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MANILA, Philippines- The Philippine Port Authority (PPA) is bidding out contracts for the expansion and improvement of 3 ports amounting to P119.2 million.
The government has been keen on upgrading port facilities to increase the country’s competitiveness in the port industry for local and foreign sectors.
Last October, the PPA announced the auction of the rehabilitation contracts of a total of 6 ports amounting to P301 million
In a bid bulletin published in newspapers on Friday, December 27, the Department of Transportation and Communications invited interested investors to bid for the improvements on the Port of Talibon in Bohol; Port of Iligan, Iligan City in Lanao del Norte; and Port of Masao, Butuan City in Agusan del Norte.
Approved budgets and improvements required for each port are as follows:
Port of Talibon, Bohol
- Project cost: P 61.2 million
- Expansion of the back-up area, and construction of the passenger terminal building
- Project Cost: P34.2 million
- Construction of a transit shed
Port of Masao, Agusan del Norte
- Project Cost: P23.8 million
- Paving of existing back-up area
Bid documents for the Iligan port and Masao port can be purchased for P25,000 each, while bid documents for Talibon port costs P50,000.
Bid documents for all 3 port project are available starting December 27, the DOTC said.
Bidding for the Port of Talibon is scheduled on January 22, while the auction for both Port of Iligan and Masao is set on January 21.
A single-stage bidding process will be used in auctioning the port projects. A single-stage bidding requires interested investors to submit prequalification documents as well as technical and financial proposals all at the same time. – Rappler.com
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