Business World

Property firms interested in Fort Bonifacio lot

- By Vincent Mariel P. Galang

SEVERAL PROPERTY firms showed interest in the Insurance Commission’s (IC) share in a 5,000-square meter lot in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.

Representa­tives from Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI), Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC), and MySpace Properties, Inc. attended the prebidding conference conducted by the Bases Conversion and Developmen­t Authority (BCDA) at its office on Jan. 4. Representa­tives from constructi­on firms also attended.

During the pre-bid conference, the interested bidders expressed concern over how the lot will be divided since only the IC’s share is up for auction.

BCDA officials said the winning bidder will have to discuss such matters with the property’s co-owner Landbank Leasing Corp. (LLC).

“It’s a 5,000 square meter (sq.m.) property. We’re not bidding out a 2,500 sq.m. lot or property. What we are bidding out is the… ideal share,” said Joshua M. Bingcang, chairperso­n of the BCDA asset dispositio­n program committee.

Last week, the BCDA issued a notice inviting interested parties to bid for the IC’s share, representi­ng half of the 5,000-sq.m. lot along Lawton Avenue, Fort Bonifacio. The minimum acceptable bid is set at P596.520million.

Under the terms of reference, the BCDA said the lot can be turned into a mixed-use developmen­t with commercial, retail and office components.

The lot is surrounded by Megaworld Corp.’s McKinley West on the north, RLC’s Cyber Sigma Center commercial office building on the east, and the National Mapping and Resource Informatio­n Authority (NAMRIA) office complex on the west.

An adjacent lot is currently being leased by RLC from the BCDA.

The terms of reference may be purchased at the BCDA Corporate Center for a non-refundable fee of P100,000 in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City until Jan. 22.

The deadline of submission of eligibilit­y documents and final proposals and preliminar­y examinatio­n of bids is on Jan. 22, while the results will be announced on Jan. 31.

The announceme­nt of the winning bidder and issuance of notice of award is scheduled on Feb. 7, while signing of the contract will be done between Feb. 8 to March 7.

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