Republic of the Philippines

Province of Laguna
CITY OF CALAMBA
BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE

NOTICE OF DISQUALIFICATION

13 March 2024

Mr. GUSTINE G. GUTIERREZ

Authorized Representative
FTG Office and School Supplies Trading
80 Mamon Drive
Barangay Pansol
Calamba City

Dear Mr. Gutierrez

Please be advised that your Bid for the procurement G-2024-0084/ Supply and Delivery of
Office and Janitorial Supplies, Sangguniang Panlungsod has been declared POST-
DISQUALIFIED by the Bids and Awards Committee, through Resolution No. 24-0316, based on
the following grounds:

 That the Schedule of Prices required to be submitted by the bidder was apparently
omitted from submission
 Submitted Bid Form not in the prescribed form
 That you failed to submit the complete documents for the Percentage Tax
Requirement within the reglementary period of five (5) calendar days from receipt of
notification, and is thus deemed non-compliant to the conditions as specified under
Par IV (F) of Appendix A, ANNEX “H”;

It was noted that the Schedule of Prices required to be submitted by you was apparently
omitted from submission. As you may very well know, bidders are mandated to complete
and submit with its bid the Price Schedule in accordance with Instruction to Bidders clause
15.1, whereby as a prospective bidder you are required to complete the appropriate
Schedule of Prices included, stating the unit prices, total price per item, the total amount and
the expected countries of origin of the Goods to be supplied under the Project;

Furthermore, the submitted Bid Form has a significant deviation from the prescribed form.
We thus underscore Section 6.2 of the Revised IRR of RA 9184, whereby Procuring Entities
are mandated to use the Generic Procurement Manuals (GPMs), Philippine Bidding
Documents (PBDs), and other standard forms, hence consequently, your failure to comply
with the prescribed template despite this being included in the Philippine Bidding
Documents is a cause for your disqualification.
As you may well know, the Latest Business Tax Return refers in turn to the Value Added Tax
(VAT) or Percentage Tax, covering the previous six (6) months (Section 3.3 of BIR RR No. 3-
2005), and that the foundation behind this restriction is to ensure that only tax compliant
entities will be allowed to enter into contracts with government for the supply of goods and
services;

It is unquestionable that you were duly notified to submit to the BAC your latest business tax
returns, however, you failed to submit the complete required documents for the VAT
Requirement; specifically, being absent and unaccounted for was the latest quarterly tax
return for the Percentage Tax covering the previous six (6) months.

The BAC, having verified this deficiency has disqualified you from the award of the
procurement G-2024-0084/ Supply and Delivery of Office and Janitorial Supplies,
Sangguniang Panlungsod. This is without prejudice to your right to file a request for
reconsideration within three (3) calendar days from receipt of this notice.

Therefore, pursuant to the aforementioned provisions, your bid is deemed POST-

DISQUALIFIED.

Please be guided accordingly.

Very truly yours,

GREGORIA J. ALCANTARA
City Budget Officer
BAC Chairman