FRECO-8-RPS_Invitation-to-Bid_V2.pdf
Pursuant to the Department of Energy (DOE) Department Circular No. DC 2018-02-003, DC
2021-09-0003 and National Electrification Administration (NEA) Memorandum No. 2019-007,
Federation of Rural Electric Cooperatives in Region 8 (FRECOR 8), thru its Region 8 Joint Third
Party Bids and Awards Committee (R8 JTPBAC), are inviting power suppliers to participate in this
Region 8 Joint Competitive Power Supply Procurement (R8 JCPSP) process for the aggregated
Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) power supply requirement of the region’s eleven (10) ECs
as follows:
Table 1. Aggregated RPS Demand of Region 8 ECs
| Contract Year | Contract Period | Aggregated Load |
| 2023 | Sep. 26, 2023 – Dec. 25, 2023 | 8 MW |
| 2024 | Dec. 26, 2023 – Dec. 25, 2024 | 13 MW |
| 2025 | Dec. 26, 2024 – Dec. 25, 2025 | 19 MW |
| 2026 | Dec. 26, 2025 – Dec. 25, 2026 | 26 MW |
| 2027 | Dec. 26, 2026 – Dec. 25, 2027 | 33 MW |
| 2028 | Dec. 26, 2027 – Dec. 25, 2028 | 40 MW |
| 2029 | Dec. 26, 2028 – Dec. 25, 2029 | 46 MW |
| 2030 | Dec. 26, 2029 – Dec. 25, 2030 | 54 MW |
| 2031 | Dec. 26, 2030 – Dec. 25, 2031 | 58 MW |
The ten (10) Electric Cooperatives (ECs) of Region 8 with RPS Demand is composed of Northern Samar Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NORSAMELCO); Samar I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SAMELCO I); Samar II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SAMELCO II); Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Cooperative, Inc. (DORELCO); Leyte II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LEYECO II); Leyte III Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LEYECO III); Leyte IV Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LEYECO IV); Leyte V Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LEYECO V); Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SOLECO); and Biliran Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BILECO).
ELIGIBLE BIDDERS:
RPS
Generation Company (GENCO) that owns and/or operates an RPS eligible existing or to be constructed power plant; Eligible RE Facility refers to a generating facility that utilizes an RE resource or RE Technology as further defined under Rule 3 of DOE DC No. 2017-12-0015; IPP Administrator of privatized IPP PPA of NPC through an IPPA contract awarded by PSALM that is RPS eligible power plant; and/or Licensed Wholesale Aggregator with (i) existing capacity contracts or has arranged for a capacity contract in response to this tender, or (ii) a firm commitment to supply from Philippine Renewable Energy Market at fixed prices.
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES:
Subject to appropriate and timely notice, R8 JCPSP-JTPBAC reserves the right to amend the schedules as shown below:
| ACTIVITIES | DATE |
| Publication and Invitation to Bid | September 4 & 11, 2023 |
| Acceptance of Letter of Intent & Payment of Bid Participation Fee | September 4-14, 2023 |
| Issuance of Bidding Documents | September 12-14, 2023 |
| Pre-Bid Conference | September 14, 2023 |
| Deadline of Submission of Comments on Bidding Documents | September 18, 2023 |
| Issuance of Supplemental Bid Bulletin | September 20, 2023 |
| Submission and Opening of Bids | October 11, 2023 |
| Post-Qualification (Joint TPBAC-JTWG) | October 12-13, 2023 |
| Issuance of JTPBAC Resolution to the Joint BOD for the Award of the Contract | October 16, 2023 |
| Notice of Award | October 17, 2023 |
| Signing of Power Supply Agreements | November 27, 2023 |
| Joint Filing Before the ERC | December 15, 2023 |
BIDDING DOCUMENTS FEE:
Bidders shall pay a non-refundable Participation Fee (Bidding Documents Fee) equivalent to
PHP 200,000.00
Only the bidders who have properly secured the Bidding Documents will be allowed to participate in the Pre-Bid Conference and the Bidding.
Only the Bidder that submitted a proposal during the first bidding is exempted from paying the
Bid Documents Fee.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Interested bidders may obtain a copy of the Bidding Documents upon:
a.) Submission of Letter of Intent
b.) Payment of non-refundable Participation Fee of each Bidders, either Cash, Cashier’s/ Manager’s check payable to Federation of Rural Electric Cooperatives in Region 8 through fund transfer or deposit to the TPBAC designated bank account and submission of proof thereof to r8jcpsp@gmail.com.
Bank Name: PNB Tacloban Rizal Branch
Account Name: FRECOR8 Association, Inc.
Account Number: 313370004768
The R8 JCPSP-JTPBAC reserves the right to amend the schedule of activities, reject any or all bids, declare a failure of bidding, or not to award the contract under circumstances allowed by the CSP guidelines without incurring any liability.