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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications
LRT Line 6 Project
INSTRUCTIONS TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS
January 2016
INSTRUCTIONS TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS
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DISCLAIMER
The information contained in these Instructions to Prospective Bidders and the other Invitation
Documents subsequently provided to Prospective Bidders, whether verbally or in documentary
or any other form, by or on behalf of the Department of Transportation and Communications
(DOTC) or any of its employees or advisors, is provided to the Prospective Bidders on the
terms and conditions set out in the Invitation Documents and such other terms and conditions
subject to which such information is provided.
The Invitation Documents are not agreements or offers by the DOTC to the Prospective Bidders
or any other person. The purpose of the Invitation Documents is to provide interested parties
with information that may be useful to them for the purpose of pre-qualifying for the Light Rail
Transit (LRT) Line 6 Project (hereinafter referred to as “Project”) pursuant to the Invitation
Documents. The Invitation Documents include statements that reflect various assumptions and
assessments arrived at by the DOTC in relation to the Project. Such assumptions, assessments
and statements do not purport to contain all the information that each Prospective Bidder may
require. The Invitation Documents may not be appropriate for all persons, and it is not possible
for the DOTC and its employees or advisors to consider the investment objectives, financial
situation and particular needs of each party who reads or uses the Invitation Documents. The
assumptions, assessments, statements and information contained in the Invitation Documents
and associated documents may not be complete, accurate, adequate or correct. Each
Prospective Bidder should therefore, conduct its own investigations and analysis and should
check the accuracy, adequacy, correctness, reliability and completeness of the assumptions,
assessments, statements and information contained in the Invitation Documents and obtain
independent advice from appropriate sources.
Information provided in the Invitation Documents to the Prospective Bidders is on a wide range
of matters, some of which may depend upon the interpretation of law. The information given
is not intended to be an exhaustive account of statutory requirements and should not be
regarded as a complete or authoritative statement of law. The DOTC accepts no responsibility
for the accuracy or otherwise for any interpretation or opinion on law expressed herein.
The DOTC, its employees and advisors make no representation or warranty and shall have no
liability to any person, including any Prospective Bidder, under any law, statute, rules or
regulations, principles of restitution or unjust enrichment or otherwise, for any loss, damages,
cost or expense that may arise from or be incurred or suffered on account of anything contained
in the Invitation Documents or other information provided to Prospective Bidders, including
the accuracy, adequacy, correctness, completeness or reliability of the Invitation Documents
and any assessment, assumption, statement or information contained therein or deemed to
form part of the Invitation Documents or arising in any way from participation in the Bidding
Process.
The DOTC also accepts no liability of any nature, whether resulting from negligence or
otherwise howsoever caused, arising from reliance of any Prospective Bidder upon the
statements contained in the Invitation Documents.
The DOTC may, in its absolute discretion, but without being under any obligation to do so,
update, amend or supplement the information, assessments or assumptions contained in the
Invitation Documents.
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The issuance of the Invitation Documents does not imply that the DOTC is bound to select a
Pre-qualified Bidder or to appoint the Winning Bidder, as the case may be, for the Project, and
the DOTC reserves the right to reject all or any of the Prospective Bidders or Bid Proposals
without assigning any reason whatsoever.
Each interested party and the Prospective Bidder shall bear all costs associated with or relating
to the preparation and submission of its Bid Proposal including but not limited to preparation,
copying, postage, delivery fees and expenses associated with any demonstrations or
presentations which may be required by the DOTC or any other costs incurred in connection
with or relating to its Bid Proposal. All such costs and expenses shall be for the account of the
Prospective Bidder and the DOTC, its advisors, consultants or other persons acting on its behalf
shall not be liable in any manner whatsoever for the same or for any other direct or indirect
costs or other expenses incurred by a Prospective Bidder in the preparation or submission of
the Bid Proposal, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the Bidding Process.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5
Section 1 GENERAL CONDITIONS .................................................................................................................... 6
1.1 General Conditions .................................................................................................................................. 6
1.2 Governing Law and Rules ..................................................................................................................... 7
1.3 Definitions ................................................................................................................................................... 7
Section 2 THE BIDDING PROCESS ................................................................................................................. 14
2.1 PBAC and Advisors ............................................................................................................................... 14
2.2 Outline of the Bidding Process ......................................................................................................... 15
2.3 Responsibility of Prospective Bidders .......................................................................................... 18
2.4 Costs and Expenses of Participation .............................................................................................. 19
2.5 Queries and Supplemental Notices ................................................................................................ 19
2.6 Ownership of Pre-qualification Documents ............................................................................... 21
2.7 Language and Foreign Documents ................................................................................................. 21
Section 3 PRE-QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................. 22
3.1. Legal Qualification Requirements .................................................................................................. 22
3.2 Technical Qualification Requirements ......................................................................................... 23
3.3 Financial Capability Qualification Requirements ..................................................................... 37
Section 4 PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS ......................................................................................... 38
Section 5 CROSS-MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS .......................................................... 46
5.1 One Prospective Bidder, One Submission ................................................................................... 46
5.2 No Cross-Membership in Different Consortia ........................................................................... 46
5.3 Cross-Ownership and Affiliate Restrictions ............................................................................... 46
Section 6 SUBMISSION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS ....................................................... 47
6.1 Format of Pre-qualification Documents ....................................................................................... 47
6.2 Procedures for Submission and Opening of Pre-qualification Documents on the Pre-
qualification Documents Submission Date ................................................................................................ 48
Section 7 EVALUATION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS ..................................................... 48
7.1 General Provisions ................................................................................................................................ 48
7.2 Other Grounds for Disqualification ................................................................................................ 49
7.3 Corrupt Practice, Fraud, Collusion, Coercion, Undesirable Practices and Restrictive
Practices ................................................................................................................................................................... 50
7.4 Conflict of Interest ................................................................................................................................. 51
7.5 Lock-Up Rules ......................................................................................................................................... 52
Section 8 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS................................................................................................... 54
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8.1 Notice of Pre-qualification ................................................................................................................. 54
8.2 Provision of Bidding Documents..................................................................................................... 55
8.3 Failure of Qualification Process ....................................................................................................... 55
8.4 Right to Reject Pre-qualification Documents, Waive Minor Defects and Not Proceed
with the Bidding ................................................................................................................................................... 55
ANNEX QD-1A: Business Structure (for a Prospective Bidder which is a partnership or
corporation) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….56
ANNEX QD-1B: Business Structure (for a Prospective Bidder which is a Consortium) ............ 61
ANNEX QD-2: Basic Information Sheet ....................................................................................................... 67
ANNEX QD-3A: Certification of Absence of Unsatisfactory Performance Record for Entities
other than those proposed to meet the Financial Capability Qualification Requirements ............. 70
ANNEX QD-3B: Certification of Absence of Unsatisfactory Performance Record for Entities
proposed to meet the Financial Capability Qualification Requirements ................................................ 72
ANNEX QD-4: Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience ........................................ 74
ANNEX QD-5: Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience ...................................................... 77
ANNEX QD-6 Railway Systems Construction Experience .................................................................. 80
ANNEX QD-7 Rolling Stock Experience ..................................................................................................... 83
ANNEX QD-8: Operation and Maintenance Experience ....................................................................... 86
ANNEX QD-9: Certification of Presence of a Health and Safety Policy ........................................... 90
ANNEX QD-10: Notarized Statement of Willingness to Participate In and Capacity to
Undertake the Requirements of the Project ....................................................................................................... 91
ANNEX QD-11: Key Personnel ........................................................................................................................... 93
ANNEX QD-12: Notarized Statement of Financial Capability ............................................................... 97
ANNEX QD-13: Notarized Application to Pre-qualify and Bid ........................................................... 100
ANNEX QD-14A: Notarized Authority to Apply to Pre-qualify and Designation of Authorized
Representative ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..102
ANNEX QD-14B: Consortium Member’s Notarized Authority to Participate in Consortium and
Apply to Pre-qualify and Designation of Lead Member and Authorized Representative of
Consortium ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..104
Annex QD-15A: Certificate of Project Completion for Railway Infrastructure and Systems
Design Experience ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..106
Annex QD-15B: Certificate of Project Completion for Railway Infrastructure Construction
Experience ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..108
Annex QD-15C: Certificate of Project Completion for Railway Systems Construction
Experience ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..110
Annex QD-15D: Certificate of Project Completion for Rolling Stock Experience ........................ 112
Annex QD-15E: Certification for O&M Experience .................................................................................. 114
Annex QD-16: Certificate for Establishing Relationship with Affiliates ...................................... 116
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Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT LINE 6 PROJECT
INSTRUCTIONS TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS (“ITPB”)
INTRODUCTION
1. The Department of Transportation and Communications (“DOTC”) invites Prospective
Bidders to apply to pre-qualify and bid to finance, design, construct, operate and
maintain the Light Rail Transit (“LRT”) Line 6 pursuant to a two-stage public bidding
process in accordance with the BOT Law and its Revised IRR, the applicable provisions
of which are deemed incorporated herein by reference. The LRT Line 6 Project (the
“Project”) consists of:
(a) Design, procurement, engineering, construction, installation, completion,
testing and commissioning of the Project infrastructure and facilities, which
will include:
(i) railway infrastructure component with a 19-kilometer elevated rail line
in the Province of Cavite, from Niyog, Bacoor City to Dasmariňas City,
having seven (7) stations,) namely: (1) Niyog (transfer between LRT
Line 6 and LRT Line 1 Cavite Extension project (“LRT1 CAVEX”)),
(2) Tirona, (3) Imus, (4) Daang Hari, (5) Salitran, (6) Congressional
Avenue and (7) Governor’s Drive and other related assets including the
depot (“Railway Infrastructure”);
(ii) railway systems component which includes provisions for train control
and signaling system, traction power supply distribution system, power
substations and telecommunications system (“Railway Systems”); and
(iii) rolling stock (“Rolling Stock”), which shall conform to the
specifications to be set out in the minimum performance standards and
specifications that will form part of the Concession Agreement;
(b) Operation and maintenance of the LRT Line 6 system composed of the depot,
the Railway Infrastructure, the Railway Systems, Rolling Stock and other
related assets (“LRT Line 6 System”);
(c) System enhancement works covering whole-of-life investments for the LRT
Line 6 System, which include fleet upgrades (replacements and
refurbishments), periodic rehabilitation/restoration works, any required depot
expansion works to accommodate outstanding train fleet and all other
investments needed to ensure sustained levels of services in accordance with the
minimum performance standards and specifications to be set out in the
Concession Agreement; and
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(d) Provision of a pedestrian connection between the LRT Line 6 station at Niyog
and the LRT1 CAVEX project station at Niyog to provide users of each system
with access to the system of the other.
The Project Information Memorandum describes the Project and its indicative contract
terms.
2. The documents which govern the process to be followed for pre-qualification are:
(a) the Invitation to Pre-qualify to Bid;
(b) this Instructions to Prospective Bidders (ITPB) and its annexes;
(c) the Project Information Memorandum; and
(d) Bid Bulletins which may be issued from time to time.
3. The Invitation Documents provided by the DOTC are being made available to
Prospective Bidders only in connection with the Project and may not be disclosed or
used other than for purposes of the Bidding.
Section 1 GENERAL CONDITIONS
1.1 General Conditions
By submitting Pre-qualification Documents and participating in the Pre-qualification process,
the Prospective Bidder acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) It, including all its Consortium Members and proposed Railway Experience Nominees,
O&M Experience Nominee, their Affiliates and their respective officers, employees,
agents and advisors, shall observe the highest standard of ethics during the Bidding
Process.
(b) It, including all its Consortium Members and proposed Railway Experience Nominees,
O&M Experience Nominee, their Affiliates and their respective officers, employees,
agents and advisors, shall not commit any Corrupt, Fraudulent, Coercive, Undesirable
and Restrictive Practice.
(c) It, including all its Consortium Members and proposed Railway Experience Nominees,
O&M Experience Nominee, their Affiliates and their respective officers, employees,
agents and advisors, will not engage in any form of political or other lobbying with
respect to the Project or attempt to influence the outcome of the Bidding Process.
(d) It accepts all the terms and conditions of the Invitation Documents.
(e) The PBAC has the right to modify any of the Invitation Documents at any time.
(f) The interpretation and construction of the Invitation Documents shall rest solely with
the PBAC. The PBAC shall not assume any responsibility for any erroneous
interpretation or conclusions by the Bidders out of data furnished or indicated in the
Invitation Documents.
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1.2 Governing Law and Rules
The provisions of the BOT Law and its Revised IRR and other applicable Philippine laws shall
govern all matters not specifically covered by this ITPB and the other Invitation Documents.
1.3 Definitions
The following words or terms shall have the following meanings in this ITPB and other
Invitation Documents:
1. “Affiliate” means a person, corporation or any entity Controlled by or Controlling the
Prospective Bidder or Consortium Member (as the case may be) or associated with the
Prospective Bidder or Consortium Member (as the case may be) under common
ownership and Control.
2. “Auditor” means an external independent auditor who must be a reputable international
auditing company with presence and operations in at least ten (10) jurisdictions,
including the Philippines. For the purpose of determining presence and scope of
operations, an auditor’s partner firms in other jurisdictions will be considered.
3. “ATO” means automatic train operation.
4. “ATP” means automatic train protection.
5. “ATS” means aautomatic train supervision.
6. “Authorized Issuer” means the entity who should execute Annexes QD-15A
(Certificate of Project Completion for Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design
Experience), QD-15B (Certificate of Project Completion for Railway Infrastructure
Construction Experience.), QD-15C (Certificate of Project Completion for Railway
Systems Construction Experience), QD-15D (Certificate of Project Completion for
Rolling Stock Experience), QD-15E (Certificate for O&M Experience), and QD-16
(Certificate for Establishing Relationship with Affiliates).
For Annexes QD-15A, QD-15B, QD-15C, QD-15D and QD-15E, these may be
executed by an Auditor or the reference project's Client/Project Owner, provided, that
if the Client/Project Owner is a private entity and an Affiliate of the concerned
Prospective Bidder, or is the Prospective Bidder itself, then Annexes QD-15A, QD-
15B, QD-15C, QD-15D and QD-15E may only be executed by an Auditor.
For Annex QD-15E, if the entity whose experience is being used to fulfill the O&M
Experience requirement is a contractor of the entity who has overall responsibility for
the reference project, such entity who has overall responsibility for the reference project
may execute Annex QD-15E, provided, that if such entity is a private entity and an
Affiliate of the concerned Prospective Bidder, or is the Prospective Bidder itself, then
Annex QD-15E may only be executed by an Auditor.
For Annex QD-16, this may be executed only by an Auditor.
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7. “Bidder” means any individual, partnership, corporation, or any other juridical entity,
or Consortium that participates in the Bidding Process, whether before or after Pre-
qualification.
8. “Bid Proposal” means the Bid Letter, Bid Security, additional requirements for
changes in the composition, form or shareholding structure of the Pre-qualified Bidders
(as may be allowed under this ITPB), technical proposal and financial proposal to be
submitted by the Pre-qualified Bidders pursuant to the Instructions to Bidders that will
be released by the PBAC after Pre-qualification.
9. “Bid Proposals Submission Date” means the day to be set by the PBAC for the
submission of the Bid Proposals.
10. “Bid Security” means the security to be provided by the Pre-qualified Bidder to
guarantee that it shall comply with all its obligations under the Instructions to Bidders
and, if declared the Winning Bidder that it shall comply with all the Post-Award
Requirements, execute the Concession Agreement, and (if the Winning Bidder is a
Consortium) that the Project SPC it shall form for the Project shall thereafter accede to
the Concession Agreement.
11. “Bidding Documents” means the documents enumerated in Section 8.2 which are
furnished to the Pre-qualified Bidders.
12. “Bidding Process” or “Bidding” means the procurement process beginning from the
publication of the Invitation to Pre-qualify to Bid until the signing of the Concession
Agreement, as described in Section 2.2.
13. “BIR” means the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
14. “BOT Law and its Revised IRR” means Republic Act No. 6957, as amended by
Republic Act No. 7718, entitled “An Act Authorizing the Financing, Construction,
Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Projects by the Private Sector and for
Other Purposes” and the “Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic
Act No. 6957, as amended by Republic Act No. 7718”.
15. “Business Structure” means the structure of the Prospective Bidder as described in
Annex QD-1A or QD-1B (as applicable).
16. “Certificate of Incorporation” or “COI” means the certificate of incorporation issued
by the SEC attesting to the due incorporation and registration of a corporation.
17. “Client/Project Owner” means the entity which bid out, commissioned, procured,
awarded, accepted or received the infrastructure, assets or services under a reference
project.
18. “Concession Agreement” means the contract to be executed between the DOTC and
the Winning Bidder or a legal entity formed by the Winning Bidder.
19. “Concessionaire” means the counterparty of the DOTC under the Concession
Agreement and which will undertake the Project.
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20. “Conflict of Interest” is defined in Section 7.4.
21. “Consortium” means an unincorporated association of natural or juridical persons
bound by contract or law, solidarily undertaking by mutual written agreement a
common enterprise which is to participate in the Bidding Process.
22. “Consortium Member” means any of the natural or juridical persons or group of
persons comprising a Consortium, each having a definite interest in the common
undertaking, solidarily liable in the Bid Proposal and whose interest will be converted
into an equity participation in the Project SPC if the Consortium is awarded and accepts
the Project;
23. “Construction” means all aspects of construction work and activities relating to a
Reference Project.
24. “Control” or “Controlled” or “Controlling” means the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management policies and actions of a body corporate, whether through:
(i) ownership of at least fifty percent (50%) plus one (1) of either or a combination of
the following (i.a) the total outstanding voting shares, (i.b) the voting rights, in another
entity, or (ii) the ability to elect a majority of the members of the other entity’s board
of directors, or (iii) any legal agreement or legal agreements, including a voting trust or
other voting agreements.
In determining ownership by a corporation of the shares of another corporation, shares
held both directly and indirectly will be counted.
For purposes of confirming a Pre-qualification Requirement through an Affiliate of a
Prospective Bidder, Consortium Member, Railway Experience Nominee or O&M
Experience Nominee, only agreements entered into more than one (1) year before the
Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date will be considered.
For purposes of determining the existence of a Conflict of Interest, only agreements
which are in effect during the Bidding Process will be considered.
25. “Corrupt Practice, Fraud, Collusion, Coercion, Undesirable Practices and
Restrictive Practices” are each defined in Section 7.3.
26. “day” means a calendar day, unless otherwise specified.
27. “DOTC” means the Department of Transportation and Communications.
28. “Facility Operator” means the entity designated by the Winning Bidder that will
operate the Project in accordance with the Concession Agreement.
29. “Financial Capability Qualification Requirements” refers to the Pre-qualification
Requirements which must be met by a Prospective Bidder, as provided in Section 3.3.
30. “GIS” means the General Information Sheet in the form specified by, and that all
corporations are required to file annually with, the SEC.
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31. “Health and Safety Policy” means a policy providing for a systematic and
comprehensive corporate/institutional process for managing health and safety concerns.
32. “Instructions to Bidders” or “ITB” means the Bidding Document setting out detailed
information about the requirements for the preparation and submission of Bid Proposals
that Pre-qualified Bidders may purchase in accordance with Section 8.2.
33. “Instructions to Prospective Bidders” or “ITPB” means this Instructions to
Prospective Bidders.
34. “Invitation Documents” means the Invitation to Pre-qualify to Bid, this Instructions to
Prospective Bidders, including its annexes, the Project Information Memorandum and
any supplemental notices and bid bulletins issued by the PBAC from the date of first
publication of the Invitation to Pre-qualify to Bid until the Pre-qualification Documents
Submission Date.
35. “Invitation to Pre-qualify to Bid” means the notice inviting interested parties to pre-
qualify and bid for the Project first published by the DOTC on December 21, 2015.
36. “ISO” means the International Organization for Standardization.
37. “Lead Member” means, for a Bidder which bids as a Consortium, the Consortium
Member having the most significant interest in the Consortium, which should not be
less than thirty three and one-third percent (33 1/3%), and which should be designated
in writing as such by the other Consortium Members. A Consortium may only
designate a single entity as Lead Member which entity must have the largest equity
interest in the Consortium (at least 33 1/3%) and must fully meet the two (2) Financial
Capability Qualification Requirements prescribed in Section 3.3.
38. “Legal Qualification Requirements” refers to the Pre-qualification Requirements that
must be met by a Prospective Bidder, as provided in Section 3.1.
39. “Lock-Up Period” is defined in Section 7.5.
40. “Lock-Up Rules” is defined in Section 7.5.
41. “LRT1 CAVEX” means the LRT Line 1 Cavite Extension Public- Private Partnership
(PPP) Project.
42. “LRT Line 6 System” is defined in paragraph 1(b) of the Introduction to this ITPB.
43. “Notice of Award” is defined in Section 2.2.2(e).
44. “Notice of Pre-qualification” is defined in Section 8.1.
45. “O&M” means operation and maintenance.
46. “O&M Experience” refers to one of the Technical Qualification Requirements that
must be met by a Prospective Bidder, as provided in Section 3.2.6.
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47. “O&M Experience Nominee” means an entity nominated by a Prospective Bidder to
meet the O&M Experience.
48. “OLE” means overhead line equipment.
49. “Outstanding Dispute” with government refers to any pending judicial, administrative
or alternative dispute resolution proceeding, including suspension or blacklisting
proceedings, between the Prospective Bidder, any Consortium Member, their Affiliates
that are directly involved with the Project, Railway Experience Nominee or O&M
Experience Nominee, on the one hand, and the DOTC, on the other, in connection with
any transportation project or contract of the DOTC provided such project or contract is:
(i) intended to provide a critical basic necessity, (ii) of paramount public interest and
importance, and (iii) where the Prospective Bidder, any Consortium member, or their
Affiliates that are directly involved with the Project, Railway Experience Nominee or
O&M Experience Nominee has/have, in the opinion of the DOTC or the PBAC
committed a default or breach of: (a) contract, (b) any representation, or (c) any
warranty, which act prevents the DOTC from fully or timely complying with their
statutory obligations in the implementation of such other project or contract.
50. “PBAC” means the Pre-qualification, Bids and Awards Committee for the Project
created by the DOTC under DOTC Special Order No. 2015-500, dated 27 November
2015, pursuant to the BOT Law and its Revised IRR.
51. “PCAB” means the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board.
52. “Post-Award Requirements” is defined in Section 2.2.2(e).
53. “PPP Center” means the Public-Private Partnership Center.
54. “Pre-qualification” means the first stage of the Bidding Process involving the
submission, opening and evaluation of the Pre-qualification Documents submitted by
the Prospective Bidders.
55. “Pre-qualification Documents” mean the documents required to be submitted by the
Prospective Bidder during the Pre-qualification stage as provided in Section 4.
56. “Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date” means the date designated in
Section 2.2.1 as the date on which Prospective Bidders are required to submit their
respective Pre-qualification Documents.
57. “Pre-qualification Requirements” means the criteria which a Prospective Bidder must
meet in order to pre-qualify to submit a Bid Proposal for the Project as described in
Section 3 and includes Legal Qualification Requirements, Technical Qualification
Requirements and Financial Capability Qualification Requirements.
58. “Pre-qualified Bidder” means a Prospective Bidder which passed Pre-qualification.
59. “Project” is defined in paragraph 1 of the Introduction to this ITPB.
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60. “Project Information Memorandum” means the document denominated as such to
provide preliminary information on the Project issued on or about the date on which
the Invitation to Pre-qualify to Bid was first published.
61. “Project Special Purpose Company” or “Project SPC” means a domestic special
purpose company incorporated pursuant to the Corporation Code of the Philippines for
the purpose of undertaking the Project.
62. “Prospective Bidder” means any individual, partnership, corporation, or any other
juridical entity, or Consortium that participates in the Bidding Process by applying to
pre-qualify and bid.
63. “Railway Experience Nominee” refers to an entity nominated by a Prospective Bidder
to meet the Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience, the Railway
Infrastructure Construction Experience, the Railway Systems Construction Experience
or the Rolling Stock Experience, as the context may require, other than the Prospective
Bidder itself or a Consortium Member (if the Prospective Bidder is a Consortium).
64. “Railway Infrastructure” refers to a component of the Project as described in
paragraph 1(a)(i) of the Introduction of this ITPB.
65. “Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience" refers to one of the
components of the Technical Qualification Requirements, as provided in Section 3.2.2.
66. “Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience" refers to one of the components
of the Technical Qualification Requirements, as provided in Section 3.2.3.
67. “Railways Systems” refers to a component of the Project as described in paragraph
1(a)(ii) of the Introduction to this ITPB.
68. “Railway Systems Construction Experience” refers to one of the components of the
Technical Qualification Requirements, as provided in Section 3.2.4.
69. “Reference Project” means a project submitted to demonstrate a Prospective Bidder’s
experience to meet the Technical Qualification Requirements.
70. “RIC Nominee” is defined in Section 3.2.1(d).
71. “RISD Nominee” is defined in Section 3.2.1(d).
72. “Rolling Stock” is defined in paragraph 1(a)(iii) of the Introduction to this ITPB.
73. “Rolling Stock Experience” refers to one of the components of the Technical
Qualification Requirements, as provided in Section 3.2.5.
74. “RS Nominee” is defined in Section 3.2.1(d).
75. “RSC Nominee” is defined in Section 3.2.1(d).
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76. “Safety Case Manual” means a manual which defines the minimum acceptable safety
standards for all of the safety critical actions and operations that may be necessary on a
railway system.
77. “Safety Management System Manual” means a manual or plan providing for a
systematic, explicit and comprehensive process for managing safety risks.
78. “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
79. “Substitution” is defined in Section 7.5(b)(iii).
80. “Technical Qualification Requirements” refers to the Pre-qualification Requirements
that must be met by a Prospective Bidder, as provided in Section 3.2.
81. “Transaction Advisors” is defined in Section 2.1.2.
82. “TWG” refers to the Technical Working Group for the Project created by the DOTC
under DOTC Special Order No. 2015-500, dated 27 November 2015, pursuant to the
BOT Law and its Revised IRR.
83. “Unsatisfactory Performance” means any of the following:
(i) within the last five (5) years prior to the Pre-qualification Documents
Submission Date:
(A) failure to satisfactorily perform any of its material obligations on any
contract, as evidenced by a final judicial pronouncement or arbitration
award or an agreement by way of settlement and compromise wherein
there is an acknowledgement of the failure;
(B) expulsion from any project or contract; provided, that where the
expulsion (1) results from an act of all or some of the parties to such
project or contract pursuant to the relevant project agreements, or (2)
results from the mutual agreement of the parties to the project or
contract, or (3) results from a final court or arbitral judgment, or (4)
results from agreements by way of settlement or compromise, in all
cases there being no fault on the part of the expelled party, as evidenced
by a final judicial pronouncement or arbitration award, such expulsion
shall not be deemed as an incident of Unsatisfactory Performance;
(C) termination or suspension of any of its projects or contracts due to a
breach of its obligations, as evidenced by a final judicial pronouncement
or arbitration award or an agreement by way of settlement and
compromise wherein there is an acknowledgment of the breach; or
(D) material violation of the laws and/or regulations applicable to any of its
projects or contracts, including but not limited to environmental, health,
safety, labor and social welfare laws and regulations, as evidenced by a
final judicial pronouncement or arbitration award or an agreement by
way of settlement and compromise wherein there is an
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acknowledgement of the violation,
where in each case the references to “judicial pronouncement” and “arbitration
award” are not limited to those promulgated in the Philippines or by Philippine
courts or entities;
(ii) inclusion in a blacklist issued by any governmental agency of the Philippines
or in the debarred and cross-debarred firms and individuals list of major
international financial institutions such as, but not limited to, the World Bank,
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Asian Development
Bank, Inter-American Development Bank and African Development Bank
Group, whether as an individual contractor, partnership or corporation, or as a
member of a joint venture or consortium; or
(iii) involvement in any Corrupt, Fraudulent, Coercive, Undesirable, or Restrictive
Practices or having Conflicts of Interest.
84. “Winning Bidder” means the Bidder determined by the PBAC as having the highest
complying post-qualified Bid Proposal and issued a Notice of Award as described in
Section 2.2.2(e).
85. “Withdrawal” is defined in Section 7.5(b)(ii).
86. “year” means a calendar year, unless otherwise specified.
Section 2 THE BIDDING PROCESS
2.1 PBAC and Advisors
2.1.1 Role of the PBAC
The PBAC for the Project created by the DOTC Special Order No. 2015-500 (issued on 27
November 2015) and the amendments thereto shall be responsible for all aspects of the Bidding
Process for the Project, including the interpretation of the rules regarding the Bidding.
2.1.2 Role of Transaction Advisors
A consortium of advisors led by Ernst & Young Solutions LLP (“EY”) as transaction advisor
and CPCS Transcom Limited (“CPCS”) as technical advisor (“Transaction Advisors”) has
been appointed to assist the DOTC in the structuring and tendering of the Project. Transaction
Advisors will assist the DOTC in undertaking and ensuring a fair, transparent and competitive
selection process that will mobilize private sector participation in the implementation of the
Project. The assistance of the Transaction Advisors covers all Project pre-investment activities
including due diligence review, transaction structuring, marketing and promotion, contract
preparation, and support to the DOTC in the development of bid documents, conduct of the
Bidding, evaluation of the Bid Proposals and the award of the Project to the Winning Bidder.
Supporting the Transaction Advisors in its advisory work is a team of international technical
and legal service firms and local legal consultants.
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2.2 Outline of the Bidding Process
The international competitive public bidding for the Project shall be conducted in accordance
with the rules and procedures for public bidding set under the BOT Law and its Revised IRR,
the applicable provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
2.2.1 The table below contains the indicative schedule for the Bidding Process:
Milestone Indicative Date First Publication of Invitation to Pre-qualify to Bid
and Issuance of ITPB
21 December 2015
Issuance of ITPB 27 January 2016
Pre-qualification conference
January 2016 (date to be confirmed by the
PBAC in a subsequent bid bulletin)
Last day of submission of queries on pre-
qualification
12 February 2016
Issuance of responses to queries on Pre-qualification
22 February 2016
Pre-qualification Documents Submission and
Opening Date
04 March 2016
Results of the evaluation of Pre-qualification
Documents
Within twenty (20) calendar days from the
Pre-qualification Documents Submission
Date
Issuance of Notice to pre-qualified and disqualified
Bidders
Within five (5) calendar days from approval
of the results of the evaluation of the Pre-
qualification Documents
Issuance of ITB and draft Concession Agreement
May 2016 (date to be confirmed)
Pre-Bid Conference May 2016 (date to be confirmed)
First round of One-on-One Meetings with Pre-
qualified Bidders
May 2016 (date to be confirmed)
Submission of first batch of queries / comments on
the ITB and draft Concession Agreement
May 2016 (date to be confirmed)
Issuance of responses to the first batch of
queries/comments on the ITB and draft Concession
Agreement
June 2016 (date to be confirmed)
Submission of second batch of Queries/Comments
on the ITB and draft Concession Agreement
July 2016 (date to be confirmed)
Second round of One-on-One Meetings with Pre-
qualified Bidders
July 2016 (date to be confirmed)
Issuance of responses to second batch of
queries/comments on the ITB and draft Concession
Agreement
August 2016 (date to be confirmed)
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Issuance of the Final ITB and draft Concession
Agreement
August 2016 (date to be confirmed)
Bid Proposals Submission Date September 2016 (date to be confirmed)
Evaluation of technical proposals Within twenty (20) calendar days from the
Bid Proposals Submission Date
Notification of results of evaluation of technical
proposals and opening of financial proposals
October 2016 (date to be confirmed)
Evaluation of financial proposals Within fifteen (15) calendar days from the
completion of the evaluation of Technical
Proposals
PBAC recommendation of Winning Bidder Within three (3) calendar days from
completion of the evaluation of the
Financial Proposals
Issuance of the Notice of Award Within five (5) calendar days from decision
by DOTC Secretary to award the Project to
the Winning Bidder
Submission of Post-Award Requirements Within twenty (20) calendar days from
receipt by Winning Bidder of Notice of
Award
Issuance of Notice of Compliance with Post-Award
Requirements
Within five (5) calendar days of receipt by
the DOTC of Post-Award Requirements
Signing of Concession Agreement and compliance
with Other Requirements
Within five (5) calendar days of receipt by
Winning Bidder of notice from DOTC of
compliance with all Post-Award
Requirements
The actual schedule may be changed by the PBAC at any time, without incurring any liability
to the Prospective Bidders or Pre-qualified Bidders. Prospective Bidders and Pre-qualified
Bidders shall be notified by the PBAC of any changes in the indicative milestone dates through
the ITB or bid bulletins.
2.2.2 The general procedure for the Bidding will be as follows:
(a) The PBAC will conduct a Pre-qualification conference for interested parties and
Prospective Bidders to clarify any part of the Invitation Documents and to answer any
relevant questions from interested parties and Prospective Bidders. The Pre-
qualification conference will be held at a location to be advised by the PBAC in a
subsequent bid bulletin on the date indicated in the table above. Additional details of
the Pre-qualification conference, if any, will be provided for in a bid bulletin to be
issued by the PBAC.
(b) The PBAC will conduct the Pre-qualification of Prospective Bidders. Prospective
Bidders may apply to pre-qualify and bid by submitting their Pre-qualification
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Documents, as described in greater detail in this document, on the Pre-qualification
Documents Submission Date. After reviewing the documents, the PBAC will
determine which of the Prospective Bidders fulfill the Pre-qualification Requirements
and inform all Prospective Bidders who are pre-qualified on the date indicated in the
table above through the issuance of a Notice of Pre-qualification to each Pre-qualified
Bidder. Disqualified bidders shall likewise be informed in writing stating therein the
grounds for their disqualification within the same period. Only Pre-qualified Bidders
will be invited and allowed to submit a Bid Proposal for the Project.
(c) After the Pre-qualification is completed, the PBAC shall issue the ITB and draft
Concession Agreement to all Pre-qualified Bidders. The ITB shall provide in detail the
form and required contents of the Bid Proposals and the detailed procedures to be
followed for Bid Proposal submission and evaluation. The draft Concession Agreement
shall likewise be provided to all Pre-qualified Bidders to give each the opportunity to
comment on the draft. The PBAC may consider these comments in refining the draft
Concession Agreement leading up to the issuance of the final Concession Agreement
on which the Pre-qualified Bidders must base their Bid Proposals. This will ensure that
binding unconditional Bid Proposals are submitted on the basis of the final Concession
Agreement.
The Pre-qualified Bidders will be invited to raise any questions and issues regarding
the Project and the Bidding Process during the pre-bid conference. In addition, the
DOTC will make arrangements for Pre-qualified Bidders who wish to have one-on-one
discussions regarding the Project. Pre-qualified Bidders will be asked to bid for the
Project by submitting their Bid Proposals.
(d) After submission of Bid Proposals, the PBAC will first review the Pre-qualified
Bidders’ technical proposals and evaluate them on a “pass”/”fail” basis. Pre-qualified
Bidders will be informed as to whether their technical proposals were rated “pass”. The
PBAC will return the unopened financial proposals and Bid Securities of Prospective
Bidders whose technical proposals were rated “fail”.
(e) Financial Proposals of Pre-qualified Bidders whose technical proposals were rated
“pass” will be opened and evaluated at a later date, which evaluation will be based on
the financial bid parameters and criteria to be specified by the PBAC in the ITB. The
Pre-qualified Bidder whose technical proposal is rated “pass” and who submits the best
financial proposal will be considered the best complying Bid Proposal. On the date
indicated in the table above, the PBAC will recommend to the DOTC Secretary the
award of the Project to the Winning Bidder by the issuance of written notice thereof
(“Notice of Award”). The DOTC Secretary shall approve the award and issue the
Notice of Award to the Winning Bidder. This Notice of Award shall indicate the
requirements that the Winning Bidder has to comply with before the signing of the
Concession Agreement (“Post-Award Requirements”).
(f) The Winning Bidder will have to comply with all the Post-Award Requirements within
twenty (20) days from receipt of the Notice of Award. Failure to comply with the Post-
Award Requirements within the prescribed twenty (20)-day period will result in the
forfeiture of the Bid Security and the cancellation of the Notice of Award. Within five
(5) days from the receipt by the PBAC of all the Post-Award Requirements, the PBAC
shall determine and notify the Winning Bidder of its compliance therewith.
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Immediately thereafter, the Winning Bidder will have to enter into the Concession
Agreement with the DOTC. Failure by the Winning Bidder to enter into the Concession
Agreement within the timeframe specified in the notice of compliance with the Notice
of Award will result in the forfeiture of the Bid Security and the cancellation of the
Notice of Award.
2.3 Responsibility of Prospective Bidders
2.3.1 Notwithstanding any information given in the Invitation Documents and any additional
communications from the DOTC or the PBAC, including any notices and bid bulletins,
it is the sole responsibility of the Prospective Bidder to:
(a) be fully acquainted with the laws, requirements, terms, and conditions of the
Bidding Process;
(b) examine all the Invitation Documents, including all instructions, annexes,
forms, schedules, terms, specifications, and drawings and verify the correctness,
accuracy, completeness and reliability of the information contained in these
documents;
(c) familiarize itself with all existing laws, decrees, acts, ordinances, rules and
regulations of the Philippines, whether national or local, that may affect the Pre-
qualification, the Bidding Process and the Project; and
(d) determine and satisfy itself, at its own cost and risk, and by such means as it
considers necessary and desirable, as to all matters pertaining to the execution
of the Project, including but not limited to the location and nature of the Project;
the relevant terrain, geological, meteorological and hydrological conditions; the
requirements and availability of labor, materials, equipment, aggregate sources,
water, power, roads, communications and other relevant factors; relevant
resource requirements; and any risks and contingencies that may affect the cost,
duration, execution and completion of the Project.
2.3.2 The Prospective Bidders (including any Consortium Members or Affiliates) shall not
be entitled to and shall not make any claim against the DOTC or any other associated
party, whether on the basis of contract, quasi-delict or delict, for damages, extensions
of time or payments on the grounds:
(a) of any misunderstanding or misapprehension in respect of the Invitation
Documents and the Project; or
(b) that incorrect or insufficient information relating to the Invitation Documents
and the Project was given to them by the DOTC or any other associated party.
By submitting Pre-qualification Documents, a Prospective Bidder shall be presumed to
have fully examined and accepted all the terms and conditions in the Invitation
Documents.
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2.4 Costs and Expenses of Participation
Interested parties and Prospective Bidders shall bear all costs associated with or resulting from
their participation in the Bidding Process including but not limited to the preparation and
submission of their Pre-qualification Documents, the costs of reproducing and notarizing the
Concession Agreement at execution, and all possible losses or damages resulting thereto. The
DOTC and its advisors, consultants or other persons acting on its behalf shall not be held
responsible or liable in any way for such costs, losses or damages incurred by any Prospective
Bidder (whether incurred by it directly or indirectly, or by its advisors, contractors, Affiliates
or other persons), regardless of the conduct or outcome of the Bidding Process.
2.5 Queries and Supplemental Notices
2.5.1 All parties who obtain the Invitation Documents may send any queries on any aspect of
these documents in writing by (a) personal delivery of signed hard copies and (b) e-
mail in MS Word format, to the PBAC Chairman, the PBAC Secretariat, the Chairman
of the TWG, the DOTC, the PPP Center and Transaction Advisors at the following
addresses and e-mail addresses:
(a) PBAC Chairman
Attention: Undersecretary Edwin R. Lopez
Address: Unit 161, 16th Floor, The Columbia Tower
Ortigas Avenue, Barangay Wack-Wack, Mandaluyong City
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: (+63 2) 790 8300 local 363 or 291 / 727 6401 / 725 9164
Fax: (+63 2) 726 6231
(b) PBAC Member-Secretary
Attention: Undersecretary Catherine P. Gonzales
Address: Unit 153, 15th Floor, The Columbia Tower
Ortigas Avenue, Barangay Wack-Wack, Mandaluyong City
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: (+63 2) 790 8300 local 272 or 235 / 726 7128
Fax: (+63 2) 654 7725
(c) Chairman of the TWG
Attention: Dir. Deo Leo Manalo
Address: Unit 81 and 83, 8th Floor, The Columbia Tower
Ortigas Avenue, Barangay Wack-Wack, Mandaluyong City
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: (+63 2) 790 8300 local 725 or 351 / 726 3493
Fax: (+63 2) 726 3493
(d) DOTC
Attention: Undersecretary Rene K. Limcaoco
Address: Unit 169, 16th Floor, The Columbia Tower
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Ortigas Avenue, Barangay Wack-Wack, Mandaluyong City
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: (+63 2) 790 8300 local 247 or 294 or 216 / 725 0204 / 725 0013
Fax: (+63 2) 726 6221
(e) PPP Center
Attention: Executive Director Cosette V. Canilao
Address: Public-Private Partnership Center
8th Floor, One Cyberpod Centris
EDSA corner Quezon Avenue
Brgy. Pinyahan, Quezon City
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: (+63 2) 727 -7960 / 725- 0204
Fax: (+63 2) 929 8593
(f) Ernst & Young
Attention: Lynn Tho
Address: One Raffles Quay, North Tower, Level 18
Singapore, 048583
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: (+65) 6535 7777
A copy shall be furnished to the following email address: [email protected]. In
case of any discrepancy between copies personally delivered and those delivered by email, the
former shall prevail.
2.5.2 Prospective Bidders must use the template below for all of its queries/comments:
Date: [ Insert Date of Submission]
Prospective Bidder Name: [Insert Prospective Bidder Name]
Topic
Name and
Section of
Document
Query/Comment Proposed Wording / Draft*
(if any)
*Note: Please apply strikethrough to deleted items and italics / underscore to added items
Although the PBAC will attempt to respond to all reasonable queries, it is under no obligation
to respond to all queries. Responses to queries and any modifications to the Invitation
Documents or the Bidding Documents shall be done in writing and provided to Prospective
Bidders through supplemental notices or bid bulletins issued by the PBAC. All supplemental
notices and bid bulletins issued by the PBAC shall be deemed to be incorporated in and made
an integral part of these ITPB and/or the relevant Bidding Documents. Supplemental notices
and bid bulletins issued by the PBAC shall be published at the website of DOTC at
www.dotc.gov.ph.
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2.6 Ownership of Pre-qualification Documents
Except for the financial proposals and the Bid Securities that shall be returned pursuant to the
BOT Law and its Revised IRR, all documents submitted by the Prospective Bidders in response
to the Invitation to Pre-qualify to Bid, including Pre-qualification Documents and their
attachments, shall become the property of the DOTC and any information obtained by the
DOTC from such documents may be reasonably used by them; provided, however, that
information relating to the examination, clarification, evaluation and comparison of Pre-
qualification Documents shall not be disclosed to any of the Prospective Bidders or other
persons not officially involved in the Bidding Process; provided that the DOTC and the PBAC
shall not have the obligation to keep any information submitted by a Prospective Bidder
confidential after award of the Project.
2.7 Language and Foreign Documents
2.7.1 The Pre-qualification Documents and all correspondence and documents relating to the
Invitation Documents and the Bid Proposal, shall be prepared and written in the English
language. Any printed literature or document furnished by Prospective Bidders written
in another foreign language shall be accompanied by an English translation, certified
by the translator to be a complete and accurate translation of the original. The
certification issued by the translator shall be authenticated by a Philippine consular
official at the relevant Philippine consulate at the place where the certification is issued.
In case of conflict, the English translation shall prevail.
2.7.2 All documents or certifications issued by foreign authorities or executed outside of the
Philippines shall be authenticated before a Philippine consular official at the relevant
Philippine consulate having jurisdiction over the place of issue or execution.
2.7.3 If the document was issued by a foreign authority, the Prospective Bidder should also
submit a copy of such document certified to be true and correct by the foreign authority
that issued the document, in addition to the authentication by the relevant Philippine
consular official required pursuant to Section 2.7.2 above.
2.7.4 If the document is a foreign law or regulation, the Prospective Bidder should also
submit (a) a copy of such law or regulation certified to be true and correct by the
relevant competent government authority in addition to the authentication by the
relevant Philippine consular officer required pursuant to Section 2.7.2 above, or (b) a
certification from the embassy or the consular office of the relevant foreign country in
the Philippines that such law is an accurate copy of the foreign law.
2.7.5 For documents issued or executed outside the Philippines, notarization made separately
before a notary public, civil officer or other person authorized under foreign law to
administer oaths or to authenticate signatures shall be allowed, provided that the
notarized document must be authenticated before a Philippine consular official at the
relevant Philippine consulate at the place of incorporation.
2.7.6 For each instance in this ITPB where authentication by a Philippine consular official is
required, the form, including language, of the authentication shall be subject to the
forms and rules applicable in the relevant Philippine consular office.
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2.7.7 For purposes of the Pre-qualification, the PBAC will accept a translated, notarized or
Ministry of Foreign Affairs/State Department-authenticated document, or a document
for authentication by a Philippine consular officer, provided that such has been stamped
“Received” by the appropriate Philippine consular office on or before the Pre-
qualification Documents Submission Date, or the official receipt issued by the
Philippine consular office is submitted, subject (in each case) to submission of the same
document with the required authentication on the Bid Proposals Submission Date.
2.7.8 A Pre-qualified Bidder shall be disqualified if:
a. it fails to submit the authenticated documents on the Bid Proposals Submission
Date; or
b. there are differences in the Pre-qualification Documents submitted on the Pre-
qualification Documents Submission Date and the authenticated documents
submitted on the Bid Proposals Submission Date.
Section 3 PRE-QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Prospective Bidders must fulfill all the Legal, Technical, and Financial Capability Qualification
Requirements listed below.
3.1. Legal Qualification Requirements
3.1.1 The Prospective Bidder must be either:
(a) An individual, partnership or corporation or any other juridical entity. In the case of
Philippine partnerships or corporations created pursuant to the Corporation Code of the
Philippines, such partnerships of corporations must be registered in the Philippines with
the Philippine SEC or in case of a foreign partnerships, corporations or other juridical
entities, the appropriate government agency in the foreign country where the foreign
entity was registered for recognition or creation of its juridical personality or capacity.
The Prospective Bidder must certify that it and its Affiliates whose projects and
experience are being submitted as evidence of fulfillment of the requirements in Section
3.2 and Section 3.3 have no Unsatisfactory Performance Record, as per the format
provided in Annex QD-3A (in the case of each entity other than entities proposed to
meet the Financial Capability Qualification Requirements) and Annex QD-3B (in the
case of the entities proposed to meet the Financial Capability Qualification
Requirement); or
(b) A Consortium whose members are individuals, partnerships or corporations or any other
juridical entities. In the case of Philippine partnerships, or corporations created pursuant
to the Corporation Code of the Philippines, such partnerships or corporations must be
registered in the Philippines with the SEC, or in the case of partnerships, corporations
or other juridical entities, the appropriate government agency in the foreign country
where the foreign entity was registered for recognition or creation of its juridical
personality or capacity. Each Consortium Member must certify that it and its Affiliates
whose projects and experience are being submitted as evidence of fulfillment of the
requirements in Section 3.2 and Section 3.3 have no Unsatisfactory Performance Record,
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as per the format provided in Annex QD-3A (in the case of each entity other than entities
proposed to meet the Financial Capability Qualification Requirements) and Annex QD-
3B (in the case of the entities proposed to meet the Financial Capability Qualification
Requirement).
The Lead Member in the Consortium must (i) hold an interest in the Consortium of at
least thirty three and one third percent (33 1/3%); (ii) always hold the most significant
interest in the Consortium; and (iii) be designated in writing as such by the other
Consortium Members.
No Consortium Member, on its own or together with its Affiliates, shall hold a greater
interest in the Consortium than the Lead Member, on its own or together with its
Affiliates.
3.1.2 All Prospective Bidders, Consortia, Consortium Members, and their Affiliates that are
directly involved in the Projects, and subcontractors proposed by a Prospective Bidder
or Consortium, shall comply with the Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines
and other applicable laws, including those relating to nationality restrictions.
If the Prospective Bidder proposes to undertake the O&M of the Project, then it must
be Filipino or, if a juridical entity, must be owned at least sixty percent (60%) by
Filipinos or, if a Consortium, the ownership interest of Filipino Consortium Members
in the Consortium must be at least sixty percent (60%). If the O&M of the Project shall
be delegated to a Facility Operator, the Facility Operator must be owned at least sixty
percent (60%) by Filipinos.
For the purpose of determining an entity’s compliance with the applicable nationality
requirements, the “Control Test” shall be applied, except when there is doubt on the
entity’s nationality or on its equity ownership, in which case the “Grandfather Rule”
shall be applied. A doubt shall exist when circumstances similar to those cited in the
relevant Supreme Court of the Republic of the Philippines decisions are present.
3.2 Technical Qualification Requirements
3.2.1 General Provisions
(a) To qualify to bid for the Project, the Prospective Bidder must meet the following
technical qualification requirements:
● Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience;
● Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience;
● Railway Systems Construction Experience;
● Rolling Stock Experience;
● O&M Experience; and
● Qualified Key Personnel.
Prospective Bidders must provide supporting documents, whenever applicable, as per
the relevant formats set out in the Annexes hereto, as evidence for meeting the technical
requirements. Experience for any activity (Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design
Experience/Railway Infrastructure Construction/Railway Systems
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Construction/Rolling Stock/ O&M) relating to an eligible project shall not be claimed
by two (2) or more Consortium Members. Accordingly, no double counting by a
Consortium in respect of the same experience shall be permitted in any manner
whatsoever.
(b) All entities which are proposed to meet any of the Technical Qualification
Requirements must submit a Certification of Absence of Unsatisfactory Performance
Record.
(c) If (i) the Prospective Bidder’s nominee for the O&M Experience is pre-qualified; (ii)
at least one (1) of the Prospective Bidder’s nominees for each of the Railway
Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience, the Railway Infrastructure Construction
Experience, the Railway Systems Construction Experience and the Rolling Stock
Experience is pre-qualified; and (iii) the entities whose Reference Projects are being
submitted in fulfillment of the Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience,
Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience, Railway Systems Construction
Experience, Rolling Stock Experience and O&M Experience requirements are
determined to have individuals with the qualifications and experience set out in Section
3.2.7, then the Prospective Bidder shall be deemed to have met the Technical
Qualification Requirements.
(d) A Prospective Bidder can nominate only two (2) entities to meet the Railway
Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience (“RISD Nominee”), two (2) entities to
meet the Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience (“RIC Nominee”) and two
(2) entities to meet the Railway Systems Construction Experience (“RSC Nominee”).
A Prospective Bidder may nominate one (1) entity to meet a combination of any two
(2) or all of the Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience, the Railway
Infrastructure Construction Experience and the Railway Systems Construction
Experience; provided, however, that there shall not be more than two (2) entities
nominated to meet each of the Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience,
the Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience and the Railway Systems
Construction Experience. The following nomination arrangements are permitted:
RISD RIC RSC
Nominee A
Nominee B
Nominee C
Nominee D
Nominee E
Nominee F
RISD RIC RSC
Nominee A
Nominee B
Nominee A
Nominee C
Nominee A
Nominee D
RISD RIC RSC
Nominee A
Nominee C
Nominee A
Nominee B
Nominee B
Nominee C
RISD RIC RSC
Nominee A
Nominee B
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A Prospective Bidder can nominate only two (2) entities to meet the Rolling Stock
Experience (“RS Nominee”).
(e) To the extent ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications are required by the terms of this Section
3.2 and/or the related annexes, an “equivalent” certification would be a notarized
certification from a competent regulatory authority stating that:
(i) it is the regulatory authority in the country where the entity proposed to meet the
required experience was registered for creation or recognition of its juridical
personality or capacity and it has jurisdiction over such entity;
(ii) the laws in such country do not require entities like the entity proposed to meet
the required experience to secure such ISO certifications;
(iii) the entity proposed to meet the required experience is compliant with the relevant
policies, procedures and programs required by applicable laws, rules and
regulations of such country; and
(iv) the entity proposed to meet the requirement experience has in place internal
procedures and processes substantially equivalent to those required under the
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications.
3.2.2 Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience
(a) The Prospective Bidder or a related entity, as described below, must have Philippine or
international experience in the design of an elevated metropolitan rail transit system at
least ten (10) kilometers in length and capable of transporting at least twenty five (25)
million passengers per fiscal year, including the railway system composed of the track
form, signaling (which should include the provision of automatic train protection,
automatic train supervision and automatic train operation technology), traction,
telecommunications and control systems that make up a metropolitan passenger rail
transit system.
Each Reference Project that is proposed to meet the various components of the Railway
Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience must have been completed or
implemented within the last fifteen (15) years prior to the Pre-qualification Documents
Submission Date.
(b) A Prospective Bidder shall be allowed to nominate not more than two (2) RISD
Nominees. Each RISD Nominee must be:
(i) the Prospective Bidder itself (if the Prospective Bidder is a partnership or
corporation); or
(ii) a Consortium Member (if the Prospective Bidder is a Consortium); or
(iii) a contractor; or
(iv) an Affiliate of (i), (ii) or (iii) above.
The Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience may, but need not be,
fulfilled by the same entity that fulfills either the Railway Infrastructure Construction
Experience in Section 3.2.3 or the Railway Systems Construction Experience in Section
3.2.4. The Reference Project submitted to demonstrate compliance with the Railway
Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience may, but need not be, the same
Reference Project submitted to demonstrate compliance with either the Railway
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Infrastructure Construction Experience in Section 3.2.3 or the Railway Systems
Construction Experience requirement in Section 3.2.4, as the case may be.
(c) The RISD Nominees must prove that they meet the required experience through the
submission of Reference Projects for which they were entirely responsible for the design
of the railway system. Regardless of the specific designation of an entity’s role in the
Reference Project, the RISD Nominee must have been the entity controlling the design
works and is the entity directly responsible and accountable for the outcome of such
design works to the project owner.
If the RISD Nominees only participated in a Reference Project as financial investors
(whether through loans or equity), such project will not be considered as evidence of
the Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience.
The RISD Nominees should submit a notarized certification indicating fulfillment of
this requirement to satisfactorily establish such claim in the form set out in Annex QD-
15A.
(d) For the purpose of determining whether the Prospective Bidder fulfills the Railway
Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience, a Reference Project completed by an
Affiliate of a Prospective Bidder, Consortium Member or Railway Experience Nominee
will be considered as having been completed by that Prospective Bidder, Consortium
Member, or Railway Experience Nominee.
(e) The RISD Nominees must certify that they have: (i) a Health and Safety Policy; and (ii)
no Unsatisfactory Performance record.
(f) Any RISD Nominee must also possess the following:
(i) a valid ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent; and
(ii) a valid ISO 14001 certification or its equivalent.
For the aforementioned ISO 9001 and 14001 certification requirements, an
“equivalent” certification would be a notarized certification from a competent
regulatory authority stating that:
(aa) it is the regulatory authority in the country where RISD Nominee was registered
for creation or recognition of its juridical personality or capacity and it has
jurisdiction over such entity;
(bb) the laws in such country do not require entities like the RISD Nominee to secure
such ISO certifications;
(cc) the RISD Nominee is compliant with the relevant policies, procedures and
programs required by applicable laws, rules and regulations of such country;
and
(dd) the RISD Nominee has in place internal procedures and processes substantially
equivalent to those required under the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications.
(g) Any RISD Nominee must also provide a statement of willingness to participate in and
capacity to undertake the requirements of the Project. After pre-qualifying, the RISD
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Nominees may be asked to reiterate their willingness to participate in and capacity to
undertake, the requirements of the Project at the time that Bid Proposals are submitted.
(h) Under the terms of the Concession Agreement, for purposes of designing the Railway
Infrastructure or the Railway System, the Winning Bidder will be required to use only
construction contractors which fulfill the requirements in this Section 3.2.2. If the
Prospective Bidder proposes a construction contractor to meet the requirements in
Section 3.2.2, and these construction contractors are pre-qualified as described in
Section 7.1, then the Concession Agreement will identify the pre-qualified construction
contractors and the Concessionaire will be allowed to use any of them or an Affiliate
without need for further consent from the DOTC. The use of any construction
contractors other than these pre-qualified construction contractors or their Affiliates, will
require prior written consent of the DOTC and will be subject to the Concessionaire’s
demonstration that the proposed construction contractor meets the requirements in this
Section 3.2.2.
3.2.3 Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience
(a) The Prospective Bidder or a related entity, as described below, must have Philippine or
international experience in successfully completing or implementing the construction
and commissioning (together or separately) of one (1) of the following:
(i) an elevated metropolitan passenger rail transit system at least ten (10)
kilometers in length (if applicable); or
(ii) a bridge or viaduct structure at least ten (10) kilometers in length, which
structure is not necessarily dedicated to supporting a passenger rail transit
system.
Each Reference Project that is proposed to meet the various components of the Railway
Infrastructure Construction Experience must have been completed or implemented
within the last fifteen (15) years prior to the Pre-qualification Documents Submission
Date.
(b) A Prospective Bidder shall be allowed to nominate not more than two (2) RIC Nominees.
Each RIC Nominee must be:
(i) the Prospective Bidder itself (if the Prospective Bidder is a partnership or
corporation); or
(ii) a Consortium Member (if the Prospective Bidder is a Consortium); or
(iii) a contractor; or
(iv) an Affiliate of (i), (ii) or (iii).
The Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience may, but need not be, fulfilled by
the same entity that fulfills either the Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design
Experience in Section 3.2.2 or the Railway Systems Construction Experience in Section
3.2.4. The Reference Project submitted to demonstrate compliance with the Railway
Infrastructure Construction Experience may, but need not be, the same Reference
Project submitted to demonstrate compliance with either the Railway Infrastructure and
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Systems Design Experience in Section 3.2.2 or the Railway Systems Construction
Experience in Section 3.2.4, as the case may be.
(c) The RIC Nominees must prove that they meet the required experience through the
submission of Reference Projects where they actively participated in the construction
works for such Reference Project, whether as principal or primary contractors or as lead
construction managers. Regardless of the specific designation of an entity’s role in the
Reference Project, the RIC Nominee must have been the entity controlling the
construction works and is the entity directly responsible and accountable for the outcome
of such construction works to the project owner.
If the RIC Nominees only participated in a Reference Project as sub-contractors or as
financial investors (whether through loans or equity), such project will not be
considered as evidence of the required construction experience.
The RIC Nominees should submit a notarized certification indicating fulfillment of this
requirement to satisfactorily establish such claim in the form set out in Annex QD-15B.
(d) For the purpose of determining whether the Prospective Bidder fulfills the Railway
Infrastructure Construction Experience, a Reference Project completed by an Affiliate
of a Prospective Bidder, Consortium Member or Railway Experience Nominee will be
considered as having been completed by that Prospective Bidder, Consortium Member
or Railway Experience Nominee.
(e) The RIC Nominees must certify that they have: (i) a Health and Safety Policy; and (ii)
no Unsatisfactory Performance record.
(f) Any RIC Nominee must also possess the following:
(i) a valid license issued by the PCAB for Large B Classification/License Category
AAA, in the case of a Filipino construction contractor, or by an equivalent
accreditation institution in the construction contractor’s country of origin, in the
case of a foreign construction contractor, provided that such foreign construction
contractor must secure a license and accreditation from the PCAB after the
Bidder is awarded the Project;
(ii) a valid ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent; and
(iii) a valid ISO 14001 certification or its equivalent.
For the aforementioned ISO 9001 and 14001 certification requirements, an
“equivalent” certification would be a notarized certification from a competent
regulatory authority stating that:
(aa) it is the regulatory authority in the country where the RIC Nominee was
registered for creation or recognition of its juridical personality or capacity and
it has jurisdiction over such entity;
(bb) the laws in such country do not require entities like the RIC Nominee to secure
such ISO certifications;
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(cc) the RIC Nominee is compliant with the relevant policies, procedures and
programs required by applicable laws, rules and regulations of such country;
and
(dd) the RIC Nominee has in place internal procedures and processes substantially
equivalent to those required under the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications.
(g) Any RIC Nominee must also provide a statement of willingness to participate in and
capacity to undertake the requirements of the Project. After pre-qualifying, the RIC
Nominees may be asked to reiterate their willingness to participate in and capacity to
undertake, the requirements of the Project at the time that Bid Proposals are submitted.
(h) Under the terms of the Concession Agreement, for purposes of constructing the Railway
Infrastructure, the Winning Bidder will be required to use only construction contractors
which fulfill the requirements in this Section 3.2.3. If the Prospective Bidder proposes a
construction contractor to meet the requirements in this Section 3.2.3, and these
construction contractors are pre-qualified as described in Section 7.1, then the
Concession Agreement will identify the pre-qualified construction contractors and the
Concessionaire will be allowed to use any of them or an Affiliate without need for further
consent from the DOTC. The use of any construction contractors other than these pre-
qualified construction contractors or their Affiliates, will require prior written consent
of the DOTC and will be subject to the Concessionaire’s demonstration that the proposed
construction contractor meets the requirements in this Section 3.2.3.
3.2.4 Railway Systems Construction Experience
(a) The Prospective Bidder or a related entity, as described below, must have Philippine or
international experience in successfully completing or implementing the delivery,
installation and commissioning of a metropolitan passenger rail transit system
composed of the track form, signaling (including the provision of automatic train
protection, automatic train supervision and automatic train operation technology),
traction, telecommunications and control systems that make up a metropolitan
passenger rail transit system. Such railway system should be for a metropolitan
passenger rail transit system at least ten (10) kilometers in length and capable of
transporting at least twenty five (25) million passengers per fiscal year implemented
within the last fifteen (15) years prior to the Pre-qualification Documents Submission
Date.
(b) The RSC Nominees may propose different Reference Projects to demonstrate its
experience in successfully completing or implementing the delivery, installation, and
commissioning of the different components that make up a metropolitan passenger rail
transit system, as required above, namely:
(i) track form;
(ii) signaling (including automatic train protection, automatic train supervision and
automatic train operation technology);
(iii) traction; and
(iv) telecommunications and control systems.
Accordingly, the RSC Nominees may propose: (aa) one (1) Reference Project
demonstrating experience in the delivery, installation and commissioning of all of the
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components enumerated above; or (bb) two (2) or more Reference Projects, with one
(1) (or more) of such Reference Projects demonstrating such experience in one (1) (or
more) of the components enumerated above and the other Reference Projects
establishing such experience in those components not represented in the other projects
submitted for consideration.
(c) Each Reference Project that is proposed to meet the various components of the Railway
Systems Construction Experience must be for:
(i) a passenger rail transit system at least ten (10) kilometers in length;
(ii) capable of transporting at least twenty five (25) million passengers per fiscal
year; and
(iii) completed or implemented within the last fifteen (15) years prior to the Pre-
qualification Documents Submission Date.
(d) The RSC Nominees must prove that they meet the required experience through the
submission of Reference Projects where they actively participated in the construction
works for such Reference Project, whether as principal or primary contractors or as lead
construction managers. Regardless of such specific designation of an entity’s role in
the Reference Project, the RSC Nominee must have been the entity controlling the
construction works and is the entity directly responsible and accountable for the
outcome of such construction works to the project owner.
If the RSC Nominees only participated in a Reference Project as sub-contractors or as
financial investors (whether through loans or equity), such project will not be
considered as evidence of the required construction experience.
The RSC Nominees should submit a notarized certification indicating fulfillment of this
requirement to satisfactorily establish such claim in the form set out in Annex QD-
15C.
(e) A Prospective Bidder shall be allowed to nominate not more than two (2) RSC
Nominees. Each RSC Nominee must be:
(i) the Prospective Bidder itself (if the Prospective Bidder is a partnership or
corporation); or
(ii) a Consortium Member (if the Prospective Bidder is a Consortium); or
(iii) a contractor; or
(iv) an Affiliate of (i), (ii) or (iii) above.
(f) For the purpose of determining whether the Prospective Bidder fulfills the Railway
Systems Construction Experience requirement, a Reference Project completed by an
Affiliate of a Prospective Bidder, Consortium Member or Railway Experience Nominee
will be considered as having been completed by that Prospective Bidder, Consortium
Member or Railway Experience Nominee.
(g) The Railway Systems Construction Experience requirement may, but need not be,
fulfilled by the same entity that fulfills either the Railway Infrastructure and Systems
Design Experience in Section 3.2.2 or the Railway Infrastructure Construction
Experience requirement in Section 3.2.3. The Reference Project submitted to
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demonstrate compliance with the Railway Systems Construction Experience
requirement may, but need not be, the same Reference Project submitted to demonstrate
compliance with either the Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience in
Section 3.2.2 or the Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience requirement in
Section 3.2.3.
(h) The RSC Nominees must certify that they have: (a) a Health and Safety Policy; and (b)
no Unsatisfactory Performance record.
(i) Any RSC Nominee must possess the following in its own name:
(i) a valid ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent; and
(ii) a valid ISO 14001 certification or its equivalent.
For the aforementioned ISO 9001 and 14001 certification requirements, an
“equivalent” certification would be a notarized certification from a competent
regulatory authority stating that:
(aa) it is the regulatory authority in the country where the RSC Nominee was
registered for creation or recognition of its juridical personality or capacity and
it has jurisdiction over such entity;
(bb) the laws in such country do not require entities like the RSC Nominee to secure
such ISO certifications;
(cc) the RSC Nominee is compliant with the relevant policies, procedures and
programs required by applicable laws, rules and regulations of such country;
and
(dd) the RSC Nominee has in place internal procedures and processes substantially
equivalent to those required under the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications.
(j) Any RSC Nominee must also provide a statement of willingness to participate in and
capacity to undertake the requirements of the Project. After pre-qualifying, the RSC
Nominees may be asked to reiterate their willingness to participate in and capacity to
undertake, the requirements of the Project at the time that Bid Proposals are submitted.
(k) Under the terms of the Concession Agreement, for purposes of constructing the Railway
System, the Winning Bidder will be required to use only construction contractors which
fulfill the requirements in this Section 3.2.4. If the Prospective Bidder proposes a
construction contractor to meet the requirements in Section 3.2.4 and these construction
contractors are pre-qualified as described in Section 7.1, then the Concession Agreement
will identify the pre-qualified construction contractors and the Concessionaire will be
allowed to use any of them or any Affiliate of such pre-qualified construction contractors
without need for further consent from the DOTC. The use of any construction
contractors other than these pre-qualified construction contractors or their Affiliates will
require prior written consent of the DOTC and will be subject to the Concessionaire’s
demonstration that the proposed construction contractor meets the requirements in this
Section 3.2.4.
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3.2.5 Rolling Stock Experience
(a) The Prospective Bidder or a related entity, as described below, must have Philippine or
international experience in successfully manufacturing and delivering rolling stock (the
“Rolling Stock Experience”).
(b) The RS Nominee must have been in existence for at least ten (10) consecutive years,
prior to the Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date and should have
manufactured and delivered at least one hundred (100) passenger rail cars in the last ten
(10) years prior to the Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date, of which at least
fifty (50) cars should have been delivered and commissioned in the last five (5) years
prior to the Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date. The specified number of rail
cars need not have been from a single project or contract.
(c) The Prospective Bidder shall be allowed to nominate not more than two (2) RS
Nominees. Each RS Nominee must be:
(i) the Prospective Bidder itself (if the Prospective Bidder is a partnership or
corporation); or
(ii) a Consortium Member (if the Prospective Bidder is a Consortium); or
(iii) a contractor; or
(iv) an Affiliate of (i), (ii) or (iii) above.
For the purpose of determining whether the Prospective Bidder fulfills the Rolling
Stock Experience requirement, a Reference Project completed by an Affiliate of a
Prospective Bidder, Consortium Member or Railway Experience Nominee will be
considered as having been completed by that Prospective Bidder, Consortium Member
or Railway Experience Nominee.
(d) The RS Nominees must prove that they meet the required experience through the
submission of Reference Projects in which they were the entity controlling the design,
engineering, manufacture and delivery of the rolling stock and the entity directly
responsible and accountable for the outcome of such work.
If the RS Nominees only participated in a Reference Project as sub-contractors or as
financial investors (whether through loans or equity), such project will not be
considered as evidence of the required construction experience.
The RS Nominees should submit a notarized certification indicating fulfillment of this
requirement to satisfactorily establish such claim in the form set out in Annex QD-
15D.
(e) Any RS Nominee must also possess the following:
(i) a Health and Safety Policy;
(ii) no Unsatisfactory Performance record; and
(ii) a valid ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent.
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For the aforementioned ISO 9001 certification requirement, an “equivalent”
certification would be a notarized certification from a competent regulatory authority
stating that:
(aa) it is the regulatory authority in the country where the RS Nominee was
registered for creation or recognition of its juridical personality or capacity and
it has jurisdiction over such entity;
(bb) the laws in such country do not require entities like the RS Nominee to secure
such an ISO certification;
(cc) the RS Nominee is compliant with the relevant policies, procedures and
programs required by applicable laws, rules and regulations of such country;
and
(dd) the RS Nominee has in place internal procedures and processes substantially
equivalent to those required under the ISO 9001 certification.
(f) Any RS Nominee must also provide a statement of willingness to participate in and
capacity to undertake the requirements of the Project. After pre-qualifying, the RS
Nominees may be asked to reiterate their willingness to participate in and capacity to
undertake, the requirements of the Project at the time that Bid Proposals are submitted.
(g) If at least one (1) of the Prospective Bidder’s RS Nominees is pre-qualified, the
Prospective Bidder shall be deemed to have met the Rolling Stock Experience.
(h) Under the terms of the Concession Agreement, for purposes of procurement of the
Rolling Stock, the Winning Bidder will be required to use only a contractor which fulfills
the requirements in this Section 3.2.5. If the Prospective Bidder proposes contractors to
meet the requirements in this Section 3.2.5 and these contractors are pre-qualified as
described in Section 7.1, then the Concession Agreement will identify the pre-qualified
contractors and the Concessionaire will be allowed to use any of them or any Affiliate
of such pre-qualified contractors without need for further consent from the DOTC. The
use of any contractors other than these pre-qualified construction contractors or their
Affiliates will require prior written consent of the DOTC and will be subject to the
Concessionaire’s demonstration that the proposed contractor meets the requirements in
this Section 3.2.5.
3.2.6 Operations and Maintenance Experience
(a) The Prospective Bidder or a related entity, as described below, must have Philippine or
international experience in all of the following:
(i) Operation of a metropolitan passenger rail transit system which is capable of
transporting at least twenty five (25) million passengers and has actually
transported at least fifteen (15) million passengers per fiscal year for a period of
at least three (3) full consecutive fiscal years within the last five (5) years prior
to the Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date;
(ii) Maintenance of a metropolitan passenger rail transit system which has achieved
a minimum of one (1) million train kilometers per fiscal year for a period of at
least three (3) full consecutive fiscal years within the last five (5) years prior to
the Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date, provided that if it can be
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proven that the entity proposed to meet the O&M Experience was fully
responsible for the maintenance of a metropolitan passenger rail transit system
meeting the specifications prescribed in this paragraph, even if it was not
directly performing the maintenance itself, such entity shall be deemed to
possess the maintenance experience required under this paragraph; and
(iii) Management of or active participation in the commissioning process for a
metropolitan passenger rail transit system which is capable of transporting at
least twenty five (25) million passengers and has actually transported at least
fifteen (15) million passengers per fiscal year, for a period of at least three (3)
full consecutive fiscal years or a section of such system, within the last fifteen
(15) years prior to the Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date.
(b) The experience enumerated in the preceding paragraph (a) may be fulfilled by a single
Reference Project. Alternatively, one (1) Reference Project may be proposed to meet
the O&M Experience required in paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) above respectively, and
another Reference Project may be proposed to meet the commissioning experience
required under paragraph (a)(iii).
(c) The entity proposed to meet the O&M Experience must be:
(i) the Prospective Bidder; or
(ii) a Consortium Member holding at least twenty percent (20%) of the interest in
the Consortium.
(d) The Prospective Bidder shall only be allowed to propose one (1) entity to meet the
O&M Experience requirement.
(e) For purposes of determining whether the Prospective Bidder fulfills the O&M
Experience requirement, a Reference Project operated and maintained by an Affiliate of
a Prospective Bidder or Consortium Member will be considered as having been or being
operated and maintained by that Prospective Bidder or Consortium Member.
(f) The entity proposed to meet the O&M Experience shall be required to hold at least
twenty percent (20%) of the capital of the Concessionaire if the Concessionaire shall
undertake the O&M of the Project.
(g) If a Facility Operator shall be designated to operate and maintain the Project, (i) the
Concessionaire shall be required to hold at least twenty percent (20%) of the capital of
the Facility Operator; and (ii) the entity proposed to meet the O&M Experience shall be
required to hold at least twenty percent (20%) of the capital of the Facility Operator.
The Facility Operator must be a corporation organized under Philippine laws and at least
sixty percent (60%) of its capital must be owned by Philippine citizens.
(h) The entity proposed to fulfill the O&M Experience requirement:
(i) must certify that it has no Unsatisfactory Performance record;
(ii) must possess the following certifications:
(aa) a valid ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent; and
(bb) a valid ISO 14001 certification or its equivalent; and
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(iii) must submit the following documents for the project/s proposed to meet this
requirement:
(aa) a Safety Case Manual;
(bb) a Safety Management System Manual;
(cc) Annual Operation and Maintenance Performance Reports for the last
three (3) years prior to the Pre-qualification Documents Submission
Date;
(dd) Annual Audited Safety Reports for the last three (3) years prior to the
Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date; and
(ee) Annual Audited Financial Reports for the last three (3) years prior to the
Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date.
(i) The entities proposed to meet the O&M Experience must prove that they meet the
required experience through the submission of projects in which they were responsible
for the services described in Section 3.2.6(a) above.
The entity whose O&M Experience is being submitted in fulfillment of this requirement
should submit a notarized certification indicating fulfillment of this requirement to
satisfactorily establish such claim in the form set out in Annex QD-15E.
(j) For the aforementioned ISO 9001 and 14001 certification requirements, an “equivalent”
certification would be a notarized certification from a competent regulatory authority
stating that:
(i) it is the regulatory authority in the country where the entity proposed to meet the
required experience was registered for creation or recognition of its juridical
personality or capacity and it has jurisdiction over such entity;
(ii) the laws in such country do not require entities like the entity proposed to meet
the required experience to secure such ISO certifications;
(iii) the entity proposed to meet the required experience is compliant with the relevant
policies, procedures and programs required by applicable laws, rules and
regulations of such country; and
(iv) the entity proposed to meet the requirement experience has in place internal
procedures and processes substantially equivalent to those required under the
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications.
3.2.7 Qualified Key Personnel
(a) The Prospective Bidder, Consortium Members, Railway Experience Nominees, and
any Affiliates of these entities whose projects are being submitted in fulfillment of the
Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience, Railway Infrastructure
Construction Experience, Railway Systems Construction Experience, Rolling Stock
Experience and O&M Experience requirements, must have, among their personnel
individuals with the following required qualifications and experience:
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Personnel
Category
Minimum Experience & Qualification Required Minimum
Number of
Years
Of
Experience
1.Railway
Infrastructure
Design and
Construction
Experience: Local or international experience of successfully
completing or implementing the design, construction, installation,
and commissioning of a metropolitan passenger rail transit
infrastructure on at least three projects of at least ten (10)
kilometers in length and capable of transporting at least twenty
five (25) million passengers per year.
Qualification: Relevant bachelor or under-graduate university
degree in engineering and master or post-graduate university degree
and recognized professional affiliation, certification or license in
engineering, and/or management. Registered professional engineer
designation is required.
Fifteen (15)
years
2.Railway
Systems
Design and
Construction
Experience: Local or international experience of successfully
completing or implementing the design, construction, installation,
and commissioning of railway systems for at least three
metropolitan passenger rail transit projects of at least ten (10)
kilometers in length and capable of transporting at least twenty
five (25) million passengers per year.
Qualification: Relevant bachelor or under-graduate university
degree in engineering and master or post-graduate university degree
and recognized professional affiliation, certification or license in
engineering, and/or management. Registered professional engineer
designation is required.
Fifteen (15)
years
3.Operations
and
Maintenance
Experience: Local or international experience of supervising and
managing operations and maintenance of a metropolitan passenger
rail transit system which actually transported at least fifteen (15)
million passengers per year on at least three (3) projects.
Qualification: Relevant university degree and recognized
professional affiliation, certification or license in civil engineering
or in railway operations and maintenance.
Fifteen (15)
years
4.Rolling
Stock
Procurement
Experience: Local or international experience of planning,
coordination, supervision and project management of
procurement, installation, testing and commissioning of rolling
stock for a passenger rail transit system capable of transporting at
least twenty five (25) million passengers per year on at least three
(3) projects.
Fifteen (15)
years
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Personnel
Category
Minimum Experience & Qualification Required Minimum
Number of
Years
Of
Experience
Qualification: Relevant university degree and recognized
professional affiliation, certification or license in civil engineering
or in railway operations and maintenance.
5.Financial
Management
Experience: Local or international experience of financial
management of either construction of a similar metropolitan rail
transit system or financial management of an operational
metropolitan passenger rail transit system capable of transporting
at least twenty five (25) million passengers per fiscal year on at
least three (3) projects.
Qualification: Relevant university degree and/or recognized
professional affiliation, certification or license in accounting,
finance or management.
Fifteen (15)
years
(b) In order to meet the qualifications and experience required in clause (a) above, a
Prospective Bidder may propose for each personnel category at least one (1) but not
more than three (3) persons who are employed or engaged, including external experts,
by the Prospective Bidder itself, a Consortium Member or any of their proposed Rail
Experience Nominees or Affiliates.
(c) In the event that it is selected as the Winning Bidder, a Prospective Bidder must
undertake to assign these key personnel to implement the Project. In case any of these
key personnel is no longer available or no longer connected with the Prospective Bidder
at the time of implementation by the Winning Bidder of the Project, they may be
replaced or substituted by new personnel possessing at least the same qualifications as
those of the key personnel initially assigned to implement the Project subject to the
prior consent of the DOTC, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
3.3 Financial Capability Qualification Requirements
(a) To qualify to bid for the Project, the Prospective Bidder or a related entity, as described
below, must meet the following Financial Capability Requirements:
(i) have a net worth of at least Twelve Billion Philippine Pesos (PhP
12,000,000,000.00) or its equivalent as of its latest Audited Financial Statements,
which must be dated not earlier than 31 December 2014; and
(ii) provide evidence that it has the capability to raise loans of at least Twenty Billion
Philippine Pesos (PhP 20,000,000,000.00) for the Project.
(b) The entity which fulfills this requirement must be:
(i) if the Prospective Bidder is a partnership or corporation:
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(aa) the Prospective Bidder itself; or
(bb) an Affiliate of the Prospective Bidder; and
(ii) if the Prospective Bidder is a Consortium:
(aa) the Lead Member of the Consortium; or
(bb) an Affiliate of the Lead Member of the Consortium.
(c) The Lead Member of the Consortium must be the Consortium Member with the largest
proposed equity interest in the Consortium, and this interest must be at least thirty three
and one third percent (33 1/3%).
(d) A single entity, whether the Prospective Bidder, Lead Member, or an Affiliate of either,
must meet all of the Financial Capability Requirements. For example: either the
Prospective Bidder or its Affiliate, or the Lead Member or its Affiliate must, by itself
and not along with any other entity, fulfill all of the Financial Capability Requirements
in this Section 3.3.
(e) Entities which are proposed to meet the Financial Capability Qualification Requirement
must also submit a Certification of Absence of Unsatisfactory Performance Record, but
only in relation to the last two paragraphs of the definition of “Unsatisfactory
Performance” which deal with:
(i) inclusion in a blacklist issued by any governmental agency of the Philippines or
in the debarred and cross-debarred firms and individuals list of any major
financial institution, whether as an individual contractor, partnership or
corporation or as a member of a joint venture or consortium; and
(ii) involvement in any Corrupt, Fraudulent, Coercive, Undesirable or Restrictive
Practices or having Conflicts of Interest.
Section 4 PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
On the Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date, the Prospective Bidder must submit its
application to pre-qualify and bid. The application to pre-qualify and bid consists of the
following Pre-qualification Documents, using the relevant forms in the Annexes.
(a) Business Structure - using the form in Annex QD-1A for partnerships or corporations,
or Annex QD-1B for Consortiums.
(i) For Consortia, this document must show the Lead Member and all Consortium
Members and the proposed equity interest of each Consortium Member, with
the total percentage interest of all Consortium Members being one hundred
percent (100%).
(ii) The Business Structure must also indicate the entities which fulfill the Technical
Qualification Requirements and Financial Capability Qualification
Requirements in the relevant provisions of Section 3 and any Affiliates of these
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entities whose projects, experience, or financial capability are being submitted
to comply with the Pre-qualification Requirements.
(iii) If an Affiliate will be used to comply with any of the Technical Qualification
Requirements or the Financial Capability Qualification Requirements, evidence
of affiliation must be submitted. A copy of the latest GIS evidencing affiliation,
as described in the definition of “Affiliate”, stamped “received” by the SEC and
certified as a true and faithful reproduction by the Corporate Secretary of the
relevant entity would be accepted as evidence of affiliation. For foreign entities,
if the equivalent document of the GIS does not contain information on the
affiliation between an entity and its Affiliate, such foreign entity can submit,
together with the equivalent document of the GIS, a notarized certification from
its Auditor setting out the affiliation between such entity and its Affiliate in the
form set out in Annex QD-16.
(b) Basic Information Sheet - using the form in Annex QD-2.
(i) The Basic Information Sheet must be submitted by all entities identified in all
sections of the Business Structure (Annex QD-1A or QD-1B).
(ii) Required attachments for each entity in the Business Structure:
(1) Certified true copy of its latest GIS, stamped “received” by the SEC or
for a foreign entity, the equivalent document submitted to and
acknowledged by the appropriate government agency equivalent to the
SEC in the foreign country where the foreign entity was registered for
recognition or creation of its juridical personality or capacity. The
certification may come from either the SEC or its equivalent in a foreign
country or the entity’s corporate secretary. If it comes from the entity’s
corporate secretary, the certification must be under oath and notarized. If
the certification is issued or notarized outside the Philippines, it must be
authenticated before a Philippine consular official at the Philippine
consulate nearest the place of issue. Further, if the foreign country does
not require an equivalent document of the GIS, a notarized certification
setting out the same or similar information executed by the corporate
secretary of the foreign entity will suffice.
(2) Certified true copy of the SEC COI or for a foreign entity, the equivalent
document submitted to and acknowledged by the appropriate government
agency equivalent to the SEC in the foreign country where the foreign
entity was registered for recognition or creation of its juridical personality
or capacity. The SEC COI or the equivalent document for a foreign entity,
must be certified by the SEC or its equivalent in a foreign country. If the
certification is issued or notarized outside the Philippines, it must be
authenticated before a Philippine consular official at the Philippine
consulate nearest the place of issue.
(3) Certified true copy of the latest Articles of Incorporation or for a foreign
entity, the equivalent document submitted to and acknowledged by the
appropriate government agency equivalent to the SEC in the foreign
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country where the foreign entity was registered for recognition or
creation of its juridical personality or capacity. The Articles of
Incorporation may be certified either by the SEC or its equivalent in a
foreign country or by the entity’s corporate secretary. All certifications
by the entity’s corporate secretary must be under oath and notarized. If
the certification is issued or notarized outside the Philippines, it must be
authenticated before a Philippine consular official at the Philippine
consulate nearest the place of issue.
(4) Certified true copy of the latest By-Laws or for a foreign entity, the
equivalent document submitted to and acknowledged by the appropriate
government agency equivalent to the SEC in the foreign country where
the foreign entity was registered for recognition or creation of its juridical
personality or capacity. The By-Laws may be certified either by the SEC
or its equivalent in a foreign country or by the entity’s corporate
secretary. All certifications by the entity’s corporate secretary must be
under oath and notarized. If the certification is issued or notarized outside
the Philippines, it must be authenticated before a Philippine consular
official at the Philippine consulate nearest the place of issue.
For the foregoing documents, if the appropriate government agency equivalent
to the SEC in the foreign country does not stamp “received” or acknowledge the
said documents, the entity’s corporate secretary may attest to such fact in a
notarized certification.
If the jurisdiction where the foreign entity is incorporated or registered does not
require or accept the filing of the equivalent of the Philippines’ GIS, COI,
Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, the PBAC will accept a certification by
the authorized representative of the foreign entity attesting that there is no
equivalent document of the GIS, COI, Articles of Incorporation and By-laws and
providing similar information required to be indicated in these SEC documents.
Such document need not be submitted to and acknowledged by a government
agency of the foreign jurisdiction and is only required to be certified by the
authorized representative of the foreign entity (which authorized representative
may include such entity’s corporate secretary) under oath and notarized and
thereafter authenticated by a Philippine consular or embassy official.
(c) Notarized Certification of Absence of Unsatisfactory Performance Record, using the
form in Annex QD-3A or Annex QD-3B, as the case may be. The Notarized
Certification of Absence of Unsatisfactory Performance Record must be submitted by
all entities listed in all sections of the Business Structure (Annex QD-1A or QD-1B).
(d) Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience, using the form in Annex QD-
4.
(i) To be submitted by the entity or entities which fulfill the Railway Infrastructure
and Systems Design Experience in Section 3.2.2, as identified in the Business
Structure (Annex QD-1A or QD-1B), item 3.
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(ii) For each entity required to submit this document, the following attachments
must also be submitted:
(aa) Notarized certificate of project completion from an Authorized Issuer in
the form set out in Annex QD-15A or the original certificate of project
completion or a copy thereof accompanied by a notarized certification
issued by an officer of the RISD Nominee that such copy is a true and
faithful reproduction of the original certificate or a statement by the
respective railway authority that the Reference Project has been
completed and is operational.
(bb) If the Reference Project submitted to establish compliance with the
Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience was completed
by an Affiliate of the RISD Nominee, evidence of such affiliation in the
form set out in Annex QD-16.
(cc) Certified true copy of a valid ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent, or
in lieu thereof, a copy of the ISO 9001 certification accompanied by a
notarized certification issued by an officer of the RISD Nominee that
such copy is a true and faithful reproduction of the original ISO 9001
certification or its equivalent.
(dd) Certified true copy of a valid ISO 14001 certification or its equivalent, or
in lieu thereof, a copy of the ISO 14001 certification accompanied by a
notarized certification issued by an officer of the RISD Nominee that
such copy is a true and faithful reproduction of the original ISO 14001
certification or its equivalent.
(ee) Notarized Certification of Presence of a Health and Safety Policy, using
the form in Annex QD-9.
(ff) Notarized Statement of Willingness to Participate In and Capacity to
Undertake the Requirements of the Project, using the form in Annex QD-
10.
(e) Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience, using the form in Annex QD-5.
(i) To be submitted by the entity or entities which fulfill the Railway Infrastructure
Construction Experience in Section 3.2.3, as identified in the Business Structure
(Annex QD-1A or QD-1B), item 5.
(ii) For each RIC Nominee, the following attachments must also be submitted:
(aa) Notarized certificate of project completion from an Authorized Issuer in
the form set out in Annex QD-15B or the original certificate of project
completion or a copy thereof accompanied by a notarized certification
issued by an officer of the RIC Nominee that such copy is a true and
faithful reproduction of the original certificate, or a statement by the
respective railway authority that the Reference Project has been
completed and is operational.
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(bb) If the Reference Project submitted to establish compliance with the
Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience was completed by an
Affiliate of the RIC Nominee, evidence of such affiliation in the form set
out in Annex QD-16.
(cc) Certified true copy of a valid license issued by the PCAB for Large B
Classification/License Category AAA, in the case of a Filipino
construction contractor or an equivalent license issued by an equivalent
accreditation institution in the construction contractor’s country of origin,
in the case of a foreign construction contractor, provided that such foreign
construction contractor must secure a license and accreditation from the
PCAB after the Bidder is awarded the Project. The certified true copy of
the PCAB license or the equivalent license must be issued by the PCAB
or by the equivalent accreditation institution, respectively.
(dd) Certified true copy of a valid ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent or
in lieu thereof, a copy of the ISO 9001 certification accompanied by a
notarized certification issued by an officer of the RIC Nominee that such
copy is a true and faithful reproduction of the original ISO 9001
certification or its equivalent.
(ee) Certified true copy of a valid ISO 14001 certification or its equivalent or
in lieu thereof, a copy of the ISO 14001 certification accompanied by a
notarized certification issued by an officer of the RIC Nominee that such
copy is a true and faithful reproduction of the original ISO 14001
certification or its equivalent.
(ff) Certification of Presence of a Health and Safety Policy, using the form in
Annex QD-9.
(gg) Notarized Statement of Willingness to Participate In and Capacity to
Undertake the Requirements of the Project, using the form in Annex QD-
10.
(f) Railway Systems Construction Experience, using the form in Annex QD-6.
(i) This must be submitted by the entity or entities which fulfill the Railway Systems
Construction Experience in Section 3.2.4, as identified in the Business Structure
(Annex QD-1A or QD-1B), item 7.
(ii) The entities required to submit this document must attach the following:
(aa) Notarized certificate of project completion from an Authorized Issuer in
the form set out in Annex QD-15C or the original certificate of project
completion or a copy thereof accompanied by a notarized certification
issued by an officer of the RSC Nominee that such copy is a true and
faithful reproduction of the original certificate or a statement by the
respective railway authority that the Reference Project has been
completed and is operational.
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(bb) If the project was completed by an Affiliate of the RSC Nominee,
evidence of such affiliation in the form set out in Annex QD-16.
(cc) Certified true copy of a valid ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent, or
in lieu thereof, a copy of the ISO 9001 certification accompanied by a
notarized certification issued by an officer of the RSC Nominee that such
copy is a true and faithful reproduction of the original ISO 9001
certification or its equivalent (accompanied by a written explanation of
why it is considered an equivalent to an ISO 9001 certification); and
(dd) Certified true copy of a valid ISO 14001 certification or its equivalent, or
in lieu thereof, a copy of the ISO 14001 certification accompanied by a
notarized certification issued by an officer of the RSC Nominee that such
copy is a true and faithful reproduction of the original ISO 14001
certification or its equivalent (accompanied by a written explanation of
why it is considered an equivalent to an ISO 14001 certification).
(ee) Notarized Certification of Presence of a Health and Safety Policy, using
the form in Annex QD-9.
(ff) Notarized Statement of Willingness to Participate In and Capacity to
Undertake the Requirements of the Project, using the form in Annex QD-
10.
(g) Rolling Stock Experience, using the form in Annex QD-7.
(i) This must be submitted by the entity or entities which fulfill the Rolling Stock
Experience in Section 3.2.5, as identified in the Business Structure (Annex QD-
1A or QD-1B), item 9.
(ii) The RS Nominee must attach the following:
(aa) Notarized certificate of project completion from an Authorized Issuer in
the form set out in Annex QD-15D or the original certificate of project
completion or a copy thereof accompanied by a notarized certification
issued by an officer of the RS Nominee that such copy is a true and
faithful reproduction of the original certificate or a statement by the
respective railway authority that the Reference Project has been
completed and is operational.
(bb) If the project was completed by an Affiliate of the RS Nominee, evidence
of such affiliation in the form set out in Annex QD-16.
(cc) Certified true copy of a valid ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent, or
in lieu thereof, a copy of the ISO 9001 certification accompanied by a
notarized certification issued by an officer of the RS Nominee that such
copy is a true and faithful reproduction of the original ISO 9001
certification or its equivalent.
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(dd) Notarized Certification of Presence of a Health and Safety Policy, using
the form in Annex QD-9.
(ee) Notarized Statement of Willingness to Participate In and Capacity to
Undertake the Requirements of the Project – using the form in Annex
QD-10.
(h) O&M Experience, using the form in Annex QD-8.
(i) To be submitted by the entity which fulfills the O&M Experience requirement
in Section 3.2.6, as identified in the Business Structure (Annex QD-1A or QD-
1B), item 11.
(ii) Required attachments:
(aa) notarized certificate for O&M Experience from an Authorized Issuer in
the form set out in Annex QD-15E or a copy of the original certificate
that the Reference Project is ongoing or in operation accompanied by a
notarized certification issued by an officer of the entity which fulfills the
O&M Experience that such copy is a true and faithful reproduction of the
original certificate;
(bb) if the project was completed by an Affiliate of the entity which fulfills
the O&M Experience requirement, evidence of such affiliation in the
form set out in Annex QD-16;
(cc) certified true copy of a valid ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent or
in lieu thereof, a copy of the ISO 9001 certification accompanied by a
notarized certification issued by an officer of the entity required to submit
this document that such copy is a true and faithful reproduction of the
original ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent;
(dd) certified true copy of a valid ISO 14001 certification or its equivalent or
in lieu thereof, a copy of the ISO 14001 certification accompanied by a
notarized certification issued by an officer of the entity required to submit
this document that such copy is a true and faithful reproduction of the
original ISO 14001 certification or its equivalent;
(ee) certified true copy of a Safety Case Manual;
(ff) certified true copy of a Safety Management System Manual;
(gg) certified true copy of Annual Operation and Maintenance Performance
Reports for the last three (3) years prior to the Pre-qualification
Documents Submission Date;
(hh) certified true copy of Annual Audited Safety Reports for the last three (3)
years prior to the Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date; and
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(ii) certified true copy of Annual Audited Financial Reports for the last three
(3) years prior to the Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date.
The certifications required for those documents identified in items (ee) to (ii)
above may be made by an authorized representative of the entity proposed to
meet the O&M Experience.
(i) Key Personnel, using the form in Annex QD-11. This is a list of the key personnel who
will fulfill the requirement of Section 3.2.7 of these ITPB. Not more than three (3)
names may be submitted for each personnel category.
(j) Notarized Statement of Financial Capability, using the form in Annex QD-12.
(i) This must be submitted by the entity which fulfills the Financial Capability
Qualification Requirements in Section 3.3 as identified in the Business
Structure (Annex QD-1A or Annex QD-1B), item 13.
(ii) This document must be submitted together with the following required
attachments:
(aa) Certified true copy of Audited Financial Statements dated not earlier than
31 December 2014, stamped “received” by the BIR or for foreign entities,
the appropriate government agency equivalent to the BIR in the foreign
country where the foreign entity was registered for recognition or
creation of its juridical personality or capacity. The certification may be
issued by an officer of, or auditor engaged by, the entity proposed to meet
the Financial Capability Qualification Requirements, in which case the
certification must be under oath and notarized.
(bb) Certified true copy of Annual Income Tax Return for the taxable year
ending in 2014 (BIR Form 1702), stamped “received” by the BIR, or for
foreign entities, the appropriate government agency equivalent to the BIR
in the foreign country where the foreign entity was registered for
recognition or creation of its juridical personality or capacity. The
Annual Income Tax Return must be certified by the entity’s corporate
secretary. All certifications by the entity’s corporate secretary must be
under oath and notarized. If the certification is issued or notarized outside
the Philippines, it must be authenticated before a Philippine consular
official at the Philippine consulate nearest the place of issue.
(cc) Letter(s) from the Prospective Bidder or Lead Member’s potential
lenders expressing their willingness to lend it or the Project SPC at least
Twenty Billion Philippine Pesos (PhP 20,000,000,000.00). This amount
can be reduced by the excess of the Prospective Bidder’s or related
entity’s net worth over Twelve Billion Philippine Pesos (PhP
12,000,000,000.00). Such a letter or letters should come from financial
institutions licensed to lend money in the country where it is registered
for recognition or creation of its juridical personality or capacity (for
entities incorporated in the Philippines, this must come from a financial
institution licensed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas).
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(dd) If the Prospective Bidder will use an Affiliate or Affiliate of the Lead
Member to comply with the Financial Qualification Requirements in
Section 3.3 of this ITPB, attach evidence of such affiliation in the form
set out in Annex QD-16.
(k) Notarized Application to Pre-qualify to Bid, using the form of Annex QD-13.
This document must be submitted by the Prospective Bidder or if the Prospective Bidder
is a Consortium, the authorized representative of the Consortium as designated in the
form in Annex QD-14B.
(l) Authority to Apply to Pre-qualify and Designation of Authorized Representative
(i) For Partnerships or Corporations: Notarized Authority to Apply to Pre-qualify
and Designation of Authorized Representative, using the form in Annex QD-
14A. This must be submitted by the Prospective Bidder.
(ii) For Consortiums: Consortium Member’s Notarized Authority to Participate in
Consortium and Apply to Pre-qualify and Designation of Lead Member and
Authorized Representative of Consortium, using the form in Annex QD-14B.
This document must be submitted by each Consortium Member.
Section 5 CROSS-MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS
5.1 One Prospective Bidder, One Submission
Each Prospective Bidder may submit only one (1) Application to Pre-qualify and Bid.
5.2 No Cross-Membership in Different Consortia
A Prospective Bidder may not be a member of another Consortium, nor have an Affiliate which
is a member of another Consortium. A Prospective Bidder, Consortium Member, or an Affiliate
of any Prospective Bidder or Consortium Member may not be proposed as a Railway Experience
Nominee or O&M Experience Nominee of another Prospective Bidder. No Consortium
Member may be a member of more than one (1) Consortium, nor have an Affiliate which is a
member of another Consortium.
5.3 Cross-Ownership and Affiliate Restrictions
To ensure a level playing field and a competitive Bidding Process, there are restrictions on the
extent of affiliation and ownership between Prospective Bidders and members of different
Consortia. These are described in greater detail in Section 7.4.
These restrictions, however, do not cover or limit the participation of Railway Experience
Nominees in more than one (1) application to pre-qualify to bid provided such contractors are
not (i) Prospective Bidders; (ii) Consortium Members or (ii) Affiliates of any Prospective
Bidders or Consortium Members.
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Section 6 SUBMISSION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
6.1 Format of Pre-qualification Documents
(a) Each page of each Pre-qualification Document, including any required attachments,
shall be initialed on the right margin by the Prospective Bidder’s authorized
representative as identified in the form in Annex QD-14A or QD-14B.
(b) Pre-qualification Documents must be printed either in standard A4 or letter size (8 ½”
x 11”) paper and bound together in ring binders or folders of appropriate size.
Documents must be paginated and the text must be at least of font size 12.
(c) Prospective Bidders shall submit the Pre-qualification Documents in the following form:
● one (1) complete original set, clearly marked on each page as “ORIGINAL”;
● five (5) photocopies, clearly marked on each page as “COPY NO. __”; and
● five (5) readable flash drives or flash disks, each containing electronic files of
all of the Pre-qualification Documents in both Portable Document Format (.pdf)
and Microsoft Word (.doc) formats, and electronic files of all of the attachments
of each Pre-qualification Document in Portable Document Format (.pdf). Each
electronic copy of the Pre-qualification Documents shall be scanned as separate
documents and should have file names that correctly reflect the title of the
document. Bidders are strongly advised to refrain from scanning the documents
as one continuous electronic document. Each flash drive or flash disk and its
container (if any) shall set out the name of the Prospective Bidder, the name of
the Project, and marked “E-COPY NO. ___”
(d) In the event the same document is used in compliance with multiple requirements under
Section 4, the submission of one (1) original document that is certified, notarized and
authenticated and which serves as the equivalent of two (2) or more documents required
under these ITPB, shall be considered sufficiently compliant with the requirements of
this Section 6.1. The use of photocopies of this same document in other parts of the
original set is acceptable. Apart from this exception, the original set must consist of the
original versions of the Pre-qualification Documents.
(e) Each set of the Pre-qualification Documents should contain a Table of Contents. Each
set of the Pre-qualification Documents must be placed in separate envelopes. The five
(5) CDs should also be placed in a separate envelope. Each of the six (6) envelopes
containing the Pre-qualification Documents and the envelope containing the five (5)
CDs must be sealed and appropriately addressed and marked as follows:
All six (6) sets of the Pre-qualification Documents and the envelope containing the CDs
shall be placed in one or, if necessary, more sealed outer envelope(s) or box.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
LRT LINE 6 PROJECT
PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS – [ORIGINAL/COPY NO.
_____/CDs]
[STATE NAME AND ADDRESS OF BIDDER]
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If any of the envelopes are not properly sealed and/or marked as instructed above, the
PBAC shall not assume any responsibility for the loss of the Pre-qualification
Documents.
6.2 Procedures for Submission and Opening of Pre-qualification Documents on the
Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date
(a) On the Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date, Prospective Bidders are required
to submit their Pre-qualification Documents to:
Pre-qualification, Bids and Awards Committee for the LRT Line 6 Project
Department of Transportation and Communications
(b) The Pre-qualification Documents must be submitted not later than the designated time
on the Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date at the venue to be designated by
the PBAC in a subsequent bid bulletin. The date and time of submission shall be
recorded through the use of an official clock designated by the PBAC Secretariat for
that purpose. The Pre-qualification Documents submitted by the Prospective Bidders
shall be numbered in the order received and stamped with the time of receipt. In
addition, the receipt of the Pre-qualification Documents will be recorded in a register
in the order of receipt specifying the date, time and name of the Prospective Bidder
submitting the same.
Prospective Bidders who submit Pre-qualification Documents after the designated time
on the Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date shall be disqualified.
(c) Immediately after the designated time on the Pre-qualification Documents Submission
Date, the PBAC will begin the opening proceedings by announcing the names of the
Prospective Bidders who have submitted Pre-qualification Documents within the
deadline indicated above and such other details as the PBAC may consider appropriate.
The PBAC will then proceed with opening the envelopes of each Prospective Bidder,
one at a time, in the order in which the same were received. The duly authorized
representatives for each Prospective Bidder who attend the opening proceedings shall
sign the register confirming their attendance.
Section 7 EVALUATION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
7.1 General Provisions
(a) The PBAC shall examine the Pre-qualification Documents during the period indicated
in Section 2.2. The detailed evaluation of the compliance by the Prospective Bidder
with the Legal, Technical and Financial Capability Qualification Requirements for the
Project shall be based solely upon the Pre-qualification Documents submitted.
(b) The PBAC reserves the right to seek clarifications from Prospective Bidders on the
form and contents of their respective Pre-qualification Documents. The PBAC also
reserves the right to make inquiries with any person, government authority, client
organization, Consortium Member, officer, director, employee or other agent of any
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Prospective Bidder for the purpose of clarifying any matter included in its Pre-
qualification Documents.
(c) All submitted information and any clarifications requested by the PBAC shall be
assessed against the criteria for qualification as set out in Section 3 and the documents
required in Section 4 and rated on a “pass-or-fail” basis. The overall rating for the
evaluation will be “qualified” if each criterion is rated “pass” and each required Pre-
qualification Document and attachment is completely submitted. The Prospective
Bidder will be disqualified if any criterion is rated “fail” or if any required Pre-
qualification Document or attachment is missing, without prejudice to the right of the
PBAC to waive minor defects under Section 8.4 hereof. In reviewing the Prospective
Bidder’s compliance with the Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience
requirement in Section 3.2.2, if a Prospective Bidder submits the name of more than
one (1) entity meeting the Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience to
fulfill this requirement, then as long as at least one (1) such entity is rated “pass”, then
the Prospective Bidder will be rated “pass” for this requirement. The same principle
will apply to the Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience requirement in
Section 3.2.3, the Railway Systems Construction Experience requirement in Section
3.2.4 and to the Rolling Stock Experience requirement in Section 3.2.5.
7.2 Other Grounds for Disqualification
In addition to the grounds for disqualification described in Section 7.1(c), a Prospective Bidder
may also be disqualified from participation in the Bidding for any of the following reasons:
(a) material or willful misrepresentation in the Pre-qualification process;
(b) Corrupt Practice, Fraud, Collusion, Coercion, Undesirable Practices or Restrictive
Practices in the Pre-qualification process;
(c) any form of political or other lobbying with respect to the Pre-qualification process;
(e) illegal conduct or attempt to influence the PBAC’s evaluation of the Pre-qualification
Documents or the Pre-qualification process;
(f) any Conflict of Interest that would give it any unfair advantage in the Pre-qualification
process;
(g) any Outstanding Dispute;
(h) failure to comply with any of the terms, conditions and instructions of the Invitation
Documents; or
(i) other grounds for rejection or disqualification of Bidders under the BOT Law and its
Revised IRR and all other applicable laws.
The grounds for disqualification in this Section 7 shall also apply to all Consortium Members
(in case the Prospective Bidder is a Consortium) and any Affiliates or contractors proposed by
the Prospective Bidder to fulfil any of the Pre-qualification Requirements.
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7.3 Corrupt Practice, Fraud, Collusion, Coercion, Undesirable Practices and
Restrictive Practices
For purposes of this Section 7.3, “Corrupt Practice”, “Fraud”, “Collusion”, “Coercion”,
“Undesirable Practices” and “Restrictive Practices” are defined as follows:
(a) "Corrupt Practice" means any behavior on the part of officials in the public or private
sectors by which they improperly and unlawfully enrich themselves or others, or induce
others to do so, by misusing the position in which they are placed, and includes the
offering, giving, receiving or soliciting of anything of value to influence the action of
any such official in the Bidding or in contract execution, and includes, without
limitation, acts and omissions punishable under: (i) Republic Act No. 3019 (otherwise
known as the “Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act”); (ii) Act No. 3815 (otherwise
known as the “Revised Penal Code”); (iii) Republic Act No. 6713 (otherwise known as
the “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees”); (iv)
Republic Act No. 7080 (otherwise known as “Plunder Law”); and (v) other applicable
laws and relevant rules and procedures;
(b) "Fraud" means a misrepresentation of facts in order to influence the Bidding Process
to the detriment of the government and includes collusive practices among Bidders
(prior to or after the submission of the Pre-qualification Documents or the Bid
Proposals) designed to establish financial offers or prices at artificial, non-competitive
levels and to deprive the government of the benefits of a free, transparent and open
competition;
(c) “Collusion” means a scheme or arrangement between two (2) or more Bidders, with or
without the knowledge of the government, designed to establish financial offers or
prices at artificial, non-competitive levels;
(d) “Coercion” means harming or threatening to harm, directly or indirectly, persons or
their property to influence their involvement in the Bidding Process, or affect the
execution of the Concession Agreement;
(e) “Undesirable Practices” means (i) establishing contact with any person connected with
or employed or engaged by the DOTC or the PPP Center with the objective of canvassing
or lobbying; or (ii) in any manner influencing or attempting to influence the Bidding;
and
(f) “Restrictive Practices” means any act, scheme, plan or agreement such as forming a
group, clique, cartel, trust, syndicate, combine, pool and the like or arriving at any
understanding or arrangement among Bidders, Consortium Members, Railway
Experience Nominees, an O&M Experience Nominee, or the Affiliates of any of these
entities, with the objective of restricting, subverting or manipulating a full and fair
competition in the Bidding Process.
Aside from being disqualified from the Bidding, any person found to be engaging in any
Corrupt Practice, Fraud, Collusion, Coercion or Undesirable or Restrictive Practices shall incur
civil and criminal liability under the applicable laws and regulations and shall be prohibited
from participating in any bidding conducted by the DOTC.
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7.4 Conflict of Interest
(a) Prospective Bidders and Consortium Members (if the Prospective Bidder is a
Consortium), including their Affiliates, must not have any Conflict of Interest. The
assessment of the existence of a Conflict of Interest shall be based on the specific facts
of each case.
(b) Without limiting the generality of what would constitute a Conflict of Interest, any of
the following shall be considered a Conflict of Interest because they constitute overt
acts or situations which indicate collusion between two (2) or more Prospective
Bidders:
(i) a Prospective Bidder, any Consortium Member, or any of their Affiliates (of
either a Prospective Bidder or of the Consortium Member) is a member of
another Consortium, or an Affiliate of a member of another Consortium;
(ii) a Prospective Bidder, any Consortium Member, or any of their Affiliates (of
either a Prospective Bidder or of the Consortium Member) which are used to
meet any of the Pre-qualification Requirements has ownership interest of at least
thirty three and one third percent (33 1/3%) in any other Prospective Bidder, any
Consortium Member of any other Prospective Bidder or any of their Affiliates
(of either the other Prospective Bidder or any of its Consortium Members) that
are used to meet any of the Pre-qualification Requirements;
(iii) a member of the board of directors, partner, officer, employee, professional
advisor or agent of a Prospective Bidder, any Consortium Member or any of their
Affiliates (of either the Prospective Bidder or any of its Consortium Members),
who is directly involved in any capacity related to the Bidding Process for the
Project, is also directly involved in any capacity related to the Bidding Process
for another Prospective Bidder, any Consortium Member of any other
Prospective Bidder or any of their Affiliates (of either the Prospective Bidder or
any of its Consortium Members) during the course of the Bidding Process;
provided, however, that in relation to professional advisors, there shall be no
Conflict of Interest if prior written disclosure is submitted by such professional
advisor to its client Prospective Bidder and the PBAC, together with a conflict
management plan which must be approved by the PBAC;
For purposes of Section 7.4(b)(iii) above and without limiting the discretion of the
PBAC to determine what constitutes Conflict of Interest, “direct involvement” shall
mean actual participation in the deliberations and decision-making for the Bidding
Process that would give the director, partner, officer or employee
knowledge/information regarding the Bid Proposals of the Prospective Bidders and
which allow such director, partner, officer or employee to influence the Bidding Process.
For the avoidance of doubt, matters listed under Section 7.4(b)(iii) above shall not be
considered Collusive Practice as defined under Section 7.3(c).
(c) Without limiting the generality of what constitutes Conflict of Interest, any of the
following shall be considered a Conflict of Interest because of engagement by the
DOTC, or the PPP Center for the Project:
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(i) a Prospective Bidder, any of its Consortium Members, any of its proposed
Railway Experience Nominees or its O&M Experience Nominee, or any
Affiliate of any of these entities, has been directly engaged as a consultant by the
DOTC or the PPP Center in the preparation of any Bidding Documents, or the
design, or technical specifications of the Project or in connection with the
Bidding Process; or
(ii) a Prospective Bidder, any of its Consortium Members, any of its proposed
Railway Experience Nominees or its O&M Experience Nominee, or any
Affiliate of any of these entities, for the purpose of participation in the Bidding
Process, engages any legal, financial or technical advisor that the DOTC or the
PPP Center engaged in relation to the Project, or anyone who is or was an
employee of the DOTC or the PPP Center less than one year before his or her
engagement in relation to the Project by the Prospective Bidder, any of its
Consortium Members, any of its proposed Railway Experience Nominees or its
O&M Experience Nominee, or any Affiliate of any of these entities.
(d) If at any time prior to the signing of the Concession Agreement, any Prospective Bidder,
Consortium Member, proposed Railway Experience Nominee or O&M Experience
Nominee, or any Affiliate of any of these entities, is found to have a Conflict of Interest
as defined in this Section 7.4, it shall be disqualified from further participating in the
Bidding Process. If the Conflict of Interest involves another Prospective Bidder, then
both Prospective Bidders shall be disqualified.
(e) An entity proposed to meet the O&M Experience may not be proposed by more than one
(1) Prospective Bidder.
7.5 Lock-Up Rules
The following rules (“Lock-Up Rules”) shall apply from the Pre-qualification Documents
Submission Date to the Bid Proposals Submission Date (“Lock-Up Period”):
(a) Corporation, Partnership or other Juridical Entity
(i) For a Pre-qualified Bidder which is a corporation, partnership or other juridical
entity, no restrictions shall be imposed on the ownership structure of such Pre-
qualified Bidder subject to existing laws and provided that the Pre-qualified
Bidder shall ensure its continuing eligibility with respect to the Legal, Technical
and Financial Qualification Requirements.
(ii) However, if a Pre-qualified Bidder which is a corporation, partnership or other
juridical entity proposes an Affiliate to meet any of the Pre-qualification
Requirements, the proposed Affiliate must remain as such in accordance with
the criteria for Affiliates as provided in Section 1.3(1).
(b) Consortium
(i) Once a Consortium is pre-qualified to bid, the Consortium’s Lead Member may
not withdraw from the Consortium.
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(ii) A Consortium Member may leave the Consortium and not be replaced by any
other entity (“Withdrawal”), subject to the following conditions:
(aa) A Consortium Member proposed to meet the Technical Qualification
Requirements cannot Withdraw from the Consortium, except in the
event of a Substitution as provided in paragraph (b)(iii) of this Section
7.5.
(bb) Any Consortium Member not proposed to meet the Technical or
Financial Qualification Requirements may Withdraw from the
Consortium.
(iii) Except for the Lead Member, a Consortium Member may be replaced by
another entity not previously identified in the Consortium’s Business Structure
(Annex QD-1B) (“Substitution”), subject to the following conditions:
(aa) Any Consortium Member other than the Lead Member can be
substituted by another entity.
(bb) If the Consortium Member leaving the Consortium is the only entity
which is proposed to meet a particular Technical Qualification
Requirement, then the substitute should meet the particular Technical
Qualification Requirement which such Consortium Member was
proposed to meet and the Legal Qualification Requirements.
(cc) The substitute should not be another Prospective Bidder, Consortium
Member or Affiliate of any other Prospective Bidder or Consortium
Member of that other Prospective Bidder. For the avoidance of doubt,
Bidders shall include those Bidders that failed to pre-qualify and bid for
the Project.
(iii) Any Consortium Member, whether or not proposed to meet the Technical or
Financial Qualification Requirements, can increase or reduce its committed
percentage equity interest in the Concessionaire as specified in Annex QD-1B
(Business Structure).
(iv) A Consortium Member may form a holding company or a subsidiary which
would hold its entire interest in the Consortium. All Consortium Members may
form a holding company or subsidiary which would hold their collective
interests in the Consortium. All limitations and restrictions applicable to the
Consortium Members with respect to their interests in the Project SPC shall
continue to apply to each of the Consortium Members irrespective of the
holding structure they enter into.
(v) Withdrawing Consortium Members cannot join any other Bidder that has been
pre-qualified to bid for the Project.
(c) In the event of a Withdrawal, Substitution or change in equity interest in the
Concessionaire, the following requirements must be met:
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(i) The Lead Member must –
(aa) maintain its commitment to own at least thirty three and one third
percent (33 1/3%) of the total outstanding shares of the Concessionaire;
and
(bb) maintain its commitment to always own the highest percentage of
outstanding shares of the Concessionaire.
(ii) No Consortium Member, on its own or together with its Affiliates, shall own a
greater percentage of outstanding voting shares in the Concessionaire than the
Lead Member, on its own or together with its Affiliates.
(iii) Any change in the composition of the Consortium or the shareholding structure
of the Concessionaire must be approved by the PBAC, which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld.
(iv) A Pre-qualified Bidder may only submit a single application with the PBAC
during the Lock-Up Period for all changes in the composition of the Consortium
or in the proposed equity structure of the Concessionaire or in the entities
proposed as Railway Experience Nominee or O&M Experience Nominee. The
application must be submitted to the PBAC at least forty five (45) days before
the Bid Proposals Submission Date. Together with its application, the Bidder
should submit the relevant Pre-qualification Documents which should be
revised to reflect the changes applied for.
(v) If the proposed change is not approved by the PBAC, the applying Pre-qualified
Bidder may revert to the original Consortium composition or proposed
Concessionaire shareholding structure or maintain the Railway Experience
Nominee or O&M Experience Nominee originally proposed, all as provided in
the Pre-qualification Documents it submitted on the Pre-qualification
Documents Submission Date.
(d) Any violation of the Lock-Up Rules shall be a ground for disqualification from the
Bidding.
(e) For the avoidance of doubt, the entity proposed to meet any Technical Qualification
Requirement of a Consortium or Prospective Bidder which did not pre-qualify is allowed
to participate and join a Pre-qualified Bidder provided that such entity did not cause the
disqualification of the original Consortium or Prospective Bidder that had proposed it.
Section 8 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
8.1 Notice of Pre-qualification
The PBAC will notify all Prospective Bidders as to whether they passed the Pre-qualification
stage by the date set out in Section 2.2 (“Notice of Pre-qualification”). All Prospective Bidders
which pass the Pre-qualification stage shall be known as Pre-qualified Bidders.
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If the Prospective Bidder proposed more than one Railway Experience Nominee to fulfill the
Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience requirement in Section 3.2.2, the PBAC
shall also notify such Prospective Bidder as to which of the Railway Experience Nominees it
proposed were rated “pass”. The same procedure shall be followed if the Prospective Bidder
proposed more than one Railway Experience Nominee to fulfill the Railway Infrastructure
Construction Experience Requirement in Section 3.2.3, the Railway Systems Construction
Experience requirement in Section 3.2.4 or the Rolling Stock Experience in Section 3.2.5.
8.2 Provision of Bidding Documents
Pre-qualified Bidders will be provided with the following Bidding Documents immediately
upon notification that they have been pre-qualified:
(a) Instructions to Bidders, which will give detailed information about the requirements for the
preparation of Bid Proposals;
(b) the draft Concession Agreement;
(c) the minimum performance standards and specifications, which will set out the technical
requirements for the design, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the
Project throughout the concession period; and
(d) other technical documents prepared by or on behalf of DOTC.
8.3 Failure of Qualification Process
If only one (1) Prospective Bidder submits its Pre-qualification Documents or if there is only
one (1) Pre-qualified Bidder after the evaluation of Pre-qualification Documents, the Pre-
qualification Process shall proceed in accordance with the BOT Law and its Revised IRR.
8.4 Right to Reject Pre-qualification Documents, Waive Minor Defects and Not
Proceed with the Bidding
(a) The PBAC reserves the right to accept or reject all or any application to pre-qualify and
bid without assigning any reason whatsoever.
(b) The PBAC reserves the right to waive any minor defects in the Pre-qualification
Documents or Bid Proposals, and accept the offer it deems most advantageous to
government.
(c) At any time, the PBAC reserves the right not to proceed with the Bidding Process and
the execution of the Concession Agreement without prior notice or liability, and without
any obligation to give any reason not to proceed.
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
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ANNEX QD-1A: Business Structure (for a Prospective Bidder which is a partnership
or corporation)
___________________________________________________________________________
QD-1A
Business Structure for a Prospective Bidder
which is a Partnership or Corporation
1. Name of Prospective Bidder:
_____________________________________________________________
2. Contact Information of Prospective Bidder
a. Address
b. Website
c. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
3. RISD Nominee
a. Name of Entity
b. Relationship to
Prospective Bidder
c. Address
d. Website
e. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
Note:
If the Prospective Bidder proposes a design contractor to meet the Railway
Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience independently of the Railway
Infrastructure Construction Experience, up to two (2) such entities for each of the
Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience and the Railway Infrastructure
Construction Experience may be listed and the information requested above must be
provided for each nominated entity.
4. Affiliate, if any, of the RISD Nominee, whose completed Reference Projects are being
submitted as evidence of the design experience of that entity.
a. Name
b. Address
c. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
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iii. Email
Note:
If the Prospective Bidder proposes an Affiliate, evidence of affiliation must be submitted
in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) of the ITPB (Annex QD-16).
5. RIC Nominee
a. Name of Entity
b. Relationship to
Prospective Bidder
c. Address
d. Website
e. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
Note
If this requirement is fulfilled by the Prospective Bidder proposing a construction
contractor to meet the Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience, up to two (2)
such entities may be listed and the information requested above must be provided for
each nominated entity.
6. Affiliate, if any, of RIC Nominee, whose completed Reference Projects are being submitted
as evidence of the construction experience of that entity.
a. Name
b. Address
c. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
Note:
If the Prospective Bidder proposes an Affiliate, evidence of affiliation must be submitted
in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) of the ITPB (Annex QD-16).
7. RSC Nominee
a. Name of Entity
b. Relationship to
Prospective Bidder
c. Address
d. Website
e. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
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Note:
If this requirement is fulfilled by the Prospective Bidder proposing a construction
contractor to meet the Railway Systems Construction Experience, up to two (2) such
entities may be listed and the information requested above must be provided for each
nominated entity.
8. Affiliate, if any, of the RSC Nominee, whose completed Reference projects are being
submitted as evidence of the construction experience of that entity.
a. Name
b. Address
c. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
Note:
If the Prospective Bidder proposes an Affiliate, evidence of affiliation must be submitted
in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) of the ITPB (Annex QD-16).
9. RS Nominee
a. Name of Entity
b. Relationship to
Prospective Bidder
c. Address
d. Website
e. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
Note:
If this requirement is fulfilled by the Prospective Bidder proposing a railcar
manufacturer to meet the Rolling Stock Experience, up to two (2) such entities may be
listed and the information requested above must be provided for each nominated entity.
10. Affiliate, if any, of the RS Nominee, whose completed Reference Projects are being
submitted as evidence of that entity’s experience.
a. Name
b. Address
c. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
Note:
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If the Prospective Bidder proposes an Affiliate, evidence of affiliation must be submitted
in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) of the ITPB (Annex QD-16).
11. Entity which fulfills the O&M Experience
a. Name of Entity
b. Relationship to
Prospective Bidder
c. Address
d. Website
e. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
12. Affiliate, if any, of the entity which fulfills the O&M Experience whose experience is being
submitted as evidence of the operation and maintenance experience of that entity.
a. Name
b. Address
c. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
Note:
If the Prospective Bidder proposes an Affiliate, evidence of affiliation must be submitted
in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) of the ITPB (Annex QD-16).
13. Entity which fulfills the Financial Capability Qualification Requirement
a. Name of Entity
b. Relationship to
Prospective Bidder
c. Address
d. Website
e. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
14. Affiliate, if any, of the entity which fulfills the Financial Capability Qualification
Requirement, whose financial capability is being submitted as evidence of the financial
capability of that entity.
a. Name
b. Address
c. Contact Person
i. Telephone
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ii. Fax
iii. Email
Note:
If the Prospective Bidder proposes an Affiliate, evidence of affiliation must be submitted
in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) of the ITPB (Annex QD-16).
For and on behalf of (Name of Prospective
Bidder/if Consortium, Name of Consortium and
Lead Member):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
______________________________________
(Name, Title, Date and Place of Execution)
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
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ANNEX QD-1B: Business Structure (for a Prospective Bidder which is a
Consortium)
___________________________________________________________________________
Annex QD-1B
Business Structure for a Prospective Bidder which is a Consortium
Name of Consortium:
____________________________________________________________
1. Consortium Members
Name Percentage Interest
in the Consortium
Type of Legal Entity
(corporation/partnership)
Lead Member
Other Member
Other Member
(Insert rows as necessary.)
2. Contact Information of Consortium Members
a. Lead Member
b. Address
c. Website
d. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
a. Consortium Member
b. Address
c. Website
d. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
a. Consortium Member
b. Address
c. Website
d. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
a. Consortium Member
b. Address
c. Website
d. Contact Person
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i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
3. RISD Nominee
a. Name of Entity
b. Relationship to
Prospective Bidder
c. Address
d. Website
e. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
Note:
If the RISD Nominee is a Consortium Member and this is indicated in the response to
(b) in the table above, there is no need to provide the information under (c), (d) and (e)
in the table above, as this information has already been provided in item 2 of this Annex
QD-1B.
If the Prospective Bidder proposes a design contractor to meet the Railway
Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience independently of the Railway
Infrastructure Construction Experience, up to two (2) such entities for each of the
Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience and the Railway Infrastructure
Construction Experience may be listed and the information requested above must be
provided for each nominated entity.
4. Affiliate, if any, of the RISD Nominee, whose completed Reference Projects are being
submitted as evidence of the design experience of that entity.
a. Name
b. Address
c. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
Note:
If the Prospective Bidder proposes an Affiliate, evidence of affiliation must be submitted
in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) of the ITPB (Annex QD-16).
5. RIC Nominee
a. Name of Entity
b. Relationship to
Prospective Bidder
c. Address
d. Website
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e. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
Note
If the RIC Nominee is a Consortium Member and this is indicated in the response to (b)
in the table above, there is no need to provide the information under (c), (d) and (e) in
the table above, as this information has already been provided in item 2 of this Annex
QD-1B.
If this requirement is fulfilled by the Prospective Bidder proposing a construction
contractor to meet the Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience, up to two (2)
such entities may be listed and the information requested above must be provided for
each nominated entity.
6. Affiliate, if any, of the RIC Nominee, whose completed Reference Projects are being
submitted as evidence of the construction experience of that entity.
a. Name
b. Address
c. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
Note:
If the Prospective Bidder proposes an Affiliate, evidence of affiliation must be submitted
in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) of the ITPB (Annex QD-16).
7. RSC Nominee
a. Name of Entity
b. Relationship to
Prospective Bidder
c. Address
d. Website
e. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
Note:
If the RSC Nominee is a Consortium Member and this is indicated in the response to
(b) in the table above, there is no need to provide the information under (c), (d) and (e)
in the table above, as this information has already been provided in item 2 of this Annex
QD-1B.
If this requirement is fulfilled by the Prospective Bidder proposing a construction
contractor to meet the Railway Systems Construction Experience, up to two (2) such
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entities may be listed and the information requested above must be provided for each
nominated entity.
8. Affiliate, if any, of the RSC Nominee, whose completed Reference Projects are being
submitted as evidence of the construction experience of that entity.
a. Name
b. Address
c. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
Note:
If the Prospective Bidder proposes an Affiliate, evidence of affiliation must be submitted
in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) of the ITPB (Annex QD-16).
9. RS Nominee
a. Name of Entity
b. Relationship to
Prospective Bidder
c. Address
d. Website
e. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
Note:
If the RS Nominee is a Consortium Member and this is indicated in the response to (b)
in the table above, there is no need to provide the information under (c), (d) and (e) in
the table above, as this information has already been provided in item 2 of this Annex
QD-1B.
If this requirement is fulfilled by the Prospective Bidder proposing a railcar
manufacturer to meet the Rolling Stock Experience, up to two (2) such entities may be
listed and the information requested above must be provided for each nominated entity.
10. Affiliate, if any, of the RS Nominee, whose completed Reference Projects are being
submitted as evidence of the experience in the manufacturing and delivery of railcars of
that entity.
a. Name
b. Address
c. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
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Note:
If the Prospective Bidder proposes an Affiliate, evidence of affiliation must be submitted
in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) of the ITPB (Annex QD-16).
11. Entity which fulfills the O&M Experience
a. Name of Entity
b. Relationship to
Prospective Bidder
c. Address
d. Website
e. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
Note:
If the entity proposed to fulfill the O&M Experience is a Consortium Member and this
is indicated in the response to (b) in the table above, there is no need to provide the
information under (c), (d) and (e) in the table above, as this information has already
been provided in item 2 of this Annex QD-1B.
12. Affiliate, if any, of the entity which fulfills the O&M Experience, whose experience is
being submitted as evidence of the operation and maintenance experience of that entity.
a. Name
b. Address
c. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
Note:
If the Prospective Bidder proposes an Affiliate, evidence of affiliation must be submitted
in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) of the ITPB (Annex QD-16).
13. Entity which fulfills the Financial Capability Qualification Requirement
a. Name of Entity
b. Relationship to Lead
Member
c. Address
d. Website
e. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
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14. Affiliate, if any, of the entity which fulfills the Financial Capability Qualification
Requirement, whose financial capability is being submitted as evidence of the financial
capability of that entity.
a. Name
b. Address
c. Contact Person
i. Telephone
ii. Fax
iii. Email
Note:
If the Prospective Bidder proposes an Affiliate, evidence of affiliation must be submitted
in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) of the ITPB (Annex QD-16).
For and on behalf of (Name of Prospective
Bidder/if Consortium, Name of Consortium and
Lead Member):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
______________________________________
(Name, Title, Date and Place of Execution)
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
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ANNEX QD-2: Basic Information Sheet
Instructions
a. To be submitted by all entities listed in any sections of the Business Structure (Annex QD-
1A or QD-1B).
b. Required attachments for all entities submitting this form:
1. Certified true copy of its latest GIS, stamped “received” by the SEC or for a foreign
entity, the equivalent document submitted to and acknowledged by the appropriate
government agency equivalent to the SEC in the foreign country where the foreign entity
was registered for recognition or creation of its juridical personality or capacity. The
certification may come from either the SEC or its equivalent in a foreign country or the
entity’s corporate secretary. If it comes from the entity’s corporate secretary, the
certification must be under oath and notarized. If the certification is issued or notarized
outside the Philippines, it must be authenticated before a Philippine consular official at
the Philippine consulate nearest the place of issue. Further, if the foreign country does
not require an equivalent document of the GIS, a notarized certification setting out the
same or similar information executed by the corporate secretary of the foreign entity
will suffice.
2. Certified true copy of the SEC COI or for a foreign entity, the equivalent document
submitted to and acknowledged by the appropriate government agency equivalent to the
SEC in the foreign country where the foreign entity was registered for recognition or
creation of its juridical personality or capacity. The SEC COI or the equivalent
document for a foreign entity, must be certified by the SEC or its equivalent in a foreign
country. If the certification is issued or notarized outside the Philippines, it must be
authenticated before a Philippine consular official at the Philippine consulate nearest
the place of issue.
3. Certified true copy of the latest Articles of Incorporation or for a foreign entity, the
equivalent document submitted to and acknowledged by the appropriate government
agency equivalent to the SEC in the foreign country where the foreign entity was
registered for recognition or creation of its juridical personality or capacity. The
Articles of Incorporation may be certified either by the SEC or its equivalent in a foreign
country or by the entity’s corporate secretary. All certifications by the entity’s corporate
secretary must be under oath and notarized. If the certification is issued or notarized
outside the Philippines, it must be authenticated before a Philippine consular official at
the Philippine consulate nearest the place of issue.
4. Certified true copy of the latest By-Laws or for a foreign entity, the equivalent document
submitted to and acknowledged by the appropriate government agency equivalent to the
SEC in the foreign country where the foreign entity was registered for recognition or
creation of its juridical personality or capacity. The By-Laws may be certified either by
the SEC or its equivalent in a foreign country or by the entity’s corporate secretary. All
certifications by the entity’s corporate secretary must be under oath and notarized. If
the certification is issued or notarized outside the Philippines, it must be authenticated
before a Philippine consular official at the Philippine consulate nearest the place of
issue.
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-2
Page 68 of 116
For the foregoing documents, if the appropriate government agency equivalent to the SEC in
the foreign country does not stamp “received” or acknowledge the said documents, the entity’s
corporate secretary may attest to such fact in a notarized certification.
If the jurisdiction where the foreign entity is incorporated or registered does not require or
accept the filing of the equivalent of the Philippines’ GIS, COI, Articles of Incorporation and
By-Laws, the PBAC will accept a certification by the authorized representative of the foreign
entity attesting that there is no equivalent document of the GIS, COI, Articles of Incorporation
and By-laws and providing similar information required to be indicated in these SEC
documents. Such document need not be submitted to and acknowledged by a government agency
of the foreign jurisdiction and is only required to be certified by the authorized representative
of the foreign entity (which authorized representative may include such entity’s corporate
secretary) under oath and notarized and thereafter authenticated by a Philippine consular or
embassy official.
___________________________________________________________________________
Annex QD-2
Basic Information Sheet
1. Name of Entity
2. Type of Entity
(Please check one)
Partnership
Corporation
3. Consortium
Member or not?
(please check one)
Yes
No
4. Railway
Infrastructure and
Systems Design
contractor or not?
(please check one)
Yes
No
5. Railway
Infrastructure
Construction
contractor or not?
(please check one)
Yes
No
6. Railway Systems
Construction
contractor or not?
(please check one)
Yes
No
7. Rolling Stock
manufacturer or
not?
(please check one)
Yes
No
8. O&M Experience
Nominee or not?
(please check one)
Yes
No
9. Entity proposed to
fulfill the Financial
Capability
Qualification
Yes
No
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Annex QD-2
Page 69 of 116
Requirements or
not? (please check
one)
10. Affiliate of an
entity listed in QD-
1A or QD-1B?
Yes, Affiliate of _______________
No
11. Place of
Incorporation or
Registration
12. Year of
Incorporation or
Registration
13. Principal Purpose
or Business
12. Shareholder or Partner Information
Name of Shareholder or
Partner
Nationality Percentage Total of Shareholding or
Partnership Interest
(Insert rows as necessary)
13. Information on Beneficial Owners who own more than five percent (5%) Beneficial Interest
Name of Beneficial Owner Nationality Percentage Total of Beneficial Ownership
(Insert rows as necessary)
For and on behalf of (Name of Entity):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
__________________________________
_
(Name, Title, Date and Place of Execution)
For and on behalf of (Name of Prospective
Bidder/if Consortium, Name of Consortium
and Lead Member):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
_____________________________________
_
(Name, Title, Date and Place of Execution)
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-3A
Page 70 of 116
ANNEX QD-3A: Certification of Absence of Unsatisfactory Performance Record for
Entities other than those proposed to meet the Financial Capability Qualification
Requirement
Instructions
To be submitted by all entities listed in all sections of the Business Structure (Annex QD-1A or
QD-1B) other than entities proposed to meet the Financial Capability Qualification
Requirements (which must submit the equivalent form set out in Annex QD-3B). ___________________________________________________________________________
Annex QD-3A
Certification of Absence of Unsatisfactory Performance Record
for Entities other than those proposed to meet the
Financial Capability Qualification Requirements
Prospective Bidder
Entity listed in the Business
Structure (Annex QD-1A or
QD-1B)
Entity which fulfills a
Technical Qualification
Requirement?
Yes
No
Pre-qualification
Requirement
(if the answer to the
immediately preceding item
is “Yes”)
Relationship to Prospective
Bidder
[Place of Notarization] )
) ss
Certification of Absence of Unsatisfactory Performance Record
I, (name),(citizenship), of legal age, with office address at (address), as the
(position/designation) of (name of company represented), a (corporation/partnership)
organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of (place of incorporation/registration)
hereby certify, for and on behalf of (name of company represented), that (name of company
represented) does not have any record of Unsatisfactory Performance, as defined in Section
1.3(83) of the Instructions to Prospective Bidders, in any of its projects and contracts.
(Date and Place of Execution)
For and on behalf of (Name of Entity):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
____________________________________
(Name)
(Designation)
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-3A
Page 71 of 116
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this (____) day of (month and year) at (place),
affiant exhibiting to me his/her (proof of identity acceptable under Philippine notarial
regulations), issued at (city) on (date).
Notary Public
Doc. No.: _________
Page No.: _________
Book No.: ________
Series of 2016.
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-3B
Page 72 of 116
ANNEX QD-3B: Certification of Absence of Unsatisfactory Performance Record for
Entities proposed to meet the Financial Capability Qualification Requirements
Instructions
To be submitted by all entities which are proposed to meet the Financial Capability
Qualification Requirements, as required under Section 3.3(e) of the ITPB. ___________________________________________________________________________
Annex QD-3B
Certification of Absence of Unsatisfactory Performance Record for Entities
proposed to meet the Financial Capability Qualification Requirements
Prospective Bidder
Entity which fulfills the
Financial Capability
Qualification
Requirement
Relationship to
Prospective Bidder
[Place of Notarization] )
) ss
Certification of Absence of Unsatisfactory Performance Record
I, (name),(citizenship), of legal age, with office address at (address), as the
(position/designation) of (name of company represented), a (corporation/partnership)
organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of (place of incorporation/registration)
hereby certify, for and on behalf of (name of company represented), that (name of company
represented) does not have any record of Unsatisfactory Performance as defined in paragraphs
(ii) and (iii) of the definition thereof in Section 1.3(83) of the Instructions to Prospective
Bidders.
(Date and Place of Execution)
For and on behalf of (Name of Entity):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
______________________________________
(Name)
(Designation)
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-3B
Page 73 of 116
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this (____) day of (month and year) at (place),
affiant exhibiting to me his/her (proof of identity acceptable under Philippine notarial
regulations), issued at (city) on (date).
Notary Public
Doc. No.: _________
Page No.: _________
Book No.: ________
Series of 2016.
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-4
Page 74 of 116
ANNEX QD-4: Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience
Instructions
a. To be submitted by the entity or entities which fulfill the Railway Infrastructure and Systems
Design Experience in Section 3.2.2 of the ITPB, as identified in the Business Structure
(Annex QD-1A or QD-1B), item 3.
b. Required attachments for each entity submitting this form:
1. Notarized certificate of project completion from an Authorized Issuer or the original
certificate of project completion or a copy thereof accompanied by a notarized
certification issued by an officer of the RISD Nominee that such copy is a true and
faithful reproduction of the original certificate or a statement by the respective railway
authority that the Reference Project has been completed and is operational in the form
set out in Annex QD-15A;
2. If the Reference Project submitted to establish compliance with the Railway
Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience was completed by an Affiliate of the RISD
Nominee, evidence of such affiliation in the form set out in Annex QD-16.
3. Notarized Certification of Absence of Unsatisfactory Performance Record in the form
set out in Annex QD-3A.
4. These additional documents:
(a) Certified true copy of a valid ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent, or in lieu
thereof, a copy of the ISO 9001 certification accompanied by a notarized
certification issued by an officer of the RISD Nominee that such copy is a true
and faithful reproduction of the original ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent.
(b) Certified true copy of a valid ISO 14001 certification or its equivalent, or in lieu
thereof, a copy of the ISO 14001 certification accompanied by a notarized
certification issued by an officer of the RISD Nominee that such copy is a true
and faithful reproduction of the original ISO 14001 certification or its
equivalent.
(c) Notarized Certification of Presence of a Health and Safety Policy in the form set
out in Annex QD-9.
(d) Notarized Statement of Willingness to Participate In and Capacity to Undertake
the Requirements of the Project in the form set out in Annex QD-10.
___________________________________________________________________________
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-4
Page 75 of 116
Annex QD-4
Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience
1. Entity which fulfills the Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience in Section
3.2.2 of the ITPB, as identified in item 3 of the Business Structure (Annex QD-1A or QD-
1B).
Prospective Bidder
Entity which fulfills the
requirement
Relationship to
Prospective Bidder
(Prospective Bidder / Consortium Member / Railway Experience
Nominee)
2. Reference Project evidencing Philippine or international experience in the design of an
elevated metropolitan passenger rail transit system, at least ten (10) kilometers in length
and capable of transporting at least twenty five (25) million passengers per fiscal year,
including the railway system composed of the track form, signaling (including the
provision of automatic train protection, automatic train supervision and automatic train
operation technology), traction, telecommunications and control systems that make up a
metropolitan passenger rail transit system. Each Reference Project that is proposed to meet
the various components of the Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience must
have been completed or implemented within the last fifteen (15) years prior to the Pre-
qualification Documents Submission Date.
Name of Reference
Project
Location
Description
Date of Contract
Nature of Involvement
Client*
Cost of Contract
Name of Entity which
completed the
Reference Project**
Route length (km)
At grade length (km)
Elevated length (km)
Number of stations (at
grade/elevated)
Number of passengers
per fiscal (for the last
fifteen (15) years) the
rail transit system is
capable of transporting
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-4
Page 76 of 116
Signaling (ATP, ATS,
ATO, Driverless) (km)
Traction (OLE, Third
rail, 25KV AC, 750V
DC, 1500 VDC, other)
Design headway and
commercial speed
Track form –
Ballasted/non-ballasted
(km)
*Please attach notarized Certificate of Project Completion (Annex QD-15A).
**Must be the entity identified in item 1 of this QD-4 or an Affiliate. If an Affiliate, please
attach evidence of such affiliation (Annex QD-16).
3. Other Reference Projects
Name of Reference
Project
Location
Description
Date of Contract
Nature of Involvement
Client*
Cost of Contract
Name of Entity which
completed the
Reference Project**
*Please attach notarized Certificate of Project Completion (Annex QD-15A).
**Must be the entity identified in item 1 of this QD-4 or an Affiliate. If an Affiliate, please
attach evidence of such affiliation (Annex QD-16).
Note
● Insert additional tables for other nominated Reference Projects.
For and on behalf of (Name of Entity):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
_____________________________________
_
(Name, Title, Date and Place of Execution)
For and on behalf of (Name of Prospective
Bidder/if Consortium, Name of Consortium
and Lead Member):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
__________________________________
_
(Name, Title, Date and Place of Execution)
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-5
Page 77 of 116
ANNEX QD-5: Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience
Instructions
a. To be submitted by the entity or entities which fulfill the Railway Infrastructure
Construction Experience in Section 3.2.3 of the ITPB, as identified in the Business
Structure (Annex QD-1A or Annex QD-1B), item 5.
b. Required attachments for each entity submitting this form:
1. Notarized certificate of project completion from an Authorized Issuer or the original
certificate of project completion or a copy thereof accompanied by a notarized
certification issued by an officer of the RIC Nominee that such copy is a true and faithful
reproduction of the original certificate or a statement by the respective railway authority
that the Reference Project has been completed and is operational in the form set out in
Annex QD-15B;
2. If the Reference Project submitted to establish compliance with the Railway
Infrastructure Construction Experience was completed by an Affiliate of the RIC
Nominee, evidence of such affiliation in the form set out in Annex QD-16; and
3. Notarized Certification of Absence of Unsatisfactory Performance Record in the form
set out in Annex QD-3A.
4. These additional documents:
(a) Certified true copy of a valid license issued by the PCAB for Large B
Classification/License Category AAA, in the case of a Filipino construction
contractor or an equivalent license issued by an equivalent accreditation
institution in the construction contractor’s country of origin, in the case of a
foreign construction contractor, provided that such foreign construction
contractor must secure a license and accreditation from the PCAB after the
Bidder is awarded the Project. The certified true copy of the PCAB license or
the equivalent license must be issued by the PCAB or by the equivalent
accreditation institution, respectively;
(b) Certified true copy of a valid ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent or in lieu
thereof, a copy of the ISO 9001 certification accompanied by a notarized
certification issued by an officer of the RIC Nominee that such copy is a true and
faithful reproduction of the original ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent; and
(c) Certified true copy of a valid ISO 14001certification or its equivalent or in lieu
thereof, a copy of the ISO 14001 certification accompanied by a notarized
certification issued by an officer of the RIC Nominee that such copy is a true and
faithful reproduction of the original ISO 14001 certification or its equivalent .
5. Notarized Certification of Presence of a Health and Safety Policy in the form set out in
Annex QD-9.
6. Notarized Statement of Willingness to Participate In and Capacity to Undertake the
Requirements of the Project in the form set out in Annex QD-10.
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-5
Page 78 of 116
Annex QD-5
Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience
1. Entity which fulfills the Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience in Section 3.2.3
of the ITPB, as identified in item 5 of the Business Structure (Annex QD-1A or QD-1B).
Prospective Bidder
Entity which fulfills the
requirement
Relationship to
Prospective Bidder
(Prospective Bidder / Consortium Member / Railway Experience
Nominee)
2. Reference Project evidencing Philippine or international experience in successfully
completing or implementing the construction and commissioning (together or separately)
of one (1) of the following:
(i) an elevated metropolitan passenger rail transit system, at least ten (10) kilometers in
length (if applicable); or
(ii) a bridge or viaduct structure at least ten (10) kilometers in length, which structure is not
necessarily dedicated to supporting a passenger rail transit system.
Each Reference Project that is proposed to meet the various components of the Railway
Infrastructure Construction Experience must have been completed or implemented within
the last fifteen (15) years prior to the Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date.
Name of Reference
Project
Location
Description
Date of Contract
Nature of Involvement
Client*
Cost of Contract
Name of Entity which
completed the
Reference Project**
Route length (km)
At grade length (km)
Elevated length (km)
Number of stations (at
grade/elevated)
*Please attach notarized Certificate of Project Completion (Annex QD-15B).
**Must be the entity identified in item 1 of this QD-5 or an Affiliate. If an Affiliate, please
attach evidence of such affiliation (Annex QD-16).
3. Reference Project completed consisting of a bridge or viaduct structure at least ten (10)
kilometers in length, which structure is not necessarily dedicated to supporting a passenger
rail transit system (if applicable)
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-5
Page 79 of 116
Name of Reference
Project
Location
Description
Date of Contract
Nature of Involvement
Client*
Cost of Contract
Name of Entity which
completed the
Reference Project**
Route length (km)
At grade length (km)
Elevated length, bridge
or viaduct (road or rail)
(km)
*Please attach notarized Certificate of Project Completion (Annex QD-15B).
**Must be the entity identified in item 1 of this QD-5 or an Affiliate. If an Affiliate, please
attach evidence of such affiliation (Annex QD-16).
4. Other Reference Projects
Name of Reference
Project
Location
Description
Date of Contract
Nature of Involvement
Client*
Cost of Contract
Name of Entity which
completed the
Reference Project**
*Please attach notarized Certificate of Project Completion (Annex QD-15B).
**Must be the entity identified in item 1 of this QD-5 or an Affiliate. If an Affiliate, please
attach evidence of such affiliation (Annex QD-16).
Note
● Insert additional tables for other nominated Reference Projects.
For and on behalf of (Name of Entity):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
_____________________________________
_
(Name, Title, Date and Place of Execution)
For and on behalf of (Name of Prospective
Bidder/if Consortium, Name of Consortium
and Lead Member):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
__________________________________
_
(Name, Title, Date and Place of Execution)
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-6
Page 80 of 116
ANNEX QD-6 Railway Systems Construction Experience
Instructions
a. To be submitted by the entity or entities which fulfill the Railway Systems Construction
Experience in Section 3.2.4 of the ITPB, as identified in the Business Structure (Annex QD-
1A or Annex QD-1B), item 7.
b. Required attachments for each entity submitting this form:
1. Notarized certificate of project completion from an Authorized Issuer or the original
certificate of project completion or a copy thereof accompanied by a notarized
certification issued by an officer of the RSC Nominee that such copy is a true and faithful
reproduction of the original certificate or a statement by the respective railway authority
that the Reference Project has been completed and is operational in the form set out in
Annex QD-15C.
2. If the Reference Project was completed by an Affiliate of the RSC Nominee, evidence of
such affiliation in the form set out in Annex QD-16.
3. Notarized Certification of Absence of Unsatisfactory Performance Record in the form
set out in Annex QD-3A.
4. These additional documents:
(a) certified true copy of a valid ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent, or in lieu
thereof, a copy of the ISO 9001 certification accompanied by a notarized
certification issued by an officer of the RSC Nominee that such copy is a true and
faithful reproduction of the original ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent; and
(b) certified true copy of a valid ISO 14001 certification or its equivalent, or in lieu
thereof, a copy of the ISO 14001 certification accompanied by a notarized
certification issued by an officer of the RSC Nominee that such copy is a true and
faithful reproduction of the original ISO 14001 certification or its equivalent.
5. Notarized Certification of Presence of a Health and Safety Policy in the form set out in
Annex QD-9.
6. Notarized Statement of Willingness to Participate In and Capacity to Undertake the
Requirements of the Project in the form set out in Annex QD-10.
___________________________________________________________________________
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-6
Page 81 of 116
Annex QD-6
Railway Systems Construction Experience
1. Entity which fulfills the Railway Systems Construction Experience in Section 3.2.4 of the
ITPB, as identified in item 7 of the Business Structure (Annex QD-1A or QD-1B).
Prospective Bidder
Entity which fulfills the
requirement
Relationship to
Prospective Bidder
(Prospective Bidder / Consortium Member /Railway Experience
Nominee)
2. Reference Project evidencing experience in successfully completing or implementing the
delivery, installation and commissioning of a metropolitan passenger rail transit system
composed of the track form, signaling (including the provision of automatic train
protection, automatic train supervision and automatic train operation technology), traction,
telecommunications and control systems that make up a metropolitan passenger rail transit
system. Such railway system should be for a metropolitan passenger rail transit system at
least ten (10) kilometers in length and capable of transporting at least twenty five (25)
million passengers per fiscal year implemented within the last fifteen (15) years prior to the
Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date.
Name of Reference
Project
Location
Description
Date of Contract
Nature of Involvement
Client*
Cost of Contract
Number of passengers
per fiscal (for the last
15 years) the rail transit
system is capable of
transporting
Name of Entity which
completed the
Reference Project**
Signaling (ATP, ATS,
ATO, Driverless) (km)
Traction (OLE, Third
rail, 25KV AC, 750V
DC, 1500 VDC, other)
Design headway and
commercial speed
Track form –
Ballasted/non-ballasted
(km)
*Please attach notarized Certificate of Project Completion (Annex QD-15C).
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-6
Page 82 of 116
**Must be the entity identified in item 1 of this QD-6 or an Affiliate. If an Affiliate, please
attach evidence of such affiliation (Annex QD-16).
3. Other Reference Projects
Name of Reference
Project
Location
Description
Date of Contract
Nature of Involvement
Client*
Cost of Contract
Name of Entity which
completed the
Reference Project**
*Please attach notarized Certificate of Project Completion (Annex QD-15C).
**Must be the entity identified in item 1 of this QD-6 or an Affiliate. If an Affiliate, please
attach evidence of such affiliation (Annex QD-16).
Note
● Insert additional tables for other nominated Reference Projects.
For and on behalf of (Name of Entity):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
___________________________________
(Name, Title, Date and Place of Execution)
For and on behalf of (Name of Prospective
Bidder/if Consortium, Name of Consortium
and Lead Member):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
___________________________________
(Name, Title, Date and Place of Execution)
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-7
Page 83 of 116
ANNEX QD-7 Rolling Stock Experience
Instructions
a. To be submitted by the entity or entities which fulfill the Rolling Stock Experience in Section
3.2.5 of the ITPB, as identified in the Business Structure (Annex QD-1A or Annex QD-1B),
item 9.
b. Required attachments for each entity submitting this form:
1. Notarized certificate of project completion from an Authorized Issuer or the original
certificate of project completion or a copy thereof accompanied by a notarized
certification issued by an officer of the RS Nominee that such copy is a true and faithful
reproduction of the original certificate or a statement by the respective railway
authority that the Reference Project has been completed and is operational in the form
set out in Annex QD-15D.
2. If the Reference Project was completed by an Affiliate of the RS Nominee, evidence of
such affiliation in the form set out in Annex QD-16.
3. Notarized Certification of Absence of Unsatisfactory Performance Record in the form
set out in Annex QD-3A.
4. Certified true copy of a valid ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent or in lieu thereof,
a copy of the ISO 9001 certification accompanied by a notarized certification issued by
an officer of the entity required to submit this document that such copy is a true and
faithful reproduction of the original ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent.
5. Notarized Certification of Presence of a Health and Safety Policy, using the form in
Annex QD-9.
6. Notarized Statement of Willingness to Participate In and Capacity to Undertake the
Requirements of the Project, using the form in Annex QD-10.
___________________________________________________________________________
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-7
Page 84 of 116
Annex QD-7
Rolling Stock Experience
1. Entity which fulfills the Rolling Stock Experience in Section 3.2.5 of the ITPB, as identified
in item 9 of the Business Structure (Annex QD-1A or QD-1B).
Prospective Bidder
Entity which fulfills the
requirement
Relationship to
Prospective Bidder
(Prospective Bidder / Consortium Member /Rolling Stock
Contractor)
2. Reference Project evidencing manufacture and delivery of at least one hundred (100)
passenger rail cars in the past ten (10) years prior to the Pre-qualification Documents
Submission Date, of which at least fifty (50) cars should have been delivered and
commissioned in the last five (5) years prior to the Pre-qualification Documents
Submission Date.
The Reference Project must demonstrate that the RS Nominee was the entity controlling
the design, engineering, manufacture and delivery of the rolling stock and the entity directly
responsible and accountable for the outcome of such work.
Name of Reference Project
Location
Description
Date of Contract
Nature of Involvement
Client*
Cost of Contract
Name of Entity which
Reference completed the
Project**
*Please attach notarized Certificate of Project Completion (Annex QD-15D).
**Must be the entity identified in item 1 of this QD-7 or an Affiliate. If an Affiliate, please
attach evidence of such affiliation (Annex QD-16).
3. Other Reference Projects
Name of Reference Project
Location
Description
Date of Contract
Nature of Involvement
Client*
Cost of Contract
Name of Entity** which
completed the Reference
Project
*Please attach notarized Certificate of Project Completion (Annex QD-15D).
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-7
Page 85 of 116
**Must be the entity identified in item 1 of this QD-7 or an Affiliate. If an Affiliate, please
attach evidence of such affiliation (Annex QD-16).
Note
● Insert additional tables for other nominated Reference Projects.
For and on behalf of (Name of Entity):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
___________________________________
(Name, Title, Date and Place of Execution)
For and on behalf of (Name of Prospective
Bidder/if Consortium, Name of Consortium
and Lead Member):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
___________________________________
(Name, Title, Date and Place of Execution)
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-8
Page 86 of 116
ANNEX QD-8: Operation and Maintenance Experience
Instructions
a. To be submitted by the entity which fulfills the O&M Experience requirement in Section
3.2.6 of the ITPB, as identified in the Business Structure (Annex QD-1A or Annex QD-1B),
item 11.
b. Required attachments:
1. Notarized certification from an Authorized Issuer in the form set out in Annex QD-15E
or a copy of the original certificate that the Reference Project is ongoing or in operation
accompanied by a notarized certification issued by an officer of the entity which fulfills
the O&M Experience that such copy is a true and faithful reproduction of the original
certificate;
2. If the Reference Project was completed by an Affiliate of the entity which fulfills the
O&M Experience requirement, evidence of such affiliation in the form set out in Annex
QD-16;
3. A certified true copy of a valid ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent or in lieu thereof,
a copy of the ISO 9001 certification accompanied by a notarized certification issued by
an officer of the entity required to submit this document that such copy is a true and
faithful reproduction of the original ISO 9001 certification or its equivalent;
4. A certified true copy of a valid ISO 14001 certification or its equivalent or in lieu thereof,
a copy of the ISO 14001 certification accompanied by a notarized certification issued
by an officer of the entity required to submit this document that such copy is a true and
faithful reproduction of the original ISO 14001 certification or its equivalent;
5. certified true copy of a Safety Case Manual;
6. certified true copy of a Safety Management System Manual;
7. certified true copy of Annual Operation and Maintenance Performance Reports for the
last three (3) years prior to the Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date;
8. Certified true copy of Annual Audited Safety Reports for the last three (3) years prior to
the Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date; and
9. Certified true copy of Annual Audited Financial Reports for the last three (3) years prior
to the Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date.
The certifications required for those documents identified in items (5) to (9) above may be
made by an authorized representative of the entity proposed to meet the O&M Experience.
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Annex QD-8
Operation and Maintenance Experience
1. Entity which fulfills the O&M Experience requirement in Section 3.2.6 of the ITPB, as
identified in item 11 of the Business Structure (Annex QD-1A or QD-1B).
Prospective Bidder
Entity which fulfills the
requirement
Relationship to
Prospective Bidder
(Prospective Bidder / Consortium Member)
2. Reference Project demonstrating local or international experience in all of the following:
a. operation of a metropolitan passenger rail transit system which is capable of
transporting at least twenty five (25) million passengers and has actually transported at
least fifteen (15) million passengers per fiscal year for a period of at least three (3) full
consecutive fiscal year within the last five (5) years prior to the Pre-qualification
Documents Submission Date;
b. maintenance of a metropolitan passenger rail transit system which has achieved a
minimum of one (1) million train kilometers per fiscal year, for a period of at least three
(3) full consecutive fiscal years, within the last five (5) years prior to the Pre-
qualification Documents Submission Date, provided that if it can be proven that the
entity proposed to meet the O&M Experience was fully responsible for the maintenance
of a metropolitan passenger rail transit system meeting the specifications prescribed in
Section 3.2.6(a)(ii) of the ITPB, even if it was not directly performing the maintenance
itself, such entity shall be deemed to possess the maintenance experience required
thereunder; and
c. management of or active participation in the commissioning process for a metropolitan
passenger rail transit system which is capable of transporting at least twenty five (25)
million passengers and has actually transported at least fifteen (15) million passengers
per fiscal year, for a period of at least three (3) full consecutive fiscal years or a section
of such system within the last fifteen (15) years prior to the Pre-qualification
Documents Submission Date.
Name of Reference
Project
Location
Description
Start Date of Operation
Period
End Date of Operation
Period
Nature of Involvement
Client*
Cost of Contract
Name of Entity which
Completed the
Reference Project**
Number of passengers
the rail transit system
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is capable of
transporting in each of
the last five (5) years
Number of passengers
the rail transit system
actual transported in
each of the last five (5)
years
Million Train Kms
achieved in each of the
last five (5) years
Whether the entity
witnessed or actively
participated in the
commissioning
process of the
Reference Project
*Please attach notarized Certificate for O&M Experience (Annex QD-15E).
**Must be the entity identified in item 1 of this QD-8 or an Affiliate. If an Affiliate, please
attach evidence of such affiliation (Annex QD-16).
3. Other Reference Projects
Name of Reference
Project
Location
Description
Start Date of Operation
Period
End Date of Operation
Period
Nature of Involvement
Client*
Cost of Contract
Name of Entity which
Completed the
Reference Project**
*Please attach notarized Certificate for O&M Experience (Annex QD-15E).
**Must be the entity identified in item 1 of this QD-8 or an Affiliate. If an Affiliate, please
attach evidence of such affiliation (Annex QD-16).
Note
● Insert additional tables for other nominated Reference Projects.
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For and on behalf of (Name of Entity):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
_____________________________________
_
(Name, Title, Date and Place of Execution)
For and on behalf of (Name of Prospective
Bidder/if Consortium, Name of Consortium
and Lead Member):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
__________________________________
_
(Name, Title, Date and Place of Execution)
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-9
Page 90 of 116
ANNEX QD-9: Certification of Presence of a Health and Safety Policy
Instructions
To be submitted by the entity or entities which fulfill the Railway Infrastructure and Systems
Design Experience in Section 3.2.2 of the ITPB, as identified in the Business Structure (Annex
QD-1A or QD-1B), item 3, the Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience in Section 3.2.3
of the ITPB, as identified in the Business Structure (Annex QD-1A or QD-1B), item 5, the
Railway Systems Construction Experience in Section 3.2.4 of the ITPB, as identified in the
Business Structure (Annex QD-1A or QD-1B), item 7 and the Rolling Stock Experience in
Section 3.2.5 of the ITPB, as identified in the Business Plan (Annex QD-1A or QD-1B), item 9.
___________________________________________________________________________
Annex QD-9
Certification of Presence of a Health and Safety Policy
Republic of the Philippines )
) ss
Certification of Presence of a Health and Safety Policy
I, (name),(citizenship), of legal age, with office address at (address), as the
(position/designation) of (name of company represented), a (corporation/partnership)
organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of (place of incorporation/registration)
hereby certify, for and on behalf of (name of company represented), that (name of company
represented) has a Health and Safety Policy, as defined in Section 1.3(31) of the Instructions to
Prospective Bidders, applicable to all of its projects and contracts.
(Date and Place of Execution)
For and on behalf of (Name of Entity):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
______________________________________
(Name)
(Designation)
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this (____) day of (month and year) at (place),
affiant exhibiting to me his/her (proof of identity acceptable under Philippine notarial
regulations), issued at (city) on (date).
Notary Public
Doc. No.: _________
Page No.: _________
Book No.: ________
Series of 2016.
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-10
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ANNEX QD-10: Notarized Statement of Willingness to Participate In and Capacity
to Undertake the Requirements of the Project
Instructions
To be submitted by an entity proposed by the Prospective Bidder to fulfill the Railway
Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience in Section 3.2.2 of the ITPB, as identified in the
Business Structure (Annex QD-1A or QD-1B), item 3; the Railway Infrastructure Construction
Experience in Section 3.2.3 of the ITPB, as identified in the Business Structure (Annex QD-1A
or QD-1B), item 5; Railway Systems Construction Experience in Section 3.2.4 of the ITPB, as
identified in the Business Structure (Annex QD-1A or QD-1B), item 7; and the Rolling Stock
Experience in Section 3.2.5 of the ITPB, as identified in the Business Structure (Annex QD-1A
or QD-1B), item 9.
___________________________________________________________________________
Annex QD-10
Notarized Statement of Willingness to Participate In and
Capacity to Undertake the Requirements of the Project
Prospective Bidder:
Entity which fulfills the
requirement
Relationship to
Prospective Bidder
(Prospective Bidder / Consortium Member/ Railway Experience
Nominee)
Republic of the Philippines )
) ss
Notarized Statement of Willingness to Participate In and
Capacity to Undertake the Requirements of the Project
I, (name), (citizenship), of legal age, with office address at (address), as the
(position/designation) of (name Railway Experience Nominee), a (corporation/partnership)
organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of (place of incorporation/registration)
hereby declare for and on behalf of (name of Railway Experience Nominee) that:
1. (name of entity Railway Experience Nominee) is willing to participate, through the
(name of Prospective Bidder) in the Pre-qualification for the LRT Line 6 Project in
accordance with the Invitation Documents.
2. (name of Railway Experience Nominee) has the required experience and capacity to
undertake the requirements for its services in the Project in accordance with the
provisions of the Invitation Documents.
3. Based on my personal knowledge or authentic documents, the information provided in
Annex (list all Pre-qualification Documents required to be submitted by or on behalf of
the Railway Experience Nominee) are true and correct.
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4. If selected by (name of Prospective Bidder), (name of Railway Experience Nominee)
shall formally enter into a contract with the Concessionaire to perform the obligations
and assume the attendant liabilities as [Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design
contractor/Railway Infrastructure Construction contractor/Railway Systems
Construction contractor/Rolling Stock supplier] for the LRT Line 6 Project.
(Date and Place of Execution)
For and on behalf of (Name of Entity):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
______________________________________
(Name)
(Designation)
For and on behalf of (Name of Prospective
Bidder/if Consortium, Name of Consortium
and Lead Member):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
___________________________________
(Name)
(Designation)
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this (____) day of (month and year) at (place),
affiant exhibiting to me his/her (proof of identity acceptable under Philippine notarial
regulations), issued at (city) on (date).
Notary Public
Doc. No.: _________
Page No.: _________
Book No.: ________
Series of 2016.
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-11
Page 93 of 116
ANNEX QD-11: Key Personnel
Annex QD-11
Key Personnel
Name of Prospective Bidder:
________________________________________________________________
1. Railway Infrastructure Design and Construction:
Not more than three (3) individuals with at least fifteen (15) years of local or international
experience in successfully completing or implementing the design, construction, installation
and commissioning of a metropolitan passenger rail transit infrastructure on at least three
(3) projects of at least ten (10) kilometers in length and capable of transporting at least
twenty five (25) million passengers per year, with relevant bachelor or under-graduate
university degree in engineering and master or post-graduate university degree and
recognized professional affiliation, certification or license in engineering and/or
management (registered professional engineer designation required).
a. Name
b. Employer
c. Position
d. Nationality
e. Date of Birth
a. Key Experience (add columns as necessary)
Employer
Position
Start Date
End Date
Description of
Projects Undertaken
b. Educational Background
College Degree: School: Year Graduated:
Graduate Studies: School: Year Graduated:
Professional License: Year:
Note:
● Provide the same information required above for other individuals nominated as Key
Personnel under this category.
2. Railway Systems Design and Construction:
Not more than three (3) individuals with at least fifteen (15) years of local or international
experience in successfully completing or implementing the design, construction, installation
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and commissioning of railway systems on at least three (3) metropolitan passenger rail
transit projects of at least ten (10) kilometers in length and capable of transporting at least
twenty five (25) million passengers per year, with relevant bachelor or under-graduate
university degree in engineering and master or post-graduate university degree and
recognized professional affiliation, certification or license in engineering and/or
management (registered professional engineer designation required).
a. Name
b. Employer
c. Position
d. Nationality
e. Date of Birth
a. Key Experience (add columns as necessary)
Employer
Position
Start Date
End Date
Description of
Projects Undertaken
b. Educational Background
College Degree: School: Year Graduated:
Graduate Studies: School: Year Graduated:
Professional License: Year:
Note:
● Provide the same information required above for other individuals nominated as Key
Personnel under this category.
3. Operations and Maintenance
Not more than three (3) individuals with at least fifteen (15) years of local or international
experience in supervising and managing operations and maintenance of a metropolitan
passenger rail transit system which actually transported at least fifteen (15) million
passengers per year on at least (3) projects and with relevant university degree and
recognized professional affiliation, certification or license in civil engineering or in railway
operations and maintenance.
a. Name
b. Employer
c. Position
d. Nationality
e. Date of Birth
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a. Key Experience (add columns as necessary)
Employer
Position
Start Date
End Date
Description of
Projects Undertaken
b. Educational Background
College Degree: School: Year Graduated:
Graduate Studies: School: Year Graduated:
Professional License: Year:
Note:
● Provide the same information required above for other individuals nominated as Key
Personnel under this category.
4. Rolling Stock Procurement
Not more than three (3) individuals with at least fifteen (15) years local or international
experience in planning, coordination, supervision and project management of procurement,
installation, testing and commissioning of rolling stock for a metropolitan passenger rail
transit system capable of transporting at least twenty five (25) million passengers per year
on at least three (3) projects and with relevant university degree and recognized
professional affiliation, certification or license in civil engineering or in railway operations
and maintenance.
a. Name
b. Employer
c. Position
d. Nationality
e. Date of Birth
a. Key Experience (add columns as necessary)
Employer
Position
Start Date
End Date
Description of
Projects Undertaken
b. Educational Background
College Degree: School: Year Graduated:
Graduate Studies: School: Year Graduated:
Professional License: Year:
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Note:
● Provide the same information required above for other individuals nominated as Key
Personnel under this category.
5. Financial Management
Not more than three (3) individuals with at least fifteen (15) years local or international
experience in the financial management of either the construction of a similar metropolitan
rail transit system or the financial management of an operational metropolitan passenger
rail transit system capable of transporting at least twenty five (25) million passengers per
year on at least three (3) projects and with a relevant university degree and/or recognized
professional affiliation, certification or license in accounting, finance or management.
a. Name
b. Employer
c. Position
d. Nationality
e. Date of Birth
a. Key Experience (add columns as necessary)
Employer
Position
Start Date
End Date
Description of
Projects Undertaken
b. Educational Background
College Degree: School: Year Graduated:
Graduate Studies: School: Year Graduated:
Professional License: Year:
Note:
● Provide the same information required above for other individuals nominated as Key
Personnel under this category.
For and on behalf of (Name of Prospective
Bidder/if Consortium, Name of Consortium and
Lead Member):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
______________________________________
(Name, Title, Date and Place of Execution)
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-12
Page 97 of 116
ANNEX QD-12: Notarized Statement of Financial Capability
Instructions
a. To be submitted by the entity which fulfills the Financial Capability Qualification
Requirement in Section 3.3 of the ITPB, as identified in the Business Structure (Annex QD-
1A or Annex QD-1B), item 13.
b. Required attachments:
1. Certified true copy of Audited Financial Statements dated not earlier than 31 December
2014, stamped “received” by the BIR or for foreign entities, the appropriate government
agency equivalent to the BIR in the foreign country where the foreign entity was
registered for recognition or creation of its juridical personality or capacity. The
certification may be issued by an officer of, or auditor engaged by, the entity proposed
to meet the Financial Capability Qualification Requirements, in which case the
certification must be under oath and notarized.
2. Certified true copy of Annual Income Tax Return for the taxable year ending in 2014
(BIR Form 1702), stamped “received” by the BIR, or for foreign entities, the
appropriate government agency equivalent to the BIR in the foreign country where the
foreign entity was registered for recognition or creation of its juridical personality or
capacity. The Annual Income Tax Return must be certified by the entity’s corporate
secretary. All certifications by the entity’s corporate secretary must be under oath and
notarized. If the certification is issued or notarized outside the Philippines, it must be
authenticated before a Philippine consular official at the Philippine consulate nearest
the place of issue.
3. Letter(s) from the Prospective Bidder or Lead Member’s potential lenders expressing
their willingness to lend it or the Project SPC at least Twenty Billion Philippine Pesos
(PhP 20,000,000,000.00). This amount can be reduced by the excess of the Prospective
Bidder’s or related entity’s net worth over Twelve Billion Philippine Pesos (PhP
12,000,000,000.00). Such a letter or letters should come from financial institutions
licensed to lend money in the country where it is registered for recognition or creation
of its juridical personality or capacity (for entities incorporated in the Philippines, this
must come from a financial institution licensed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas).
4. If the Prospective Bidder will use an Affiliate or Affiliate of the Lead Member to comply
with the Financial Qualification Requirements in Section 3.3 of this ITPB, attach
evidence of such affiliation (Annex QD-16).
___________________________________________________________________________
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Annex QD-12
Notarized Statement of Financial Capability
Prospective Bidder
Entity which fulfills the
requirement
Relationship to
Prospective Bidder
(Prospective Bidder / Affiliate of Prospective Bidder/ Lead Member
of Consortium / Affiliate of Lead Member of Consortium)
Republic of the Philippines )
) ss
Notarized Statement of Financial Capability
I, (name), (citizenship), of legal age, with office address at (address), as the
(position/designation) of (name of entity), a (corporation/partnership) organized and existing
under and by virtue of the laws of (place of incorporation /registration), after having been duly
sworn according to law, hereby certify for and on behalf of (name of entity) that the information
stated in this Notarized Statement of Financial Capability is true and that the attached
documents are genuine and true copies of the original.
1. The (name of entity) has a minimum net worth equivalent to at least Twelve Billion
Philippine Pesos (PhP 12,000,000,000.00) or its equivalent as of its Audited Financial
Statements for the most recent fiscal year, a certified true copy of which is attached to this
certificate.
2. The financial summary of (name of entity) from (most recent fiscal year) is as follows:
Financial Information (Most Recent Fiscal Year)
(indicate last day of accounting year)
1. Total assets
2. Total liabilities
3.Total net worth
4. Profits before taxes
5. Profits after taxes
3. The Prospective Bidder or Lead Member is a client in good standing in the following
financial institutions (provide the names of at least two (2) financial institutions):
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Name of Financial Institution
Address
Contact Person
(Date and Place of Execution)
For and on behalf of (Name of Entity):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
______________________________________
(Name)
(Designation)
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this (____) day of (month and year) at (place),
each affiant exhibiting to me his/her (proof of identity acceptable under Philippine notarial
regulations), issued at (city) on (date).
Notary Public
Doc. No.: _________
Page No.: _________
Book No.: ________
Series of 2016.
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-13
Page 100 of 116
ANNEX QD-13: Notarized Application to Pre-qualify and Bid
___________________________________________________________________________
Annex QD-13
Notarized Application to Pre-qualify and Bid
[Letterhead]
Republic of the Philippines )
) ss
Notarized Application to Pre-qualify and Bid
I, (name), (citizenship), of legal age, with office address at (address), as the authorized
representative of (name of Prospective Bidder), a (corporation/partnership or Consortium)
(organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of [place of incorporation/ registration]
or organized by agreement among its Consortium Members), as indicated by the authorization
certificate attached as [Annex QD-14A (for a partnership or corporation): Notarized Authority
to Apply to Pre-qualify and Designation of Authorized Representative or Annex QD-14B (for
a Consortium Prospective Bidder, to be submitted by each Consortium Member): Consortium
Member’s Notarized Authority to Participate in Consortium and Apply to Pre-qualify and
Designation of Lead Member and Authorized Representative of Consortium], after having been
duly sworn according to law, hereby certify for and on behalf of (name of Prospective Bidder)
that:
1. In accordance with the Bidding Documents for the LRT Line 6 Project (hereinafter referred
to as the “Project”), the (name of Prospective Bidder), a
(partnership/corporation/Consortium) with business address at (business address), is
applying to pre-qualify and bid for the Project and submits its Pre-qualification Documents.
2. (name of Prospective Bidder) confirms that all statements made and the information and
documents provided in its Pre-qualification Documents, including statements made by all
Consortium Members, their Affiliates, proposed Railway Experience Nominees and
proposed O&M Experience Nominee in any of the Pre-qualification Documents are true and
correct, and any misrepresentation or false statement made therein shall be a ground for its
disqualification from the Bidding.
3. (name of Prospective Bidder) authorizes the Department of Transportation and
Communications (“DOTC”) to conduct any inquiries or investigations to verify the
statements, documents, and information submitted in its Pre-qualification Documents, and
to seek clarification from its clients and bankers regarding any technical and financial
aspects. (name of Prospective Bidder) also permits third parties to supply information
required to verify statements and information submitted in its Pre-qualification Documents.
4. (name of Prospective Bidder) acknowledges the right of the DOTC to reject its Pre-
qualification Documents without assigning any reason and to cancel the Bidding Process at
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any time, without incurring any liability, and accepts all the terms and conditions of the
Instructions to Prospective Bidders and other Invitation Documents.
5. (name of Prospective Bidder), including the entities it has identified to comply with the Pre-
qualification Requirements under the Instructions to Prospective Bidders, have not at any
time engaged in any Corrupt, Fraudulent, Coercive, Undesirable, or Restrictive Practices,
nor have a Conflict of Interest.
6. (name of Prospective Bidder) waives any right to and shall not seek or obtain any restraining
order, writ of injunction or prohibition or any other form of coercive judicial, quasi-judicial
or administrative writ, process or issuance against the DOTC to restrain, prevent, suspend,
or in any manner forestall, hinder or render inconvenient the Bidding Process. (name of
Prospective Bidder) acknowledges that the DOTC are undertaking this Bidding Process in
the performance of their functions to ensure the provision of a critical basic necessity and
that, therefore, the Project is of paramount public interest and importance and that the DOTC
will suffer serious and irreparable damage on account of any breach by (name of Prospective
Bidder) of these undertakings, and agree that the breach of these undertakings shall result in
(name of Prospective Bidder)’s automatic disqualification from the Bidding.
(Date and Place of Execution)
For and on behalf of (Name of Prospective
Bidder/Name of Consortium / List of
Consortium Members):
(Signature of Authorized Representative)
______________________________________
(Name)
(Designation)
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this (____) day of (month and year) at (place),
each affiant exhibiting to me his/her (proof of identity acceptable under Philippine notarial
regulations), issued at (city) on (date).
Notary Public
Doc. No.: ________
Page No.: ________
Book No.: _______
Series of 2016.
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-14A
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ANNEX QD-14A: Notarized Authority to Apply to Pre-qualify and Designation of
Authorized Representative
___________________________________________________________________________
Annex QD-14
Notarized Authority to Apply to Pre-qualify and
Designation of Authorized Representative
[Letterhead of Prospective Bidder]
Republic of the Philippines )
) ss
I, (name of corporate secretary or equivalent officer), after having been duly sworn
according to law, hereby depose and state that:
1. I am a (Filipino) citizen, of legal age and a resident of [];
2. I am the duly elected (corporate secretary or equivalent officer) of (name of
Prospective Bidder) (the “Prospective Bidder”), a (corporation/partnership)
organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of (the Philippines);
3. At a (regular/special) meeting of the (board of directors/partners) of the
Prospective Bidder, held on (date) at (place), in which meeting a quorum was
present and acting throughout, the following Resolutions were unanimously passed
and approved:
RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that (name of
Prospective Bidder) be, and is, authorized to participate in the
Bidding Process for the financing, design, construction, operation
and maintenance of the LRT Line 6 Project and to apply for Pre-
qualification as a Bidder for the Project;
RESOLVED FURTHER, that (name of representative) be and is
hereby appointed as the authorized representative of the Prospective
Bidder during Pre-qualification, authorized to execute, sign, submit
and receive documents for and otherwise act in the name of the
Prospective Bidder;
RESOLVED, FINALLY, that any and all acts done and/or
performed by (name of representative) under and by virtue of this
resolution be, as they are hereby, confirmed and ratified.
4. These resolutions have not been revoked, amended or modified and remain valid
and binding on the Prospective Bidder; and
5. The above resolutions are in accordance with the records of the Prospective Bidder.
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(Date and Place of Execution)
(Signature of Corporate Secretary or Equivalent Officer)
___________________________________
[Corporate Secretary or Equivalent Officer]
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this (____) day of (month and year) at (place),
each affiant exhibiting to me his/her (proof of identity acceptable under Philippine notarial
regulations), issued at (city) on (date).
Notary Public
Doc. No.: ________
Page No.: ________
Book No.: _______
Series of 2016.
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-14B
Page 104 of 116
ANNEX QD-14B: Consortium Member’s Notarized Authority to Participate in
Consortium and Apply to Pre-qualify and Designation of Lead Member and Authorized
Representative of Consortium
___________________________________________________________________________
Annex QD-14B
Consortium Member’s Notarized Authority to Participate in Consortium and Apply to
Pre-qualify, and Designation of Lead Member and Authorized Representative of
Consortium
[Letterhead of Consortium Member]
Republic of the Philippines )
) ss
I, (corporate secretary or equivalent officer), after having been duly sworn according
to law, hereby depose and state that:
1. I am a (Filipino) citizen, of legal age and a resident of [];
2. I am the duly elected (corporate secretary or equivalent officer) of (Consortium
Member), a (corporation/partnership) organized and existing under and by virtue
of the laws of (the Philippines);
3. At a regular/special meeting of the (board of directors/partners) of (Consortium
Member), held on (date) at (place), in which meeting a quorum was present and
acting throughout, the following Resolutions were unanimously passed and
approved:
RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that (Consortium
Member) be, and is, authorized to participate, through a Consortium
consisting of the following Members and their respective nationalities
and percentage interests in the Consortium, in the Bidding Process for
the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the
LRT Line 6 Project (“Project”) and to apply for Pre-qualification of
Prospective Bidders for the Project;
Name of Consortium Member Nationality % Interest
RESOLVED FURTHER, that (Consortium Member) in the exercise of
its interest in the Consortium hereby:
(a) designates (name of Lead Member of Consortium) as Lead Member
of the Consortium with the authority to represent the Consortium
during the Pre-qualification of Prospective Bidders for the Project;
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(b) authorizes (name of authorized representative) of (name of Lead
Member of Consortium) as representative of the Consortium during
the Pre-qualification of Bidders for the Project, and for such purpose
shall have the authority to execute, sign, submit and receive
documents for and otherwise act in the name of the Consortium.
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that any and all acts done and/or performed
by (name of Lead Member of Consortium) and (name of authorized
representative) under and by virtue of this resolution be, as they are
hereby, confirmed and ratified.
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that in the event the Consortium is declared as
the Winning Bidder, (Consortium Member) will cooperate with the other
Consortium Members to register a domestic corporation with the
Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission which corporation shall
undertake to bind itself to be liable for the obligations of the
Concessionaire under the Concession Agreement.
RESOLVED, FINALLY, that until the Concession Agreement has been
awarded and the domestic corporation has been formed, (Consortium
Member) binds itself jointly and severally for all the obligations of the
Prospective Bidder under the Instructions to Prospective Bidders and the
obligations of the Bidder under the Instructions to Bidders, and those of
the Concessionaire under the Concession Agreement, as may be
applicable.
4. These resolutions have not been revoked, amended or modified and remain valid
and binding on (Consortium Member); and
5. The above resolutions are in accordance with the records of the (Consortium
Member).
(Date and Place of Execution)
(Signature of Corporate Secretary or Equivalent Officer)
___________________________________
[Corporate Secretary or Equivalent Officer]
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this (____) day of (month and year) at (place),
each affiant exhibiting to me his/her (proof of identity acceptable under Philippine notarial
regulations), issued at (city) on (date).
Notary Public
Doc. No.: ________
Page No.: ________
Book No.: ________
Series of 2016.
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-15A
Page 106 of 116
Annex QD-15A: Certificate of Project Completion for Railway Infrastructure and
Systems Design Experience
Instructions
a. Required to be submitted by the entity or entities which fulfill the Railway Infrastructure
and Systems Design Experience in Section 3.2.2 of the ITPB, as identified in the Business
Structure (Annex QD-1A or Annex QD-1B), item 3.
b. For each Reference Project being cited as an experience towards the Railway
Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience, a certificate shall need to be produced by
the entity claiming such experience as evidence for having the said experience. Such
certificate shall need to be obtained from an Authorized Issuer and shall substantially cover
the details required in the format prescribed below.
___________________________________________________________________________
Annex QD-15A
Certificate of Project Completion for Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design
Experience
This is to certify that [name of the Prospective Bidder/Consortium Member/Affiliate/other
entity proposed to meet the Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience] designed
the [name of project] which is a/an [nature of project], where [name of the Prospective
Bidder/Consortium Member/Affiliate/other entity proposed to meet the Railway Infrastructure
and Systems Design Experience] was entirely responsible for the design for the project and that
[name of the Prospective Bidder/Consortium Member/Affiliate/other entity proposed to meet
the Railway Infrastructure and Systems Design Experience] was the entity controlling the
design works and the entity directly responsible and accountable for the outcome of such design
works. The project was commissioned on [date of commissioning of the project].
We further certify that the project consists of an elevated metropolitan passenger rail transit
system at least ten (10) kilometers in length and capable of transporting at least twenty five
(25) million passengers per fiscal year, including the railway system composed of the track
form, signaling (which should include the provision of automatic train protection, automatic
train supervision and automatic train operation technology), traction, telecommunications and
control systems that make up a metropolitan passenger rail transit system.
Certified by:
Name of the Authorized Issuer:
Seal of the Authorized Issuer:
Designation: (Signature, name and designation of the authorized signatory)
Date:
Place of Execution:
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-15A
Page 107 of 116
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this (____) day of (month and year) at (place),
affiant exhibiting to me his/her (proof of identity acceptable under Philippine notarial
regulations), issued at (city) on (date).
Notary Public
Doc. No.: ________
Page No.: ________
Book No.: ________
Series of 2016.
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-15B
Page 108 of 116
Annex QD-15B: Certificate of Project Completion for Railway Infrastructure
Construction Experience
Instructions
a. Required to be submitted by the entity or entities which fulfill the Railway Infrastructure
Construction Experience in Section 3.2.3 of the ITPB, as identified in the Business
Structure (Annex QD-1A or Annex QD-1B), item 5.
b. For each Reference Project being cited as an experience towards the Railway
Infrastructure Construction Experience, a certificate shall need to be produced by the
entity claiming such experience as evidence for having the said experience. Such certificate
shall need to be obtained from an Authorized Issuer and shall substantially cover the details
required in the format prescribed below.
___________________________________________________________________________
Annex QD-15B
Certificate or Project Completion for Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience
This is to certify that [name of the Prospective Bidder/Consortium Member/Affiliate/other
entity proposed to meet the Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience] actively
participated in the construction works for the [name of project] which is a/an [nature of
project], where [name of the Prospective Bidder/Consortium Member/Affiliate/other entity
proposed to meet the Railway Infrastructure Construction Experience] was the entity
controlling the construction works and the entity directly responsible and accountable for the
outcome of such construction work. The project was commissioned on [date of commissioning
of the project].
We further certify that the project consists of [an elevated metropolitan passenger rail transit
system at least ten (10) kilometers in length] OR [a bridge or viaduct structure at least ten (10)
kilometers in length].
Certified by:
Name of the Authorized Issuer:
Seal of the Authorized Issuer:
Designation: (Signature, name and designation of the authorized signatory)
Date:
Place of Execution:
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-15B
Page 109 of 116
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this (____) day of (month and year) at (place),
each affiant exhibiting to me his/her (proof of identity acceptable under Philippine notarial
regulations), issued at (city) on (date).
Notary Public
Doc. No.: ________
Page No.: ________
Book No.: ________
Series of 2016.
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-15C
Page 110 of 116
Annex QD-15C: Certificate of Project Completion for Railway Systems
Construction Experience
Instructions
a. Required to be submitted by the entity or entities which fulfill the Railway Systems
Construction Experience in Section 3.2.4 of the ITPB, as identified in the Business
Structure (Annex QD-1A or Annex QD-1B), item 7.
b. For each Reference Project being cited as an experience towards the Railway Systems
Construction Experience, a certificate shall need to be produced by the entity claiming such
experience as evidence for having the said experience. Such certificate shall need to be
obtained from an Authorized Issuer and shall substantially cover the details required in the
format prescribed below.
___________________________________________________________________________
Annex QD-15C
Certificate of Project Completion for Railway Systems Construction Experience)
This is to certify that [name of the Prospective Bidder/Consortium Member/Affiliate/other
entity proposed to meet the Railway Systems Construction Experience] actively participated in
the construction works for the [name of project] which is a/an [nature of project], where [name
of the Prospective Bidder/Consortium Member/Affiliate/other entity proposed to meet the
Railway Systems Construction Experience] was the entity controlling the construction works
and the entity directly responsible and accountable for the outcome of such construction work.
The project was commissioned on [date of commissioning of the project].
We further certify that:
(a) the project consists of the delivery, installation and commissioning of a metropolitan
passenger rail transit system at least ten (10) kilometers in length and capable of
transporting at least twenty five (25) million passengers per fiscal year implemented within
the last fifteen (15) years prior to [insert date of Pre-qualification Documents Submission
Date]; and
(b) the rail transit system project was composed of the track form, signaling (including the
provision of automatic train protection, automatic train supervision and automatic train
operation technology), traction and telecommunications and control systems that make up
a metropolitan rail transit system.
Certified by:
Name of the Authorized Issuer:
Seal of the Authorized Issuer:
Designation: (Signature, name and designation of the authorized signatory)
Date:
Place of Execution:
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-15C
Page 111 of 116
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this (____) day of (month and year) at (place),
each affiant exhibiting to me his/her (proof of identity acceptable under Philippine notarial
regulations), issued at (city) on (date).
Notary Public
Doc. No.: ________
Page No.: ________
Book No.: ________
Series of 2016.
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-15D
Page 112 of 116
Annex QD-15D: Certificate of Project Completion for Rolling Stock Experience
Instructions
a. Required to be submitted by the entity or entities which fulfill the Rolling Stock Experience
in Section 3.2.5 of the ITPB, as identified in the Business Structure (Annex QD-1A or Annex
QD-1B), item 9.
b. For each Reference Project being cited as an experience towards the Rolling Stock
Experience, a certificate shall need to be produced by the entity claiming such experience
as evidence for having the said experience. Such certificate shall need to be obtained from
an Authorized Issuer and shall substantially cover the details required in the format
prescribed below.
___________________________________________________________________________
Annex QD-15D
Certificate of Project Completion for Rolling Stock Experience
This is to certify that [name of the Prospective Bidder/Consortium Member/Affiliate/other
entity proposed to meet the Rolling Stock Experience] was the entity controlling the design,
engineering, manufacture and delivery of the [name of project] which is a/an [nature of
project], where [name of the Prospective Bidder/Consortium Member/Affiliate/other entity
proposed to meet the Rolling Stock Experience] and the entity directly responsible and
accountable for the outcome of such work. Delivery of the rail cars was accepted on [date of
acceptance].
We further certify that the project consists of the manufacture and delivery of [insert number
of rail cars manufactured delivered in the last ten years before the Pre-qualification
Documents Submission Date, which must not be less than one hundred (100)] rail cars in the
last ten (10) years reckoned from [insert date of Pre-qualification Documents Submission
Date], of which [insert number of rail cars delivered and commissioned in the five years
preceding the Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date, which must not be less than fifty
(50)] cars have been delivered and commissioned in the last five (5) years, reckoned from
[insert date of Pre-qualification Documents Submission Date].
Certified by:
Name of the Authorized Issuer:
Seal of the Authorized Issuer:
Designation: (Signature, name and designation of the authorized signatory)
Date:
Place of Execution:
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-15D
Page 113 of 116
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this (____) day of (month and year) at (place),
each affiant exhibiting to me his/her (proof of identity acceptable under Philippine notarial
regulations), issued at (city) on (date).
Notary Public
Doc. No.: ________
Page No.: ________
Book No.: ________
Series of 2016.
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-15E
Page 114 of 116
Annex QD-15E: Certification for O&M Experience
Instructions
a. Required to be submitted by the entity or entities which fulfill the O&M Experience
Requirements in Section 3.2.6 of the ITPB, as identified in the Business Structure (Annex
QD-1A or Annex QD-1B), item 11.
b. For each Reference Project being cited as an experience towards the O&M Experience, a
certificate shall need to be produced by the entity claiming such experience as evidence for
having the said experience. Such certificate shall need to be obtained from an Authorized
Issuer and shall substantially cover the details required in the format prescribed below.
___________________________________________________________________________
Annex QD-15E
Certificate for O&M Experience
This is to certify that [name of the Prospective Bidder/Consortium Member/Affiliate/other
entity proposed to meet the O&M Experience] [is operating/operated] the [name of project]
which is a/an [nature of project], where [name of the Prospective Bidder/Consortium
Member/Affiliate/other entity proposed to meet the O&M Experience] was the entity
controlling the operation and/or maintenance of the project and the entity directly responsible
and accountable for the outcome thereof.
(a) operation of a metropolitan passenger rail transit system capable of transporting at least
twenty five (25) million passengers and has actually transported at least fifteen (15) million
passengers per fiscal year for a period of at least three (3) full consecutive fiscal years
within the last five (5) years;
(b) maintenance of a metropolitan passenger rail transit system which has achieved a minimum
of one (1) million train kilometers per fiscal year for a period of at least three (3) full
consecutive fiscal years within the last five years; and
(c) management of or active participation in the commissioning process for a metropolitan
passenger rail transit system which is capable of transporting at least twenty five (25)
million passengers and has actually transported at least fifteen (15) million passengers per
fiscal year for a period of at least three (3) full consecutive fiscal years, or a section of such
system, within the last fifteen (15) years.
Certified by:
Name of the Authorized Issuer:
Seal of the Authorized Issuer:
Designation: (Signature, name and designation of the authorized signatory)
Date:
Place of Execution:
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-15E
Page 115 of 116
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this (____) day of (month and year) at (place),
each affiant exhibiting to me his/her (proof of identity acceptable under Philippine notarial
regulations), issued at (city) on (date).
Notary Public
Doc. No.: ________
Page No.: ________
Book No.: ________
Series of 2016.
Instructions to Prospective Bidders
Annex QD-16
Page 116 of 116
Annex QD-16: Certificate for Establishing Relationship with Affiliates
Instructions
If the experience for which the Prospective Bidder applies for qualification belongs to an
Affiliate of the entity, a certificate providing evidence of such Affiliate relationship shall be
provided, substantially covering the details prescribed in the format below.
___________________________________________________________________________
Annex QD-16
Certificate for Establishing Relationship with Affiliates
As per authenticated records, this is to certify that [name of the Prospective Bidder/Consortium
Member/Affiliate/entity) is an Affiliate of [name of Prospective Bidder/Consortium
Member/Affiliate/entity) as defined in the Instructions to Prospective Bidders.
A brief description of such affiliation is given below:
[Describe the shareholding of the Applicant/Consortium Member and the Affiliate. In the event
the Affiliates are under common control with the Applicant/Consortium Member, the
relationship may be suitably described and similarly certified herein. In case the control is
exercised through a legal agreement, provide provisions of such legal agreement evidencing
such control.]
Certified by:
Name of Auditor:
Seal of Auditor:
Designation: (Signature, name and designation of the authorized signatory)
Date:
Place of Execution:
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this (____) day of (month and year) at (place),
each affiant exhibiting to me his/her (proof of identity acceptable under Philippine notarial
regulations), issued at (city) on (date).
Notary Public
Doc. No.: ________
Page No.: ________
Book No.: ________
Series of 2016.