THE National Power Corp. (Napocor) is soliciting bids for next year’s supply and delivery of oil-based fuel for its Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG) power plants.
The Napocor-SPUG is mandated by law to undertake the electrification of areas not connected to the main transmission grid, also referred to as missionary areas.
The state firm, in a published bid invite, said it is setting aside a budget of P1.71 billion as payment under the contract for the supply and delivery of fuel and diesel oil for the period covering January to December 2015.
It said that Western Mindanao would need 24,871 liters of diesel which could cost P972,998,286.
Luzon would need 13,432 liters of fuel oil that will cost P441,531,920, while Mindanao would need 8,917 liters of fuel with a corresponding amount of P294,302,019.
In all, the Napocor is earmarking P1,708,832,225 for the 47,220 liters of fuel that it needs next year.
The bidding, which will be conducted through an open competitive bid procedure, is set on January 19 next year. A pre-bid conference is scheduled on January 7, 2015.
“Bids must be delivered to the venue on or before the submission schedule and must be accompanied by a bid security. Late bids will not be accepted,” Napocor said.
Interested bidders, said the Napocor, should have completed within the last three years a contract similar to the project. Only Filipino firms can submit a bid proposal.
A complete set of bidding documents are sold for P75,000 each.
“Napocor continues to commit to its mission of lighting up the islands through missionary power, by making sure that SPUG operations are reliable and efficient. We are not only aiming for brownout-free services. We are also looking at extending the service hours in our missionary areas to better serve the communities and attract economic activity that would spur further growth,” Napocor President Gladys Sta. Rita said