The transportation department is now evaluating a single proposal by a Chinese manufacturer for the P3.77-billion expansion of the Metro Railway Transit’s capacity through the addition of more trains after another firm was disqualified and three would-be bidders did not submit bids at all.
Filipino consortium Philtrak Inc. submitted to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) its feasibility study for its rapid bus transit proposal for the Manila Bay area, Philtrak president and CEO Francis Yuseco Jr. said on Friday.
A San Miguel-led consortium has petitioned the government to reconsider its disqualification from the P1.72-billion public-private partnership (PPP) project that seeks to introduce contactless-based smart card technology into the metropolis’ light railway transit (LRT) system.
A bidder for the Land Transportation Office’s (LTO) P3.8-billion license plate supply deal on Friday asked the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) to reconsider the firm’s disqualification, saying that taxpayers and motorists stand to recognize significant cost savings in case its proposal is chosen.
The government’s next public-private partnership (PPP) project—a smart card technology for Manila’s elevated railways—had just gotten off the ground. But the initial bid proceedings for the lucrative government contract was far from smooth.
The transportation department is moving forward with a “long-overdue” proposal for a $2.5-billion public private partnership (PPP) project meant to further develop and upgrade Luzon’s railway system, whose largest operator is the state-run Philippine National Railways (PNR).
The Department of Transportation and Communications is bidding out a contract for the supply and delivery of magnetic tickets for the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT 3), a published notice showed.
A South Korean-backed firm is crying foul over the government’s alleged refusal to recognize the company’s unsolicited proposal for an automated fare system for Metro Manila’s train lines, submitted months before plans for any such project.
The flagship development at the Entertainment City complex of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. is set to open on Saturday with all the glitz and glamor tycoon Enrique Razon Jr. is known for.
The Department of Transportation and Communications has started preparations for the bidding of the operations and maintenance (O&M) contract for the Metro Rail Transit to improve services for the line’s 500,000 daily passengers.
Like its bigger brother the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila, the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is now refusing the entry of new flights pending improvements in its outdated facilities.
The government will provide a guarantee to ensure the profitability of the company that will eventually win the contract to operate and manage the Light Rail Transit (LRT) line 1 system.
