University of the Philippines Administration now offering U.P. Integrated School Property for Competitive Bidding

(In this satellite picture, Narra Residence Hall and U.P.

Integrated School (left and right of Katipunan Avenue) 

Source:  http://tinyurl.com/2uqbmdx)

Editor's note: The U.P. Administration has published competitive bidding guidelines for the lease of the University of the Philippines Integrated School (UPIS) property along Katipunan Avenue in the September 8, 2010 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Diliman Diary has previously covered the issue of the proposed privatization of UPIS through an unsolicited bid from Ayala Land, Inc. (please see Diliman Diary, May 26, 2010 at: http://diliman-diary.blogspot.com/2010/05/ayala-land-inc-proposes-to-take-over-up.html. We are reproducing the guidelines below in view  of the high degree of interest by segments of our readership in this particular issue:

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES SYSTEM
Quezon City

PRIME PROPERTY FOR LEASE
(U.P. DILIMAN EAST CAMPUS)

The University of the Philippines System, Diliman, Quezon City through its Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) is offering for lease the property described below:

Project Title: Development of the University of the Philippines Diliman East Campus Property
Area: Approximately 7.4 ha.
Address: Katipunan/C-5 Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City (present site of UPIS Compound)

1. The lease of the property shall be on an 'AS-IS-WHERE-IS" BASIS
2. Terms of Reference and other pertinent documents can be secured upon payment of PhP 5,000.00
non-refundable) at the Special Bids and Awards Committee c/o U.P. System Supply and Property
Management Office (UPS-SPMO). Lower ground Floor, Quezon Hall, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City

The schedule of SBAC activities are as follows:

Activities	Date/Time	Venue
Distribution of Bid Docs (TOR, Forms, etc)	Starting September 9, 2010	U.P. System Supply and Property Management Office
General Briefing of Prospective Bidders	September 22, 2010; 10 a.m.	Board of Regents Room, 3/F Quezon Hall Building, Diliman, Quezon City
Deadline for Submission of Pre-qualification Documents	September 29, 2010; 5:00 p.m.	U.P. System Supply and Property Management Office
Submission of Sealed Proposals (Technical and Business Plan/Financial Proposal together with the Proposal Bond) and Opening of Technical Proposal	November 8, 2010; 3:00 p.m.	Board of Regents Room, 3/F Quezon Hall Building, Diliman, Quezon City
Opening of Business Plan/Financial Proposal	November 22, 2010; 10:00 a.m.	Board of Regents Room, 3/F Quezon Hall Building, Diliman, Quezon City

For more details, please contact the UPS Special BAC Secretariat (Attention: Mr. Isagani L. Bagus, Officer-in-Charge, UPS SPMO) at Telephone No. and Fax No. 926-4919 or 981-8500 local 2538.


(Sgd.) ARLENE A. SAMANIEGO
Chair, U.P. System Special BAC and
Vice President for Administration