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Two more contract packages for building more Metro Manila Subway stations have been awarded by the Department of Transportation
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DOTr awarded Contract Package 102 on November 3 to the joint venture of Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd. and D.M. Consunji Inc. and Contract Package 103 to Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.
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CP102 involves building the Quezon Avenue and East Avenue underground stations and doing tunneling works
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CP103 involves construction of the Anonas and Camp Aguinaldo underground stations and tunneling works
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) signed on November 3 two more contract packages for the construction of more stations of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP).
DOTr awarded Contract Package 102 (CP102) to the joint venture of Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd. and D.M. Consunji Inc. and Contract Package 103 (CP103) to Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.
CP102 involves building two underground stations, on Quezon Avenue and East Avenue. It is a civil works-build only contract comprising the main works for the two underground stations and 3.162 kilometers of tunnels in Quezon City that will connect the central business district and other government and private institutions within the city.
CP103 covers the construction of the Anonas and Camp Aguinaldo underground stations and tunneling works. The package involves civil works-build only comprising the main works for two underground stations within Quezon City and their tunnels connecting Quezon City and Pasig City.
DOTr broke ground in October for the construction of the first two stations – Ortigas and Shaw Boulevard – of the subway under the P20.46 billion CP104 that was awarded in May to the joint venture of Megawide Construction Corp., Tokyu Construction, and Tobishima Corp.
CP107, awarded in December 2020 to the joint venture of Japan Transport Engineering Co. and Sumitomo Corp., involves designing, supplying, installation, construction, testing, and commissioning of 240 train cars for the subway project.
The MMSP will be the first underground mass transit system in the Philippines and will be a modern railway system that will be at par with the rest in the world.
Funded by the Japanese government, the 33-km underground railway running from Valenzuela City to the FTI-Bicutan in Parañaque City will have 17 stations, with a spur line to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City.
Once fully operational, it can accommodate around 519,000 passengers daily and reduce travel time between Quezon City and NAIA from 1.5 hours to 35 minutes. The MMSP will also interconnect with other rail systems in Metro Manila.
DOTr had said earlier that it targets partial operations to start in 2025, while the whole project would be completed in 2028.
Transport Secretary Jaime Bautista said the total project cost is pegged at P488.47 billion, which will be sourced as a loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
On February 10, the Philippines and Japan signed a JP¥253.3 billion (P112.9 billion) loan agreement for the second tranche funding of MMSP Phase 1. The first tranche of the loan worth JP¥104.53 billion (about P47.58 billion) was signed in March 2018.
