THE Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) served a notice of violation to Bacolod Water Inc. (BBWI) for committing major violations in the contract with Baciwa for bulk water supply for Injection Point I in Barangay Granada.
Baciwa assistant general manager for operations Jenelyn Gemora said yesterday, June 20, they served the notice to BBWI last week and it's the usual procedure in the project if there is a deficiency.
The letter addressed to BBWI chairman Ryan Yapkianwee was signed by Baciwa general manager Juliana Carbon and was noted by Baciwa Board of Directors chairman lawyer Lorendo Dilag.
The BBWI was given seven days from receipt of notice to submit their justifications, comments, opposition or undertaking, otherwise, the district will be constrained to proceed with measures including but not limited to the rescission of the contract in accordance with the provisions of the contract Republic Act 9184 and the pertinent suppletory provisions of the Civil Code of the Philippines.
Gemora said the BBWI violated the same issues such as the place of delivery among others.
BBWI violated Section 1, Article III of the bulk water supply contract which its water was not injected or delivered by BBWI to the 9,842 cubic meter reservoir since day one of delivery on October 16, 2017, hence Baciwa was not able to accept the delivered water at the Injection Point at 9, 842 cubic meter reservoir at Loygoy in Barangay Granada.
BBWI has not laid pipes leading to the reservoir to inject water threat, despite the lapse of the 18 month project completion period and an agreed extension of six months.
No online analyzer was installed and so the water quality monitoring is done manually and this is non-compliance to the contract. The electromagnetic flowmeters were installed last April 19, 2018. Using the Emag flowmeters, it was measured that the flow rate is below a minimum of 417 cubic meters per hour required per contract and the volume delivered is under 10 mld, which is considered as under delivery and a violation of the contract.
Gemora said the BBWI started its water delivery in November last year, but until now they were not paid because of the non-compliance on the contract.
“We also set aside a budget for the payment that anytime they can comply the provisions on the contract, we will pay them,” she said.
She added that the operation of the Injection Point I is a big help to address the water shortage in the areas of Burgos-Granada Road, Barangays Villamonte, 18 to 38 and the downtown area.
Meanwhile, Gemora said the BBWI is also facilitating the pipe laying of their Injection Point II in Murcia.
She said the BBWI got a problem on the right of way, that’s why the completion of the project has been delayed and they promised to finish it by October this year.
The company earlier promised the completion in May.
The Injection Point II will improve the water delivery in the areas of Barangay Mandalagan going to Barangay Taculing. (MAP)