DMCI Holdings gets OK to bid for prison facility
Consunji-Led DMCI Holdings Inc. has been pre-qualified to participate in the bidding for the P50.18-billion build-transfer-maintain regional prison facility project offered under the government’s...
View ArticleDeadline to submit bids for P171-B rail deal moved
THE GOVERNMENT is likely to extend the deadline for submission of bids for its biggest public private partnership deal thus far, the South Line of the North South Railway Project, to give interested...
View ArticleGov’t opens bidding for 120 LRT-1 trains
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has opened the bidding process for 120 new train coaches for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1, whose operations were turned over to the...
View ArticleBidding a must to ensure lower power rates, says Petilla
Competitive bidding for all power supply requirements of distribution utilities (DUs) should be mandatory instead of optional to get the best power rates for consumers, Liberal Party candidate for...
View ArticleSSS property attracts only 1 bidder
Gotianun-led property developer Filinvest Land Inc. was the lone company that was keen on the long-term lease of the Social Security System’s (SSS) properties near Manila Bay’s fast-rising gaming hub....
View ArticleBidders for Laguna dike project win more time
Bidders for the P123-billion Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike project have been given their final extension to prepare offers for one of the last big-ticket public-private partnership deals the...
View ArticleBidding for Laguna dike project fails
The bidding process for the P123-billion Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike project failed yesterday as bidders snubbed the public private partnership (PPP) deal, dimming prospects for its revival within...
View ArticleGov’t eyes weeding out lowest bidders with little capital
The government is eyeing to tweak the procurement process to mandate contractors to finish half of the work before payments are made, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said. The post Gov’t eyes...
View Article8 groups vie for Clark airport O&M contract
The bidding for the operation and maintenance of Clark International Airport in Pampanga province—seen as an alternative to Manila’s congested Ninoy Aquino International Airport—lured big names and one...
View ArticleFinal rules for 3rd telco out: Bidding may start November 2018
The Duterte administration published on Friday the final rules for its new major telco initiative, setting the stage for a showdown between aspiring companies seeking to become the country’s third...
View ArticleBayan Muna says power supply bidding rigged in favor of Meralco plant
MANILA, Philippines—The chair of the militant group Bayan Muna took to task the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) on Thursday, Oct. 31, for refusing to revise its bidding terms which were allegedly...
View ArticleBCDA to bid out SCTEx deal in 1st quarter ’15
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is looking to bid out and award the long-term contract to maintain and operate the 94-kilometer Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) within the...
View ArticleMNTC seeks fair SCTEx bid rules
Manila North Tollways Corp., the operator of North Luzon Expressway, is “hoping” for fair and comparable terms as the Bases Conversion and Development Authority published Monday an official invite for...
View Article4 groups OKd for P4B transport hub project
All four groups vying for the P4-billion transportation hub project, known as the Integrated Transport System-South, have been cleared by the Department of Transportation and Communications. The post 4...
View ArticleCebu to bid out 45 hectares of reclaimed land
The capital city of the province of Cebu is set to bid out by next year 45 hectares of reclaimed land, which form part of Cebu City’s South Road Properties, for about P9 billion. The post Cebu to bid...
View ArticleIt’s war between 2 tech firms for Comelec contract
It looks like the war between two technology providers vying for a P2.5-billion contract at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the 2016 presidential polls has begun. The post It’s war between 2...
View Article2 groups qualify for bidding of DOTC’s P2.5B ITS project
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) cleared the two groups that submitted offers for a P2.5-billion public-private partnership (PPP) deal known as Integrated Transport...
View ArticleBCDA bidding out small lots
State-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is bidding out seven so-called “small value properties” along C-5 Road and in the Fort Bonifacio area in line with the agency’s asset...
View Article’16 elections feared to pose risk to PPP environment
DESPITE delays in the rollout of some projects, the Philippines is a standout in the Asean in terms of bidding out vital infrastructure via public-private partnership (PPP), according to a global...
View ArticleBidding for integrated transport hub in Taguig moved to June 1
THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is giving bidders more time to prepare for their bid submissions for the P4-billion Integrated Transport System South public private...
View ArticleP123-B Laguna Lakeshore project faces new delay
The Department of Public Works and Highways is likely to move the bid submission date of the Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike project to August from July, a government official said. The post P123-B...
View ArticleFirst Philippine Holdings wins bid for Philtown property in Batangas
The Lopez-led First Philippine Holdings Corp. has won the bidding for a 46.5-hectare property located at the Philtown Industrial Park, Tanauan, Batangas, thereby expanding its industrial estate...
View ArticleConglomerates vie for LRT-2 deal
LOCAL and foreign conglomerates are expected to submit documents today signifying their interest in the Light Rail Transit Line 2 long-term operations and maintenance contract, the government’s second...
View Article4 groups qualify to submit bids for LRT 2 contract
THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) on Monday qualified all four groups—led by prominent Filipino conglomerates and their foreign partners—seeking to bid for the long-term...
View ArticleGov’t auctions 21 geothermal, hydro projects
The government is bidding out geothermal and hydroelectric power development projects after trimming the number of sites based on resource base, accessibility and readiness of transmission...
View ArticleDOTC, Megawide ink deal
MANILA, Philippines–The government is signing Wednesday the concession agreement for its ninth public-private partnership project, the Integrated Transport System-Southwest Terminal, the Department of...
View ArticleMegaworld joins P123-B PPP project
Leading property developer Megaworld Corp. of tycoon Andrew Tan has joined the “super consortium” called Team Trident in bidding for the P123-billion Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike project, the...
View ArticleE-trike project bidding slated for April 14
MANILA, Philippines–The Department of Energy has finally set the rebidding date for the electric tricycles (e-trike) project funded by the Asian Development Bank. At stake is the supply and delivery of...
View ArticleBidding wart
Some things look ugly in the latest Comelec bidding for a P2.5-billion contract on the supply of some 23,000 new automated voting machines. With the supply contract, the Comelec aimed to augment the...
View ArticleSMC keen on winning more airport contracts
San Miguel Corp.(SMC) is keen on bidding for provincial airport public private partnership (PPP) contracts to be auctioned by the government, company president Ramon S. Ang said, signaling the...
View ArticleP22M eyed in auction of seized rice
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) expects to generate over P22 million from the 21,640 sacks of rice it will auction at the Port of Zamboanga next week. The public auction through sealed bidding will be...
View ArticleMalampaya gas tender draws investor interest
The upcoming tender for the banked gas at the Malampaya gas project off Palawan has drawn interest from a multinational pool of investors. The post Malampaya gas tender draws investor interest appeared...
View Article4 firms eye Unified Leyte energy deal
MANILA, Philippines–Four investor groups have signified interest in managing the bulk energy output of the Unified Leyte Geothermal Power Plants (ULGPP), according to data from state firm Power Sector...
View ArticleSMC eyes Davao’s Sasa port
Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) has acquired bid documents for the P17-billion Davao Sasa Port modernization project, making it the first company to formally express its interest over a deal that...
View ArticleLaguna dike bid submission delayed
The Department of Public Works and Highways pushed back the bid submission deadline for the massive Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike project by four months to November this year after most of the...
View ArticleRSA, MVP vie for 45.5-km Calax project
Business rivals Ramon Ang of San Miguel Corp. and Manuel V. Pangilinan of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) are going head to head in the bidding for the 45.5-kilometer Cavite-Laguna Expressway...
View ArticleMindanao plant bidding on track
The government tender for the contract to manage the output of the 200-megawatt Mindanao coal-fired power plant—the biggest supplier of the energy-starved Mindanao grid—is on track but may incorporate...
View Article12 banks, private equity firms express interest to buy gov’t stake in UCPB
Twelve banks and other financial institutions have expressed interest to purchase the government’s majority stake in United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB). In a text message on Wednesday night, Chief...
View ArticleBiz Buzz: Seller beware
If you’ve been noticing a sudden dearth of advertisements about property developments like high-rise condos nowadays, it’s not because the real estate industry has suddenly become gun-shy in promoting...
View ArticleGov’t purchase of COVID-19 goods, services without public bidding allowed...
MANILA, Philippines—Even as the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act lapses on Saturday (Dec. 19), government agencies can still fast-track purchases of goods and services for COVID-19 response through...
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