Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2601 to 2610 of the Tariff and Customs Code of thePhilippines, as amended, in relation to CAO 10-2007 dated November 28, 2007 and other relevant Customs Memorandum Orders, there will be Public Auction Sale through Sealed Bidding to be conducted by the Auction and Cargo Disposal Division,Port of Manila on: Monday, 27 June 2016

Opening of sealed bids : 10:00 A.M.

Place : Auction Hall, 3rd Floor, Auction and Cargo Disposal Division, Port of Manila Building

Public Viewing of Merchandise will be available to all qualified bidders on: Thurs, 23 June 2016

Terms and Conditions of Public Auction:

1. Filing of Bidder’s Registration Form (with name, address and TIN), together with the latest certified true copy of Income and/or Business Tax Returns duly stamped and received by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) with a validated tax payment made thereon, at least two (2) days prior to the day of auction.

2. Registration on the logbook for registered bidders indicating the name, address and TIN to be made with the Chief, ACDD one (1) day before the date of actual bidding until exactly an hour immediately preceding the rime of actual bidding; thereafter registration is closed.

3. Payment of non-refundable Php2,020.00 Registration Fee.

4. Posting of duly receipted bond in cash or manager’s check in an amount equivalent to twenty percent (20%) of the floor price for each sale lot. The bond shall be refunded to the losing bidder after the closing of the auction. The bond shall not, however, be required when the floor price of a sale lot is less than ten thousand pesos (Php10,000.00)

5. Payment of highest bidder in cash or manager’s check at least fifty percent (50%) of the bid price on the spot upon announcement of the winning bid as duly certified to by the Auction Committee and the COA representative. The remaining balance of 50% shall be paid on the succeeding business day.

6. Payments with Cashier’s / Manager’s Check / Cash to the BOC / POM shall bear the following:
a. Pay to the order of Land Bank of the Philippines – BOC POM E.O.;
b. For credit of the Bureau of Customs;
c. For the account of: ______________________; Bidder

7. The auction shall be conducted through sealed bids, which shall be submitted and opened in public by the Auction Committee at a time, date and place specified in the Notice of Auction Sale.

8. The highest bid shall be declared as the winner except when clustering occurs. Clustering occurs when the difference between the highest and the second highest bid is within ten percent (10%) of the highest bid. In such case, an open-bidding shall be conducted among the bidders of the particular sale lot who are present with the highest bid serving as the new floor price. Only bids raised by three percent (3%) more than the new floor price shall be considered and the highest bid in the open-bidding shall be declared as the winner. Otherwise, the highest sealed bid shall be declared as the winner.

9. A failed bidding shall be declared by the Auction Committee when any of the following circumstances occurs:

a. When there is only one sealed bid, the same shall not be opened;
b. When there are two sealed bids but there is only one bid higher than the floor price;
c. When the highest bidder fails to comply with any of the payments required in Section 9 thereof, said bidder shall be disqualified from participating further in the auction sale and when applicable, the negotiated sale thereof without prejudice to the forfeiture of the cash bond and any payment made and imposition of other sanctions as may be warranted.

10. When a failed bidding is declared, the sale lot shall be offered in a second auction to be held on the third business day after the first failed auction at the same floor price without need of further advertisement/posting. In case of perishable goods, the second auction shall be conducted on the first business day following the first failed bidding.

11. The sale lots subject of magna scale weighing shall be released only after they have undergone such weighing. Should the result of the magna scale weighing for a particular sale lot differ from the approximate weight of the said sale lot stated in this Notice, the following rules shall take effect:

a. Any weight found in excess of the approximate weight of the contents of those containers subject to magna scale weighing shall not be considered as part of the sale lot offered for auction; provided, however, that in case it is determined that there is excess weight, the winning bidder may purchase the excess weight at the pro-rated bid price per kilo of the winning bidder, provided further that the winning bidder shall purchase the whole weight of the excess articles and indicate his intention to do so within one day from discovery of the excess.

a.1. Pro-rated bid price per kilo shall mean the total bid amount given by the winning bidder during the bidding process divided by the published approximate weight of the sale lot. To compute for the total price to be paid for purchasing the whole sale lot, the formula to be used is as follows:

Total Amount to be Paid = (Bid Price/ Approximate Weight) x Actual Weight

To illustrate: Assuming that the winning bid price for Sale Lot 0xx-2015, which has a published approximate weight of 1,872,000 kilograms, is PhP50,000,000.00. If the sale lot, after being subjected to magna scale weighing, is determined to be heavier, say 1,900,000 kilograms, and the winning bidder wishes to acquire the excess, he would have to pay a total of PhP50,747,863.25. The total amount has been arrived at by using the aforesaid formula, thus:

Total Amount to be Paid = (PhP50,000,000.00/1,872,000 kgs) x 1,900,000 kgs

Total Amount to be Paid = PhP 50,747,863.25

a.2. Should the winning bidder decide to purchase the excess weight, he shall pay the amount for the excess weight within five (5) days from demand thereof by the District Collector, or his duly authorized representative; otherwise, the excess quantity shall not be considered to have been sold and shall be offered for sale in the next public auction of the port.

12. In case the quantity determined after the magna scale weighing is less than the approximate weight in this Notice, the winning bidder shall be entitled to a proportionate adjustment of bid amount based on the actual weight. The same formula as illustrated in 11.a.1 shall be used in computing for the adjustment in the bid amount based on the actual weight.

13. Compliance of terms & conditions of the release of cargo by winning bidder like weighing, final counting, etc.

14. Non-compliance with any of the terms and conditions of the Notice of Public Auction shall result in the forfeiture of any payments made by the winning bidder without prejudice to the forfeiture of the subject shipments in favor of the Government.

For further details, please contact Auction & Cargo Disposal Division, Port of Manila, Tel Nos. 705-6077 or 528-6000 local 459.

ATTY. JENNIFER A. LAGBAS
Officer-in-Charge, Port of Manila

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