Eight groups vie for P3.85-B DOTC license plates supply project

MANILA, May 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications and the Land Transportation Office have completed the opening of bids for the P3.85 billion motor vehicle license plates supply project, a statement said.

The DOTC said that of the eight groups that submitted eligibility documents and technical proposals, only two were found eligible:
The joint venture of the Netherlands’ J. Knieriem B.V. Goes or ‘JKG,’ and local company Power Plates Development Concepts, Inc.; and
The joint venture of Spain’s Industrias Samart and local company Datatrail Corporation.

Of the two, the JKG-Power Plates group made the lowest offers for both Lots 1 and 2 (Motor Vehicle or ‘MV’ License Plates and Motorcycle or ‘MC’ License Plates, respectively).

For Lot 1, JKG-Power Plates proposed to supply the MV plates for a total of P 1.98-Billion, while Industrias Samart-Datatrail offered it at P 2.03-Billion. The ceiling price for Lot 1 bids was fixed at P 2.356-Billion.

For Lot 2, JKG-Power Plates proposed to supply the MC plates for a total of P 1.196-Billion, while Industrias Samart-Datatrail offered it at P 1.275-Billion. The maximum bids allowed for Lot 2 was P 1.495-Billion.

“Pursuant to RA 9184 [the Procurement Law], the DOTC/LTO BAC will now conduct a detailed evaluation of the financial proposals to determine the correctness and completeness of the eligible bidders’ calculations. Based on those results, we will declare the lowest calculated bidder, who will then undergo post-qualification,” the transport department explained. (DOTC/RJB/JCP/PIA-NCR)