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Bidding and Awards Procedures
1. Introduction
1.1.1 In line with the government's efforts to uphold transparency and accountability, and achieve equity, effectiveness, efficiency and economy in its operations, the herein Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) are prescribed to standardize and provide uniformity to the existing rules and regulations governing the procurement of goods using government funds.
1.1.2 In the context of free enterprise, the aims and purposes of the government's procurement process are as follows: a. to purchase goods of acceptable quality at fair and reasonable prices from qualified and capable suppliers/manufacturers/distributors, with on time delivery and satisfactory compliance of all contract terms and conditions; b. to assure fair and equitable treatment of suppliers/ manufacturers/distributors including arrangements for prompt payments; c. to adopt procurement procedures that utilize information technology; and d. to maintain records and collect data for refinement of procurement policies and procedures based on experiences gained.
1.2 Coverage and Applicability
1.2.1 These IRR shall govern and apply to all supply contracts of any agency or subdivision of National Government, including Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), involving agreements for the acquisition/ procurement of goods/supplies/materials for either project-related or normal/regular operations and maintenance activities/requirements as well as mixed civil works-procurement agreements where the nature of the project requirements is essentially that of procurement of goods/supplies/materials rather than civil works. Procurement of services such as janitorial or security services or repair and maintenance service is covered under these IRR, as well as procurement of materials and supplies provided by the agency concerned for such services. "Supplies", as herein used, include everything, except real estate, which may be needed in the transaction of public businesses, or in the pursuit of any undertaking, project, or activity, whether in the nature of equipment, furniture, stationery, materials for construction, or personal property of any sort, including non-personal or contractual services such as the repair and maintenance of equipment and furniture, as well as trucking, hauling, janitorial, security, and related or analogous services.
2. Organization
2.1 Bids and Awards Committee Each government agency shall create a Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) in its head office and/or in its implementing office which shall be responsible for the determination of eligibility, conduct of bidding, evaluation of bids, post qualification of the lowest calculated bid and recommending award of contracts. The record keeping, planning and management of the procurement process shall be designated to the procurement unit or the administrative unit, as appropriate, of the office/agency/corporation concerned. The prescribed composition of the BAC as well as relevant provisions pertaining thereto and its responsibilities are described in Annex "A".
3. General Procedures
3.1 Certificate of Availability of Funds
3.1.1 Contracts for the procurement of goods shall not be approved unless a Certificate of Availability of Funds (CAF) has been issued by the proper accounting official of the concerned agency certifying that funds are available and have been duly appropriated for the purpose to cover the expenditures for the current fiscal year.
3. 2 Procurement Planning
3.2.1 Procurement of goods shall be undertaken according to a procurement plan that the agency concerned shall formulate to ensure that the goods/supplies/materials to be procured are available when needed. the basic content of the procurement plan including pertinent guidelines and policies thereon are prescribed in Annex "B".
3.3 Method of Procurement
3.3.1 As a general rule, awards of contracts shall be done after open competitive bidding unless a more appropriate method has been duly approved for adoption. Other than the open competitive bidding methods, Annex "C" outlines the various alternative methods of procurement and the conditions under which such methods may be adopted in the interest of economy and efficiency.
3.4 Who May Be Eligible to Bid
3.4.1 For Procurement Financed by the Government the following manufacturers/suppliers/distributors, whether 100% local - or at most 40% foreign-owned, may participate in the bidding for the supply of goods to be bid out by the Government:
a. Duly licensed Individuals/Sole proprietorship;
b. Partnerships or corporations;
c. Manufacturers/suppliers/distributors forming themselves into a joint venture, i.e., a group of two or more manufacturers/suppliers/distributors that intend to be jointly and severally liable for a particular contract;
d. Cooperatives duly registered with the Cooperatives Development Authority (CDA).
3.4.2 For projects financed wholly or partly with funds from International Financing Institutions (IFIs) as well as bilateral and other sources, eligible bidders shall meet the following requirements:
a. the manufacturers/suppliers/distributor is an entity from an IFI/member country and eligible in accordance with the procurement rules of the IFI concerned as may be required; and
b. the goods must be manufactured in or supplied, as well as bid by, an eligible member country bidder as may required under the procurement rules of the IFI concerned.
3.4.3 Only eligible bidders as hereinafter determined may participate in the bidding and may be awarded contracts if the same bidders are found qualified in accordance with the pertinent provisions of these IRR. An exceptional case is the acquisition called for under the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program wherein only offers from suppliers who are manufacturers themselves shall be entertained pursuant to the pertinent provisions of RA 7898.
4. Bidding Process
4.1 Preparation of Bid/Tender Documents
4.1.1 To ensure fairest competition, the Bid/Tender Documents shall describe clearly and precisely the nature of the goods for which bids are to be invited, the technical standards/requirements which must be met, the place and period of delivery or installation, the warranty and maintenance requirements, the method and criteria to be employed in the evaluation and comparison of bids, and other pertinent terms. Annex "D" discusses and elaborates on the basic content of the Bid/Tender Documents.
4.2 Invitation to Apply for Eligibility and to Bid
4.2.1 Invitation to Apply for Eligibility and to Bid for local competitive bidding, the minimum content of which is prescribed in annex "e", shall be publicly advertised at least 14 days before the deadline for submission of eligibility and bid requirements, in two consecutive issues of two newspapers of general circulation existing for at least 2 years, and posted in the website of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Procurement Service and of the concerned office/agency/corporation during the same period or for a longer period as determined by the Head of the office/agency/corporation concerned, and posted at any conspicuous place reserved for this purpose in the premises of the DBM Procurement Service and of the concerned office/agency/corporation, as certified by the Chief of Administrative Services or the equivalent official of the concerned office/agency/corporation. However, for contracts to be bid costing two million pesos (P2,000,000) and below, advertisement may be posted only in the website of the DBM Procurement Service and of the concerned office/agency/corporation during the same period as above or for a longer period as determined by the head of the office/agency/corporation concerned, and posted at any conspicuous place reserved for this purpose in the premises of the DBM Procurement Service and of the concerned office/agency/corporation, as certified by the Chief of Administrative Services or the equivalent official of the concerned office/agency/corporation.
4.2.2 For international competitive bidding, advertisement shall be done along the same lines prescribed above. Advertisements of invitations for contracts financed partly or wholly from ODA funds provided by IFIs shall be in accordance with the procedures established by and agreed upon with the concerned IFI.
4.2.3 For procurement methods other than the open competitive procedure, public advertisement of the Invitation to Apply for Eligibility and to Bid may be dispensed with.
4.3 Issuance of Application for Eligibility Forms and Bid/Tender Documents
4.3.1 Prospective bidders shall be given ample time to examine the forms for application for eligibility and the bid/tender documents and to prepare their respective bids. To provide ample time, the concerned BAC shall make available upon payment, if applicable, said documents from the time the Invitation to Apply for Eligibility and to Bid is first advertised.
4.3.2 Supplemental bulletins may be issued upon the government's initiative or upon request of any interested party who secured the bid/tender documents, otherwise referred to as a prospective bidder, for purposes of clarifying any provision of the bidding document. Any amendment to the bid/tender documents should be identified as an amendment. Such bulletins containing amendments and/or clarifications of certain provisions of bid documents shall be sent by mail, by hand or electronically, to and duly received/acknowledged by all interested parties within a reasonable time, including extension of the deadline set for the receipt of bids if needed, to be determined by the agency concerned depending on the nature, complexity and magnitude of such notices/amendments to allow said bidders to consider the same in preparing their respective bids. Requests for clarification(s) on bid documents by interested parties who have secured the bid documents must be in writing, and submitted to the BAC within 14 calendar days before the deadline set for the submission of eligibility and bid envelopes. All clarifications shall be made in writing and furnished to all interested parties within the time stipulated in the Instruction to Bidders, before the deadline for the submission of bids.
4.4 Determination of Eligibility of Prospective Bidders
4.4.1 The capabilities and resources of prospective bidders shall be initially assessed, subject to post-qualification, to determine if they meet the requirements for eligibility. The determination of eligibility of prospective bidders shall be based on the submission of the following documents as specified hereunder:
A. Legal Documents
1. Current licenses/permits including Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) business name registration or Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registration certificate, mayor's permit/municipal license, Bureau of Internal Revenue value-added tax registration, and if applicable, DTI accreditation certificate
2. Prospective bidder's statement that his firm is not "blacklisted" or barred from bidding by any government office/agency/corporation
B. Technical Documents - prospective bidder's statement of previous similar contracts/sales completed in at least the last two years, as prescribed by the agency in the Invitation to Apply for Eligibility and to Bid. "Similar" contracts shall be defined by the concerned office/agency/corporation in the Invitation to Apply for Eligibility and to Bid. The bidder's documents shall include, for each contract, kinds of goods/supplies/materials sold, amount of contract, end user's acceptance, name of contract, date of contract, date of delivery, specification whether prospective bidder is a manufacturer, supplier or distributor. In the case of capital goods, the value of the bidder's largest single contract, adjusted to current prices, completed within the period specified in the Invitation to Apply for Eligibility and to Bid, and similar to the contract to be bid, must be at least fifty percent (50%) of the approved budget for the contract to be bid.
C. Financial Documents - audited financial statements, stamped "received" by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, for the last two calendar years. Each of the above requirements shall be under oath and duly notarized, and shall form part of the duly accomplished application form for eligibility. For special cases of procurement of goods/supplies/materials where foreign suppliers may participate, the above requirements may be substituted by the appropriate equivalent documents issued by the foreign supplier's country. These documents must be duly acknowledged by the Philippine Consulate therein.
4.4.2 The eligibility of prospective bidders shall be determined using simple "pass/fail" criteria and shall be determined as either "eligible" or "ineligible". If the prospective bidder is rated "passed" for all the above requirements, he shall be considered eligible. If the prospective bidder is rated "failed" in any of the above requirements, he shall be considered ineligible.
4.4.3 If only one bidder is found to be eligible, or that only one bidder responded to the Invitation to Apply for Eligibility and to Bid, the agency concerned shall recognize a lone eligible bidder as valid.
4.4.4 Notwithstanding the eligibility of a bidder, the government reserves the right to review the qualifications of a bidder before the bidding of the contract is made. Should such review uncover any misrepresentation made in the eligibility statements, or any changes in the situation of the bidder to materially downgrade the substance of such statements, the agency concerned shall disqualify the bidder from submitting a bid.
4.5 Pre-bid Conferences
4.5.1 For contracts to be bid costing more than one million pesos (P1,000,000), pre-bid conferences shall be conducted by the government, to clarify and/or explain any of the requirements, terms, conditions and specifications stipulated in the bid documents. For contracts to be bid costing one million pesos (P1,000,000) or less, pre-bid conferences may be conducted at the discretion of the concerned office/agency/corporation. The conference shall be held not later than 14 days after the bid documents have been made available to the prospective bidders to familiarize themselves with the documents but sufficiently in advance of bid opening to allow consideration of the conference results in preparing bids. The bidders shall bear all costs in the preparation of their bids and the government shall in no case be responsible or liable for these costs, regardless of the outcome of the bidding process.
4.5.2 Among others, the pre-bid conference shall discuss the following:
a. technical specifications
b. legal requirements
c. financial requirements
d. production capability requirements
e. delivery schedule
f. after-sales service requirements
4.5.3 Any statement at the pre-bid conference shall not modify the terms of the bid documents unless such statement is specifically identified in writing as an amendment thereto and sent by mail, by hand or electronically to all parties who have secured the bid/tender documents. The minutes of the conference(s) shall be recorded and made available to all participants.
4.6 Submission, Receipt and Opening of Eligibility and Bid Envelopes
4.6.1 Prospective bidders shall submit their application for eligibility and bid documents simultaneously on the specified deadline for the submission of the eligibility and bid envelopes. The eligibility envelope shall be sealed and contain the documents required in section 4.4.1. The bid envelope(s) shall be sealed and contain the documents required in section 4.8.1 and Annex F. In case of single-stage bidding: Prospective bidders shall submit simultaneously two envelopes, one containing eligibility requirements and the other containing bidding documents. In case of single-stage bidding variation: Prospective bidders shall submit simultaneously three envelopes, one containing eligibility requirements and two containing bidding documents. Contents of each of the bid envelopes are specified in Annex F. In case of two-stage bidding: Prospective bidders shall submit their eligibility envelopes first, during the first stage of the bidding. Eligible bidders who are interested to bid shall submit their bidding documents in two sealed envelopes during the second stage of the bidding. The eligibility envelopes of prospective bidders shall be opened first to determine eligibility of prospective bidders. In case any of the requirements specified in section 4.4.1 is missing from the eligibility envelope, the BAC shall declare said prospective bidder as "ineligible" to bid. Bid envelope(s) shall immediately be returned unopened to ineligible bidders in case of simultaneous submission of eligibility and bid envelopes. In case of single-stage bidding variation and two-stage bidding, the first bid envelopes of eligible bidders shall be opened to determine the bidders' compliance with requirements. In case any of the requirements is missing, the BAC shall rate the bid as "failed" and immediately return to the bidder concerned his second bid envelope unopened. The second envelopes of the remaining eligible bidders shall be opened immediately for those whose first bid envelopes were rated "passed". In case any of the requirements in the second envelope is missing or if the submitted price exceeds the approved budget for the contract, the BAC shall rate the bid concerned as "failed". Only bids whose envelopes are all rated as "passed" shall be evaluated and calculated to come up with the lowest calculated bid.
4.6.2 Bidders may be required to submit bids either through the single-stage bidding procedure, its variation or two-stage bidding procedures depending on the requirements of the procurement process as duly approved for use. These bidding procedures and the conditions under which the same may be adopted are indicated in Annex "F".
4.6.3 Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid security that is payable to the concerned agency as a guarantee that the successful bidder shall, within fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of the Notice of Award, enter into contract with the Government and furnish the required performance security for the faithful performance of all works called for. Failure to enclose the required bid security as to form and amount prescribed herein shall automatically disqualify the bid concerned.
4.6.4 The amount of the bid security shall be fixed at an amount equal to two-and-one-half percent (2-1/2%) of the approved budget for the contract to be bid. The security may be in the form of cash, cashier's check, manager's check, bank draft or guarantee against any reputable bank, letter of credit issued by a commercial bank, a surety bond callable on demand issued by a surety or insurance company accredited by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, or any combination thereof.
4.6.5 Bids and bid securities shall be valid for such reasonable period determined by the head of the agency concerned. This period shall be so indicated in the Instructions to Bidders. In no case shall this period exceed one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of opening of bids.4.6.6 Withdrawal of bids after the applicable deadline shall be subject to appropriate sanctions as prescribed herein. Bid modifications received after the applicable deadline as well as bids submitted after the deadline for the submission of bids shall not be considered and shall be returned unopened. Subject to this restriction, a prospective bidder may withdraw his bid, including the bid security, or modify it. Where a bidder wishes to modify his bid, he shall not be allowed to retrieve his original bid, but shall only be allowed to send another bid equally sealed, properly identified and linked to his original bid and marked as "modification".4.6.7 No bid securities submitted in the form of sureties of all complying bidders shall be returned after the opening of bids. Bid securities submitted in form other than sureties, such as cash, cashier's check, manager's check, letter of credit and bank draft/guarantee, may be returned upon request of the bidder, provided that he is not among the three lowest evaluated complying bidders and such withdrawal shall be construed as a waiver by the bidder for the award of contract. Bid securities in the form of sureties shall be returned only after the successful bidder has signed the contract and furnished the performance security but not later than the expiration of the bid security validity period indicated in the Instructions to Bidders.4.6.8 If only one (1) bid is received in response to an invitation for bids, an award may be made to the single bidder provided that his bid price is not higher than the approved budget for the contract to be bid, his bid passes post qualification, and there is no evidence of collusion with non-participating suppliers and/or other parties and that other prospective bidders were given equal opportunity to respond.
4.7 Determination of the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid
4.7.1 The "lowest calculated responsive bid" is defined as the bid (a) with the lowest calculated price as determined in section 4.8.3, and (b) which complies with or is responsive to all the requirements hereof. The bid satisfying (a) shall be referred to as the lowest calculated bid.
4.7.2 The BAC shall determine the lowest calculated responsive bid in the following manner:
A. The first step is to determine whether each eligible bid complies with the submission requirements as specified hereunder in section 4.8.1 and in annex F. The BAC shall rate a bid "passed" only if it complies with all the requirements and the submitted price does not exceed the approved budget for the contract.
B. The second step is to establish the calculated prices of all bids rated "passed" in the first step. Calculated prices are to be determined in accordance with section 4.8.3 hereunder. The BAC shall then rank the calculated prices from lowest to highest.
C. The third step is the post qualification of the bidder with the lowest calculated price based on the results of the above evaluation. This shall be done in accordance with the provisions hereof. In case the said bidder fails to post qualify, the provisions of section 4.10 shall apply.
4.8 Examination and Evaluation of Bids
4.8.1 Prior to bid evaluation and comparison, bids received shall be examined using "pass/fail" criteria, to determine submission of the following: the bid prices in the bill of quantities, the recurring and the maintenance costs (if applicable), bid securities as to form, amount, and validity period, authority of signatory, production/delivery schedule, person power requirements, after-sales service/parts, technical specifications, credit line commitments or cash deposit certificate, and other non-discretionary criteria as stated in the Instructions to Bidders. The above requirements shall be submitted in the following manner: one sealed bid envelope for single stage bidding; two sealed bid envelopes for single stage bidding variation; and at least two sealed envelopes for two stage bidding. Only bids that are determined to contain all the bid requirements in the sealed envelope/s shall be rated "passed" and shall be considered for evaluation and comparison.
4.8.2 The purpose of bid evaluation is to determine the lowest calculated bid. This bid, which may not be the lowest submitted price, shall be subject to post qualification. Post qualification shall determine the responsiveness of the lowest calculated bid to eligibility and bid requirements. The contract shall be awarded to the bidder with the lowest calculated responsive bid. The general guidelines to be followed in bid evaluation and comparison are outlined in annex "G". The bid evaluation shall be based on a detailed analysis of the following:
A. Completeness of the bid: unless the instructions to bidders specifically allow partial bids, bids not offering all of the required items shall be considered non-responsive and, thus, automatically disqualified
B. The bid security must conform to the requirements of the Instructions to Bidders, as to type, amount, form and wording, and validity period
C. The recurring costs if any and maintenance costs
D. The bid price subject to a price equalization analysis calculating arithmetical errors and other minor deviations
E. Identification of minor/major deviations and terms and conditions as described in the Instructions to Bidders Bids that contain major deviations from the requirements in the instruction to bidders shall be considered invalid. Major deviations are those that would not fulfill the purpose for which the bid was requested, or would prevent a fair comparison with bids that comply with the bid documents. Examples are:
(1) stipulating price adjustment when fixed price bids were called for;
(2) failing to respond to the specifications by offering a different design or work item;
(3) subcontracting beyond allowable limits;
(4) refusing to bear contractual responsibilities specified in the bid documents, such as performance guarantees;
(5) taking exception to critical provisions or setting conditions to his bid, such as applicable laws, taxes and duties, and dispute resolution procedures.
F. Corrections for errors, discounts, and other modifications: corrections for arithmetical or computational errors, as well as for discrepancies between total bid prices and extended unit bid prices, between stated total prices and actual summations, between prices in figures and in words, and other errors/discrepancies, shall use the methodology described in the Instructions to Bidders. Discounts and other modifications in the bid amounts shall be reflected in the evaluation of bids.
4.8.3 The concerned agency may employ any of the specific evaluation procedures described in Annex "H" in determining the bid's calculated price that it deems most appropriate for the requirements of a particular contract. The use of any such procedure shall be approved by the head of the concerned office/agency/corporation and indicated in the Instructions to Bidders.
4.8.4 Evaluation of bids shall be completed not later than thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the opening of bids. The BACs of all agencies shall prepare and keep on file detailed reports on the evaluation and comparison of bids setting forth the specific reasons on which recommendations are based for the contract award.
4.8.5 The Government reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to declare the bidding a failure if there is evidence of collusion among bidders thus resulting in the absence of competition. However, all bids shall not be rejected and new bids invited on the same specifications for the purpose of obtaining low prices, except in cases where the lowest submitted bid exceeds the approved budget for the contract under bidding. In such a case, a revised less expensive requirement may be substituted to seek a more affordable result.
4.8.6 No information relating to the detailed evaluation of bids, post qualification of the lowest calculated bid and recommendations concerning awards shall be disclosed to persons outside the BAC concerned before the announcement of the contract award to the successful bidder. After the award of contract, all unsuccessful bidders shall be informed individually in writing.
4.9 Failure of Bidding
4.9.1 The Government shall declare the bidding a failure and the concerned office/agency/corporation shall conduct a rebidding with re-advertisement as per section 4.2.1 of the project when no bids are received, or without re-advertisement when all bids fail to comply with all the eligibility and bid requirements or fail post qualification. In case of the latter, a direct notification shall be extended to all bidders either by mail, by hand, or electronically.
4.9.2 Should there occur another bidding failure after the conduct of the project's rebidding, the agency concerned may enter into a negotiated procurement.
4.10 Post qualification of the Lowest Calculated Bid
4.10.1 To determine the lowest calculated responsive bid, the BAC shall, within thirty (30) days from the determination of the lowest calculated bid, conduct a post qualification of the bidder with the lowest calculated bid. The post qualification shall verify, validate and ascertain whether the bidder with the lowest calculated bid complies with and is responsive to all the requirements for eligibility and of the bidding, using the non-discretionary "pass/fail" criteria stated in the Invitation to Apply for Eligibility and to Bid and in the Instructions to Bidders. These criteria shall consider, but shall not be limited to, the following measures:
A. Legality of documents To validate the licenses and agreements submitted by the bidder.
B. Evaluation of technical capacity To determine compliance of the goods/product with the required specifications. This may include inspection and tests of the goods/product, maintenance and after-sales capabilities in applicable cases.
C. Evaluation of financial capability To analyze and verify, whenever applicable, the required bank commitment to provide a credit line to the bidder in the amount specified and over the period stipulated in the Instructions to Bidders, to ensure that the bidder can sustain the operating cash flow of the transaction. If the bidder passes in all criteria, he shall be considered post qualified and the concerned office/agency/corporation shall award the contract to him. If, on the other hand, the bidder fails in any of the criteria, he shall be considered post disqualified and the concerned agency shall undertake the same post qualification process on the bidder with the second lowest calculated bid.
5. Contract Award and Implementation
5.1 Award of Contract
5.1.1 Award of contract shall be made using the submitted, not the calculated, price for the contract under bidding.
5.1.2 The decision whether or not to award the contract shall be made within thirty (30) calendar days after the completion of bid evaluation. If the decision is to award the contract, the Notice of Award should be approved by the Head of Agency or his duly authorized representative and issued within seven (7) calendar days from the date the decision to award is made.
5.1.3 For foreign-assisted projects, the duly approved decision to award shall be transmitted to the concerned IFI, for concurrence as may be required, within seven (7) calendar days from the date of approval of the decision. Likewise, the Notice to Award shall be issued by the concerned agency within seven (7) calendar days from the date of concurrence of the concerned IFI.
5.1.4 If the BAC finds that the bidder with the lowest calculated price passes the abovementioned post qualification criteria, his bid shall be considered as the "lowest calculated responsive bid", and the office/agency/corporation shall award the contract to him, at his submitted bid price, subject to the other provisions of this section. If , however, the BAC finds that the bidder with the lowest calculated bid fails the abovementioned post qualification criteria, the office/agency/corporation shall immediately notify him in writing of his post disqualification and the grounds for it. The post disqualified bidder shall have seven (7) days from receipt of the said notification to request from the BAC, if he so wishes, a reconsideration of this decision. The BAC shall evaluate the request for reconsideration, if any, using the same non-discretionary "pass/fail" post qualification criteria. After the office/agency/corporation has notified the first bidder of his post disqualification, the BAC shall initiate and, within seven (7) days, complete the same post qualification process on the bidder with the second lowest calculated price. If the request for reconsideration of the bidder with the lowest calculated price is denied and if the second bidder with the next lowest calculated price passes the post qualification criteria, the bid of the second bidder shall be considered as the lowest calculated responsive bid. The office/agency/corporation shall accordingly award the contract to the second bidder at his submitted bid, pursuant to the pertinent provisions of this section. If the second bidder, however, fails the post qualification criteria, the procedure shall be repeated for the bidder(s) with the next lowest calculated bid(s), until the lowest calculated responsive bid is obtained for award.
5.1.5 Contract award shall be made within the bid validity period. Should it become necessary to extend the validity of bids, the agency concerned shall request in writing all those who submitted bids for such extension before the bid expiration date. Bidders, however, shall have the right to refuse to grant such an extension without forfeiting their bid security.
5.1.6 The successful bidder shall execute the contract with the concerned agency within fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of the notice of award. All unsuccessful bidders shall also be notified of the award through official notices/communications. Notice of award shall immediately be posted in a conspicuous place within the premises of the concerned office/agency/corporation and in the website of the office/agency/corporation and/or the procurement service. A copy thereof may be requested in writing.
5.2 Performance Security
5.2.1 To guarantee the faithful performance of the contract awardee, he shall post a performance security, whose form and amount are prescribed in Annex "I" , in favor of the Government within the time specified by the concerned agency after contract signing. Subject to the conditions of the contract, the performance security may be released after the issuance of the "Certificate of Acceptance" of the goods provided that there are no claims filed against the awardee or the surety company.
5.2.2 The supplier/manufacturer/distributor shall post an additional performance security proportionate to cover any cumulative increase of more than ten percent (10%) over the original value of the contract, including validity extension of performance security to cover approved contract time extensions if any, as a result of cost adjustments and/or Amendments to Order. Similarly, the agency concerned may allow a proportional reduction in the original amount of performance security in case of a reduction in contract value.
5.3 Warranties
5.3.1 To assure that manufacturing defects will be corrected by the contract awardee for a fixed time after delivery, a warranty shall be required of the successful bidder, the obligations for which shall be covered by either retention moneys in the amount equal to ten percent (10%) of every progress payment, or a special bank guarantee equivalent to ten percent (10%) of the total contract price. Such amounts shall only be released after the warranty period provided that the goods supplied are free from defects and all the conditions imposed under the contract are fully met.
5.3.2 For supply contracts which include installation and commissioning services in addition to the supply of goods/equipment, the period and the required obligation of the warranty shall cover the same.
5.4 Refusal to Enter into Contract
5.4.1 Should the lowest calculated responsive bidder refuse, fail or be unable to enter into contract with the Government and/or to post the required performance security within the time provided therefore, he shall be meted with the appropriate sanctions provided under Annex "M" of these IRR and the office/agency/corporation concerned may consider for award the second lowest calculated responsive bidder at his submitted bid provided it does not exceed the approved budget of the contract to be awarded. In case of another refusal or failure, appropriate sanctions shall likewise be imposed and the agency concerned may consider the next ranked bidder and so on until an award is made.
5.5 Approval of Contracts
5.5.1 Supply contracts should be approved or disapproved by the Head of Agency concerned or his duly authorized representative in accordance with existing laws, rules and regulations within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date the successful bidder has executed the contract with the concerned agency and submitted all documentary requirements to perfect the contract.
5.6 Issuance of Notice to Proceed
5.6.1 The concerned agency shall issue the Notice to Proceed (NTP) to the successful bidder not later than fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of contract approval. All notices called for by the terms of the contract shall be effective only at the time of receipt thereof by the supplier.
5.7 Amendment of Order
5.7.1 Subject to conditions set forth in Annex ":J", amendments to order may be issued at any time by the concerned agency. If any such Order increases or decreases the cost of, or the time required for executing any part of, the work under the original contract, an equitable adjustment, in contract price and/or delivery schedule shall be mutually agreed upon between the parties concerned and the contract accordingly modified in writing.
5.8 Suspension of Work
5.8.1 The Government may suspend the work wholly or partly by written order for a certain period of time as it deems necessary due to force majeure or any fortuitous events as defined in the contract. The supplier shall take all reasonable steps to minimize the costs allocable to the work covered by such order during work stoppage.
5.8.2 Before the suspension order expires, the agency concerned shall either lift such order or terminate the work covered by the same. If the suspension order is lifted, or if the period of the order expires, the supplier shall have the right to resume work. Appropriate adjustments shall be made in the delivery schedule or contract price, or both, and the contract shall be modified accordingly.
5.9 Contract Termination
5.9.1 The Government may terminate the contract for reasons of default and/or convenience Annex "K" discusses the conditions and/or situations where such authority could be exercised.
5.9.2 Notwithstanding contract termination and subject to any directives from the concerned agency, the supplier shall take timely, reasonable and necessary actions to protect and preserve property(s) in his possession upon which the Government has an interest.
5.10 Liquidated Damages
5.10.1 When the supplier fails to satisfactorily deliver goods under the contract within the specified delivery schedule, inclusive of duly granted time extensions, if any, the supplier shall be liable for damages for the delay and shall pay the Government for liquidated damages, not by way of penalty, an amount equal to one-tenth(1/10) of one percent (1%) of the cost of the delayed goods scheduled for delivery for every day of delay until such goods are finally delivered and accepted by the Government.
5.10.2 The Government need not prove that it has incurred actual damages to be entitled to liquidated damages. Such amount shall be deducted from any money due or which may become due to the supplier, or collect the same from any securities or warrantees posted by the supplier whichever is convenient to the Government. In no case shall the total sum of liquidated damages exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total contract price, in which event the concerned agency shall automatically terminate the contract and impose appropriate sanctions over and above the liquidated damages to be paid.
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6.2 In the interim, government offices/agencies/corporations with reliable means and facilities may implement electronic procurement gradually, starting with basic commodities that the agency uses. Pending the issuance by the Supreme Court of rules and regulations on electronic notaries, the BAC shall require hard copies of documents submitted by prospective bidders. Where electronic and hard copies are inconsistent, and such inconsistencies materially affect the substance of the bid, the bidder shall be automatically disqualified. in addition, the office/agency/corporation concerned shall keep hard copies of all documents received and notices sent, to protect from possible loopholes in implementation of electronic procurement. The implementing procedures for electronic procurement are found in Annex L.
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Weltman pioneered the design and development of computer-assisted systems for creditor representation. We are considered one of the most technologically advanced creditors' rights law firms in the United States and make substantial yearly investments in current technologies and custom software to help run our business. In 2009, we received the Collections Technology Excellence Award from Collection Technology.net, a prestigious award that highlights our dedication to providing current technology to both our internal and external clients. We provide online real-time capabilities for all legal, collection, reporting and accounting functions with immediate access to file histories and up to the minute information for our associates.
Our nine offices are connected to a high speed network with fiber connections. Our operations center and disaster recovery site are both connected by a private high speed Gigabit circuit that enables us to keep near real time information in both locations. Our main host applications are mirrored to the collection site and this greatly reduces recovery time and data loss in the event of a disaster. Also, a system generator located at our operations facility is capable of running the entire operation indefinitely. In addition, we have established a 24-hour on-call program with key members of our Information Systems department and instituted a comprehensive disaster recovery plan that is tested on a regular scheduled basis.
Protecting sensitive client information that resides on our networks is a top priority for Weltman. Along with privacy concerns, maintaining data integrity is also important in managing customer contact records and other business information often used in legal proceedings. We have implemented a vast array of security measures to safeguard this information and take pride in staying one step ahead of the competition in this area. We conduct third party penetration tests and security assessments on a regular basis and we continue to build on our strong foundation after each one is completed.
Our EDI department is staffed with knowledgeable analysts that work with our clients to define the information that passes back and forth and we have the ability to receive and send information in just about any file format available today. Our Firm is dedicated to customer service and we work closely with our customers to get it "just right." We also provide clients with a significant number of reports in written and electronic form regarding our activities on their files. Reports are available upon demand or as a scheduled job and include statistical, status, payment, batch track, acknowledgements - closings and inventory lists. For the purpose of generating external and internal reports, Weltman uses formats that are mutually agreed upon with our clients. Key personnel at Weltman perform due diligence and review file documentation on all placements to determine the most effective recovery approach. Productivity benchmarks are established and monitored using various methods. Supervisors continuously monitor account activity including telephone conversations, work lists, file notes and debtor communication. Weltman has also recently implemented an "extranet" called eClientNet. This is a secure, password specific website dedicated to our clients and allows them to remotely view their account information, history notes and file status' 24 hours a day.
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- Fifty-seven per cent of Canadians contributed before the March 2 deadline, down from 65 per cent in 2014 and 62 per cent in 2013- Average contribution amount was $3,737, up from $3,518 in 2014 and $3,544 in 2013- Forty-three per cent contributed to their RRSP because they believe it is the "responsible thing to do"
- Fifty-seven per cent of Canadians contributed before the March 2 deadline, down from 65 per cent in 2014 and 62 per cent in 2013
- Average contribution amount was $3,737, up from $3,518 in 2014 and $3,544 in 2013
- Forty-three per cent contributed to their RRSP because they believe it is the "responsible thing to do"
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 4, 2015) - BMO Financial Group today issued its Sixth Annual Post-RRSP Deadline Study, which reveals what percentage of Canadians made a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) contribution for the 2014 tax year before the March 2nd deadline, how much money they contributed and the reasons behind their decision to make a contribution.
The study found that more than half of Canadians (57 per cent) reported that they made a contribution to their RRSP this year. However, this is lower than last year when almost two thirds (65 per cent) made a contribution, and 2013, when 62 per cent stated that they contributed to their RRSP.
The study also found that Canadians contributed an average of $3,737 this year, which is $200 more than what was contributed in the past two years ($3,518 in 2014 and $3,544 in 2013).
"While it's great to see that a majority of Canadians contributed this year and that the average contribution size is higher than in previous years, it's a concern that the percentage of those who put money towards their RRSPs is down," Chris Buttigieg, Senior Manager, Wealth Planning Strategy, BMO Financial Group. "For those who find contributing to their RRSP a daunting task, consider investing a small amount of money each month through a continuous savings plan. That way, you don't have to worry about coming up with a large lump sum right before the deadline."
Why Did Canadians Contribute?
The study also examined why Canadians did or did not contribute to an RRSP. Of those who did contribute this year, their reasons for doing so included:
Of those who did not contribute this year, their reasons included:
"Contributing to your RRSP is a step towards saving for a secure financial future in retirement. Furthermore, contributing will reduce taxes payable on earned income and may provide you a tax refund, with which you can save, invest or use to pay down debt," said Mr. Buttigieg.
Plans for RRSP Tax Refund
According to the study, of those who plan on receiving money back from the Canada Revenue Agency after making an RRSP contribution, one third (34 per cent) plan on saving or investing the money. This percentage has been declining steadily over the past two years, from 36 per cent in 2014 and 39 per cent in 2013. Other intentions for RRSP tax refunds include:
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In light of his recent success, Westside furthers his rise with the final installment of his mixtape trilogy "Hitler Wears Hermes 3". Packed with raw loops, grimy lyricism, and back block narratives, the Buffalo NY emcee serves up a modern day cult classic with features from Sean Price, Skyzoo, Du Rag Dynasty, Vast Aire (of Cannibal OX), frequent collaborator and fellow GXFR Conway (recently heard on their buzz single "They Killed Pookie", produced by V Don) and more. #HWH3 restores the essence of 1998 New York all over again, just in time for today's climate.
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7) Bon Jovi (feat. B.E.N.N.Y) (prod. by Tha God Fahim/O.G. Sole)
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9) Rolack's (feat. Skyzoo) (prod. by Camoflauge Monk)
10) Raisen Bagel (prod. by Camoflauge Monk)
11) Oil Base (prod. by Camoflauge Monk)
12) Basquiat Talk
13) Project Nigguhs (feat. Du Rag & Hus Kingpin) (prod. by Camoflauge Monk)
14) Piles Of Money (skit)
15) John Starks (feat. Conway) (prod. by Camoflauge Monk & Daringer)
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Nationally important bat roost discovered at Penrose
The Greater Horseshoe bat has established a nursery roost in a disused barn on the National Trust's Penrose estate this summer. This endangered bat only numbers approximately 5000 individuals in the UK and is restricted to the mild climates of south west England and south Wales. This new site is only the 5th and most southerly recorded nursery roost for this species in Cornwall and is of national conservation importance.
The discovery was made by Cornwall Environmental Consultants (CEC) Ltd, the trading arm of Cornwall Wildlife Trust. CEC were asked by National Trust to survey the bat populations in the Laundry Cottages and The Stables at Penrose. The buildings have been monitored for Lesser Horseshoe bats for many years, but the National Trust needed to gain a full picture of how bats were actually using the buildings. The outcome of these surveys would then determine how to renovate the buildings.
CEC's Senior Bat Ecologist, Steve Marshall, found at least 6 species of bats present and more Lesser Horseshoe bats using more buildings across Penrose Estate than had previously been counted, but the most momentous find is the new Greater Horseshoe nursery roost which has gotten everyone very excited.
Steve Marshall said; "Penrose is a very exciting find. It is fantastic to see such a significant bat species thriving and that the National Trust takes their responsibility to protect them so sincerely….I think they were just as thrilled as I was when we discovered them!"
The National Trust are already putting measures in place to safeguard the roost from disturbance and working with CEC to see how it can be improved for the future.
Laura Bailey, Area Ranger for the National Trust, said; "We knew that Greater Horseshoes were using our buildings and old mine workings for hibernation in the winter, but it's great to know they're choosing Penrose to raise their young. We think the bats were attracted to roost here due to the complex of unused old buildings and the variety of mature woodland, open parkland and Loe Pool; all of which provide a source of insects which the bats feast upon. The Trust manages the land around Loe Pool to try and maximise the wildlife benefit. The building they have been found in will undergo improvements for bats during the winter to encourage them back next summer"
The parkland immediately adjacent to the newly discovered bat roost is managed through a Higher Level Stewardship scheme by the Trust's tenant farmer, the Wallis family. Natural England administer the scheme which encourages farmers and land owners to manage land in a more environmentally sensitive way.
Jeremy Clitherow, Lead Adviser for Natural England, said: 'We are very pleased to have an Environmental Stewardship agreement with the Wallis family that aims to help them manage Penrose Farm for its very important wildlife and historic features. This includes a plan to restore the landscape of the ancient Penrose parkland. On top of that Martin Wallis provides a valuable facility for visiting school children by showing them around the farm and educating them about how he balances food production with managing a high quality environment.'
Photo kindly supplied by Daniel Hargreaves www.bats.org.uk
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Izzard Gives Private Performance to Terror Victim
How freaking cool is that? I've been a huge fan of Eddie Izzard for a long time now but that is just icing on the damn cake. He is truly awesome. Good on you, Mr. Izzard.
It's nice to see somone doing something nice for a change….
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Why I Will Never, Ever, EVER Get a Tattoo
Would I have to start planning outfits around the tattoo like I plan for weather?
Trips to the beach, margaritas in backyards, ice cream trucks. These are the things that define summer, two out of three of which I get to regularly partake in as an adult, which sucks, because I'm a 3-for-3 type of person, or at least aspire to be. In my elderly years, I have had to forgo the limitless appeal of the ice cream truck, because nothing is weirder than being 20-something years old and waiting in line with a bunch of kids half your height wielding handfuls of sticky quarters that they didn't have to work for in their grubby little hands. Except being 30. That's weirder.
So yeah, I can't wait in line at ice cream trucks anymore. And you know what? F*** all those little kids. They don't know how good they have it—playing around in fields of water illegally sourced from fire hydrants, living off their parents' dime, taking naps in the middle of the day and never waking up with the all-consuming panic they've wasted what little time they have left on this earth. That AND THEY GET ICE CREAM TRUCKS—all they want in their narrow little world brought straight to them—Push Pops, Crunch Bars, those orange jumbo dick things—and procured from the cool confines of a rickety white truck operated by some pedophile (joke… unless the ice cream truck is run by the local church, in which case, half-joke?).
As the cruel jingle jangle of the Mister Softee danced down the road yesterday, I got to thinking: There should be an ice cream truck for adults, that served all sorts of adult things, so that a cloud of shame never surrounded you as you stood in its shade, handing a dude some cold hard cash in exchange for some much needed contraband. And so I made up a list of things I wish were delivered with the casual speed and convenience of an ice cream truck. Because though I can't have a Drumstick anymore, I can hope that one day I can run out onto the street and procure myself a 2 mg Zanie bar in small consolation. I'm sick of kids having all the fun.
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Tommy Hilfiger Europe will be the first customer to implement a new vertical tool designed to help fashion wholesalers and manufacturers become omnichannel retailers.
Fashion and lifestyle brand 'Life is Good' has partnered with Attune Consulting to implement a number of technology initiatives to support its growth and meet demand for its clothing and accessories in the US and globally.
Software companies Attune Consulting and SAP are teaming up to design and develop a new vertical tool to help fashion wholesalers and manufacturers become omnichannel retailers.
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Software provider Attune Consulting has launched a new retail enterprise resource planning (ERP) tool designed specifically for fashion brands operating their own retail stores.
In its quest to improve the sustainability of its business, the latest milestones achieved by Crystal Group's Zhongshan Yida Apparel jeans making facility highlight its progress in reducing the carbon footprint of each garment made.
Footwear maker Crocs Inc is implementing product lifecycle management (PLM) software to help manage its product development process, including concept, design and sourcing.
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TXT e-solutions has unveiled the latest release of its integrated retail planning solution, which has been updated with new functionality and improvements.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642988819165175404.post1893535279191638928..comments2018-04-01T22:25:26.555-07:00Comments on Pilipinas Got Talent - Pilipinas Got Talent Season Updates: Pilipinas Got Talent Season 3 Grand FinalsRon firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642988819165175404.post-6361866435832475892011-10-27T04:23:12.406-07:002011-10-27T04:23:12.406-07:00Pilipinas got talent...゙ONLY FOR PROMISING SINGERS...Pilipinas got talent...゙ONLY FOR PROMISING SINGERS "! Winner is base on text votes and not because of their talent.Always a singer wins.The contestants were not really judged well enough about their talent.This PGT 3 winner is good but not so good enough.Voting involved money by texting people choices.Like season 2..somebody from the finalist is much better..more talented than the winner.PGT...you are abig disappointed for a talent show.Your show is enjoyable but your style in choosing a winner really email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642988819165175404.post-5497734394974914212011-10-26T16:35:52.649-07:002011-10-26T16:35:52.649-07:00To GOD BE THE GLORY, congrats to maasinhon trio fo...To GOD BE THE GLORY, congrats to maasinhon trio for bagging the grand prize winner in this pgt got talent season 3. you deserve it guys, keep it up and we are sure we the people of MAASIN CITY and PROVINCE OF SOUTHERN LEYTE will support your future album 200% . we try to make your album into TRIPLE PLATINUM AWARD kon ma release na pohon pohon. ipakita nato nga they are wrong sa mga negative comments sa mga detractors ninjo. yun firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642988819165175404.post-79095410882365608202011-10-24T19:15:30.908-07:002011-10-24T19:15:30.908-07:00it would be better if 40% of the votes coming from...it would be better if 40% of the votes coming from the judges and 60% via text votes. This is not a popularity contest..it's a talent contest email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642988819165175404.post-20580175046622130282011-10-24T02:09:46.015-07:002011-10-24T02:09:46.015-07:00You all suck!!!!!!!! ... its not their fault a lot...You all suck!!!!!!!!
... its not their fault a lot of people liked them....it just proves that their place is stronger when they're united unlike other places ...
anyway , i'm just a foreigner visiting the philippines and i just happen to like them better than the other groups
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tapos kukutyanin ntin ang judge ng miss universe. eh jugde dito sa PGT hindi rin firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642988819165175404.post-28502199834500780062011-10-23T09:42:37.191-07:002011-10-23T09:42:37.191-07:00how disappointing!!! after following the show for ...how disappointing!!!
after following the show for weeks, it all boiled down to money over real talent. it's all about the money, masked the the lines "voted by the people".
Such a waste of talent & effort..firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642988819165175404.post-29723298367839869202011-10-23T07:48:57.820-07:002011-10-23T07:48:57.820-07:00pilipinas got voting talent..!! PGT is sucked... ...pilipinas got voting talent..!!

PGT is sucked...
Voting Prevailed Over Talent.. email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642988819165175404.post-74481164025249693372011-10-20T01:40:57.226-07:002011-10-20T01:40:57.226-07:00got complimentary tix. Would you know if they'...got complimentary tix. Would you know if they'll let me in on saturday even if my ticket is for email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642988819165175404.post-62777849355078451382011-10-17T07:07:17.704-07:002011-10-17T07:07:17.704-07:00Kelan po ang pila ng tickets? Sa ynares din po ba?...Kelan po ang pila ng tickets? Sa ynares din po ba? :)kimpoyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Clarets boss Sean Dyche has hailed his players' professionalism ahead of their first pre-season friendly tonight.
Burnley reported back for training last Wednesday, before departing for a training camp in Évian-les-Bains in France on Monday.
Tonight they are in action over the border in Switzerland, in Geneva, against Third Division side Etoile Carouge at the 7,200 capacity Stade de la Fontenette (kick-off 7 p.m. local time, 6 p.m. BST).
New signings Matt Lowton and Jelle Vossen are in line to make their debuts for the Clarets, who will return to England after the game, ahead of their next outing at Accrington Stanley a week tomorrow.
Dyche has been delighted with his players' fitness levels on their return.
Two years ago, ahead of their promotion season, he spoke of Dean Marney setting the bar in pre-season, summing up the squad's relentless nature.
And even though Marney is currently recovering from a cruciate knee ligament injury, the example he set still reverberates.
Dyche said: "I think Deano laid a good marker down.
"There's still a good hardcore of players from that pre-season two years ago.
"I think that rubbed off on a lot of people and shifted the mentality, not just because of that but it was an obvious marker; someone laying that down saying 'I'm ready to go'.
"I think that helped with the mentality through that season, and it's helped beyond that with the players now.
"The fitness tests we've done have shown that.
"Within all that the psychology of players who come back almost super-ready, it always rubs off on others, and we're very fortunate here, we've got a mindset of that now.
"At that time Dean Marney was a real catalyst for it, now there's a handful of players who come back really ready to go.
"I'm always happy with the players' fitness here, we do a lot of work on that, as everyone knows.
"They've looked really good already so that allows us to accelerate the training going into the new season."
Meanwhile, after bringing in Lowton and Vossen, quickly replacing Kieran Trippier and Danny Ings, Dyche is eager to add further quality and depth to his squad.
He had hoped to add two new faces before the trip to France, but had to settle for one, in Vossen, who linked up with his new teammates on Monday night, before putting pen to paper on Tuesday.
He has been linked with a host of players, as is the case at this time of year, and he doesn't have a set number of targets he would like to land: "We want quality, we want people who can challenge, we want people who can take this club forward – back to where we want to be (in the Premier League).
"There's not a given number.
"We want a competitive squad, I've said that many times. You always do.
"We are in a position where we can build a squad.
"We did that last year. There's always manoeuvring around that each year – season on season – so we will be looking to do that.
"But there's not an absolute number."
Dyche would also like to keep the group together, amid continuing speculation linking Derby County with a move for Jason Shackell.
The Burnley captain has been in France with the squad, as expected, but the Rams have not given up their pursuit of their former skipper.
They had an offer, believed to total up to £2m, turned down last month, but are thought to be looking at a cash-plus player deal, with Republic of Ireland international centre back Richard Keogh potentially included as a makeweight.


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In 1981, Nicks joined former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Welch at the Roxy in LA for a taped concert where, accompanied by Christine McVie and Mick Fleetwood, she put on an electric performance of "Gold Dust Woman." It's a captivating performance: energetic, slightly aggressive. Gone are the leotards and flowing chiffon, replaced with a miniskirt, button down blouse, and legwarmers. Nicks is more fun-loving rock and roll than mysterious and witchy as she dances around the stage shaking her tambourine and mimicks Fleetwood's bongo playing.
At the end of the song, Nicks thanks the crowd, telling them with genuine shock and appreciation, "They never let me play 'Gold Dust Woman' that long, ever!" The performance was just over 7 minutes, roughly 2 minutes and 30 seconds longer than the studio version featured on Rumours.
Cut to 2013. Nicks reprises the classic track for Fleetwood Mac's 2013 world tour, bringing with it the first bits of what will come to be known as the "Crackhead Dance." It's a brief moment of interpretive dance where Nicks sways and staggers as the rest of the group jams behind her. This is only the beginning.
When the Mac regrouped with Christine McVie in 2014 to embark on their current On With The Show tour, the Crackhead Dance began to take on a life of its own. The dance has extended to span two to three minutes. Nicks bangs her head, waves her arms wildly above her, doubles over and shakes her entire body as if she's being exorcised. Often, Nicks becomes taken by adrenaline and pushes herself to the point of physical pain.
"It's like I could twist my head right off my body. […] And I really hurt my back. I need ice every single morning when I wake up. I go 'You gold-dusted out last night,'" she told Rolling Stone in 2015.
It's dark. Heavy. Transfixing. But most of all, it's self-indulgent. Nicks isn't only portraying the terrifying hypnotism of just any drug addict witnessed second-hand; in a way, she's portraying herself. When she's shaking on stage like a mild seizure, she's releasing her past demons, setting them free before returning to the woman she has become.
Today's "Gold Dust Woman" spans an average of 11 minutes. Each time that I've witnessed it live, I think back to that 1981 performance and how one song — and one woman — can evolve so much over time.
"Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby – you should see me now," Nicks now coos in the coda. If only that 1981 Nicks could see herself now. She's older. Wiser. Sober. More confident. She's no longer thanking people for allowing her to stretch a song to such lengths, surprised that her bandmates have acquiesced. She gets on stage every night and shimmies to her heart's desire, a force to be reckoned with.


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Wherever you are...Love and Happy New Year!
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They were a bit jealous when I texted Wunderlich and Gedda
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Reminds me of a soprano who thought
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My favorite singer and "buddy"
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Whatever holiday you celebrate,
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We have come far from that manger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The great Gigli w.Elizabeth
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Diana Soviero's Met debut
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday became the second federal appellate court in the nation to rule that the Defense of Marriage Act violates equal protection by barring same-sex couples legally married under state law from receiving the federal benefits available to heterosexual couples.
Any sensible reading of the Constitution and basic fairness demand a repudiation of this discriminatory law. So far, seven federal courts, including district courts, have reached the same conclusion about this improper denial of benefits. The next stop should be the Supreme Court.
The 2-to-1 ruling on Thursday came in the case of Edith Windsor, who married her partner of more than 40 years, Thea Spyer, in Canada in 2007. Their marriage was recognized by New York State. Yet, when Mrs. Spyer died in 2009, Mrs. Windsor, now 83, was prevented by the act from claiming an exemption from the federal estate tax available for surviving spouses, and was required to pay $363,053 in estate taxes.
Judge Dennis Jacobs, a George H.W. Bush appointee who wrote the majority opinion, said the law's defenders — namely Republicans in Congress who took up the cause after the Obama administration decided in 2011 not to defend the law — did not offer any good reason for treating married same-sex couples differently from their heterosexual counterparts.
The new ruling also marked a legal breakthrough, one sought by the Justice Department. It is the first federal appeals court ruling to recognize that discrimination against gay men and lesbians — like discrimination based on gender or directed against children born out of wedlock — must be subject to "heightened scrutiny." This standard requires government to have an "exceptionally good" reason to justify the different treatment. (Racial discrimination is subject to an even more skeptical review.)
There is no such justification for the Defense of Marriage Act. As Judge Jacobs explained, the law is "not related to an important government interest" and gay people "are not in a position to adequately protect themselves from the discriminatory wishes of the majoritarian public." The judge concluded by drawing an important distinction between "holy matrimony" rooted in religious tradition and civil marriage, which is all the law concerns.
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How Can Our Politicians Look At Their Mirror Images without Blushing With Shame?
Posted By Anders On January 22, 2008 @ 16:22 In English, Euromed | No Comments
And how can we look at our children without blushing with shame?
We know that Islam is a mortal threat to our culture, religion and inherited identities. Our politicians do all they can to pump muslims into our Western Countries. And we allow them to.
Every day in the media we witness muslim youngsters raping our girls in disdain for us. They attack with knives and pistols. More and more day by day. They occupy large zones of our cities, consider them to be muslim territoty and "no go zones" for infidels. In Paris they use such zones for permanent war against the infidel society. And their imams express their contempt for us.
The "religion of peace"
Why do we not rise in mass protests and tell our politicians: "Enough is enough"? That we want to be masters in our own countries - and not in the [1] Euromediterranean/Eurabian Empire! In stead we give in and allow the looming disaster created by our [2] illuminist politicians to grow worse and worse. As said by [3] MEP Daniel Hannan:"We deserve anything the EU throws at us." We are unworthy of freedom and democracy.
We owe our defenceless children to stage mass demonstrations against the political islamization experiment. If we don´t we become accomplices of our traitor media and politicians, who have just passed the Lisbon Constitutional Treaty already rejected by the Dutch and French - without any democratic procedures. A treaty which is the prerequisite for for the Euromediterranean enlargement and more import of Muslims to Western Europe. EU politicians also [4] suppress [5] freedom of expression and want to send a [6] Lionheart to jail for fearing Islam in public. Now they can send 4/5 of the Danes the same way!!
We know Islam is a threat to us. And Yet we do nothing to stop it!
|[7] Islam-West rift widens, poll says BBC Jan. 21, 2007
Taqija: Islam´s legal lie (Koran sura 9:1, The 4. Conference of Islamic Research, Kairo, 1970)
Most people in Muslim countries and the West believe divisions between them are worsening, a Gallup poll for the World Economic Forum (WEF) suggests.
The poll also suggested that most Europeans thought more interaction with Islam would be a threat - though most Americans disagreed.
WEF chairman Klaus Schwab said the poll pointed to "an alarmingly low level of optimism" over dialogue.
It surveyed about 1,000 people in each of 21 countries, mostly in mid-2007.
Cartoon controversy
Describing the position now, majorities on both sides said they did not believe the two sides were getting along.
This belief was strongest in the US, Israel, Denmark - where the publication of cartoons about the Muslim Prophet Muhammad caused worldwide controversy.
Looking ahead, the poll paints a somewhat gloomy picture.
"In all but two countries surveyed… a majority believed the interaction between Western and Islamic communities is getting worse," said Mr Schwab.
Europeans apparently feared more interaction with Islam - according to the report, they saw it as a threat to their cultural identity.
[8] The Danish Newspaper Berlingske Tidende complements:
"79 pct. of Danes see more intercourse with the Islamic world as a threat. The concerns of the Danes are shared by a massive majority in other European countries like Sweden, Holland, Italy and Spain, where 65-65% of the populations fear greater Western intercourse with the Muslim World."
"We can foresee that the Muslim part of the populations in the old EU countries (from before the 2004-enlargement) will rise from about 4,6 % in 2006 to 10-15% in 2025 with higher concentrations of up to 30% in French, German and Dutch urban zones," writes World Economic President, Klaus Schwab in his foreword of the report.
(Well, this is one of the usual globalist understatements. The official number of 200.000 Muslims in Denmark remained stable for the past 10 years in spite of massive immigration and a birth rate 3 times higher than that of indigenous Danes -due to naturalization, whereupon these " new Danes" do not count in the statistics. Experts estimate [9] 600.000 Muslims in stead).
The "Cartoons Crisis" and the bomb attacks in Madrid 2004, which cost the lives of nearly 200 persons, as well as the Theo van Gogh murder have all influenced the attitude of the Europeans.
Among the Muslim participants in the Executive Committee of the World Economic Forum´s working group on "The West and Islam" is the Saudi prince, Hussam bin Abdulaziz al Saud.
He warns people in the West to believe , that you can make so-called "moderate" voices in the Muslim World distance themselves from "extremists".
»If "moderate voices" are to be a momentum in the dialogue, they will have to recognize the sorrow and injustices found among Muslims. You will have to understand that if all "moderate" voices" in the Islamic world should condemn all "extremist voices" it would - in the present strained situation - be seen as as an expression of failing recognition of all the many injustices committed against Muslims", the Saudi Prince writes in the report.
But remember this: Islam is just so dangerous as our politicians allow i to be.
Those responsible for the increasing chaos in Europe are our politicians who work for the world state by dismantling 1. the national state and 2. Christanity - without even asking our preferences .
And we are to blame for going on electing such treacherous politicians.
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URL to article: http://euro-med.dk/?p=337
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[1] Euromediterranean: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/euromed/bd.htm
[2] illuminist : http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&reference=A6-2007-0356&language=EN
[3] MEP Daniel Hannan: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml;jsessionid=2Q22MFHGZFGMDQFIQMGCFFOAVCBQUIV0?xml=/opini
[4] suppress: http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/06/321&format=HTML&aged=0&
[5] freedom of expression: http://eumc.europa.eu/eumc/material/pub/general/euromed_conference_report_220506_en.pdf
[6] Lionheart: http://euro-med.dk/?p=291
[7] Islam-West rift widens, poll says BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7200514.stm
[8] The Danish Newspaper Berlingske Tidende complements:: http://www.berlingske.dk/article/20080121/danmark/701210048/
[9] 600.000: http://www.siad.dk/index.php?aid=7550
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Re: Charles Campbell, 33rd Armored Engineer Battalion
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donna campbell 1/15/02
Good morning, Donna Campbell !
The 33rd AEBN was a part of the 7th Armoured Division,
which entered Germany from Belgium, 15 Mar 45.
The bridge at Remagen was taken by a patrol of the
9th Armoured Division on 7 Mar 45.
While serviceable at the time of its capture, the bridge gave way to German shelling, and to the added stress of heavy equipment which managed to cross before its subsequent collapse several days after capture.
I assume that Charles may have crossed the bridge, which was intact for several days after it was captured by the 9th., but doubt that he was involved in its capture.
According to Stephen E. Ambrose, in CITIZEN SOLDIERS,
the 7th A/D was in combat a total of 172 days.
Northern France
Ardennes-Alsace (Battle of the Bulge)
Central Europe.
Killed in action, 898
Wounded in Action,3,811
Died from Wounds, 200.
I hope that this information is of benefit to you.
Louie F. Turner.
NOTE: The 7th A/D left NYPE, 7 Jun 44, on the QUEEN MARY,
and arrived Gourock, Scotland, 13 Jun 44,
and France-ETO, 1 Aug 44.
It went on the line 14 Aug 44, where it fought the Battle of Chartres, 15/17 Aug 44.


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Teen victims of dating violence are overwhelmingly more likely to have been victims of other forms of violence, such as sexual violence and child abuse, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire Crimes Against Children Research Center.
The research from national sample of more than 1,600 teens shows teen dating violence is typically part of a pattern of victimizations rather than a stand-alone phenomenon.
"We thought there would be overlap but had no idea that all dating violence victims are dealing with other forms of violence and abuse as well," said UNH Crimes against Children Research Center research associate Sherry Hamby, lead author of the study and research associate professor at Sewanee, the University of the South.
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Emerald City Swank raises $97,000 to support Seattle Works
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