THE contract of services entered between the City Government of Bacolod and the IPM-Construction and Development Corp. (IPM-CDC) for the P131.9 million collection, hauling, and disposal of garbage was ratified by the Sangguniang Panlungsod Wednesday, March 23.
The contract of services for the P63.9 million operation and management of sanitary landfill in Barangay Felisa between Bacolod City and the IPM-CDC was also ratified.
Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, who served as a presiding officer, said that the IPM-CDC’s contracts are for the periods of May to December this year.
The IPM-CDC was the lone bidder for the collection, hauling, and disposal of garbage and for the operation and management of sanitary landfill.
The city’s garbage hauling was collecting 600 tons of garbage daily in the city.
Meanwhile, the city government is also preparing for the construction of the third cell of the city’s sanitary landfill at Barangay Felisa for the city's waste disposal.
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has earlier said the landfill can no longer accommodate the city's garbage within eight to 10 months.
"It is going to help us a lot in anticipating the possible problems in the city (but) rest assured that we are on time," Mayor Evelio Leonardia earlier said.
Cell Nos. 1 and 2 were also constructed by IPM-CDC.