Consulting Services for the Conduct of Feasibility Study of Moises Padilla - Macagahay Negros Occidental Boundary Road (Negros Occidental) Phase II

Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS

NEGROS ISLAND REGION

Bio-os, Amlan, Negros Oriental

Request for Expression of Interest for the Consulting Services for the Conduct of  Feasibility Study of Moises Padilla - Macagahay Negros Occidental Boundary Road (Negros Occidental) Phase II

1. The Department of Public Works and Highways – Negros Island Region, through the General Appropriations Act 2026 intends to apply the sum of Twenty Million One Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php 20,100,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the Consulting Services for the Conduct of Feasibility Study of Moises Padilla - Macagahay Negros Occidental Boundary Road (Negros Occidental) Phase II. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of the financial proposals.

1. The Department of Public Works and Highways – Negros Island Region now calls for the submission of short-listing documents for the Consulting Services for the Conduct of Feasibility Study of Moises Padilla - Macagahay Negros Occidental Boundary Road (Negros Occidental) Phase II. Short-listing documents of interested consultants must be duly received by the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Secretariat on or before 10:00 AM of September 3, 2026 at Department of Public Works and Highways Negros Island Region – Regional Office (Temporary Office) Brgy. Cangmating, Sibulan, Negros Oriental. Applications for eligibility will be evaluated based on a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion.

1. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the Department of Public Works and Highways Negros Island Region – Regional Office and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00am to 5:00pm.

1. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on August 27, 2026 from the given address: Department of Public Works and Highways Negros Island Region – Regional Office (Temporary Office) Brgy. Cangmating, Sibulan

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.

1. The BAC shall draw up the short-list of consultants from those who have submitted Expression of Interest, including the short-listing documents, and have been determined as eligible in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 12009, otherwise known as the “New Government Procurement Act”, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). The short-list shall consist of five (5) prospective bidders. The criteria and rating system for short-listing are:

1. Bidding will be conducted through competitive selection using non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA No. 12009.

1. 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.

1. The Procuring Entity shall evaluate bids to determine the Highest Rated Bid using the Quality-Cost Based Evaluation/Selection (QCBE/QCBS) procedure. The criteria and rating system for the evaluation of bids shall be provided in the Instructions to Bidders.

1. Short-Listing Documents must be received by the Procuring Entity’s BAC at the address indicated in the Request for Expression of Interest or through online submission on or before the date and time indicated in the SDS.

1. The contract shall be completed within One Hundred Twenty (120) calendar days.

1. 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. The certification as to the current workload relative to capacity shall be made in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders in relation to TPF 5 therein.

1. The Department of Public Works and Highways – Negros Island Region 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 RA No. 12009 and its IRR, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders

1. For further information, please refer to:

MARIA LIZA G. RULL

Head, Procurement Staff

Department of Public Works and Highways – Negros Island Regional Office

Brgy. Cangmating, Sibulan, Negros Oriental

procurement_nir@dpwh.gov.ph

CRESENCIO L. MATNOG JR.

Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee

Chief, Construction Division

Negros Island Region

Date:         August 25, 2026