DepEd Order 008, s. 2026
Creation of the Prequalification/Qualification, Bids and Awards Committee for the Public-Private Partnership for School Infrastructure Project-ID
APR 07 2026
DepEd ORDER
No. 008, s. 2026
CREATION OF THE PREQUALIFICATION/QUALIFICATION, BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE FOR THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT-ID
To: Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads
All Others Concerned
1. The Department of Education (DepEd) is implementing the Public-Private Partnership for School Infrastructure Project Phase III (PSIP III) in line with its commitment to address the country's long-standing classroom shortage and improve learning conditions in public schools. PSIP III is designed to supplement DepEd's existing basic education facilities program to leverage private sector efficiency through a solicited public-private partnership (PPP) modality and a Build-Lease-and-Transfer (BLT) contractual arrangement.
2. This Order establishes the Prequalification/Qualification, Bids, and Awards Committee (PBAC) for PSIP III to ensure efficient, transparent, and timely conduct of the procurement process.
3. In the exigency and best interest of the service, and in compliance with Republic Act No.11966, otherwise known as the Public-Private Partnership Code of the Philippines, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), the PBAC that will undertake the procurement is hereby constituted, as provided in the Enclosure.
4. Pursuant to Section 61 of the PPP Code IRR, the PBAC created shall be responsible for all aspects of the pre-bidding and bidding processes, including, among others:
a. preparation and issuance of the tender documents;
b. publication of the Invitation to Qualify /Pre-qualify and Bid / for Comparative Proposals;
c. assessment of qualification/pre-qualification of prospective bidders/ challengers;
d. conduct of pre-bid conferences and issuance of bid bulletins and supplemental notices;
e. interpretation of the rules regarding the bidding;
f. conduct of bidding;
g. evaluation of bids;
h. resolution of protests in accordance with Sections 82 and 83 of the PPP Code IRR; and
i. recommendation for the acceptance of the bid and/or for the award of the PPP Contract.
5. In the exercise of its functions, the PBAC may create a Technical Working Group (TWG) to assist and aid in the performance of the above-mentioned functions. The TWG shall be composed of technical staff with the same required expertise as the members of the PBAC.
6. This Order shall take effect immediately upon its approval, issuance, and publication on the DepEd website. Certified copies of this Order shall be registered with the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR) at the University of the Philippines Law Center (UP LC), UP Diliman, Quezon City.
7. For inquiries or other concerns, please contact the Public-Private Partnership Office, Department of Education - Strategic Management Strand through email at sm.odi@deped.gov.ph.
8. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.
By Authority of Secretary:
(Sgd.) ATTY. PETER IRVING CORVERA
Undersecretary
Encls.:
As stated
Reference:
Republic Act No. 1 I 966
To be indicated in the Perpetual Index
under the following subjects:
BIDS AND AWARDS
POLICY
COMMITTEE
OFFICIALS
PROCUREMENT
PROGRAMS
PROJECTS
(Enclosure to DepEd Order No. 008, s. 2026)
CREATION OF THE PREQUALIFICATION/QUALIFICATION, BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE FOR THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT-ID
Table A: Voting Members
Position | Name |
Chairperson (At least a third-ranking official of the Implementing Agency | |
Vice Chairperson and an officer of the Implementing Agency knowledgeable in the management/ operation and in the technical aspects or requirements of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Project | ASec. Aurelio Paulo R. Bartolome |
Secretary (A legal officer of the Implementing Agency) | Atty. Phoebe U. Reyes |
An officer of the Implementing Agency knowledgeable in finance | Dir. Joseph Conrad B. de Rama |
An officer of the Implementing Agency knowledgeable in procurement | Dir. Mario M. Bermudez |
Table B: Non-voting members and Observers
Position | Name |
Non-voting member: A representative from the Implementing Agency's statutory counsel (Office of the Solicitor General (OSGI, Office of the Government Corporate Counsel, or as designated by the Department of Justice); | Senior State Solicitor Omar Diaz, and Assistant Solicitor General Maria Victoria V. Sardillo, both of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) |
Non-voting member: A representative from the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC); | Atty. Mario T. Rosete III Attorney II, Mergers and Acquisitions Office (MAO), Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) |
Non-voting member: A representative from the PPP Center, if the PPP Center is not the procuring entity | Representative of the Procurement Division of PPPC |
Non-voting member: A representative from the Regulatory Body concerned duly authorized by its Head, who is knowledgeable with the PPP Project and is to be invited by the Implementing Agency on a project-to-project basis; | Atty. Arjay Peralta Attorney IV, Public-Private Partnership Service, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) |
Observer: A representative from the Commission on Audit; and | Anthony Van G. Magtangob or Leonardo A. Bautista or Mark Laurence P. Balang
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Observer: A representative from an SEC-registered association related to the PPP Project | Willy O. Rodriguez President, National Parents Teachers Association Philippines Inc |
A full copy of DepEd Order No. 008, s. 2026 below:
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