Phases 2, 3 of Tabunok Market to be turned over in January
The second phase of the new Tabunok public market will not be turned over this month, despite the request of City Mayor Eduardo Gullas.
City Engineer Gamaliel Vicente Jr. said the transfer of the vendors to the makeshift stalls has caused the delay.
Also, the electrical wirings of each of the stalls took some time to get completed.
Vicente said they are also following some Chinese beliefs of avoiding any turnover activity months before the year ends.
At present, the second phase is still 60 percent completed.
He also clarified that, despite the delay, the contractor is still within the target calendar days of the project, which is December.
He added that the turnover of the second and third phases would be done by January.
Gullas, for his part, said he understands the delay.
He prefers a completed work that would not sacrifice the durability of the building just because he requested for an early completion.
"Okay ra nako. Okay ra dili advance (completion). Basta ang importante, pulido ang pagtrabaho," Gullas said.
The new Tabunok public market costs P165 million.
Earlier, Gullas asked for an advance completion from the contractor, Tuanson Construction.
Tuanson construction was also the contractor of the P98-million first phase of the market intended for administrative and commercial buildings for dry goods.
They had finished the two-story structure in April, three months ahead of the expected calendar days.
Project Engineer Cesar Cabunilas Jr said that they started working on the second phase worth P52 million after the first phase was turned over.
The second phase, which is intended for the wet market, is a covered court type of structure.
It also includes another two-level structure which is the elevated parking. Its basement is a terminal for tricycles.
The Sewage Treatment Plant worth P15 million is the third phase of the project. It is also 60 percent completed.
Its contractor is the IM Bongar Co Inc., a company based from Las Piñas Manila.