THE bidding for the provision of an electric-distribution system for health and education facilities in Eastern Visayas has been extended.
The electric-distribution system is a subcomponent of the project Emergency Assistance and Early Recovery for Poor Municipalities Affected by Typhoon Yolanda.
The project is funded by Japan, through a grant extended by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to the Philippine government.
“Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before October 24, 2014, 10 a.m., HESA, NEA Building, 57 NIA Road, Government Center, Diliman, Quezon City. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the amount specified in the bidding document,” the ADB said.
“Bid opening shall be on October 24, 2014, at 10:15 a.m., HESA, NEA Building, 57 NIA Road, Government Center, Diliman, Quezon City. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted,” it added.
Bidders will bid for four lots on the supply and delivery of electrical-distribution materials and equipment.
The first lot will be for conductors and hardware, which has an Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) of P12.95 million, while the second lot is for steep poles and expanding anchor, with an ABC of P14.29 million.
The third lot is for the kilowatt-hour meters and accessories, with an ABC of P6.9 million; and the last lot was for the distribution transformers, accessories and protection, with an ABC of P29.05 million.
“Bidders should have completed, within three years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, at least one similar contract,” the ADB said.
The project aims to contribute to the restoration of the distribution lines to Yolanda-affected towns by providing the materials (including conductors, transformers and accessories) to the NEA, which will rebuild the select distribution lines through local electric cooperatives,.
The NEA and the local electric cooperatives will also contribute in kind electrical engineers to prepare the technical design, other labor and administrative services, and management of the construction and distribution lines.
In December 2013 the ADB approved the grant of $20 million from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction for Emergency Assistance and Early Recovery for Poor Municipalities Affected by Typhoon Yolanda to provide livelihood restoration and basic health-services support for improved resilience to disasters and project management.
An ADB mission fielded from November 14 to 30, 2013 reached agreement with the government on the design and other parameters of the project to be funded under the grant. The grant agreement was signed on March 12, 2014.
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