After the post of qualification
was done by Philippines', DND(Department of National Defense) determined that a
joint venture between Filipino shipbuilder Colorado Shipyard Corp. and Israeli
protective equipment manufacturer Achidatex Nazareth Elite won the tender for our
Force Protection Equipment purchase
Project for Marine Corps and Philippine Army.
A Notice of Award was already provided
on the joint venture with Colorado Shipyard as the local promoter on behalf of Israeli
manufacturer.
The Budget for the said Contract for
the project was Php 1,763,200,00.00. The amount submitted by the joint venture
was at around P1.4 billion for the 44,080 body armors required by DND. The
Invitation to Bid was issued on February 2013.
Delivery stated by DND to be 365
days from opening of Letter of Credit. So far, a formal signing of contract between
DND and joint venture has not yet made, but it is expected that the initial
batch of protection vests will be delivered to the AFP around 3rd quarter of
2015.
The Force Protection Equipment is
said to weigh between 5.8 to 6.8 kilograms each item, with consideration to the
standard structure of the body of a typical Filipino soldier.
This was actually the second try
by DND to bid out requirement. Its first attempt was done last 2012 with the lowest
bid by UM-Merkata DOO, but they failed the post qualification inspections and
according to sources, the PA and PMC also slightly revised the specifications
that were used in the latest bidding.
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