Outsourcing reaches post-qualification

CEBU, Philippines — The bidding process for the service providers of outsourced Capitol employees is now on its post-qualification stage.

“Naa pa ta sa process sa post-qualification sa bidders nato,” said Provincial General Services Office chief Bernard Calderon.

It can be recalled that the target date of contract signing for service providers that would supply the province with its needed medical and nonmedical personnel was the first week of September.

However, the provincial government opted to give the bidders time to prepare their necessary documents. The actual bidding date was then moved from August 13 to August 20.

Despite being given the time allowance, one of the only two companies that manifested interest in participating in the bidding process, Maayo Medical Clinic Group failed to submit their PhilGeps Certificate of Registration and has been disqualified from the post-qualification process.

This leaves LBP Service Corporation as the only participant in the post-qualification stage in the bidding process.

Calderon clarified that this does not automatically guarantee LBP the contract, and that it still has to undergo scrutiny for the required financial documents they have submitted.

Although, Calderon also shared that LBP has also supplied the province with outsourced labor during Garcia’s previous administration.

He said LBP’s offer was within the Approved Budget for the Contract. The outsourcing of medical personnel has an allocated budget of P176,661,042.12. As for nonmedical personnel, the allocation reached a total of PP82,966,927.37.

Since the actual bidding process has been put off for a week, the province has also moved their deadline for the contract signing.

”Target namo magka-contract signing is… third week sa September,” Calderon said.

The Capitol is set to outsource 443 medical employees and 360 nonmedical employees.

The contract is set to last for a year. The province will then have the option to extend the contract or to host a bidding process for other interested service providers. The outsourcing scheme saved money for the province because the Capitol will not have to pay for their benefits.

The Capitol will not be compelled to pay salaries based on the Salary Standardization Law for government workers. — FPL (FREEMAN)