CATEGORIZATION CLASSIFICATION TABLE
CLASSIFICATION
C
A
T
E
G
O
R
Y
(2)
STE Min. Const.
Exp. Requirement
(1)
Financial Capacity
Stockholders
Equity
Credit
Points
(C.P.)
Reqd.
Individual
Aggregate
Min.
C.P.
Reqd.
(3)
Overall
Credit
Points
Required
P90,000,000.00
900.00
10
60
300
1,950.00
AA
45,000,000.00
450.00
10
50
250
915.15
9,000,000.00
90.00
21
105
265.00
4,500,000.00
45.00
10
50
122.50
GE-4 (Water Supply)
3,000,000.00
30.00
15
75.50
GE-5 (Port, Harbor or Offshore
Engineering)
900,000.00
9.00
15
24.00
B. GENERAL BUILDING
AAA
P90,000,000.00
900.00
10
60
300
1,910.00
AA
45,000,000.00
450.00
10
50
250
895.00
9,000,000.00
90.00
21
105
261.00
4,500,000.00
45.00
10
50
120.50
3,000,000.00
30.00
15
66.50
900,000.00
9.00
15
24.00
P90,000,000.00
900.00
10
60
300
1,510.00
AA
45,000,000.00
450.00
10
50
250
695.00
9,000,000.00
90.00
21
105
211.00
4,500,000.00
45.00
10
50
110.50
3,000,000.00
30.00
15
60.50
900,000.00
9.00
15
24.00
TRADE
45,000.00
0.40
none
none
none
0.45
A. GENERAL ENGINEERING
GE-1 (Road, Highways, Pavement,
Railways, Airport Horizontal
Structure, and Bridges)
GE-2 (Irrigation or Flood Control)
GE-3 (Dam, Reservoir or Tunneling)
GB-1 (Building or Industrial Plant)
GB-2 (Sewerage or Sewage System)
GB-3 (Water Treatment Plant & System)
GB-4 (Park, Playground or Recreational
Work)
AAA
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
C. SPECIALTY
SP-FW (Foundation Work)
AAA
SP-SS (Structural Steel Work)
SP-CC (Concrete Pre-casting, PreStressing or Post-tensioning)
SP-PS (Plumbing & Sanitary Work)
SP-EE (Electrical Work)
SP-ME (Mechanical Work)
SP-AC (Air-conditioning or Refrigeration)
SP-ES (Elevator or Escalator)
SP-FP (Fire Protection Work)
SP-WP (Waterproofing Work)
SP-PN (Painting Work)
SP-WD (Well-Drilling Work)
SP-CF (Communication Facilities)
SP-MS (Metal Roofing & Siding Installation)
SP-SD (Structural Demolition)
SP-LS (Landscaping)
SP-EM (Electro Mechanical Work)
SP-NF (Navigational Facilities)
D. SP-TRADE
* Minimum Qualification Requirements for Principal Classification
** For Other Classification/s, Minimum of 3 Years Actual Construction Experience
*** Overall credit points inclusive of Equipment Capacity (1 point/P100Th); Experience of Firm (10 points/year of active existence); &
1 point/P100Th of 3 year Average Annual Volume of Work Accomplished; and COMTCP points if STEs are COMTCP certified
CIRCULAR NO. 001, SERIES OF 2009
Second Stage of Adjustment on Allowable Ranges of Contract Costs (ARCC) and
Single Largest Project (SLP) Completed / Track Record Requirements
Size Range
Large B
Large A
Medium B
Medium A
Small B
Small A
License
Category
SLP
AAA
AA
A
B
C&D
Trade
Above Php 150 Million
Above Php 100 Million up to Php 150 Million
Above Php 50 Million up to Php 100 Million
Above Php 10 Million up to Php 50 Million
< Php 10 Million
< Php 500 Thousand
ARCC
< or above Php 300 Million
Up to Php 300 Million
Up to Php 200 Million
Up to Php 100 Million
Up to Php 15 Million
Up to Php 500 Thousand
Note: Par. 3 of Sec. 23.11.2 of the IRR of RA 9184 allows Small A and Small B contractors without similar experience to bid only
for contracts not more than fifty percent (50%) of the allowable range of contract cost of their respective size range(s).