4 contractors bid for P336M Cebu RoRo facility

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Artist's rendition of the San Fernando Port project. Image from Cebu Port Authority.
  • The Department of Transportation and Cebu Port Authority rebid the P336-million contract for the construction of a roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) facility at San Fernando Port in southern Cebu
  • The rebidding followed three failed bids
  • Four contractors submitted their bids on October 5
  • The winning bidder will demolish the existing dilapidated port and construct a new RoRo facility in Barangay Poblacion, San Fernando
  • The new port facility will accommodate vessels plying routes from Cebu to Bohol, Camiguin and Cagayan de Oro

After three failed attempts, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Cebu Port Authority (CPA) rebid the P336-million contract to construct a new roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) facility at San Fernando Port in southern Cebu.

Four contractors submitted their bids on October 5: Vicente T. Lao Construction; BNR Construction and Development Corp.; WTG Construction and Development Corp.; and the joint venture of RCDG Construction Corp., BSP & Company Inc. and Great Swiss Metal Builders Corp., CPA said in a statement.

READ: Cebu’s San Fernando port ro-ro facility contract bidded out anew

The third bidding for the project was declared a failure on May 2021. All bids submitted then were found to have failed to comply with all requirements pursuant to Republic Act 9184, or the Government Procurement Reform Act.

The DOTr-funded project has an approved budget of P336.115 million, which will cover the demolition of the existing dilapidated port and the construction of a new RoRo facility in Barangay Poblacion, San Fernando.

Once complete, the facility will form part of DOTR’s Central Spine RoRo Route Project that aims to make sure RoRo facilities are in place to cater to trade and tourism needs and maintain inter-island connectivity.

The port facility will accommodate vessels plying the routes from San Fernando, Cebu to Tubigon and Jagna Ports in Bohol, to the municipalities of Mambajao and Mahinog in Camiguin, and the Municipality of Balingoan and Cagayan de Oro City in Misamis Oriental.