MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Interior and Local Government announced that it has a P1.864 billion budget to buy 1,865 new patrol jeeps to “enhance police mobility.”
Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel A. Roxas has announced the start of a bidding process for the purchase of the vehicles meant “to enhance police mobility and shorten the response time to crime or rescue situation.” The DILG said it has a P1.864 billion budget for the vehicles.
According to Roxas, another bidding, under the Procurement Service of the Department of budget and Management (PS-DBM), will be conducted for 551 units of the same patrol jeeps.
He said that in addition, the DILG is also set to purchase hand-held radios to boost communication among cops on patrol.
The PNP, Roxas said, will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on July 10, 2014 at the PNP headquarters at Camp Crame, Quezon City.
The bidding, he said, will be conducted in an open and transparent process in compliance with Republic Act 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act. The bids received in excess of the approved budget contract of P1.864-B will be automatically rejected.
Based on specifications, each of the the patrol jeeps to be procured must be modular and configurable to be both out-ward and in-ward facing; and capable of transporting up to 12 persons at one time to provide police force tactical and quick deployment.
The other indicative specifications for the patrol jeeps will be advertised in select newspapers of national circulation and will be posted in the PNP and DILG websites, the DILG said.
The Aquino government, Roxas said, intends to provide at least one patrol jeep to the 144 cities and 1,490 municipalities across the country.
“Ang distribusyon ng mga bibilihing bagong police patrol jeeps ay depende sa pangangailangan ng mga lungsod at munisipalidad,” Roxas said in a news release from the DILG.