other information necessary to enable potential Bidders to decide whether or not to respond to the invitation 6. The LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OF GENERAL SANTOS CITY will hold a PreBid Conference on October 29, 2026 02:00 PM at BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE Office,Temporary Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Office, Dad. West Elementary School, General Santos City and/or through video conferencing via , which shall be open to prospective Bidders. 7. Bids must be duly received by the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Secretariat through manual submission at the office address indicated below and online via PhilGEPS electronic bidding facility on or before November 10, 2026 12:00 PM . 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 16.1. 9. Bid opening shall be on November 10, 2026 02:00 PM at BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE Office,Temporary Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Office, Dad. West Elementary School, General Santos City and/or via the indicated platform. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity. 10. The LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OF GENERAL SANTOS CITY 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 8 , without incurring any liability to the affected Bidder or Bidders. 11. For further information, please refer to: CHRISTIAN MARK ABARQUEZ, CPA, MPA BAC Secretariat 9500 General Santos City and/or 4th Floor, City Hall Building, General Santos City Tel: (064) 555-1234 Email: [email protected] Fax: 0999999999 Website: https://procurement.gensantos.gov.ph 12. You may visit the following websites: For downloading of Bidding Documents: https://www.philgeps.gov.ph / https://procurement.gensantos.gov.ph For electronic bid submission: https://www.philgeps.gov.ph October 21, 2026 ________________________________ RYAN OSCAR M. APLICADOR, MD (BAC Chairperson or Authorized Representative) Pre-bid Conference Date Time Venue 29/10/2026 2:00 PM Temporary Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Office Dad. 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