DOTr awards contract packages for PNR Clark

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has completed the award of civil work contract packages for the Clark Phase 2 project, or the Malolos-Clark extension of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) system.

The agency, together with the Philippine National Railways (PNR), has awarded the three remaining civil work packages for the PNR Clark Phase 2 project following the signing of the first two packages last month.

“Last month, we were full of enthusiasm as the first contracts of the PNR Clark Phase 2 were signed despite the pandemic. It is our way of saying that the Build Build Build continues,” Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said.

“And now, the five contract packages are complete. We can say that nothing can stop our goal and projects that will bring comfort and convenience to our countrymen,” Tugade said.

The notice of award for contract package N-01 was awarded to the joint venture of Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd., Megawide Construction Corp., and Dong-ah Geological Engineering Co. Ltd.

Contract package N-01 covers 17 kilometers of elevated rail viaduct, seven balanced cantilever bridges, and two station buildings in the towns of Malolos and Calumpit in Bulacan and in the towns of Apalit and Minalin in Pampanga.

Contract package N-02, which covers 16 kilometers of elevated viaduct and one station building in the towns of Minalin, Sto. Tomas, and San Fernando in Pampanga, was awarded to the joint venture of Acciona Construction Philippines and Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

Contract Package N-03, meanwhile, was awarded to the Italian-Thai Development Public Co. Ltd. It covers 12 kilometers of elevated viaduct and one station building in the towns of San Fernando, Angeles, and Mabalacat in Pampanga.

“What we see here is the coming together of an impressive league of the biggest and the best players in the construction industry here and abroad, funded by the Asian Development Bank with its largest-ever financing package for a single project, to build the Philippine government’s single largest project in history,” DOTr Undersecretary for railways Timothy John Batan said.

Contract for package 4 was signed last month with Acciona Construction Philippines and EEI Corp., while contract package 5 was inked with POSCO Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd.