{"id":72566,"date":"2016-03-17T01:30:09","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T05:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=72566"},"modified":"2016-03-17T01:30:09","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T05:30:09","slug":"comelec-invites-bidders-voter-information-sheet-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/03\/17\/comelec-invites-bidders-voter-information-sheet-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Comelec invites bidders for its Voter Information Sheet project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/comelec.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11998\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11998\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/comelec.png\" alt=\"comelec\" width=\"417\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/comelec.png 417w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/comelec-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/comelec-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>MANILA\u2014The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is inviting suppliers for the Voter Information Sheets (VIS) project worth over Php100 million for the May 9 national and local polls.<\/p>\n<p>In three Invitations to Bid (ITBs), the Comelec\u2013Special Bids and Awards Committees (SBACs) opened their respective public bidding proceedings with an aggregate Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) of Php108.7 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary \u2018pass\/fail\u2019 criterion as specified in the Government Procurement Act,\u201d it said<\/p>\n<p>The ABC for the VIS of 30,417,790 voters in Luzon shall be Php60,835,580 while in the Visayas, the ABC for the 11,316,789 voters shall be Php22,633,578.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the ABC for the 12,629,265 voters in Mindanao will be Php25,258,530.<\/p>\n<p>Bidding Documents for Luzon may already be purchased at the SBAC for Luzon Secretariat Office located at the Comelec\u2013National Capital Region (NCR) Office in Intramuros, Manila until March 23.<\/p>\n<p>For the Visayas, bidding documents are now available at the SBAC for Visayas Secretariat Office at the Comelec\u2013 Region 7 Office in Osmena Blvd., Cebu City, also until March 23.<\/p>\n<p>Interested bidders in Mindanao also have until March 23 to purchase the bidding documents from the region&#8217;s Secretariat Office at the Comelec\u2013Region 11 Office in Quimpo Blvd., Davao City.<\/p>\n<p>Submission of bids shall be simultaneously held on March 23 at 9 a.m. at the same respective venues, where bidding documents can be purchased, with the opening of bids set an hour later.<\/p>\n<p>The VIS is a document that contains the voter&#8217;s name, address, the precinct and the place where he is registered, and simplified instructions as to the casting of votes and is printed in the language or dialect understood by a majority of the voters in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Republic Act No. 7904 provides that the Comelec must furnish every registered voter with the VIS at least 30 days before an election is held.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u2014The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is inviting suppliers for the Voter Information Sheets (VIS) project worth over Php100 million for 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