APPENDIX 17

UNIFORM GUIDELINES FOR BLACKLISTING OF MANUFACTURERS, SUPPLIERS,

DISTRIBUTORS, CONTRACTORS AND CONSULTANTS
SCOPE
These guidelines shall govern the blacklisting of
manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, contractors and
consultants (“contractors” for brevity) involved in government
procurement for offenses or violations committed during
competitive bidding and contract implementation, in
accordance with Section 69.4 of the Implementing Rules and
Regulations (“IRR”)117 of Republic Act No. 9184 (“R.A.
9184”), otherwise known as the “Government Procurement
Reform Act.”
These guidelines shall apply to all branches:
• constitutional commissions and offices
• Agencies
• Departments
• Bureaus
• Offices
• instrumentalities of the Government
- Government-owned and/or controlled corporations (“GOCCs”)
- Government financial institutions (“GFIs”)
- state universities and colleges (“SUCs”)
- Local government units (“LGU”)
PROHIBITION ON BLACKLISTED PERSONS/ENTITIES TO
PARTICIPATE INTHE BIDDING OF GOVERNMENT
PROJECTS/CONTRACTS
• A person/entity that is blacklisted by a procuring entity and/or
included in the Government Procurement Policy Board (“GPPB”)
Consolidated Blacklisting Report

• A joint venture or consortium which is blacklisted or which

has blacklisted member/sand/or partner/s as well as a
person/entity who is a member of a blacklisted jointventure or
consortium

• In the case of corporations, a single stockholder, together with

his/her relatives up to the third civil degree of consanguinity or
affinity, and their assignees, holding at least twenty percent (20%)
of the shares therein, its chairman and president, shall be
blacklisted after they have been determined to hold the same
controlling interest in a previously blacklisted corporation or in two
corporations which have been blacklisted; the corporations of
which they are part shall also be blacklisted.
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Competitive Bidding Stage
During the competitive bidding stage,
pursuant to Section 69 of R.A. 9184, the
procuring entity shall impose on bidders or
prospective bidders the penalty of
suspension for one (1) year for the first
offense, suspension for two (2) years
for the second offense from participating
in the public bidding process, without
prejudice to the imposition of additional
administrative sanctions as the internal
rules of the agency may provide and/or
further criminal prosecution, as provided
by applicable laws, for the following
violations:
SANCTIONS AND GROUNDS FOR BLACKLISTING
1. Submission of eligibility requirements containing false information or falsified
documents.
2. Submission of Bids that contain false information or falsified documents, or the
concealment of such information in the Bids in order to influence the outcome of
eligibility screening or any other stage of the public bidding.
3. Allowing the use of one’s name, or using the name of the name of another for
purpose of public bidding.
4. Withdrawal of a bid, or refusal to accept an award, or enter into contract with
the government without justifiable cause, after he had been adjudged as having
submitted the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid or Hprescribed time.
5. Refusal or failure to post the required performance security within the
prescribed time.
6. Refusal to clarify or validate in writing its Bid during post qualification within
a period of seven (7) calendar days from receipt of the request for clarification.
7. Any documented unsolicited attempt by a bidder to unduly influence the
outcome of the bidding in his favor.
8. All other acts that tend to defeat the purpose of the competitive bidding, such as
habitually withdrawing from bidding or submitting late bids or patently
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Contract Implementation Stage
Pursuant to Section 69 (6) of R.A. 9184 and
without prejudice to the imposition of additional
administrative sanctions as the internal rules of
the agency may provide and/or further criminal
prosecution as provided by applicable laws, the
procuring entity shall impose on contractors
after the termination of the contract the penalty
of suspension for one (1) year for the first
offense, suspension for two (2) years for the
second offense from participating in the public
bidding process, for violations committed
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during the contract implementation stage,
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SANCTIONS AND GROUNDS FOR BLACKLISTING
• Failure of the contractor, due solely to his fault or negligence, to mobilize
and start work or performance within the specified period in the Notice to
Proceed (“NTP”)
• Failure by the contractor to fully and faithfully comply with its contractual
obligations without valid cause, or failure by the contractor to comply with
any written lawful instruction of the procuring entity or its representative(s)
pursuant to the implementation of the contract. For the procurement of
infrastructure projects or consultancy contracts, lawful instructions include
but are not limited to the following:
a. Employment of competent technical personnel
b. Provision of warning signs and barricades
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e. Renewal of the affectivity dates of the performance security after
its expiration during the course of contract implementation.
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Contract Implementation Stage
Pursuant to Section 69 (6) of R.A. 9184 and
without prejudice to the imposition of additional
administrative sanctions as the internal rules of
the agency may provide and/or further criminal
prosecution as provided by applicable laws, the
procuring entity shall impose on contractors
after the termination of the contract the penalty
of suspension for one (1) year for the first
offense, suspension for two (2) years for the
second offense from participating in the public
bidding process, for violations committed
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during the contract implementation stage,
which include but not limited to the following:
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SANCTIONS AND GROUNDS FOR BLACKLISTING
• Assignment and subcontracting of the contract or any part thereof or
substitution of key personnel named in the proposal without prior written
approval by the procuring entity.
• For the procurement of goods, unsatisfactory progress in the delivery of
the goods by the manufacturer, supplier or distributor arising from his fault
or negligence and/or unsatisfactory or inferior quality of goods, as may be
provided in the contract.
• For the procurement of consulting services, poor performance by the
consultant of his services arising from his fault or negligence. Any of the
following acts by the consultant shall be construed as poor performance:
a. Defective design resulting in substantial corrective works in
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c. Specifying materials which are inappropriate, substandard, or
way above acceptable standards.
d. Allowing defective workmanship or works by the contractor being
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Contract Implementation Stage
Pursuant to Section 69 (6) of R.A. 9184 and
without prejudice to the imposition of additional
administrative sanctions as the internal rules of
the agency may provide and/or further criminal
prosecution as provided by applicable laws, the
procuring entity shall impose on contractors
after the termination of the contract the penalty
of suspension for one (1) year for the first
offense, suspension for two (2) years for the
second offense from participating in the public
bidding process, for violations committed
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during the contract implementation stage,
which include but not limited to the following:
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SANCTIONS AND GROUNDS FOR BLACKLISTING
• For the procurement of infrastructure projects, poor performance by the
contractor or unsatisfactory quality and/or progress of work arising from his
fault or negligence as reflected in the Constructor's Performance
Evaluation System (“CPES”) rating sheet. In the absence of the CPES
rating sheet, the existing performance monitoring system of the procuring
entity shall be applied. Any of the following acts by the constructor shall be
construed as poor performance:
a. Negative slippage of 15% and above within the critical path of
the project due entirely to the fault or negligence of the contractor
b. Quality of materials and workmanship not complying with the
approved specifications arising from the contractor's fault or
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PROCEDURE FOR SUSPENSION AND BLACKLISTING DURING PROCEDURE FOR SUSPENSION AND BLACKLISTING DURING
THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING STAGE THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING STAGE

1. Initiation of Action Upon termination of contract due to

2. Notification default of the contractor, the Head of the
3. Hearing
Procuring Entity shall immediately issue
4. Decision
5. Notice of Decision a Blacklisting Order disqualifying the
6. Effect of Decision erring contractor from participating in
7. Motion for Reconsideration the bidding of all government projects.
8. Protest from Decision The performance security of said
9. Finality of Decision contractor shall also be forfeited.

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STATUS OF BLACKLISTED PERSON/ENTITY DELISTING

Before the issuance of a Blacklisting Order, the A blacklisted person/entity shall be

erring contractor may participate in the
automatically delisted after the period for
procurement of any government project except in
the agency where he is
the penalty shall have elapsed, unless the
suspended. But if Blacklisting Order is issued blacklisting agency requests the GPPB to
prior to the date of the notice of award (“NOA”), maintain the blacklisted person/entity in the
the blacklisted person/entity shall not be qualified GPPB Consolidated Blacklisting Report due
for award and such project/contract shall be to justifiable reasons. In the latter case, the
awarded to another bidder pursuant to R.A. 9184 blacklisted person/entity shall be delisted
and its IRR. only upon the blacklisting agency’s issuance
of a Delisting Order.
If the Blacklisting Order is issued after award of a
government project/contract to the blacklisted
person/entity, the awarded project/contract shall
not be prejudiced by the
said order: Provided, however, that the said
offense(s) committed by the blacklisted
person/entity is/are not connected with the
awarded project/contract. Contoso Ltd.
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 AMENDMENTS
• In the implementation of these
guidelines, the GPPB may introduce
modifications thereto through the
amendment of its specific provisions
as the need arises.
• Any amendment to these guidelines
shall be applicable to government
projects advertised for bid after the
affectivity of the said amendment.
EFFECTIVITY
These Guidelines or any amendments
thereof shall take effect immediately
after publication in the Official Gazette
or a newspaper of general nationwide
circulation and upon filing with the
University of the Philippines Law Center
of three (3) certified copies of these
guidelines.
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