Public-Private Partnership Center

Manila Bulletin, 17 April 2013 ollowing the successful bidding of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) expressway on Monday, the government is set to bid out next another flagship PPP (public-private partnership) project – the P43.33 billion Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX). The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said the CALAX covers a 28.9-kilometer section... continue reading

Manila Bulletin, 17 April 2013 A total of nine consortiums involving major local and foreign conglomerates, banks, and IT companies submitted eligibility documents to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) last Friday (April 12), in an effort to qualify as bidders for the P1.72-Billion Contactless Automatic Fare... continue reading

Rappler, 17 April 2013 MANILA, Philippines – Four companies prequalified to bid for the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for School Infrastructure Project (PSIP) Phase II on Wednesday, April 17. The project involves the designing, financing, and constructing of 10,679 classrooms, including furniture, fixtures and toilets, in 5,033 public schools in nationwide. The 4 companies are: Megawide... continue reading

SunStar, 17 April 2013 The Iloilo City Government and the Department of Education (DepEd) has adopted a public-private partnership (PPP) framework to supplement the provision of educational facilities, consistent with the ten-point Agenda for Basic Education and the other approaches contained in the 2011-2016 Philippine Development Plan. Similarly, the Regional Development Council in Western Visayas... continue reading

Business Mirror, 16 April 2013 TO help decongest and improve traffic, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is stepping up the implementation of its master plan for the construction of high-standard highways in Metro Manila and surrounding areas. Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson told reporters during the opening of bids for the Ninoy Aquino... continue reading

Philippine Star,  16 April 2013 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is giving interested bidders until June 10 to submit their bids for the proposed P43.3-billion Cavite-Laguna (CALA) expressway project. In an invitation to prequalify to bid published yesterday, DPWH undersecretary Rafael Yabut said interested parties must submit all qualification documents... continue reading

ABS-CBN News, 16 April 2013 Ramon Ang. File photo MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE) – Ramon S. Ang is unfazed after offering 36 times more than Manuel V. Pangilinan to win the NAIA Expressway project, which has some financial professionals saying he bid too high, maybe to the point of making the project barely profitable. “SMC has a good... continue reading

Malaya, 16 April 2013 San Miguel Corp. won the government bidding yesterday for an expressway project that will connect Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s three terminals to the burgeoning Manila Bay casino and resorts area called PAGCOR City. A San Miguel subsidiary, Optimal Infrastructure Development Corp., submitted a winning bid of P11 billion for the Public... continue reading

Business World, 16 April 2013 A UNIT of conglomerate San Miguel Corp. has won a multibillion-peso contract for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Expressway Phase II project, the Public Works department yesterday said as it announced the government’s third successful public-private partnership (PPP) auction. Optimal Infrastructure Development, Inc. offered an upfront fee of P11... continue reading

Philippine Star, 16 April 2013 MANILA, Philippines – Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) yesterday won the bidding conducted by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for the proposed Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Expressway project. DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson said in an interview with reporters that SMC’s wholly-owned subsidiary Optimal Infrastructure Development... continue reading