City opens bidding for projects

CEBU, Philippines - The city’s Bids and Awards Committee is inviting contractors registered and classified by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board to bid for infrastructure projects in Cebu City.

The committee posted the invitation on the city government’s official website – www.cebucity.gov.ph.

“Prospective bidders shall possess a valid PCAB license applicable to the contract, have completed a similar contract with a value of at least 50% of the ABC, or have key personnel and equipment (listed in eligibility forms) available for the prosecution of the contract,” the invitation reads.

BAC-INFRA Chairperson Jose Marie Poblete said the pre-bid conference will be on September 18, 2014 and the receipt and opening of bid documents and conduct of eligibility will be on October 2, 2014.

BAC-INFRA has reiterated that the city government will not be responsible for compensating the bidders for any expense they incur in preparing for the bids and that the city has the right to reject any and all bids and “to waive any defect or informality in the bids and to declare a failure of bidding or not to award the contract.”

The six project clusters are distributed in different barangays.

The projects under Cluster 1 include construction of a box type concrete lined canal in Sitios Centro Alaska, San Bernardo to Sitios Lomboy, Abay, Nava, Pungtod and Huyong-huyong in Barangay Mambaling.

The projects under Cluster 2 are focused on improving the Department of Manpower Development and Placement office, rehabilitating the riprap along the stretch of D. Gaisano Street in Barangay Tejero, and constructing a one-story Day Care Center in Barangay Suba.

The construction of stone masonry lined canal, wingwall, headwall and catch basin of an existing drainage in Proper Lusaran to Sitio Bombil in Barangay Lusaran is under the third cluster.

Projects in Cluster 4 include the establishment of a pocket forest at the Cebu Botanical and Wildlife Center in Barangay Kalunasan while those in Cluster 5 include the construction of Portland cement concrete pavement with drainage system in Sitio Gabi to Sitio Maraag in Barangay Sudlon 2.

Under Cluster 6 is the renovation and expansion of the CVRP building in Barangay Taptap.  (FREEMAN)