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III. Eligibility Screening

a) Eligibility Criteria

1) The following persons/entities shall be allowed to participate in the bidding for
infrastructure project;
a) Duly licensed Filipino Citizens/sole proprietorships;
b) Partnership duly organized under the laws of the Philippines, and of which at
least seventy-five percent (75%) of the outstanding capital stock belongs to
citizens of the Philippines;
c) Persons/entities forming themselves into a joint ventures;
d) Cooperatives duly registered with CDA

2) Must have a PCAB license

3) The value of the prospective bidder’s largest single completed contract, adjusted to
current prices using NSO consumer price indices at G-EPS website, and similar to the
contract to be bid, must be at least fifty percent (50%) of the approved budget for the
contract to be bid: In the case of a small A and B contractors without similar experience
on the contract to be bid, they may be allowed to bid if the cost of such contract is not
more than fifty percent (50%) of their registration particular for such category. For this
purpose, the allowable range of contact cost per PCAB registration of contactor shall
be:

Registration Particular
Category Allowable Range of Contract Cost (in
Million Pesos)
Small A Up to 0.5
Small B Up to 3
Medium A Up to 15
Medium B Up to 30
Large A Up to 50
Large B Less than or above 50

4) The Contractor’s Performance Evaluation System (CPES) rating and/or certificate of
completion and owner’s acceptance of the contract must be satisfactory.
5) Credit line at least 10% of ABS, or, the prospective bidder’s NFCC must be at least
equal to the ABC, calculated as follows:

NFCC= [(Current assets minus current liabilities) multiplied by (K)] minus the value of
all outstanding works or projects under ongoing contracts, including awarded contracts
yet to be started.

K= 10 for a contract duration of one year or less, 15 for contract duration of more than
one year up to two years, and 20 for a contract duration of more than two years.