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Smartmatic/TIM Backgrounder


About Smartmatic/TIM Smartmatic International Corp. (Smartmatic) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Smartmatic International Holding, BV, a company organized under the laws of The Netherlands. Smartmatic has organized elections using its electronic voting solutions in Latin America, the Carribean, the United States, and Asia. Total Information Management Corporation (TIM) is a domestic corporation registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission in 1981. The corporation is engaged in the business of information technology and service provider. The two corporations entered into a joint venture on April 23, 2009. Winning bidder for the 2010 election automation project SMARTMATIC INTERNATIONAL CORP./TOTAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CORP. (Smartmatic/TIM) is one of seven bidders for the 2010 election automation project. All seven bidders, including Smartmatic/TIM, were initially declared ineligible to bid by the Comelec Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC). The seven bidders filed motions for reconsideration, and the SBAC reconsidered the bids of four consortiums subject to verification of submitted documents. Only Smartmatic/TIM passed the SBAC's eligibility, technical and financial requirements. Based on SBAC's recommendation, the Comelec en banc awarded the poll automation contract to Smartmatic/TIM on June 9, 2009.
BIDDERS IN THE 2010 ELECTION AUTOMATION PROJECT

CONSORTIUM

STATUS

Avante International/ Canon Marketing Philippines/ DB Wizards/ Netnode Technologies/ Creative Pointdisqualified; filed an appeal, but the motion was denied
Indra Sistemas/ Strategic Alliance Holdings, Inc./ Hart Intercivicdisqualified; bid reconsidered after the consortium filed an appeal; disqualified for non-compliance with COMELEC requirements
Sequoia Voting Systems, Inc./ Universal Storefront Services Corporation/ USSC-Sequoia Voting Solutions, Inc.disqualified; filed an appeal, but the motion was denied
Syrex Inc./ Amalgamated Motors Phils., Inc./ AVision, Inc.disqualified; filed an appeal, but the motion was denied
Smartmatic International Corp./ Total Information Management Corp.disqualified; bid reconsidered after the consortium filed an appeal; passed testing and won the bid
AMA Group Holdings Corp./Election Systems and Software International, Inc.disqualified; bid reconsidered after the consortium filed an appeal; withdrew motion for reconsideration
Gilat Satellite Network Ltd./ F. F. Cruz & Co., Inc./ Filipinas (Prefab Building) Systems, Inc.disqualified; bid reconsidered after the consortium filed an appeal; failed in the technical evaluation
Initial disqualification Smartmatic/TIM was initially declared ineligible by SBAC in bidding for the 2010 election automation project. In its review of the Smartmatic/TIM's bid documents, SBAC found that the ISO certification submitted by the consortium belonged to another firm, JARLTECH International. The COMELEC requires ISO certification to assure that the manufacturing process of the solution provider complies with international standards. In appealing the SBAC's resolution, Smartmatic/TIM said that JARLTECH is Smartmatic's subsidiary - an acceptable relationship in government procurement rules. The SBAC granted Smartmatic/TIM's motion for reconsideration and verified in a later report that JARLTECH is indeed Smartmatic's subsidiary. Participation in the 2008 ARMM elections Smartmatic International Corp. teamed up with Strategic Alliance Holdings Inc. (SAHI) in 2008 to form the consortium, Smartmatic-SAHI Technology, Inc. Smartmatic-SAHI Technology, Inc. was the winning bidder in the 2008 ARMM election automation project. SAHI later partnered with another firm, Indra Sistemas, and competed against the joint venture of Smartmatic/TIM for the 2010 election automation project bid. Source: GMA News Research
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