THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) continues to prepare for the forthcoming December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) despite ongoing talks of possible postponement.This, as it opened the public bidding for the supply of ballot boxes to be used in the December 5 electoral exercise.Based on its Invitation to Bid, the Comelec is looking to acquire 22,054 units of ballot boxes for an approved budget of P110,270,000, or a unit price of P5,000 per ballot box.”Bids received in excess of the total ABC shall automatically be rejected at the Bid Opening,” said the Comelec-Bids and Awards Committee (BAC).The poll body said bidding documents may be acquired from Mondays to Saturdays, between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the BAC Secretariat Office located at the FEMII Building in Intramuros, Manila, or from the Comelec’s website (www.comelec.gov.ph).A pre-bid conference for all prospective bidders will also be held on Wednesday, September 14 at 10 a.m. via Microsoft Teams.The deadline for the electronic submission of bids to the Comelec-BAC secretariat is on Wednesday, September 28 at 8 a.m.On the other hand, the opening of the bids is set also on September 28 at 10 a.m. and will be done online via Microsoft Teams.Several bills have been filed in Congress for the postponement of the December 2022 barangay and youth polls. (HDT/SunStar Philippines)