# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?buyer=buyer-d16e2dc3 2 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "Rainwater collection systems at five public facilities in Capiz" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/49885a33-16a1-46ff-a603-3ad07b10920b/piston-air-compressor-system-piping-four-vehicles-7f0c03df" last-updated: 2026-10-22T02:00:00+00:00 --- # Rainwater collection systems at five public facilities in Capiz PhilGEPS invitation 26GD0074: open public bidding, expressly a single lot covering five facilities in Panitan, Pilar and Panay. ABC Php 1,737,000; 45 calendar days; bid form fee 5,000 (currency not separately stated); bid validity 120 days. Pre-bid 16 October 2026 at 10:00 AM as displayed. Closing 29 October at 10:00 AM as displayed (canonical 02:00 UTC). - Status: closing-soon - Country: PH - Buyer: Department of Public Works and Highways, Capiz 1st District Engineering Office - Submission deadline: 2026-10-29T02:00:00+00:00 (instant) - Original notice: https://philgeps.gov.ph/Indexes/viewLiveTenderDetails/96317/OPEN_MORE - Source checked: 2026-10-12T16:24:52.361894Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "49885a33-16a1-46ff-a603-3ad07b10920b", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-22T02:00:00+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-12T16:24:52.361894Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/49885a33-16a1-46ff-a603-3ad07b10920b/piston-air-compressor-system-piping-four-vehicles-7f0c03df", "locale": "en", "title": "Rainwater collection systems at five public facilities in Capiz", "summary": "PhilGEPS invitation 26GD0074: open public bidding, expressly a single lot covering five facilities in Panitan, Pilar and Panay. ABC Php 1,737,000; 45 calendar days; bid form fee 5,000 (currency not separately stated); bid validity 120 days. Pre-bid 16 October 2026 at 10:00 AM as displayed. 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Barangay Hall of Barangay Calaan, Panitan, Capiz 2. Barangay Hall of Barangay Dayhagan, Pilar, Capiz 3. Crisis Center for Abused Women and Children of Pob. Ilaya, Panay, Capiz 4. Evacuation Center of Barangay Bonga, Panay, Capiz 5. 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ABC Php 1,737,000; 45 calendar days; bid form fee 5,000 (currency not separately stated); bid validity 120 days. Pre-bid 16 October 2026 at 10:00 AM as displayed. 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Public notice gives general work categories (earthwork, reinforced concrete, finishing/civil works and mechanical); supporting bidding documents were not examined.", "missing_information": [ "The portal does not state the timezone for displayed dates/times.", "The bid form fee field shows 5,000 without a separately stated currency.", "No award or contractor is stated." ], "participation_requirements": [] } }, "facts": { "lots": [ { "id": null, "title": "Construction of Rainwater Collection System in Public Facilities", "source_ref": "official_notice_html#Lot Type and Invitation to Bid", "description": "Explicitly single lot covering the five listed public facilities in Panitan, Pilar and Panay; the invitation lists broad scope categories only." } ], "schedule": [ { "event": "Pre-bid conference", "value": "16-Oct-2026 10:00 AM as displayed at the stated DPWH venue; timezone unstated", "source_ref": "official_notice_html#Prebid Conference" }, { "event": "Bid closing", "value": "29-Oct-2026 10:00 AM as displayed; canonical 2026-10-29T02:00:00+00:00; timezone unstated", "source_ref": "official_notice_html#Closing Date; canonical_snapshot#/deadline_at" }, { "event": "Contract duration", "value": "45 calendar days", "source_ref": "official_notice_html#Contract Duration" }, { "event": "Bid validity", "value": "120 days", "source_ref": "official_notice_html#Bid Validity Period" }, { "event": "Bid form fee", "value": "5,000; currency not separately labeled in the field", "source_ref": "official_notice_html#Bid Form Fee" } ], "requirements": [ { "text": "Bids above the Approved Budget for the Contract are automatically rejected at bid opening.", "source_ref": "official_notice_html#Invitation to Bid 1" } ], "award_criteria": [], "estimated_value": { "basis": "Invitation to Bid explicitly states Php 1,737,000.00 as the ABC", "amount": 1737000, "currency": "PHP", "source_ref": "official_notice_html#Approved Budget for the Contract", "localized_basis": null } }, "award": null, "contractPeriod": "45 calendar days", "noticeText": { "text": "Invitation to Bid. Contract ID No.: 26GD0074 - Construction of Rainwater Collection System (RWCS) in Public Facilities: 1. Barangay Hall of Barangay Calaan, Panitan, Capiz; 2. Barangay Hall of Barangay Dayhagan, Pilar, Capiz; 3. Crisis Center for Abused Women and Children of Pob. Ilaya, Panay, Capiz; 4. Evacuation Center of Barangay Bonga, Panay, Capiz; 5. Evacuation Center of Barangay Casanayan, Pilar, Capiz. The Department of Public Works and Highways Capiz 1st District Engineering Office, through FY 2026 GAA, intends to apply Php 1,737,000.00, the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC), to payments under the contract. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. The Department of Public Works and Highways Capiz 1st District Engineering Office through its Bids and Awards Committee invites bids for the works. Name of Contract: Construction of Rainwater Collection System (RWCS) in Public Facilities at the five listed sites. Contract ID No.: 26GD0074. Location: Panitan, Pilar, and Panay, Capiz. Scope of Works: Part B. Other General Requirements; Part C. Earthwork; Part D. Reinforced Concrete; Part E. Finishing and Other Civil Works; Part F. Mechanical. Approved Budget for the Contract: Php 1,737,000.00. Contract Duration: 45 calendar days. 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The notice sets a 16 October 2026 deadline for shortlisting documents and says three consultants will be shortlisted; the notice board’s bid closing date is 12 November 2026. No timezone is stated. - Status: open - Country: PH - Buyer: Department of Public Works and Highways, Capiz 1st District Engineering Office - Submission deadline: 2026-11-12 (date) - Original notice: https://philgeps.gov.ph/Indexes/viewLiveTenderDetails/96734/OPEN_MORE - Source checked: 2026-10-12T15:09:08.341334Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "d16e2dc3-866f-40f8-abe0-d374f325aac5", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-12T15:11:52.154574+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-12T15:09:08.341334Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/d16e2dc3-866f-40f8-abe0-d374f325aac5/parcellary-survey-roxas-city-diversion-road", "locale": "en", "title": "Parcellary survey for the Roxas City Diversion Road", "summary": "DPWH Capiz 1st District Engineering Office requests expressions of interest for consulting services to conduct a parcellary survey for the Roxas City Diversion Road, a 1.69 km project. The approved contract budget is PHP 1,136,685.69. 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The approved contract budget is PHP 1,136,685.69. The notice sets a 16 October 2026 deadline for shortlisting documents and says three consultants will be shortlisted; the notice board’s bid closing date is 12 November 2026. 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I, Capiz\nRoxas City, Capiz, Region VI\nRequest for Expression of Interest\n(Eligibility Opening) 25CSGD03 - Consulting Services for the Conduct of the Parcellary Survey of Roxas City Diversion Road\nProject Name:\nConsulting Services for the Conduct of the Parcellary Survey of Roxas City Diversion Road\nBudget :\n1136685.69\nCheck item status\nDescription:\nREQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REI)\nFOR THE CONTRACT ID NO.\n- 25CSGD03 -\nCONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE PARCELLARY SURVEY OF ROXAS CITY DIVERSION ROAD\nThe Department of Public Works and Highways, Capiz 1st District Engineering Office, through GAA 2025\nintends to apply the sum of One Million One Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-Five Pesos and Sixty-Nine Centavos\n(Php1,136,685.69)\n, being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC), to payments under the contract for the\nContract ID No.\n- 25CSGD03 - Consulting Services for the Conduct of the Parcellary Survey of Roxas City Diversion Road\n. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of the financial proposals.\nThe Department of Public Works and Highways, Capiz 1st District Engineering Office\nnow calls for the submission of short-listing documents for\nConsulting Services for the Conduct of the Parcellary Survey of Roxas City Diversion Road.\nThe project has a total length of\n1.69 kilometers.\nShort-listing documents of interested consultants must be duly received by the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Secretariat on or before\nOctober 16, 2026, 10:00 A.M.\nat the\nBidding Room, Procurement Unit, DPWH Capiz 1st District Engineering Office, Kilometer 1, Roxas City, Capiz\n.\nApplications for eligibility will be evaluated based on a non-discretionary\n“pass/fail”\ncriterion.\nInterested consultants may obtain further information from Department of Public Works and Highways, Capiz 1st District Engineering Office and inspect the Bidding Documents at\nProcurement Unit, Km. 1, Roxas City, Capiz\nduring weekdays from\n8:00 am\nto\n5:00 pm\n.\nA\ncomplete\nset\nof\nBidding\nDocuments\nmay\nbe\nacquired\nby\ninterested\nconsultants\non\nOctober 09, 2026,\nfrom the address given below\nand\nupon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB, in the amount of\nPhp5,000.00.\nIt may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity\n,\nprovided that consultants shall pay the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.\nThe BAC shall draw up the short-list of consultants from those who have submitted\nExpression\nof\nInterest,\nincluding\nthe\nshort-listing\ndocuments,\nand\nhave\nbeen\ndetermined\nas eligible\nin\naccordance\nwith\nthe\nprovisions\nof\nRepublic\nAct\n(RA)\nNo.\n12009,\notherwise\nknown\nas the “New Government Procurement Act”, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations\n(IRR).\nThe\nshort-list\nshall\nconsist\nof\nthree (3)\nconsultants\nwho will be entitled to submit bids\n,\nsubject to the applicable provisions of the IRR.\nThe criteria and rating system for short-listing are:\nCriteria\nPoints\nI. Experience of the Firm\n60\nII. Availability of Required Personnel of the Firm\n10\nIII. Workload\n30\nTOTAL\n100\nBidding will be conducted through competitive selection using non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA No. 12009. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, cooperatives, and partnerships or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.\nThe Procuring Entity shall evaluate bids to determine the Highest Rated Bid using the\nQuality-Cost Based Evaluation/Selection (QCBE/QCBS)\nprocedure. The Procuring Entity shall indicate the weights to be allocated for the Technical and Financial Proposals. The criteria and rating system for the evaluation of bids shall be provided in the Instructions to\nBidders.\nShort-Listing Documents must be received by the Procuring Entity’s BAC at the address indicated in the Request for Expression of Interest or through online submission on or before the date and time indicated in the\nS\nDS.\nThe contract shall be completed within\nthirty (30)\ncalendar days.\nAll Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in\nITB\nClause 16.\nThe certification as to the current workload relative to capacity shall be made in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders in relation to TPF 5 therein.\nThe Consulting Services shall cover the conduct of the parcellary survey of Roxas City Diversion Road, including survey and mapping requirements, establishment of horizontal ground controls, traverse survey, research work of affected lots/real properties, relocation survey, detailed survey operations and preparation of survey plans, subdivision plans where applicable, and submission and verification of parcellary survey plans, as specified in the Terms of Reference. The project covers approximately 1.69 kilometers of road.\nThe Department of Public Works and Highways, Capiz 1st District Engineering Office reserves the right to reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding, or not award the contract at any time prior to contract award in accordance with Section 70 of RA No. 12009 and its IRR, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.\nFor\nfurther\ninformation,\nplease\nrefer\nto:\nKENNETH MARKYN V. CABUGUASON\nHead, Procurement Unit\nDPWH Capiz 1st District Engineering Office\nKm. 1, Roxas City, Capiz\n(036) 620-2533\ncabuguason.kenneth_markyn@dpwh.gov.ph\n/\ncapiz1bac@gmail.com\nYou may visit the following websites:\nFor downloading of Bidding Documents:\nhttps://philgeps.gov.ph/Indexes/index\nhttps://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/business/procurement/cw/advertisement\nFor online or electronic bid submission:\nelectronicbids_capiz1@dpwh.gov.ph\nDate of Issue:\nOctober 9, 2026\nRENALYN M. 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