COMMISSION ON AUDIT MEMORANDUM NO.

98-016 June 16, 1998

TO : All COA Directors of Central and Regional Offices, Heads of Auditing
Units/Teams, and Others Concerned.
SUBJECT: Amendment to COA Memorandum No. 8!"#$ dated %ul& $, '#8 re( )osting
of COA *ign+oards and ,lac-+oards )u+lici.ing /o0ernment )ro1ects.
2uoted hereunder is the full te3t of the letter dated March $4, '##8 of Mr. 5roilan *.
Castro, 63ecuti0e Director, )hili77ine Contractors Accreditation ,oard 8)CA,9 to the COA
Chairman(
:Re7u+lic of the )hili77ines
De7artment of Trade and ;ndustr&
Construction ;ndustr& Authorit& of the )hili77ines
)H;<;));N6 CONTRACTOR* ACCR6D;TAT;ON ,OARD
th 5loor, )eninsula Court ,uilding
8=> )aseo de Ro3as corner Ma-ati A0enue
Ma-ati Cit&, Metro Manila )hili77ines
Tel. Nos. ( =>!$$'/$/8
March $4, '##8
Hon. Celso D. /a?gan
Chairman
Commission on Audit
COA ,ldg., Common@ealth A0e.
2ue.on Cit&, M.M.
Dear Chairman /a?gan
Ae @ould li-e to see- &our su77ort and coo7eration in the im7lementation
of R.A. "=44 other@ise -no@n as the ContractorBs <icensing <a@, more
7articularl& in insuring that onl& dul& licensed contractors 8local or foreign9 are
allo@ed to +id and underta-e construction 7ro1ects in the )hili77ines. ;n this
connection, ma& @e Cuote the 7ertinent 7ro0isions of R.A. "=44 for &our 7erusal,
to @it(
D*ec.EE. 6nforcement +& officers of the la@. ;t shall +e the dut& of all dul&
constituted la@ enforcement officers of the national, 7ro0incial, cit& and munici7al
go0ernment or an& 7olitical su+di0ision thereof, to enforce the 7ro0isions of this
Act and re7ort to the ,oard an& 0iolation of the same.D
*ec. E". 3 3 3
*ec. E= 3 3 3
*ec. E4. <icense reCuired in +idding. All architects and engineers
7re7aring 7lans and s7ecifications for @or- to +e contracted in the )hili77ines
shall include in their in0itation to +idders and in their s7ecifications a co7& of this
Act, or such 7ortions thereof as are deemed necessar& to con0e& to the in0ited
+idder, @hether he is a resident of the )hili77ines or not, the information that it @ill
+e necessar& for him to ha0e a license +efore his +id is considered.D
;n order to readil& 7in7oint @hether or not a 7articular contractor is indeed
a holder of contractorBs license, @e @ould li-e to reCuest &our office to im7ose the
follo@ing reCuirements on the said contractor(
a. )resentation of a 0alid contractorBs license 7rior to 7ro1ect +idding
and su+seCuentl& 0erif&ing the authenticit& of the same from )CA, +efore an&
a@ard is madeF and
+. ;nstallation of a sign+oard or +ill+oard at the 7ro1ect site indicating
the contractorBs name, contractorBs license num+er, and rele0ant license
classification.
Than- &ou for assisting us in this endea0or.
Ger& trul& &ours,
8*igned9 5RO;<AN *. CA*TRO
63ecuti0e Director
;n 0ie@ of the follo@ing foregoing reCuest, the contents of 5igure ', an attachment to
COA Memorandum No. 8!"#$ dated %ul& $, '#8, is here+& amended to include the
follo@ing(
'. ContractorBs <icense Num+ers
$. ContractorBs <icense Classifications
*ee attached sheet for the re0ised format of 5igure ;.
(SGD.) CELSO D. GAGAN, C!"#$%"n
COMM;**;ON ON AUD;T
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8E lo@est +idders9
ContractorBs <icense
Name of Com7an& Address <icense Num+er Classification
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Ainning ,idder( 8Name and Address of the Com7an&9
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8Name and Title of )resident or /eneral Manager9
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Auditor 8Agenc&9
5or 7articulars contact the
Commission on Audit, Regional
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