Telecom Facilities and Civil Works for the National Fiber Backbone Phases 4 and 5 — Philippines Digital Infrastructure Project

Invitation to Bid for the Procurement of Telecom Facilities and Civil Works for the National Fiber Backbone Phases 4 and 5 1. The Government of the Philippines (GOP) has received a Loan from the World Bank toward the cost of Philippine Digital Infrastructure Project (PDIP), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Loan to payments under the contract for the Procurement of Telecom Facilities and Civil Works for the National Fiber Backbone Phases 4 and 5. 2. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) now invites bids for the Procurement of Tel ecom Facilities and Civil Works for the National Fiber Backbone Phases 4 and 5 with Estimated Project Cost (EPC) in the amount of Three Hundred Eight Million Three Hundred Twenty Thousand Pesos Only ( Php 308,320,000.00) . Completion of the Works is required within Three Hundred Sixty-Five Calendar Days (365 CD) upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Bidders shall present evidence of a similar Work Contracts within the last five (5) years prior to the deadline of the submission of bids with a project value amounting to at least fifty percent (50%) of the estimated cost. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section 5 of the Instructions to Bidders, and Sub-sections 5.2 and 5.4 of the Bid Data Sheet. 3. Bidding will be conducted in accordance with relevant procedures for open competitive bidding as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 12009, otherwise known as the “New Government Procurement Act”, with some amendments, as stated in the Bidding Documents and is open to all Bidders from eligible source countries, as defined in the World Bank Procurement Regulations. The contract shall be awarded to the Bidder that met the criteria indicated in the Bidding Documents. 4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the DICT and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from Monday to Thursday, at 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. 5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested bidders on 08 August 2026 from the address below and upon payment of the Bidding Documents fee of Ten Thousand Pesos (PhP 10,000.00). It may also be downloaded from the Modernized Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (mPhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity , provided that bidders shall pay the said Bidding Documents fee not later than the submission of their bids. A. Department of Information and Communications Technology BAC Secretariat, 19th Floor, DICT Headquarters Studio 7, 807 EDSA, Diliman, Quezon City, 1103 Metro Manila Website: www.dict.gov.ph B. e-Procurement System Website 6. The DICT will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on 17 August 2026, 10:00 A.M. Manila Time at the DICT Procurement Service, 19th Floor, DICT Headquarters, Studio 7, 807 Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, 1103 Metro Manila and through video conferencing via Google Meet Platform and/or any other applicable online video conferencing facilities, which shall be open to prospective bidders. All prospective bidders are advised to contact the BAC Secretariat through email at bac.secretariat@dict.gov.ph or landline no. (02) 8-920-01-01 loc. 6108, in advance or prior to the scheduled procurement activity, to get log-in details for the Google Meet. 7. Bids must be duly received by the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Secretariat through manual submission and upon presentation of the official receipt as proof of payment of the bid documents fee at the address indicated below on or before 01 September 2026, 10:00 A.M. Manila time. Late bids shall not be accepted. Bid proposals may be submitted by authorized representatives of the bidder or through courier. Interested bidders that submit bids through courier must make sure that the bid document fee is paid and the copy of the official receipt be submitted to the BAC Secretariat through bac.secretariat@dict.gov.ph or on or before the deadline of submission of bids. Bidding documents fee may be paid through the following: a. Cash at the office address indicated below; b. Bank Transfer (For account details, please contact the BAC Secretariat); or c. Other modes of payment through the DICT eProcurement system which may be accessed at https://eprocurement.dict.gov.ph. For submission of bids through courier service, bidders are reminded that the courier service personnel must submit the bid proposal to a personnel of the BAC Secretariat Division at the office address provided below. Bid submission/proposal left by the courier service personnel at the lobby guard or any other personnel or staff aside from the authorized BAC Secretariat personnel will not be considered “submitted” for purposes of bid opening. The responsibility to ensure that the courier service personnel submit the bid proposal to the authorized BAC Secretariat personnel is the sole responsibility of the prospective bidder. Department of Information and Communications Technology BAC Secretariat, 19th Floor, DICT Headquarters Studio 7, 807 EDSA, Diliman, Quezon City, 1103 Metro Manila Bidders are reminded that entry inside the DICT premises is subject to the safety and security protocols in place and processing of payment for the bidding documents prior to the submission of the actual bid offer may take time. Presence in the DICT premises and/or leaving a bid proposal/submission with the lobby guards by the bidder, bidder’s authorized representative or courier service personnel do not constitute “submission on time” which shall refer to the actual hand-over of the bid proposal to the authorized personnel of the BAC Secretariat. 8) All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Securing Declaration. 9) Bid opening shall be on 01 September 2026, 10:00 A.M. M anila time at the DICT Procurement Service, 19th Floor, DICT Headquarters, Studio 7, 807 Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, 1103 Metro Manila and through video conferencing via Google Meet Platform and/or any other applicable online video conferencing facilities. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity. 10) The award criteria for this project shall be Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid (LCRB). 11) The DICT reserves the right to reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding, or not award the contract at any time prior to contract award in accordance with Section 70 of R.A. No. 12009, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. 12) For further information, please refer to: GUADA FATIMA A. HERNANDEZ Director IV, Procurement Service Department of Information and Communications Technology 19th Floor, DICT Headquarters Studio 7, 807 EDSA, Diliman, Quezon City, 1103 Metro Manila Telephone No. (02) 8-920-01-01 loc. 6108 Email Address: bac.secretariat@dict.gov.ph Website: www.dict.gov.ph 13) You may visit the following websites: a. www.dict.gov.ph ; or b. mPhilGEPS Website c. e-Procurement System Website Date of Issue: 08 August 2026 (Original Signed) MARIA VICTORIA C. CASTRO Chairperson, DICTSBAC-1