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Placido O. Urbanes, Jr. vs. Local Water Utilities Administration.

PLACIDO O. URBANES, JR., doing business under the name and style of LAGING QLEAN JANITORIAL SERVICES, Petitioner, versus LOCAL WATER UTILITIES ADMINISTRATION, represented by its Administrator, ANTONIO R. DE VERA, Deputy Administrator, RODOLFO S. DE JESUS, JESUS CAPUYOC, as Chairman, and ELIZABETH P. BASA,* DITAS ICALINA, YOLANDA ZARAGOZA and REBECCA A. BARBO of Prequalification, Bids and Awards Committee (PBAC),** Respondents.

G.R. No. 143442 | 2006-08-29

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
CARPIO MORALES, J.: 
 
In August 1980,[1] Laging Qlean Janitorial Services (Laging Qlean) started rendering janitorial services for the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA). 
 
In April 24, 1989, Laging Qlean and LWUA forged a contract (the contract), the material stipulation of which reads: 
 
8. This Agreement shall cover services rendered since January 1988 and shall continue to be in full force and effect for the period of one (1) year from [the] signing hereof unless sooner terminated upon notice of one party to the other; provided, that should there be no...