Section 5
SEC. 5. The same Decree is hereby amended by inserting between Sections 6 and 7 thereof a new section, to be known as Section 6-A, which shall read as follows: "SECTION 6-A. Supplies and Services other than Personnel. All purchase of supplies or contracts for services, except for personal services, entered into by the Corporation, shall be done through competitive public bidding: Provided, That bidding shall not be required when an emergency, as certified by the corporation President and General Manager, requires immediate delivery of the supplies or performance of the services, and the aggregate amount involved in any one purchase of supplies or procurement of services does not exceed ten thousand pesos, in which case, such purchase or procurement may be made in the usual course of business: Provided, further, That the Corporation's emergency purchase of supplies and services shall not exceed the amount of fifty thousand pesos for any one month: Provided finally, That in comparing bids and in making awards, the Corporation shall consider such factors as the cost and relative quality and adaptability of supplies or services; the bidder's financial responsibility, skill, experience, integrity, and ability to furnish repairs and maintenance services; the time of delivery or performance offered; and the bidder's compliance with the specifications desired."