In order to professionalize the procurement units of the Department, the following qualifications are hereby prescribed for procurement personnel in addition to those provided for under the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of R.A. No. 9184;

A. General Qualifications

1. Must hold a permanent appointment or plantilla position in the procuring entity concerned.

2. Must have attended seminar/workshop on the Revised IRR of R.A. No. 9184 conducted by the GPPB or GPPB accredited organization for Central Office personnel and DPWH Central Office conducted seminar/workshop for regional/district/sub-district office personnel.

B. Specific Qualifications

1. BAC Chairman: at least a third ranking official of the procuring entity.

2. BAC Members (Regular/Provisional/Alternate): at least a fifth ranking official in the Central Office; at least third ranking official in regional offices (at least a division chief or a duly designated officer-in-charge of a division); a third ranking official of the district/sub-district engineering offices (at least a section chief or a duly designated officer-in-charge of a section).

3. Head of the BAC Secretariat: at least a fifth ranking official for the Central Office; a third ranking employee for regional/district/sub-district offices.

4. Members of the Secretariat/Technical Work Group (TWG): any permanent employee with technical/financial/legal knowledge/experience in procurement of the procuring entity concerned.

To ensure the procurement process, the head of the procuring entity shall ensure that the members of the BAC, TWG and Secretariat shall give utmost priority to BAC assignments over all other duties and responsibilities, until the requirements for the said assignments at hand are completed.

This Order shall take effect immediately and supersedes and modifies, in whole and in part, all other issuances inconsistent herewith.

Adopted: 22 February 2010

(SGD.) VICTOR A. DOMINGO
Acting Secretary