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Concerned Officials Of The MWSS Vs. Conrado M. Vasquez, Et Al.

CONCERNED OFFICIALS OF THE METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM (MWSS), petitioners, vs. HON. OMBUDSMAN CONRADO M. VASQUEZ AND MEMBERS OF THE PHILIPPINE LARGE DIAMETER PRESSURE PIPE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (PLDPEOPLEMA), respondents.

G.R. No. 109113 | 1995-01-25

D E C I S I O N


VITUG, J.:

The Ombudsman, in its 19th October 1992 Order, 1 directed the Board of Trustees of Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System ("MWSS") (a) to set aside the recommendation of its Pre-qualification, Bids and Awards Committee for Construction Services and Technical Equipment ("PBAC-CSTE") that Contract No. APM-01 be given to a contractor offering fiberglass pipes and (b) to instead award the contract to a complying and responsive bidder pursuant to the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1594. 2 The subsequent motion for reconsideration was denied by the Ombudsman in its Order 01 March 1993.

These two Orders...