By
Pamela F. Dungala
BONTOC, Mountain Province -- The Department
of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is has included tax clearance as the eligibility requirements
of contractors and suppliers intending to do business with the department.
Through Department
Order No. 47 series of 2014, DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson ordered inclusion
of tax clearance as Class “A” document
in determining eligibility of prospective bidders for goods, supplies and
consulting services.
This is in compliance
to Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) resolution 21-2013 amending the
Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 9184 and Philippine
Bidding Documents for Goods, Infrastructure Projects and Consulting Services.
Previously, RA 9184
only required registration certificate from Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for sole proprietorship, or
Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) for cooperatives and Mayor’s permit
where the prospective bidder is located as Class “A” document requirements.
Tax clearance us
required after post-qualification of a bidder with the lowest calculated bid or
highest rated bid.
However, with the
approval of GPPB Resolution No, 21-2013, Tax clearance is now included as one
of the eligibility requirements of prospective bidders.
The Bureau of Internal
Revenue (BIR) issues tax clearance which indicates current assets and
liabilities as basis for the computation of net financial contracting capacity
(NFCC) of prospective bidders.
Assistant district
engineer and bids and awards committee (BAC) chairman Charles C. Sokoken of the
Mountain Province District Engineering Office instructed strict compliance of
said department order.
“According to Sec.
Singson, this requirement application will bare the contractors’ financial
capacity,” Sokoken said. This will also be enforced to prospective suppliers
intending to do business with the district office.”
No comments:
Post a Comment