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by DJ Yap
PDI

One of the losing bidders for a contract to supply fire-fighting equipment to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has questioned the decision of the BFP to declare a failure of the bidding after the winner, Kolonwel Trading Inc., was disqualified.

The losing firm 911 Alarm said it was curious that BFP officer in charge Samuel Perez had “ruled the bidding a failure when there was still an eligible bidder, which, in this case, was our company.”
911 noted that its bid “was almost the same” as Kolonwel’s which wasP243 million.

Kolonwel, which entered into a joint venture with a foreign partner, InSeung Apparel, for the contract, was disqualified by the BFP for failing to comply with documentary requirements.
In a letter to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Marcial P. Lichauco Jr., president and general manager of 911 Alarm, also denied the company had skirted bidding rules when it questioned the award of the contract to Kolonwel, setting the stage for the latter’s disqualification.