DPWH set to bid Daang Maharlika maintenance project

Sunday 29th of July 2012

MANILA, July 29 -- The Department of Public Works and Highways is set to bid out the contract to undertake preventive maintenance of the Camarines Norte segment of Daang Maharlika (Bicol Road).

A pre-bid conference is set on July 31, 2012 at 9 a.m. at the Central Procurement Office at DPWH Head Office in Port Area, Manila for detailed discussion between DPWH and interested contractors on the mechanics of this project, a press statement from DPWH said.

Bid opening is set on August 14, 2012 immediately after the 10 a.m. deadline of submission of bids.

The improvement/upgrading of Daang Maharlika which was designated part of the United Nations’ Asian Highway (AH) Network, is included under the Asset Preservation Component of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-assisted Road Upgrading and Preservation Project to support the President Aquino administration’s goal of strengthening the country’s infrastructure base to fuel economic growth.

The Daang Maharlika - Camarines Norte project with 300 calendar days work duration will cover KM 315+000 to KM 331+171 or with a gross length of about 16 kilometers where scope of work to include asphalt overlay with 50 millimeter thickness of about 105,598.70 square meters of pavement; portland concrete cement paving 230 millimeter thick of about 11,457 square meters of reblocked pavement; application of reflectorized thermoplastic pavement markings; and provision for road shoulders.

Funding for this project estimated to cost P202.889 Million will be sourced 50% from the DPWH Infrastructure Program for CY 2012, 30% from JICA Loan, and 20% from Motor Vehicle User’s Charge (MVUC) Fund and with the DPWH-JICA-Project Management Office under jurisdiction of Undersecretary for Foreign-Assisted Projects Rafael C. Yabut to oversee work implementation.(DPWH)