BAGUIO City’s plan to put up a multi-level pay parking structure in the old city auditorium site will pass through appropriate consultations with concerned stakeholders and the necessary procedures before its implementation.
The multi-level pay parking is expected to provide adequate parking spaces for the rapidly increasing number of motor vehicles owned by residents and tourists alike.
Mayor Mauricio Domogan pointed out the local government needs to work out the matter with the concerned stakeholders.
“We have first to agree among ourselves and the concerned stakeholders on the appropriate green structures that will be reacted on the property before we will proceed with consulting with the concerned government agencies and sourcing out the needed funds for the eventual realization of the project,” Domogan said.
The mayor said it is useless for the local government to continue accepting unsolicited proposals for public-private partnership (PPP) if there is no actual guarantee for the project to push through in the first place.
The chief executive added there is no truth to rumors that he plans to put up a mall and a hotel in the area.
Domogan said concerned stakeholders must understand that the city needs a central parking area to decongest illegal parking and traffic in the central business district.
A number of unsolicited proposals were already submitted by prospective investors including a mall-cum-hotel component.
The unsolicited proposals will remain as mere proposals however, as this will still be subject to the conduct of numerous consultations with concerned stakeholders, the mayor said. (PR)