Section 12Sec./Art. 12

Publication and Posting of Public Works Contracts. - All contracts for public works projects amounting to Ten million pesos (P10,000,000) and above entered into pursuant to this Act shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation. Such publication shall contain the subject matter of the contract, including the persons authorized by the government to give consent in its behalf; the type of materials to be used; the contract time; the bidders, if public bidding is undertaken before granting the contract; and other terms of the contract. In addition thereto, a copy thereof shall be posted in a public place in the province, city or municipality where the project will be implemented.

For purposes of this Act, the government agency or the government-owned or -controlled corporations concerned shall allow interested parties to inquire into the particular contract. Such inquiry shall be made in writing during regular office hours and the same shall be for a legitimate purpose stated therein.

The copies of documents, papers and records pertinent to the public works contract subject of inquiry shall be made available at the expenses of the interested parties.1aшphi1