2011 PCAB Board Resolutions
En a bl i n g B us i n e s s , E mp ow e r i n g C o ns u me r s PHILIPPINE CONTRACTORS ACCREDITATI ON BOARD
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BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 60 Series of 2011 Adoptin Adop ting g Revised Re vised Procedu Procedure re in in the Conduct Condu ct of Interv In terview iew of New Authorized Managing Officer (AMO)
All new AMOs, AMOs, AMOs of firms firms upgrading for category category “B” “B” and above, all foreign AMOs, AMOs, and AMOs whose qualifi qu alification cation cannot be fully determi determined ned by their submitted submitted documents, documents, will be interviewed interviewed by the Board on or before b efore their respective applications appli cations are deliberated deliberated by the Board.
Intervie Interviews ws may be conducted by a panel of all three three board mem m ember berss or by an individual member.
Intervie Interviews ws may be conducted in the PCAB PCAB Office Office in Makati or in Visayas and Mindanao.
All interviews are conducted by appointment. Interviewe Interviewees es will be notified not ified thru email, email, fax or any other expedient means means and in turn should sh ould confirm their attendance. a ttendance.
Specific Specific time will be allotted to each interviewee interviewee and a nd they are advised to come on time otherwise, their slots are forfeited and will be b e re‐ re‐scheduled
Failure to appear in the scheduled interview interview may cause the disapproval of the application.
BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 86 Series of 2011 Adop ting Adoptin g a Revis Rev ised ed Procedure in the Processing Processing of of Licens Lic ensee Ren Re newal Applications star starting ting CFY 2011‐2012
Ten Ten (10) working w orking day maximum maximum processing time (in ( in compliance compliance to Citizen’s Charter) Ch arter)
Upfront Upf ront payment of renewal fees
Provisions by applicants of self‐ self‐addressed self s elf stamped or pre‐ pre‐paid courier’s envelopes envelopes together with renewal applications applications for f or delivery delivery of signed s igned licenses licenses to the official address of contractors. (to reduce the cost of doing business bu siness))
Initial Initial evaluation evaluation of networth and STE compliance compliance require requirements ments together together with pre‐ pre‐ screening.
Post audit au dit and post verification of documents submitted su bmitted once every every three (3) (3 ) years.
Role of ROG:
Immediat Immediate e sending via e‐ e‐mail of General General Information Sheet (PCAB Form No. N o. 102) 102),, Balance Sheet, Sheet, and List of STE S TEss (PCAB Form No. N o. 204) for early early processing processing of license at PCAB office. office.
Timely Timely transmittal tran smittal of Applications Applications and a nd Attachments to PCAB ( 2 to 3 days da ys from receipt)
BOARD BOA RD RESOL RESOLUTI UTION ON NO. 11 118 8 Series of 2011
Last Digit of License No. 0 and 1 2 and 3 4 and 5 6 and 7 8 and 9 and new license licens e approved ap proved from January to June
Filing Month February March April May June
BOARD BOA RD RESOLUTION NO. 144 Series of 2011 Safet Saf etyy Se Seminar minar for New Proprieto Proprietorr s/ s/AMOs AMOs and Licens Licensees ees Applying Applying for Upgrading of License L icense Category
To require the following following Proprietors Proprietors or AMOs of: of: 1. 2. 3.
New lice icense nse applic licants; nts; Appl Appliicants ants fo for cha chang nge e of AMO; MO; and and Applica Applicants nts upgradi upgrading ng for for lice license nse catego category ry,, regardless regardless of of whether whether the proprietor proprietor or AMO has served in such a capacity capacity prior to the applicat applicatio ion. n.
to submit on or before before 30 June 2011 proof of compl compl etion of the 40‐ 40 ‐hour Constructio Cons truction n Safety and Health Health Course Cou rse for Site Safety Officers Officers (COSH) (COS H) conducted by a DOLE accredited accredited safety s afety course cou rse provider.
Non‐ Non ‐compliance with with the t he COSH shall shal l be a bar to the renewal of o f the license li cense until compliance.
Failure Failur e to comply comply within two (2) (2) contracting contra cting fiscal fiscal years years after June Ju ne 30, 2011 2011,, the license license shall shal l be delisted.
BOARD BOA RD RESOLUTION NO. 145 Series of 2011 Prescribing Comprehensive Comprehensive Written Writt en Examination Examina tion for for New AMOs and Licensees Licensees Applying A pplying for Upgrading of License Category
To prescrib prescribe e a comprehensi comprehensive ve and responsive written written exam examinati ination on to screen new AMOs and AMOs of applic applicants ants for upgrading upgr ading of license license category category with a pool of o f at least five hundre hu ndred d (500) (500) questio questions ns and complete answers to be made available to all lic l icense ense applicants as part p art of the education process.
The written written examination shall shal l consist of at least fifty (50) questions taken from the pool at random.
The passing score shall be thirty‐ thirty‐five (35) correct correct answers ans wers out of fifty (50) questions. qu estions.
There will will be fifteen (15) mandatory questions on building, safety safety & health, tax and labor laws that have to be correctly correctly answered answered by an examine examinee e to pass.
The written written examination is meant m eant to eventually phase out the t he oral examination/interview presently given given to t o same license license applicants. applicants.
The comprehensive and responsive written examination shall be formulated formulated jointly by with Philippine Domestic Domestic Construction B Board oard and the Construction Cons truction Manpower Manp ower Developme Development nt Foundatio Found ation n by the Board
BOARD BOA RD RESOLUTION NO. 183 Series of 2011 AMO Written Examination as Prerequisite to the Filing of New License Applicat A pplication ion To require the pass pa ssage age of the written written examination by all proprieto pro prietors rs or nominated nominated AMOs as prerequis prerequisite ite to the filing filing of new new license license applicatio application ns starting July 31, 2011.
BOARD BOA RD RESOLUTION NO. 184 Series of 2011 Adopting PCAB Interview Guidelines Areas Areas to be b e covered: covered: Acknowledgement and understanding understa nding of AMO affidavit by applicant; Acknowledgement Establish position and an d authority authority of candidate AMO in firm / ability to comm co mmit it and answer answ er for
the firm; experience required to run a construction cons truction outfit Establish experience Establish knowledge in the following:
a) b) c) d) e)
Bui Building laws Safe afety and Health, alth, Lie Lien laws laws Tax laws Republic Republic Act Act 4566 4566 and Presi Presiden dential tial Dec Decree ree No. 1746 1746 Adhere Adherence nce to the regulator regulatoryy requir requirem ements ents of the Social Social Secur Security ity Act, Phil Phil Health ealth Insurance Corp. and Pag‐ Pag‐ibig ibig Fund Fund f) Cont Contrracto actorr’s Code Code of Ethi thics
BOARD BOA RD RESOL RESOLUTI UTION ON NO. 21 218 8 Series of 2011 Accreditation of Contracto Contractors’ rs’ Associat Association ionss and Professional Organiz Organizations ations to Assist the Public Assistance Desk (PAD) of PCAB Qualifications of contractors’ associatio ass ociations ns and professional organizations to be accredited accredited by PCAB to provide advisory services to contractors cont ractors and set up their “public assistan ass istance ce desk” contractor’s actor’s association as sociation or professional professional organ o rganiz ization ation is duly registered entity and in The contr existence existence for not less than tha n five five (5) years. years . association has A contractor’s association
a membership membership of not less l ess than 20 licensed licensed contractors and affi affiliate/chapter liate/chapter of a national constructors’ const ructors’ association association duly dul y recogniz recognized/ ed/acc accredi redited ted by the Construction Cons truction Indu Industry stry Authority Aut hority of the Philippines (CIAP). ( CIAP). Activitie Activitiess to be undertaken undertaken by the contractors’ contractors’ associations and professional organizations: organizations: Pre‐screening and evaluati eval uation on of all types of applications app lications Pre‐ Follow‐up of pending applications Follow‐ Verification of documents submitted by contractor ‐applicants
Reporting of unlic un licensed ensed contractors to Reporting
PCAB
BOARD BOA RD RESOL RESOLUTI UTION ON NO. 270 Granting of Additional Credit Points to ISO I SO Certified Certified Construction Constru ction Contractors as an Incentive PCAB shall sha ll grant ISO certified contrac contractor torss a total of one hundred fifty (150) (150 ) additional credit credit points for categorizat categ orization ion purposes pu rposes broken down dow n as follows: •ISO 14001:2004
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50 points
•OSHAS 18001:2007
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50
•ISO 9001:2008
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50
Total
150 points
BOARD BOA RD RESOLUTION NO. 273 Ordering Morato Moratorium rium on Accep A cceptance tance and Processin Processing g of Applicat Applicatii ons fo forr New Regular License of Cooperatives A moratorium on the accept acc eptance ance and processing processing of applications applications fo f or regula regul ar license cooperatives was ordered by the Board in view view of the followi foll owing ng:: Philippine Cooperative Cooperat ive Code of 2008 2 008 has no specific specific provision authorizi aut horizing ng Philippine cooperative to undertake construction contracting per se; RA 9520 enumerated different types of cooperative but only the agrarian reform
cooperatives are ar e given privilege privilege to t o undertake un dertake construction but with with a very limited limited scope. 95 20 enumerated enumerat ed three (3) other activities activities (Electric, (E lectric, Housing, Housing, RA 9520
and Water Water Service) Service) wh wh ich obliquely refer r efer to t o const constrruction uct ion but but wi with th the limitat limitation ion to serve only the household members or regular members of the specific cooperative. 95 20 warrants warrants RA 9520
only the grant of a speci s pecial al license for specific purposes.
Recent Resolutions
Amnesty for Contractors Available for all contractors with projects undertaken without wi thout a license No exam, no interview No audited financial financial statement, statem ent, just a bank cert certifi ificat cation ion with wi th an amount a mount of P45,000 within on on e month from filing of application License issue issued d within 10 working days Note: Not e: AMO and CoSH seminars will be require required d only by June 2012
