Seismic Accelerograph Philippines Buyer's Guide

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY  EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION NO. :  2  PHIVOLCS Bldg, C.P. Garcia Avenue, U.P.- Diliman, Quezon City, PHILIPPINES Tel.: 426-1468  Fax: 927-1087 Date/Time                    : 03 Jan 2018 - 02:31:01 AM Location                       : 09.41°N, 125.63°E - 015 km N 59° E of Jabonga (Agusan Del Norte) Depth of Focus (Km)   : 024 Origin                          : TECTONIC Magnitude                   :  Ms 4.0 Description                  : EPICENTRAL MAP Reported Intensities     : Intensity III - Jabonga, Agusan Del Norte Intensity II - Kitcharao, Tubay and Santiago, Agusan Del Norte Expecting Damage       : NO Expecting Aftershocks : NO Issued On                      :  03 January 2018 - 10:21 AM Prepared by                  :  AGSR/ KLVR/ ARS

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION NO. :  2  PHIVOLCS Bldg, C.P. Garcia Avenue, U.P.- Diliman, Quezon City, PHILIPPINES Tel.: 426-1468  Fax: 927-1087 Date/Time                    :  02 Jan 2018 - 08:04:06 PM Location                       :  06.14°N, 126.98°E - 115 km S 60° E of Governor Generoso (Davao Oriental) Depth of Focus (Km    :  062 Origin                          :  TECTONIC Magnitude                   :  Ms 4.4 Description                  :  EPICENTRAL MAP Reported Intensities    : Expecting Damage       : NO Expecting Aftershocks : NO Issued On                      :  02 Jan 2018 - 08:32 PM Prepared by                  :  JVF/DNC/ASME

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY  EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION NO. :  3  PHIVOLCS Bldg, C.P. Garcia Avenue, U.P.- Diliman, Quezon City, PHILIPPINES Tel.: 426-1468  Fax: 927-1087 Date/Time                      : 31 Dec 2017 - 10:53:29 PM Location                         : 05.34°N, 124.87°E - 060 km S 14° W of Maasim (Sarangani) Depth of Focus (Km)     : 032 Origin                             : TECTONIC Magnitude                      : Ms 5.2 Reported Intensities     :  Intensity IV- General Santos City; Lake Sebu, South Cotabato; Alabel, Sarangani Intensity III - Davao City; Lebak, Sultan Kudarat; Tupi, South Cotabato Intensity II- Zamboanga City; Sto. Niño, South Cotabato; Koronadal City; Kabacan, Cotabato Instrumental Intensities: Intensity IV - Alabel, Sarangani Intensity II - Zamboanga City; Kidapawan City Expecting Damage        : NO Expecting Aftershocks  : YES Issued On              

(Second of a series…) This guide strongly encourages the buyers to go the extra mile in their procurement process to come up with a most credible short list of undisputed worthy suppliers. Evaluation teams should be resourceful enough to properly check in detail, backgrounds, business reputations and current business standings of potential suppliers. Most importantly, the unquestionable stability and soundness of the company that you will be buying from. Why? because the Earthquake Monitoring Device stands to operate for at least a period of 10 years based on the Guidelines and Implementing Rules on Earthquake Recording Instrumentation for Buildings. Chapter 12 of which reads as follows: "XII.      SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE The seismic monitoring system shall have a maintenance clearance as per the requirement of the National Structural Code of the Philippines under Section 105.2. “Maintenance and service shall be provided by the owner of the building.” The