Procurement (For ABC above Fifty Thousand Pesos (₱50,000.00)), “the BAC,
through its Secretariat, shall post the invitation or request for submission of price
quotations/proposals in the PhilGEPS website, the website of the Procuring Entity
concerned, if available, and at any conspicuous place reserved for this purpose in the
premises of the Procuring Entity for a period of at least three (3) calendar days.”
7.10 Additionally, Section 54.3 of the same IRR states that for all alternative modes of
procurement, the BAC, through the Secretariat, must also post, for information
purposes, the notice of award, contract or purchase order, and notice to proceed (if
applicable) in the same locations, except for contracts with an ABC of ₱50,000.00
and below.
7.11 Management is reminded to carefully plan their procurement activities to allow the
BAC to conduct a wide dissemination of bid opportunities by posting the Invitation
to Bid (ITB), giving qualified suppliers an equal chance to participate in public
bidding.
7.12 Given the above, promoting economy and efficiency, as well as securing the most
advantageous prices, was not ensured.
7.13 We recommended and Management agreed that henceforth, the BAC
undertake procurements through competitive bidding in accordance with
Section 10, Rule IV of the IRR of RA 9184, except as provided in Rule XVI of
the IRR.
7.14 We further recommended and Management agreed to use Negotiated
Procurement–Small Value Procurement only if they can establish compliance
with the requirements specified in Annex “H,” Sections 48 and 53.9 of the 2016
IRR of RA 9184.
7.15 We furthermore recommended and the BAC agreed to strictly comply with the
posting requirements mandated by RA 9184 and its 2016 IRR.
7.16 The Municipal Budget Officer mentioned that it has been their practice as a 4th-class
Municipality to use SVP for the procurement of items not exceeding the
₱100,000.00 threshold, but they resolved to properly plan the Municipality’s
procurement activities to avoid similar errors in the future.
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