Quote Originally Posted by dr. d View Post
700K is the budget.
there will be a bidding for potential suppliers of the laptops.
bidder with the lower price and yet fulfils the mentioned specifications or requirements, wins.
on paper, the arrangement seems ok naman...

high end laptop versus low end laptop.
my impression is, branded, higher end laptop tends to last longer than more generic laptop.
Dont get fooled by the "lowest bidder" wins. Yes, technically lowest bidder wins but most of the time that lowest bid is higher than the market price.

Govt procurement law is BS. Either it results in overpriced goods/service or poor quality products or worse both.

Kami sa office, we are always asked to put at least 15% mark up sa requested equipment (laptops, printers, etc).

Bakit? Sa haba ng proseso ng pagbabayad due to procurement law and accounting procedures, nagpapatong LAHAT ng suppliers ng interest sa puhunan nila.

SO if you will allot the exact amount for your equipment purchase, most likey a failed bidding will result.

BUT STILL, 700K FOR 4 LAPTOPS IS STILL A LOT EVEN WITH 15% MARK UP OER UNIT.