CAGAYAN de Oro-based Jejor's Construction Corp. was declared as the single lowest calculated bidder for the construction of the proposed P800-million Bacolod MassKara Coliseum in Bacolod City.
City Assessor Maphilindo Polvora, chairman of Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), said Thursday, March 28, that Jejor's Construction submitted the bid in the amount of P799.980 million, just below the Approved Budget of Contract of P800 million.
"We declared them as the single lowest calculated bidder through the recommendation of the Technical Working Group (TWG) headed by Atty. Vicente Petierre," he said.
After it passes the financial stage of the bid, the TWG will also conduct a post-qualification bid, which will be held after the elections in May.
Of the four prospective bidders, only Jejor's Construction Corp. dropped its bid documents at the BAC office on Tuesday, March 26. One withdrew its bid while two others failed to drop their documents.
On Wednesday, March 27, Jejor's Construction presented its concept and design for the construction of the MassKara Coliseum.
Engineer Peter Angelo Mariano, representative of Jejor's Construction, earlier said that Jejor will construct the coliseum to be used for various events such as concert, convention and sports. It can accommodate about 10,000 persons.
He said Jejor will also construct restaurants within the perimeter of the coliseum.
Once the company passes the post-qualification, Polvora said the Design and Build Committee and the TWG will submit its recommendation to declare a single calculated responsive bid for the project and then BAC will also recommend to the city mayor to award the contract to the bidder.
The proposed Bacolod MassKara Coliseum is one of the priority projects of the City Government that will be funded by the P1.7 billion loan from the Development Bank of the Philippines.
Other priority projects are the development of Progreso Village Relocation Site worth P350 million; Bacolod City College site development and facilities, P350 million; and the construction of roads and bridges, P200 million.
Polvora said the winning bidders of these projects have already received the notice to proceed, but they need also to secure other documents to start the projects. (MAP)