DOTr nag award ng tatlong contracts para sa PNR Phase 2 Project

NAG-AWARD ng tatlong natitira pa na contracts para sa civil works ang Department of Transportation (DOTr) at Philippine National Railways (PNR) na laan sa Clark Phase 2 project o ang Malolos- Clark extension ng North-South Commuter Railway System.

Ang tatlong (3) contract packages ang siyang nagkumpleto sa limang (5) civil works packages ng PNR Clark Phase 2 project. Nilagdaan ang contacts para sa Packages N-04 at N-05 noong August 1, 2020.

“Last month, we were full of enthusiasm as the first contracts of the PNR Clark Phase 2 were signed despite the pandemic. It is our way of saying that the Build, Build, Build continues. And now, the five con- tract packages are complete,” wika ni DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade.

Ayon kay Tugade hindi lang tuloy kung hindi tuloy na tuloy na, buhay na buhay na at masasabi nating walang makakapigil sa adhikain at proyektong magbibigay ng comfort and convenience sa mga kababayan.

Ang Contract Package N-01 na may 17 kilometers na elevated rail viaduct, seven (7) balanced cantilever bridges, at two (2) station buildings sa bayan ng Malolos at Calumpit at sa bayan ng Apalit at Minalin sa Pampanga ay mayron nang notice of award.

Sa Joint Venture of Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co.,Ltd, Megawide Construction Corporation, at Dong-ah Geological Engineering Company Ltd nabigay ang notice of award para sa Contract Package N-01.

Para naman sa Contaract Package N-02 na may 16 kilometers na elevated viaduct at one (1) station building sa bayan ng Minalin, Sto. Tomas, at San Fernando, Pampanga ay na-award sa Joint Venture ng Acciona Construction Philippines and Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

Ang Contract Package N-03 na may 12 kilometers na elevated viaduct at isang (1) station building sa bayan ng San Fernando, Angles, at Mabalacat sa Pampanga ay na award sa Italian-Thai Development Public Company Ltd.

“What we see here is the coming together of an impressive league of the biggest and the best players in the construction industry here and abroad, funded by the Asia Development Bank with its largest- ever financing package for a single project, to build the Philippine government’s single largest project in history,” sabi ni DOTr undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan.

Samantala, ang PNR Clark Phase 2 naman ay tuloy tuloy Din ang construction ayon kay PNR General Manager Junn Magno.

“As of August, the (PNR Clark) Malolos-Clark segment has an over- al progress rate of over 26%. It seems to quite catch-up with PNR Clark Phase 1 o yong Tutuban to Malolos segment with over 40%. We remain hopeful and we keep exerting not just duble but triple effort to fast-track this project and at least make it partially operable before the end of President Duterte’s term,” sabi ni GM Magno.