MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has awarded the contract for the Secure Electronic Transmission Services (SETS) project to be used in the May 2025 midterm polls to the joint venture (JV) of iOne Resources Inc. and Ardent Networks, Inc.
“After careful examination, the Commission on Elections, sitting en banc, resolved to approve the recommendation of the Special Bids and Awards Committee to issue a Notice of Award to the iOne-Ardent JV for the procurement project of SETS. During the Special En Banc Meeting, the Commission moved to agree to the SBAC Resolution No. 4, which was issued on March 25, 2024,” the poll body said in a statement late Monday.
According to the recommendation of the SBAC, the company has passed all legal, financial, and technical requirements of the project worth PHP1.638 billion.
In February, the JV of iOne Resources Inc. and Ardent Networks, Inc. was declared giving the “lowest calculated bid” after tending a bid of PHP1.426 billion.
The SETS will be used to transmit el
ection results using telecommunication networks.
The project also includes the provision of data centers and connectivity requirements for the Automated Election System (AES) servers.
Source: Philippines News Agency