CAGWAIT, SDS—Local officials and tribal leaders from San Miguel, Surigao del Sur, recently completed a three-day training on World Bank buying and bidding rules to speed up the rollout of community projects in their area.
The training brought together members of San Miguel’s Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), its Technical Working Group (TWG), and leaders from the San Miguel Manobo Indigenous Cultural Communities Association, Inc. (SAMMICCAI).
Held on July 29-31, The activity focused on helping participants properly manage projects that have received initial approval (No Objection Letter 1), allowing them to move quickly into the construction and implementation phases.
Aligning Local Procurement with World Bank Standards
DA-MIADP Project Support Office (PSO) Procurement Unit Head Sherwin B. Manual led the opening session, emphasizing that transparent and standardized procurement is critical to enterprise sustainability in ancestral domains.
Consequently, Procurement Specialist Patty N. Lopez, and RPCO Procurement Officers Jollibee A. Cabaltera and Armdin A. Valmoria—guided participants through the Harmonized Philippine Bidding Documents and PhilGEPS posting requirements.
SAMMICCAI officer Hawudon Victor Medrano expressed his hope that the workshop would ensure the proper purchasing of goods and services for their ancestral domain.
Reaffirming the local government’s strong support, San Miguel Mayor Michael Corilla pledged their unwavering commitment to pushing for steadfast implementation and more subproject proposals that directly benefit the indigenous communities in their municipality.
During the sessions, resource speakers taught the group how to follow government and World Bank standards when buying goods, hiring contractors, and posting project notices on the government’s online portal (PhilGEPS).
The discussions covered key steps for building culturally compliant & resilient farm infrastructure in indigenous communities, including standard bidding methods and price quotations.
Hands-On Workshops for Faster Subproject Delivery
Participants completed practical exercises to ensure immediate application in their respective municipalities:
- Document Drafting: Preparing standard Requests for Bids (RFB) and Requests for Quotation (RFQ).
- Bid Evaluation: Conducting post-qualification reviews and drafting Bid Evaluation Reports (BER).
- NOL2 Readiness: Completing the documentary checklist needed for No Objection Letter 2 (NOL2) issuance.
By strengthening local procurement skills, DA-MIADP aims to prevent project delays, maintain high compliance, and deliver resilient infrastructure to indigenous communities across Mindanao.
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