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2007-08-06

NPM 039-2007

Requesting Entity: House of Representatives

Issues Concern: Eligibility Requirements and Request for Contract Price Escalation

etails

!" #$et$er t$e %&C may e'ercise discretion in t$e inter(retation and determination of com(liance of

an additional) as o((osed to standard or (rescribed) eligibility requirements under t$e *PR&+

Section 17! of t"e IRR-# of R# $18% a&&o's t"e procuring agency to require a((itiona& (ocu)ent

require)ents or specifications suc" as su))ary of (ata* faci&ities an(+or services '"ere app&ica,&e an(

necessary to co)p&ete t"e infor)ation require( for t"e ,i((ers to prepare an( su,)it t"eir ,i(s "e

procuring entity )ay a&so require ot"er appropriate &icenses to ,e su,)itte( as e&igi,i&ity require)ents

'"enever necessary an( app&ica,&e ta.ing into account t"e si/e* cost an( type of proect ,eing ,i((e(

out (Sections 23.6.1 and 24.7.1, IRR-A)

"e #C s"a&& (eter)ine if eac" prospective ,i((er is e&igi,&e to participate in t"e ,i((ing ,y ea)ining t"e

co)p&eteness of t"e ,i((er3s e&igi,i&ity require)ents or state)ents against a c"ec.&ist of require)ents using

a non-(iscretionary 4pass+fai&4 criteria* as state( in t"e I#E* an( s"a&& ,e (eter)ine( as eit"er 4e&igi,&e4 or

4ine&igi,&e4 (Section 23.2 of the IRR-A)

"us* t"e #C )ay require a((itiona& (ocu)ents to ,e su,)itte( Ho'ever* t"e #C s"a&& on&y use t"e non-

(iscretionary 4pass+fai& criteria4 in (eter)ining t"e eistence or non-eistence of sai( a((itiona& (ocu)ent+s

require( in t"e I#E

2" #$et$er an alternati,e eligibility statement or document submitted by a (ros(ecti,e bidder may

qualify as a legal and ,alid substitute in good fait$ and in substantial com(liance of t$e (articular

eligibility requirement i" e" .fficial Recei(t in lieu of current Mayor/s PermitMunici(al Permit1 in

case t$e %&C $as obecti,ely determined t$at t$e finding of fault in t$e non-submission of t$e

required eligibility document may be directly attributed to t$e failure) delay or inaction of t$e issuing

aut$ority+

5#cceptance of an a&ternative e&igi,i&ity (ocu)ent or state)ent su,)itte( ,y t"e ,i((er 'i&& &ea( to an

eercise of (iscretion a)ong t"e #C )e),ers - an action '"ic" R # $18% an( its IRR-# epress&y

pro"i,it (uring t"e e&igi,i&ity c"ec. an( ,i( eva&uation In using t"e non-(iscretionary 4pass+fai&4 criteria un(er

Section 2!2 of t"e IRR-#* t"e #C )ere&y c"ec.s for t"e presence or a,sence of t"e require( (ocu)ent #

,i((er is (ec&are( to ,e e&igi,&e if suc" (ocu)ent is present* co)p&ete* an( sufficient t"er'ise* t"e

a,sence* inco)p&eteness* or insufficiency of a require)ent 'i&& resu&t to a ,i((er3s ine&igi,i&ity to ,i( (NPM

007-2006 dated 06 A!i" 2006)

"us* t"e su,)ission of an a&ternative (ocu)ent ot"er t"an t"at require( ,y t"e procuring entity as

containe( in t"e ,i( (ocu)ents cannot ,e consi(ere( as sufficient co)p&iance* regar(&ess of '"et"er t"e

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non-issuance of t"e require( (ocu)ent is (ue to t"e fau&t of issuing aut"ority

3" #$et$er an escalation in t$e selling (rice of food (roducts sold by food concessionaires may be

(ermitted in t$e lig$t of (re,ailing economic and maret conditions des(ite (rior e'(ressed

(ro$ibition mutually agreed u(on by t$e Contracting Parties"

5#&& ,i( prices s"a&& ,e consi(ere( as fie( prices* an( t"erefore not su,ect to price esca&ation (uring

contract i)p&e)entation* ecept un(er etraor(inary circu)stances an( upon prior approva& of t"e

99 (Section 61.1 of the IRR-A) "e ,ur(en of proving t"e occurrence of etraor(inary circu)stances

t"at 'i&& a&&o' for price esca&ation s"a&& rest 'it" t"e entity requesting for suc" esca&ation