(NAR) VOL. II NO. 2 / APRIL - JUNE 1991
The Inter-Agency Committee may add, delete, modify, and/or alter the foregoing Classifications, whenever deemed necessary by the Committee to render them more relevant and responsive to prevailing conditions.
IAC CLASSIFICATION OF PROJECTS COVERAGE MAJOR AGENCIES INVOLVEDI. General Engineering A. Road, Highway, pavement, Railways, Airport horizontal structures and Bridges
Roads: All types including national, provincial, city. Municipal, and barangay roads and related structures PNR, LRTA Railways: All types Airport Horizontal Structures: Runways, taxiways, apron, stopways, other aircraft movement areas and related structures DPWH, DOTC Bridges and Similar Structures: All types of bridges, interchanges, viaducts, and related structures DPWH B. Irrigation and Flood Control Flood Control and Drainage: River control including dikes and revetments, channel improvement, drainage systems, pumping stations and related structures DPWH Irrigation Systems: Irrigation canals, canal structures, drainage, pumping stations and related structures
NIA, DPWHC. Dam, Reservoir and Tunneling Dams: Reservoirs, storage/diversion dams and related structures NIA, NPC, MWSS, DPWH Tunneling: Diversion Tunnels NIA, NPC, MWSS, DPWH Power Generating Plants: Hydroelectric plants and related structures NPC, NEA D. Water Supply Water Supply: Wells, developed springs, and other source development works, distribution systems and related structures DPWH, MWSS, LWUA E. Port, Harbor and Offshore Engineering Ports: Piers, wharves, causeways, and related structures PPA, DPWH Dredging and Reclamation: Harbor dredging, reclamation, rockworks and related structures DPWH, PPA, PEA II. General Building A. Building and Industrial Plant Air Navigation Facilities:
Air traffic control facilities (Area approach and aerodome) and other related structuresNAIA, DOTC Power Generating Plants:
Thermal (oil, coal, etc.), geothermal plants and related structuresNPC, NEA Power Transmission and Distribution: Poles, towers, substations and related structures NPC. NEA Buildings: All types
including school buildings, hospitals, airport terminal buildings, post offices, market, housing, multi-storey buildings and related structuresDPWH, DOTC, NHA Communication Facilities:
Antennae, towers, telephone exchanges and related structuresDOTC, DPWH, PPA, PAGASA B. Sewerage and Sewage Treatment/Disposal Plant Sewerage: Sewerage systems, treatment plants, and related structures MWSS, LWUA C. Water Treatment Plant and System Water Supply: Water pumping stations, elevated water tanks, filtration plants, and related structures MWSS, LWUA, DPWH D. Park, Playground and Recreational Work
Others: Parks playground, landscaping, monuments and similar structures DPWH, LGUs III. Specialties A. Foundation Work B. Structural Steel Work C. Concrete Pre-casting and prestressing D. Plumbing and Sanitary Work Water Supply: Pumping, filtration and treatment plant equipment installation and distribution systems WSS, LWUA, DPWH Sewerage: Sewerage systems and treatment plant equipment installation MWSS, LWUA E. Electrical Work Electrical Installation: Power Generating Plants: Electromechanical works NPC, NEA Power transmission and Distribution: High voltage lines and sub-station equipment installation NPC, NEA F. Mechanical Work Mechanical Installation:
Power Generating Plants: Electromechanical works NPC, NEA G. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Work H. Elevator and Escalator Work I. Fire Protection Work J. Waterproofing Work K. Painting Work L. Well Drilling Work Water Supply: Wells, developed springs and other source development works MWSS, LWUA, DPWH M. Navigation Equipment and Instrument Installation Air Navigation Facilities: Very high frequency omnirange/distance measuring equipment, non-directional beams, radio detector and ranging (radar) instrument landing systems installation DOTC, DPWH, PPA, PAGASA N. Communication Equipment and Instrument Installation Communication Facilities: Landlines, cables, and other communication equipment and instrument installation DOTC, DPWH, PPA, PAGASA
4.4 Validity of Certificate of Registration
IAC CATEGORY OF
CONTRACTORSALLOWABLE RANGE OF
CONTRACT COSTSSmall Sub-Category A Less than or equal to P 0.5M Sub-Category B Less than or equal to P 3.0M Medium Sub-Category A Above P 3.0M up to P 15.0M Sub-Category B Above P 3.0M up to P 30.0M Large
Sub-Category A Above P 3.0M up to P 50.0M Sub-Category B Above P 3.0M
4.4.1 | Regular IAC certificate of registration: A Filipino contractor as defined in Sec. 3.1 hereof which has been duly registered by the Committee shall be issued a regular Certificate of Registration valid for a period of three (3) years from the date of its issuance. The contractor may submit a request for upgrading of its IAC Category and/or for additional IAC Classification at any time during the validity of the said certificate of registration. | |
4.4.2 | Special IAC Certificate of Registration: Contractors forming themselves into a Joint Venture as well as Foreign Contractors duly registered by the Committee to bid/undertake a specific project as provided for in Secs. 3.2 and 3.3 hereof shall be issued a Special Certificate of Registration valid for a period of three (3) years from the date of its issuance, or for the entire duration of the specific project/undertaking, whichever is shorter. The Special Certificate of Registration must be renewed after three (3) years from the date of its issuance until the specific project/undertaking for which it was issued has been finally completed. | |
4.4.3 | Monitoring of the registered contractor’s capability. The Inter-Agency Committee shall monitor the capability of the contractor according to its present Category and Classification and shall downgrade its Category and/or cancel any of its IAC Classification if it fails to sustain the prescribed minimum requirements for such Category and Classification at any time during the validity of its Certificate of Registration. Failure on the part of IAC Registered Contractors to renew their Contractors License as well as failure to sustain the minimum qualification requirements for registration shall be grounds for the automatic suspension of the Contractor’s Certificate of Registration with the Inter-Agency Committee. | |
4.4.4 | Eligibility for pre-qualification. A duly registered contractor shall be deemed eligible for pre-qualification by any tendering agency involved, for any project subject to the limitations of the classification and category as provided in the Contractor’s Certificate of Registration. |
5.1.1 | Possession of a valid Contractor’s License for the current year pursuant to R.A. 4566; | |
5.1.2 | For a joint venture, a subscribed joint venture agreement making the parties jointly and severally liable for a particular contract and compliance with LOI 630 (at least 75% Filipino capital); | |
5.1.3 | Also for a joint venture, a separate Joint Venture License per R.A. 4566 on a project to project basis; and | |
5.1.4 | In the case of foreign contractors, who satisfy the conditions stated in Section 3.3 above, a special license duly issued by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board for a particular project and a certificate as bonafide contractor in their own country duly authenticated by their respective embassies/consulates. |
5.3 Track Record
IAC CATEGORY LOWEST LICENSE CATEGORY Small Sub-Category A Trade Sub-Category B D and C Medium Sub-Category A B Sub-Category B A Large
Sub-Category A AA Sub-Category B AAA
5.3.1 | Experience. The IAC Category of a contractor shall likewise take into account its actual construction experience, in the government and private sectors, over the last fifteen years, as indicated by the present value of the single largest relevant project it has satisfactorily completed | |||
The minimum track record required to qualify for each IAC Category as provided for in Section 4.3 above shall be as follows: | ||||
IAC CATEGORY OF CONTRACTORS | PRESENT VALUE OF SINGLE LARGEST RELEVANT PROJECT COMPLETED WITHIN THE LAST FIFTEEN (15) YEARS | |||
Small | ||||
Sub-Category A | Less than or equal to P500,000 | |||
Sub-Category B | Less than or equal to P 1.5M | |||
Medium | ||||
Sub-Category A | Above P 1.5M up to P 7.5M | |||
Sub-Category B | Above P 7.5M up to P15.0M | |||
Large | ||||
Sub-Category A | Above P15.0M up to P25M | |||
Sub-Category B | Above P25M | |||
5.3.2 | The Category of a contractor according to the above criteria shall be governed by the range of requirements that it meets. Thus, where a contractor meets the Track Record requirements for “medium” but is found to meet only the License Category requirement for “small” the contractor will be categorized as “small” until such time that it submits enough evidence to warrant upgrading. |
8.1.1 | Misrepresentation of a material and substantial fact and/or submission of spurious documents in obtaining his Certificate of Registration and Classification from, and in any application or representation with, the Inter-Agency Committee; | ||
8.1.2 | Malpractice in the course of operation/business which shall consist of any or all of the following: | ||
8.1.2.1 Willful and deliberate abandonment, without just excuse, of any government construction project engaged in or undertaken by the contractor; | |||
8.1.2.2 Willful material and substantial departure from or disregard of plans and/or specifications of government construction project without the consent of the government agency or instrumentality concerned which is entitled to have the particular construction project completed in accordance with such plans and/or specifications or duly authorized representations causing prejudice to the government; | |||
8.1.3 | Any finding of an act or omission committed in violation of the provisions of P.D. 1594 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, based on a verified complaint filed by a tendering agency. | ||
8.1.4 | Active participation in the performance by any person, natural or juridical, of any act or omission constituting a cause for disciplinary action. |
8.2.1 | Jurisdiction. The imposition of a disciplinary action for any of the above grounds shall be commenced either by a charge made by the committee itself, motu proprio, or by a complaint filed by a government tendering agency. | |
8.2.2 | Prescription. Any charge or complaint shall be filed or proceedings initiated within two (2) years from discovery of the commission of any of the above grounds for disciplinary action. | |
8.2.3 | Charge or Complaint. The charge made by the Committee, motu proprio, shall set forth in clear and concise manner the bases therefore. |
8.2.4 | Referral to PCAB for further proceedings. The charge or complaint shall be referred, and all documents, submitted appertaining thereto forwarded, by the Committee to the Philippine contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) and the latter shall take charge of the investigation/proceedings on the matter. | |
8.2.5 | Decision. The decision of the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board on the case shall be taken by the Committee as basis for formulating its own action. |
(SGD.) ANTON C. KHO Chairman | (SGD.) JOSE F. MABANTA Member |
(SGD.) MARIO J. PADILLA Member | (SGD.) JOSE R. VALDECANAS Member |
(SGD.) AUGUSTO B. SANTOS Member |