Key Takeaways from the New Government Procurement Act (Part VIII) | March 21, 2025

If the bidder with the LCB or HRB passes all the criteria for post-qualification, its Bid shall be considered the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid (LCRB) in the case of Goods and Infrastructure Projects or the Highest Rated Responsive Bid (HRRB), in the case of Consulting Services.

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Alburo Law
March 21, 2025

Under the New Government Procurement Act, post qualification in procurement is the stage where the bidder with the Lowest Calculated Bid (LCB), or the Most Economically Advantageous Bid (MEAB), in the case of Goods and Infrastructure Projects, or the Highest Rated Bid (HRB), in the case of Consulting Services, undergoes verification and validation whether it has passed all the requirements and conditions as specified in the Bidding Documents.

The Supreme Court decides: A lawyer is not deemed a person in authority within the meaning of Article 177 of the Revised Penal Code

The Supreme Court held that to be convicted of the crime of usurpation of official functions, the following elements must concur: 

  1. The offender may be a private person or public officer. 

  2. The offender performs any act pertaining to any person in authority or public officer of the Philippine government, any of its agencies, or of a foreign government.

  3. The offender performs the act under pretense of official function.

  4. The offender performs the act without being legally entitled to do so.

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