CE LAW - RA9184 - Article XI XV
CE LAW - RA9184 - Article XI XV
CE LAW - RA9184 - Article XI XV
AWARD, IMPLEMENTATION
AND TERMINATION OF THE
CONTRACT
SECTION 37. Notice and Execution of Award. - Within a
period not exceeding fifteen (15) calendar days from the
determination and declaration by the BAC of the Lowest
Calculated Responsive Bid or Highest Rated Responsive
Bid, and the recommendation of the award, the Head of
the Procuring Entity or his duly authorized representative
shall approve or disapprove the said recommendation. In
case of approval, the Head of the Procuring Entity or his
duly authorized representative shall immediately issue
the Notice of Award to the bidder with the Lowest
Calculated Responsive Bid or Highest Rated Responsive
Bid.
Within ten (10) calendar days from receipt of the Notice
of Award, the winning bidder shall formally enter into
contract with the Procuring Entity. When further
approval of higher authority is required, the approving
authority for the contract shall be given a maximum of
twenty (20) calendar days to approve or disapprove it.
In the case of government owned and/or controlled
corporations, the concerned board shall take action on
the said recommendation within thirty (30) calendar
days from receipt thereof.
The Procuring Entity shall issue the Notice to Proceed
to the winning bidder not later than seven (7) calendar
days from the date of approval of the contract by the
appropriate authority. All notices called for by the terms
of the contract shall be effective only at the time of
receipt thereof by the contractor.
SECTION 38. Period of Action on Procurement
Activities. - The procurement process from the
opening of bids up to the award of contract shall not
exceed three (3) months, or a shorter period to be
determined by the procuring entity concerned.
Without prejudice to the provisions of the preceding
section, the different procurement activities shall be
completed within reasonable periods to be specified
in the IRR.
If no action on the contract is taken by the head of the
procuring entity, or by his duly authorized
representative, or by the concerned board, in the case
of government owned and/or controlled corporations,
within the periods specified in the preceding paragraph,
the contract concerned shall be deemed approved.
SECTION 39. Performance Security. - Prior to the signing
of the contract, the winning bidder shall, as a measure of
guarantee for the faithful performance of and compliance
with his obligations under the contract prepared in
accordance with the Bidding Documents, be required to
post a performance security in such form and amount as
specified in the Bidding Documents.
SECTION 40. Failure to Enter into Contract and Post
Performance Security. - If, for justifiable causes, the
bidder with the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid or
Highest Rated Responsive Bid fails, refuses or is
otherwise unable to enter into contract with the
Procuring Entity, or if the bidder fails to post the required
performance security within the period stipulated in the
Bidding Documents, the BAC shall disqualify the said
bidder and shall undertake post-qualification for the next-
ranked Lowest Calculated Bid or Highest Rated Bid. This
procedure shall be repeated until an award is made.
However, if no award is possible, the contract shall be
subjected to a new bidding.
In the case of a failure to post the required performance
security, the bid security shall be forfeited without
prejudice to the imposition of sanctions prescribed
under Article XXIII.
DISCLOSURE OF RELATIONS
SECTION 47
Disclosure of Relations. - In addition to the proposed
contents of the Invitation to Bid as mentioned under
Section 21 of this Act, all bidding documents shall be
accompanied by a sworn affidavit of the bidder that he
or she or any officer of their corporation is not related
to the Head of the Procuring Entity by consanguinity or
affinity up to the third civil degree. Failure to comply
with the aforementioned provision shall be a ground for
the automatic disqualification of the bid in consonance
with Section 30 of this Act.