CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE DETAILED ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING DESIGN (DAED) FOR THE RELOCATION AND FUNCTIONAL REPLICATION OF THE PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE (PAF) OPERATIONAL FACILITIES

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR

CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE DETAILED ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING DESIGN (DAED) FOR THE RELOCATION AND FUNCTIONAL REPLICATION OF THE PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE (PAF) OPERATIONAL FACILITIES

1. The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), through the General Appropriations Act (GAA), intends to apply the sum of One Hundred Nineteen Million Three Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Forty and 00/100 Pesos (PhP119,343,840.00), inclusive of all applicable taxes and fees, being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Consulting Services for the Detailed Architectural and Engineering Design (DAED) for the Relocation and Functional Replication of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) Operational Facilities. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of the financial proposals.

2. The Eligibility Documents including the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the project can be downloaded from the BCDA Website (http://www/bcda.gov.ph/) or can be secured, free of charge, by the interested proponent at BCDA Corporate Center, 2/F Bonifacio Technology Center, 31st Street corner 2nd Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City from 29 October 2020 to 12 November 2020 except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, and 13 November 2020 from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM.

3. BCDA now calls for the submission of Expression of Interest for the Consulting Services for the DAED for the Relocation and Functional Replication of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) Operational Facilities.

4. BCDA will hold a Pre-Eligibility Conference on 05 November 2020 (Thursday) at 10:00 AM at the BCDA Corporate Center, 2/F Bonifacio Technology Center, Bonifacio Global City.

5. Interested   consultants   must    submit   their eligibility documents on or before 13 November 2020 at 9:00 AM at the BCDA Corporate Center, 2/F Bonifacio Technology Center, Bonifacio Global City.   The opening of the Eligibility Documents shall   be   on 13 November 2020 at 10:00 AM at   the   BCDA   Corporate   Center. Applications for eligibility will be evaluated based on a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion.

6. Interested Consultants must be registered online with the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (http://www.philgeps.net/) as legitimate service providers of the Government.

7. The BCDA Bids and Awards Committee for Consulting Services (BAC-C) shall draw up the shortlist of consultants from those who have submitted Eligibility Documents and have been determined as eligible in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act,” and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR).

The qualifications of the consultants are the following:

1. The Consultant (in case of a Joint Venture (JV), at least one of the JV partners) should be a reputable firm with at least five (5) years of business operation; and

1. The Consultant (in case of a JV, at least one of the JV partners) should have undertaken at least one (1) Detailed Architectural and Engineering Design contract equivalent to at least 25% of the ABC for the last ten (10) years (from October 2010 to October 2020).

The shortlisted bidders shall consist of not more than seven (7) prospective bidders who will be entitled to submit bids. The criteria and rating system for short listing are:

1. Relevant Experience of the Consultant. (30%)
2. Qualifications of the Key Personnel to be assigned to the Project. (50%)
3. Current Workload of Key Personnel relative to capacity. (20%)

The prospective Consultant(s) must pass the required minimum score of seventy percent (70%) to be shortlisted. Failure to meet the specified requirements in the shortlisting would result in a zero (0) rating for the specific criterion.

8. Shortlisted Consultants may purchase the Bid Documents at a non-refundable fee of Fifty Thousand Pesos (Php50,000.00) at BCDA Corporate Center, with the same address given above.

9. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding and 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.

10. BCDA shall evaluate bids using the Quality-Cost Based Evaluation (QCBE) procedure with an 80/20 ratio. The technical proposal shall be given a weight of eighty percent (80%) and financial proposal a weight of twenty percent (20%).

11. The Consultant will provide Consulting Services for the DAED for the Relocation and Functional Replication of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) Operational Facilities during the entire design period of nine (9) months.

12. BCDA reserves the right to reject any and all bids, annul the bidding process, or not award the contract at any time prior to contract award[1] , without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.