Firms submit transpo development proposals

The project preparation activities will be undertaken with funding through the Project Development and Monitoring Facility that the PPP Center is managing

A total of eight consulting firms have tendered their respective proposals to take on the initial stages of the developments of the Manila Bay-Pasig River-Laguna Lake Ferry, or MAPALLAF and NCR EDSA Busway Project.

The Public-Private Partnership Center said four consulting international and national firms for each project have submitted technical and financial proposals for project preparation following the deadline of the proposal last 26 May.

While the PPP did not identify the company that submitted their bids, it said that the required consulting firm for the projects should deliver pre-feasibility, feasibility and assistance to the Department of Transportation in securing necessary government approvals.

To recall, PPP Center and the DoTR signed a Technical Assistance Agreement last April for the provision of Project Preparation and Transaction Advisory Services for these two projects.

The project preparation activities will be undertaken with funding through the Project Development and Monitoring Facility that the PPP Center is managing.

The DoTr relaunched and improved the MAPALLAF Project in hopes of finally easing the gridlock, especially in major thoroughfares in Metro Manila and after it faced headwinds in the last two decades, the project is now a priority transport infrastructure project under the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028.

The MAPALLA Ferry System aims to provide close to 10 million commuters with an alternative mode of transport through the waterways of Metro Manila, Cavite and Laguna.