ABS-CBN, 30 July 2013

MANILA, Philippines – Eleven companies, including San Miguel, Metro Pacific and Ayala, have expressed interest in the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) project, according to the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center.

This after the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) issued the invitation to prequalify and bid last week.

The PPP Center said as of July 26, the interested firms include San Miquel Corporation, Korea Expressway Corporation, Alloy MTD Philippines Inc., Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings (Philippines) Pte. Limited, Megawide Engineering Excellence, Leighton Contractors (Philippines),Inc., Makati Development Corporation, AC Infrastructure Holdings Corporation, EGIS Projects Developer of Infrastructure & Service, Metro Pacific Tollways Development Corporation, and Aboitizland, Inc.

The P35.42-billion Cavite-Laguna expressway is the DPWH’s third PPP project. It involves the financing, design and construction, operation and maintenance of the entire 4-lane, 47 km closed-system tolled expressway connecting CAVITEX and SLEX.

The project will start from the CAVITEX in Kawit, Cavite and end at the SLEX-Mamplasan Interchange in Biñan, Laguna.

The CALAX is expected to decongest traffic along the Cavite Laguna road network and reduce travel time from Metro Manila to the Cavite and Laguna area.

The submission of pre-qualification documents is on for September 23, 2013. The two-stage/two envelope system for the open solicitation of bids under the Build-Operate and Transfer (BOT) Law will be applied. Bidders will first be pre-qualified based on minimum legal, technical and financial requirements set by the DPWH.