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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 223 - AN
ACT TO AMEND SECTION NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN, AS AMENDED BY
COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO, AND Sec.
NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINETEEN OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, ACT NUMBERED
TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN |
Section 1. Section nineteen hundred and seventeen of the
Administrative Code, as amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Three
hundred and sixty-two, is hereby further amended to read as
follows: "Sec. 1917. Letting of contracts for National Public Works. — When any national public works of construction or repair involves an estimated cost of ten thousand pesos or more, the contract therefor, shall, except as hereinbelow provided, be awarded by the Director of Public Works to the lowest responsible bidder after publication in the Official Gazette, in accordance with Commonwealth Act Numbered Six hundred and thirty-eight, for at least three times extending over a period of at least ten days: Provided, however, That in case of urgent necessity, the Director of Public Works may, with the approval of the President of the Philippines, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Public Works and Communications, execute by administration and without advertising for bids any public work costing ten thousand pesos or more.cralaw "In the case of national public works involving an expenditure of less than ten thousand pesos, it shall be discretionary with the Director of Public Works either to proceed with the work himself or to let the contract to the lowest bidder after such publication and notice as shall be deemed appropriate or as may be, by regulation, prescribed." Sec. 2. Section nineteen hundred and nineteen of
the Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.cralaw Approved: June 5, 1948 |
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