UPDATE: IAEB for the Automation of the 2010 National and Local Elections
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has published an Invitation to Apply for Eligibility and to Bid (IAEB) on pag B8 of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, last March 16, regarding the automation of the 2010 National and Local Elections.
The IAEB refers to the procurement of counting machines, including the supply of ballot paper; electronic transmission services using public telecommunications networks; training; technical support; warehousing deployment; installation; pull-out; systems integration, and overall project management to be used in the Automation of the Counting, Transmission and Canvassing of Votes for the May 10, 2010 Synchronized National and Local elections.
In detail:
Component 1: Paper-Based Automation Election System (AES)
1-A. Election Management System (EMS)
1-B. Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS)
1-C. Consolidation/Canvassing System (CCS)
Component 2: Provision for Electronic Transmission of Election Results using Public Telecommunications Networks
Component 3: Overall Project Management.
Bid documents may be obtained from March 18, 2009 to March 25, 2009 during regular hours from the SBAC Secretariat, Information Technology Department, COMELEC, 7th floor, Palacio del Gobernador, Intramuros Manila. Bid documents will be released upon payment of a non-refundable amount of 1,000,000.00 pesos (one million pesos), to the Cash Division, Commission on Elections. Payments can be made in cash or Manager’s/Cashier’s Check, payable to the “Commission on Elections”.
A Special Power of Attorney is required if the prospective bidder assigs a representative to secure the bid documents.
Pre-Bid conference is scheduled March 27, 2009 at 10AM at the Session Hall, Commission on Elections, 8th Floor, Palacio del Gobernador, Intramuros, Manila.
Deadline for submission of the sealed appplication to the SBAC shall be at 10AM on April 27, 2009 at the Session Hall, Commission on Elections, Palacio del Gobernador Condominium, General Luna St. Intramuros, Manila. The sealed bid envelopes shall be opened at the same time, date and place.
Bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security of 1% of the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC), or a total of 112,236,184.00 pesos. This can be paid in cash or Manager’s Check, cashier’s check, bank draft or irrevocable letter of credit in favor: “The Commission on Elections”.
The COMELEC reserves the right to:
- reject any or all of the bids
- waive any formal defect contained therein
- accept the lowest calculated responsive bid that is most advantageous to the Commission
- review the qualifications of the bidders after the bidding and before the contract is executed.
Should such review uncover any change in the situation of the bidder to materially downgrade the substance of such statements, the COMELEC shall disqualify the bidder upon due notice without any obligation whatsoever on the part of the COMELEC for any expense or loss that may be incurred by the bidder in the preparation of its bid.
