Navy earmarks P2.5B for new amphibious vehicles

From the Manila Bulletin (Sep 30): Navy earmarks P2.5B for new amphibious vehicles

As part of efforts to modernize the Philippine Navy (PN), the Department of National Defense (DND) is acquiring eight brand-new amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs) with an approved contract budget of P2.5 billion.

A pre-bid conference for the eight AAVs with integrated logistics support (ILS) is set on Oct. 10 at the DND Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) conference room in Camp Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo.

An invitation to bid sent out by the DND BAC headed by Defense Assistant Secretary Efren Q. Fernandez said delivery of the eight AAVs with ILS is required within 850 days upon opening of the Letter of Credit.

Likewise, the DND said “bidders should have completed within 10 years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the project.”

It said bidding will be conducted through open competitive procedures using a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Acts (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act.”

Bidding is open to all interested bidders, whether local or foreign, subject to the conditions for eligibility provided in the IRR of RA 9184.

Bids must be delivered to the DND BAC on or before 10 a.m. on Oct. 24, 2013.
“All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB clause 18,” said Fernandez.

Bid opening shall be on Oct. 24 at 10 a.m. when bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives.

The DND BAC chair stressed, “Late bids shall no be accepted.”

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