REFURBISHMENT OF ALUMINUM BOATS AND TRAILERS

INVITATION TO BID FOR THE REFURBISHMENT OF ALUMINUM BOATS WITH TRAILERS – LOT 1 
AND RECONDITIONING OF OUTBOARD MOTORS – LOT 2

1)    The Philippine Coast Guard, through the General Appropriation Act of FY-2025 Continuing Appropriations, intends to apply the sum of Seventy-Eight Million Pesos (PhP78,000,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the Refurbishment of Aluminum Boats with Trailers and Reconditioning of Outboard Motors broken down as follows:

LOT NO.    DESCRIPTION    ABC    DELIVERY SCHEDULE
1    Refurbishment of Aluminum Boats with Trailers Lot-1
(IB No. 2026-040)    PhP50,720,000.00    Within Three Hundred (300) Calendar Days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed (NTP) 
2    Reconditioning of Outboard Motors Lot-2
(IB No. 2026-041)    PhP27,280,000.00    Within Three Hundred (300) Calendar Days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed (NTP)

Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. 

2)    The Philippine Coast Guard now invites bids for the Refurbishment of Aluminum Boats with Trailers (Lot 1) and Reconditioning of Outboard Motors (Lot 2) with Competitive Bidding as a mode of procurement using the Most Economically Advantageous Responsive Bid (MEARB) as an award criterion. Delivery of the Goods is required in accordance with Section VI (Schedule of Requirements) of the Bidding Documents for said project. All terms and conditions of the contract shall be effective upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Bidders should have completed within 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 non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the IRR of RA No. 12009, and the contract shall be awarded to the bidder who was identified as the MEARB. The details of the quality and price proposals shall be detailed as follows:
4)    
AWARD CRITERIA    PERCENTAGE
QUALITY COMPONENT         85% 
         
CRITERION    POINTS    
Quality & Technical Merit / OEM Track Record    20    
Approach & Methodology    20    
Organization & Personnel Qualifications    15    
Service Capability & Nationwide Accessibility    15    
Environmental and Innovative Characteristics    10    
After-Sales Service & Warranty Provisions    10    
Delivery Schedule & Conditions    5    
Tools, Equipment, & Facilities    5    
TOTAL     100    
          
FINANCIAL COMPONENT         15%
TOTAL OF QUALITY AND FINANCIAL COMPONENTS         100%

5)    Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizens or organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens, pursuant to RA No. 5183. 

6)    Interested Bidders may obtain further information from Philippine Coast Guard through the Coast Guard Procurement Service and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from Mondays to Fridays during office hours, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, except non-working days (i.e. Saturday and Sunday), legal holiday, or special non-working holiday, or other nonworking days duly declared by the President, Governor, Mayor or other Government Official authorized to make such declaration.

7)    A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on 01 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 from the address given address and PCG website below upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB, based on the following schedule:

ABC Range    Bidding Documents Fee
More than 10,000,000.00 up to 50,000,000.00    PhP25,000.00
More than 50,000,000.00 to 500,000,000.00    PhP50,000.00
 
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Modernized Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (MPhilGEPS) 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.

8)    The Philippine Coast Guard will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on 08 October 2026, 10:00 A.M. onwards physically at the Flag Officer’s Lounge, National Headquarters Philippine Coast Guard, 139 25th Street Port Area, Manila., which shall be open to prospective Bidders.
 
9)    Bids must be duly received by the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Secretariat through manual submission at the address below on or before 20 October 2026, 09:00 A.M. Late bids shall not be accepted.

10)    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.

11)    Bid opening shall be on 20 October 2026, 10:00 A.M. onwards at Flag Officer’s Lounge, National Headquarters Philippine Coast Guard, 139 25th Street Port Area, Manila., which shall be open to prospective Bidders. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity.

12)    Bidder should note that the Philippine Coast Guard will accept bids only from those that have paid the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents.

The Philippine Coast Guard assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of their bids.
            
In accordance with Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) Circular 04-2026 Guidelines on the Resolution of Tied Bids through Tie-Breaking Method, the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) shall use a non-discretionary and non-discriminatory measure based on sheer luck or chance, which is “DRAW LOTS,” in the event that two (2) or more bidders have been post-qualified and determined as the bidder having the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid (LCRB) to determine the final bidder having the LCRB, based on the following procedures:

a)     In alphabetical order, the bidders shall pick one rolled paper.
b)     The lucky bidder who would pick the paper with a “CONGRATULATIONS” remark shall be declared as the final bidder having the LCRB and recommended for award of the contract.
 
13)    The Philippine Coast Guard 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 incurring any liability to the affected Bidder or Bidders.

14)    For further information, please refer to:

    CAPT BENEDICTO C BARTOLOME PCG 
Commander, Coast Guard Procurement Service 
Coast Guard Procurement Service 
2nd Floor, Bachrach Building I 
23rd Street, Port Area, South Harbor, Manila 
Email Address: procurement@coastguard.gov.ph 
Contact Number: 09565787067 

15)    You may visit the following websites:

For     downloading     of     Bidding     Documents:     www.philgeps.gov.ph and www.coastguard.gov.ph 

01 October 2026
 

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                                                                    VADM HOSTILLO ARTURO E CORNELIO PCG 
                                                                                     NHQ-PCG BAC Chairperson