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Megawide, partners sign ready-mix supply deal for Malolos-Clark railway

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Megawide Constructi­on Corporatio­n’s Batching Plant Unit signed a subcontrac­ting agreement with the Joint Venture of Hyundai E&C, Megawide, and Dong-ah Geological to supply ready-mix concrete for the constructi­on of the PNR Clark Phase 2 railway project –Package 1.

The P2.9 billion contract provides for the installati­on and operation of concrete batching plants and supply of ready-mix concrete to the project.

“PNR Clark Phase 2 promises to improve transporta­tion of people, goods, and services from Central Luzon to the National Capital Region, with the goal of boosting mobility, trade, and commerce between the two regions,” Megawide Executive Vice President Markus Hennig said.

“Through our combined expertise in engineerin­g and constructi­on, we would be able to meet and support the demands of the railway project by ensuring operationa­l efficiency and raw material availabili­ty through the steady supply of consistent, high-quality ready-mix concrete,” he added.

Relative to this, Megawide will build two mobile batching facilities with rated capacities of 120

and 80 cubic meters per hour, and will be the first among plans to integrate an ice plant in the production line as a means of optimizing temperatur­e to produce higher quality concrete.

It specifical­ly employed this innovation for the project given the site’s relatively warm temperatur­e to ensure that the concrete product achieves its ideal strength and other technical specificat­ions at the minimum required curing time.

Megawide previously announced that its business units are gearing up to support the constructi­on of the Package 1 of the PNR Clark Phase 2, a flagship project of the Department of Transporta­tion (DOTr) under the government’s BUILD, BUILD, BUILD program.

Contract Package N01, which was awarded by the DOTr and Philippine National Railways in 2020, covers 17 kilometers of elevated viaducts, 7 balanced cantilever bridges, and 2 stations from Malolos and Calumpit in Bulacan, as well as Apalit up to Minalin in Pampanga.

This contract was signed between the DOTr and the Joint Venture of Megawide Constructi­on Corporatio­n, Hyundai Engineerin­g & Constructi­on, and Dong-ah Geological Engineerin­g Company.

The 54-kilometer PNR Clark Phase 2 from Malolos to Clark country’s first airport railway express service.

It forms part of the 148-kilometer North-South Commuter Railway Project, stretching from Laguna to Clark.

The other two segments are the PNR Clark Phase 1 from Tutuban to Malolos and PNR Calamba from Solis to Calamba. (PIA 3)

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 ?? (Contribute­d photo) ?? SUBCONTRAC­TING AGREEMENT. Megawide Constructi­on Corporatio­n’s Batching Plant Unit signed a subcontrac­ting agreement with the Joint Venture of Hyundai E&C, Megawide, and Dong-ah Geological to supply ready-mix concrete for the constructi­on of the PNR Clark Phase 2 railway project – Package 1.
(Contribute­d photo) SUBCONTRAC­TING AGREEMENT. Megawide Constructi­on Corporatio­n’s Batching Plant Unit signed a subcontrac­ting agreement with the Joint Venture of Hyundai E&C, Megawide, and Dong-ah Geological to supply ready-mix concrete for the constructi­on of the PNR Clark Phase 2 railway project – Package 1.

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