Department Orders
Department Orders
Department Orders
2. Negative slippage of 10% ("ICU" Stage): The contractor shall be given a second
warning and required to submit a detailed action program on a fortnightly (two
weeks) basis which commits him to accelerate the work and accomplish specific
physical targets which will reduce the slippage over a defined time period.
Furthermore, the contractor shall be instructed to specify the additional input
resources money, manpower, materials, machines, and management - which he
should mobilize for this action program. The PM/RD/DE shall exercise closer
supervision and meet the contractor every other week to evaluate the progress of
work and resolve any problems and bottlenecks.
4. Negative slippage beyond 15% ("Terminal" Stage): The PM/RD/DE shall initiate
termination rescission of the contract and/or take-over of the remaining work by
administration or assignment to another contractor/appropriate agency. Proper
transitory measures shall be taken to minimize work disruptions, e.g., take-over by
administration while rebidding is going on.
In all cases, as manager of the project, the concerned PM/RD/DE shall be held
accountable for the success or failure of project implementation, including the
slippages incurred and the elimination thereof.
18 SEPTEMBER 1989
DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 142 SERIES OF 1989
In the interest of public service, all contractors with ongoing DPWH contracts having
incurred negative slippages of 15% or more as of October 31, 1989 shall be pre-
disqualified from future biddings until after the negative slippages have been
reduced to less than -15% before December 15, 1989.
1. The contractor must file a written notice prior to expiration of contract time
and within thirty calendar days after additional work involved has been
started or after the circumstances leading to such claim have arisen.
Furthermore, the grant of contract time extension for the affected projects will be
subjected to post-review as to the compliance of the implementing office to the
above.
Henceforth, all other contracts shall strictly observe the calibrated actions for
slippages enumerated under Department Order No. 102, dated 8 November 1988.
3 NOVEMBER 1993
DEPARTMENT ORDER) SUBJECT:
NO 202 SERIES OF 1993)
A Contractor shall be given seven (7) working days to submit a written explanation
as to why the DPWH or its Implementing Offices should not rescind his contract
upon receipt of "Intent to Rescind" for any of the following causes attributable to the
contractor per Clause 97, DPWH Standard Specifications, Volume I, 1988, to wit:
b) Not actually having essential equipment prosecute the Works working schedule,
as twenty-five percent time (25%) of the original contract time expires.
d) Neglect or refusal to remove materials or to perform a new work that has been
rejected as defective or unsuitable.
e) Sub-letting any part of the Contract Works without approval by the Government.
MAR 11 2015.
DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 37 SERIES OF 2015
a. Where the delay in the completion of the work has exceeded the time duration
equivalent to ten percent (10%) of the specified contract time plus any approved
time extension.
b. Where the total sum of liquidated damages has exceeded ten percent (10%) of
the total contract price.
The Heads of Procuring Entities shall see to it that this Order is strictly enforced in
their respective offices. Failure to do so shall, after due process, make them and
other officials/employees involved liable to the penalties prescribed for violation of
reasonable office rules and regulations in Section 52, C(3) of Civil Service Resolution
No. 991936 dated August 31, 1999, otherwise known as the Uniform Rules on
Administrative Cases in the Civil Service - i.e.: 1st offense - Reprimand; 2nd offense
- Suspension for 1-30 days; and 3rd offense - Dismissal.