Invitation for Negotiated Procurement for Two-Failed Biddings
Pursuant to the Department of Energy (DOE) Department Circular No. DC 2018-02-003, as
amended by DC 2021-09-0003, the 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 Negotiated Procurement of Region 8 Joint
Competitive Power Supply Procurement (R8 JCPSP) process for the aggregated Renewable
Portfolio Standards (RPS) power supply requirement of the regions ten (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 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 PROPONENTS:
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 |
| FRECOR 8 Board Resolution to conduct Direct Negotiation | October 20, 2023 |
| Invitation to Submit Proposals | October 26, 2023 |
| Deadline for Proponents to Submit Letter of Intent | November 3, 2023 |
| Conduct of Proponent's Conference (Virtual) | November 6, 2023 |
| Deadline to Submit Proposals | November 13, 2023 (1:00 PM) |
| Opening and Evaluation of Submitted Proposals (Virtual) | November 13-14, 2023 |
| Submission of Evaluation Result to FRECOR 8 | November 15, 2023 |
| Board Resolution for the declaration of Winning GenCos | November 16, 2023 |
| Notice of Award | November 17, 2023 |
| PSA Negotiation | November 20-21, 2023 |
| Conduct of Pre-Screening Conference with NEA for EVOSS Application | November 22, 2023 |
| NEA Evaluation of PSA thru EVOSS (issuance of Notice to Proceed for the signing of the PSA) | November 23 - December 6, 2023 |
| Signing of PSAs | December 7, 2023 |
| Filing of Joint ERC Petition for approval of PSA | December 14, 2023 |
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Interested proponents may obtain a copy of the Financial Offer Template and Eligibility Checklist upon submission of Letter of Intent.
The R8 JCPGSP-JTPBAC reserves the right to amend the schedule of activities. The selection of successful offer shall be based on the best and final offer that will be submitted on the set deadline by the JTPBAC and which would meet the minimum technical specification required.
Direct-Negotiation_Invitation-to-Submit-Proposal.pdf