PNOC EXPLORATION CORPORATION

Building 1, Energy Center, Merritt Road, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City

Telephone Nos. 479-9400 local 291

 Direct Line: 840-1614/Fax No.: (632) 840-1619

INVITATION TO BID

PNOC Exploration Corporation (PNOC EC), through its 2010 Corporate Budget intends to apply the sum of Six Hundred Thirteen Thousand One Hundred Thirty Four and 22/100 Pesos (Php613,134.22) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) for the PHOTOCOPYING SERVICES FOR PNOC EC HEAD OFFICE, ENERGY SUPPLY BASE AND BATANGAS COAL TERMINAL(the “Project”) Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

PNOC EC now invites sealed bids for the Photocopying Services for PNOC EC Head Office, Energy Supply Base and Batangas Coal Terminal. Bidders should have completed, within two (2) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The contract duration for the Project is one (1) year.

Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9184, otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act,”. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizen/sole proprietorship, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizens or organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens, pursuant to RA 5182 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138.  The bidder with the Lowest Calculated Bid (LCB) shall advance to the post-qualification stage in order to finally determine responsiveness of the bid to technical and financial requirements of the project. The contract shall then be awarded to the Lowest Calculated and Responsive Bidder (LCRB) who was determined as such during the post-qualification procedure.

A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from PNOC EC’s Procurement Section (c/o Mr. George N. Alejandro) starting July 16, 2010 upon payment of a nonrefundable fee in the amount of Pesos: One Thousand (Php1,000.00).  The Bidding Documents shall be received personally by the prospective Bidder or his authorized representative. It may also be downloaded from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that Bidders shall pay the nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.

For the purpose of clarifying certain issues, a pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on July 23, 2010, 2:00 P.M. at PNOC EC Head Office, Energy Center, Ft. Bonifacio, Taguig City.

Sealed bids must be submitted in three (3) sets each to PNOC EC’s Bids and Awards Committee, Bldg. 1, Energy Center, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City not later than 2:00 P.M., Philippine Time on August 4, 2010. The bids shall be publicly opened immediately thereafter.  Late Bids shall not be accepted.

PNOC EC reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all Bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected Bidder or Bidders.

This publication is also posted in our website at www.pnoc-ec.com.ph and in the Philgeps website at www.philgeps.net.

                                                                                                            Chairman

                                                                                                            Bids and Awards Committee