BCDA bids out two SCTEX bridge projects worth P122M

The state-owned Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) owner and builder of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) said it is bidding out two infrastructure projects worth P122.27 million that is expected to ensure the safe and convenient travel of people as well as the efficient delivery of  goods and services via the SCTEX.

BCDA President and CEO Arnel Paciano D. Casanova said the BCDA is inviting contractors to bid for the Long-Term Permanent Works at the Pasig-Potrero Bridge and the Protection Works for Piers 5 & 6 of the SCTEX Gumain Bridge.

“We are calling on all experienced and financially capable construction firms to participate in the public bidding for the two separate infrastructure projects,” Casanova said.

Casanova said the Long-Term Permanent Works at the Pasig-Potrero Bridge involves bridge construction and drainage, slope protection work, as well as earthworks, sub base and base course, and surface courses. The approved budget of the contract is Ninety Nine Million Six Hundred Ten Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Two and 71/100 Pesos (P99,610,472.71).

It would be recalled that strong river current initiated by the heavy downpour during the height of Typhoon Maring last Aug 2013 set off a massive erosion of up to 10 hectares of land from the banks of the Pasig-Potrero river that caused the damage to a segment of the toll road that serves as an approach to the Pasig-Potrero Bridge.

A bailey bridge was constructed and was opened to the public since September 2013 as a temporary measure to ensure unimpeded traffic flow until such time as the permanent works for the Pasig-Potrero Bridge is completed.

The second project is the Protection Works for Piers 5 & 6 of the SCTEX Gumain Bridge with a contract price of Twenty-Two Million Six Hundred Sixty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Eight and 39/100 Pesos (P22,662,898.39).

The project is a preventive maintenance work for the SCTEX Gumain Bridge. The project consists of earthworks, drainage and slope protection works to ensure that the strong river currents will not affect the integrity of the bridge.

For her part, BCDA Bid and Awards Committee (BAC) Chairperson for SCTEP and Infrastructure Eleanor L. Atienza said bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships; and partnerships, corporations, organizations or joint ventures with at least seventy-five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.

She added that prospective bidders must have at least a license category “B” and a license classification

“Medium A” from the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) for General Engineering on Roads, Highways, Pavements, Railways, Airport Horizontal Structures and Bridges. The PCAB license must be valid and effective at the time of submission of the bid.

Atienza said each complete set of Bidding Documents for the Protection Works for Piers 5 & 6 of the SCTEX Gumain Bridge and the Long-Term Permanent Works at the Pasig-Potrero Bridge may be acquired by interested bidders on March 27, 2014 to May 5, 2014 at the BCDA Corporate Center 2/F Bonifacio Technology Center, 31^st St. cor. 2^nd Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Twenty Five Thousand  Pesos (P25,000.00) and Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) respectively.

She added that the bid documents for both projects can also be viewed at the BCDA website www.bcda.gov.ph.

Both Pre-Bid Conferences for the Long-Term Permanent Works at the Pasig-Potrero Bridge and
the Protection Works for Piers 5 & 6 of the SCTEX Gumain Bridge  will be held on  April 21,2014 at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm respectively at the BCDA  Corporate Center.