ONLY Mayor Michael Rama's signature is needed to formally terminate the P907-million contract between the M.E. Sicat Construction Inc. and the Cebu City Government involving the phase 4 construction of the eighth to 10th floors of Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC).

This was relayed by lawyer Collin Rosell, secretary to the mayor, according to the information he received from the Contract Termination Review Committee (CTRC) headed by lawyer Carl Vincent Gimena, which is tasked by Rama to observe the due process in terminating the contract.

The first step the CTRC did was to ask for a "verified report" from the Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) on the construction project.

Secondly, the CTRC sent a show-cause order to ME Sicat expressing their support to rescind the contract.

Rama ordered to terminate the contract with ME Sicat on November 9, 2022 as he could no longer bear the delay in the completion of the public hospital.

Rosell said Rama is expected to announce his specific plans for CCMC during the city’s 86th Charter Day celebration on February 24.

Rama had earlier said that there will not be a public bidding so that the City Government will not have to spend to finish the CCMC, adding there is a Cebuano tycoon who wants to remain anonymous who is willing to help finish the construction of the 10-story facility under the public-private partnership arrangement. (PAC/TPT)