Friday, December 13, 2019
Monday, December 9, 2019
SMC seeks MRT-7 extension to Bocaue, Bulacan
Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is seeking to extend its ongoing P63-billion Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) project farther to Bocaue, Bulacan.
SMC president and COO Ramon Ang said the company has submitted a proposal to extend the MRT-7 to Bocaue from the current end point in San Jose Del Monte.
The MRT-7 project is a planned 23-kilometer railway with 13 stations that will connect San Jose Del Monte with North Avenue in Quezon City, bringing down travel time from Manila to Bulacan to just about 34 minutes.
“Yes, we are in talks that hopefully we connect from San Jose Del Monte to Bocaue,” Ang said.
“Hopefully we can complete that by 2022 up to Bocaue if we are allowed to do an extension so that it can reach the Philippine Arena,” he said.
Ang said SMC could immediately start work for the extension going to Bocaue should its proposal be approved by the government.
Ang, however, declined to give further details on the extension proposal.
“Now MRT-7 is a reality with the opening of the depot and for sure we will open that MRT-7 by 2021 at least,” he said.
The MRT-7 project is 49 percent complete as of end-October and is scheduled to begin its partial operations running from the North EDSA common station to Fairview in 2021.
Once operational, the MRT-7 is expected to ferry between 300,000 and 850,000 passengers per day, with room for capacity expansion to accommodate future increases in ridership.
It will be connected to LRT-1, MRT-3, and the Metro Manila Subway at the Common Station in North Avenue.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) earlier said works on the MRT-7’s 20-hectare depot formally started on Nov. 26 after nearly two years of court hearings and appeals to obtain the site.
Writs of possession issued by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 92 and 98 in favor of the DOTr and its concessionaire, SMC Mass Rail Transit 7 Inc. (SMRT7) of San Miguel, were successfully enforced by sheriffs of the two courts.
A writ of possession is a writ of execution employed to enforce a judgment to recover the possession of land, commanding the sheriff to enter the land and give its possession to the party entitled under the judgment.
The DOTr said property owners previously refused the current market value offer, forcing the agency and SMRT-7, in coordination with the Office of the Solicitor General, to file expropriation cases last Nov. 15.
The depot site along Quirino Highway in Barangay Lagro, Quezon City, was found optimal for “right-of-way implementability, asset constructibility, capital expenditure and operational expense efficiency, and operational reliability and maintainability.”
https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/12/09/1975383/smc-seeks-mrt-3-extension-bocaue-bulacan
SMC president and COO Ramon Ang said the company has submitted a proposal to extend the MRT-7 to Bocaue from the current end point in San Jose Del Monte.
The MRT-7 project is a planned 23-kilometer railway with 13 stations that will connect San Jose Del Monte with North Avenue in Quezon City, bringing down travel time from Manila to Bulacan to just about 34 minutes.
“Yes, we are in talks that hopefully we connect from San Jose Del Monte to Bocaue,” Ang said.
“Hopefully we can complete that by 2022 up to Bocaue if we are allowed to do an extension so that it can reach the Philippine Arena,” he said.
Ang said SMC could immediately start work for the extension going to Bocaue should its proposal be approved by the government.
Ang, however, declined to give further details on the extension proposal.
“Now MRT-7 is a reality with the opening of the depot and for sure we will open that MRT-7 by 2021 at least,” he said.
The MRT-7 project is 49 percent complete as of end-October and is scheduled to begin its partial operations running from the North EDSA common station to Fairview in 2021.
Once operational, the MRT-7 is expected to ferry between 300,000 and 850,000 passengers per day, with room for capacity expansion to accommodate future increases in ridership.
It will be connected to LRT-1, MRT-3, and the Metro Manila Subway at the Common Station in North Avenue.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) earlier said works on the MRT-7’s 20-hectare depot formally started on Nov. 26 after nearly two years of court hearings and appeals to obtain the site.
Writs of possession issued by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 92 and 98 in favor of the DOTr and its concessionaire, SMC Mass Rail Transit 7 Inc. (SMRT7) of San Miguel, were successfully enforced by sheriffs of the two courts.
A writ of possession is a writ of execution employed to enforce a judgment to recover the possession of land, commanding the sheriff to enter the land and give its possession to the party entitled under the judgment.
The DOTr said property owners previously refused the current market value offer, forcing the agency and SMRT-7, in coordination with the Office of the Solicitor General, to file expropriation cases last Nov. 15.
The depot site along Quirino Highway in Barangay Lagro, Quezon City, was found optimal for “right-of-way implementability, asset constructibility, capital expenditure and operational expense efficiency, and operational reliability and maintainability.”
https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/12/09/1975383/smc-seeks-mrt-3-extension-bocaue-bulacan
SMC wants to extend MRT Line 7 to Bocaue
San Miguel Corp. said it plans to extend Metro Rail Transit Line 7 to Bocaue, Bulacan from San Jose Del Monte City.
“Yes, we are in talks to extend the MRT 7 to Bocaue from San Jose Del Monte,” San Miguel president and chief operating officer Ramon Ang said.
Bocaue, a first-class municipality, is located northeast of Bulakan town, the proposed site of the New Manila International Airport which San Miguel will also build in the province.
The P69.3-billion MRT 7 project, which will have 14 stations from North Ave. in Quezon City to San Jose del Monte, is being built by SMC Mass Rail Transit 7 Inc. under SMC’s infrastructure subsidiary San Miguel Holdings Inc.
San Miguel tapped Hyundai Rotem and EEI consortium to build the railway which will have stations in North Ave., Quezon Memorial Circle, University Avenue, Tandang Sora, Don Antonio, Batasan, Manggahan, Doña Carmen, Regalado, Mindanao Avenue, Quirino, Sacred Heart, Tala and San Jose del Monte.
The Department of Transportation last week said the 22-kilometer MRT Line 7 project was 49.15-percent into completion as of October 2019. The agency expects MRT 7 to start partial operations by 2021.
The MRT-7’s 20-hectare depot started to take shape after the writs of possession issued by Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 92 and 98 in favor of DOTr and concessionaire SMC Mass Rail Transit 7 Inc. were successfully enforced by sheriffs of the two courts.
Works on the depot formally started on Nov. 26.
The DOTr and SMRT7 identified the new depot site along Quirino Highway in Barangay Lagro, Quezon City, which was found optimal for right-of-way implementability, asset constructibility, capital expenditure and operational expense efficiency and operational reliability and maintainability.
Once completed by 2021, the 22-kilometer rail line will reduce travel time between Quezon City and San Jose del Monte City from two to three hours to only 35 minutes.
San Miguel also proposed to build a new international airport in Bulakan, Bulacan as the new gateway of Luzon.
http://manilastandard.net/business/corporate/312053/smc-wants-to-extend-mrt-line-7-to-bocaue.html
“Yes, we are in talks to extend the MRT 7 to Bocaue from San Jose Del Monte,” San Miguel president and chief operating officer Ramon Ang said.
Bocaue, a first-class municipality, is located northeast of Bulakan town, the proposed site of the New Manila International Airport which San Miguel will also build in the province.
The P69.3-billion MRT 7 project, which will have 14 stations from North Ave. in Quezon City to San Jose del Monte, is being built by SMC Mass Rail Transit 7 Inc. under SMC’s infrastructure subsidiary San Miguel Holdings Inc.
San Miguel tapped Hyundai Rotem and EEI consortium to build the railway which will have stations in North Ave., Quezon Memorial Circle, University Avenue, Tandang Sora, Don Antonio, Batasan, Manggahan, Doña Carmen, Regalado, Mindanao Avenue, Quirino, Sacred Heart, Tala and San Jose del Monte.
The Department of Transportation last week said the 22-kilometer MRT Line 7 project was 49.15-percent into completion as of October 2019. The agency expects MRT 7 to start partial operations by 2021.
The MRT-7’s 20-hectare depot started to take shape after the writs of possession issued by Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 92 and 98 in favor of DOTr and concessionaire SMC Mass Rail Transit 7 Inc. were successfully enforced by sheriffs of the two courts.
Works on the depot formally started on Nov. 26.
The DOTr and SMRT7 identified the new depot site along Quirino Highway in Barangay Lagro, Quezon City, which was found optimal for right-of-way implementability, asset constructibility, capital expenditure and operational expense efficiency and operational reliability and maintainability.
Once completed by 2021, the 22-kilometer rail line will reduce travel time between Quezon City and San Jose del Monte City from two to three hours to only 35 minutes.
San Miguel also proposed to build a new international airport in Bulakan, Bulacan as the new gateway of Luzon.
http://manilastandard.net/business/corporate/312053/smc-wants-to-extend-mrt-line-7-to-bocaue.html
Sunday, December 8, 2019
North- South commuter railway system being rolled out
By Emmie Abadilla
After more than 14 years of waiting, the government finally broke ground this year for the over ₱2-billion Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Phase 1, linking Tutuban, Manila with Malolos, Bulacan.
It is part of the ₱777.5-billion North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) Extension Project, spanning 147-kilometers, with a total of 36 stations from Clark International Airport to Calamba, Laguna.
To date, PNR Clark Phase 1 is already in full-blast construction, and on its way to partial completion by 2021.
PNR Clark Phase 2, as well as other state railway projects – PNR Calamba, PNR Bicol, Subic-Clark Railway, and the Mindanao Railway, are all in the pipeline and are now undergoing various stages of procurement and pre-construction works.
Phase 1 of the railway with cut travel time to Bulacan from the current one and a half hours to 35 minutes and will serve more than 340,000 passengers per day when it becomes operational by 2021.
This initial phase of the PNR Clark Railway Project will eventually extend all the way to Clark, Pampanga.
It will have 10 stations: Tutuban, Solis, Caloocan, Valenzuela, Meycauayan, Malolos, Marilao, Bocaue, Balagtas and Guiguinto, with a depot in Valenzuela city.
Furthermore, Phase 1 will be seamlessly integrated with PNR Clark Phase 2 going to Clark, Pampanga and PNR South Commuter going to Calamba, Laguna, forming one integrated commuter railway system serving commuters travelling to, from, and within NCR, Region III, and Region IV-A.
Also, the NSCR System will be linked with existing railway lines LRT-1, LRT-2, MRT-3 and the Metro Manila Subway. It is expected to serve some 500,000 passengers per day once the system is fully operational.
The PNR Clark project took the place of the defunct Northrail project, which the government abandoned after reaching an out-of-court settlement with its Chinese contractor after many years of arbitration proceedings.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) selected Sumitomo-Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd. to build the PNR Clark rail line.
“This is, again, one project that has been long delayed,” Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade acknowledged.
As for PNR Clark Phase 2 Contract Packages 4 (worth ₱32.7 billion) and 5 (₱18.1 billion) with a combined worth of ₱50.8 billion, a handful of international firms plus one local company turned up to submit bids in October this year.
The bidders include Acciona (Spain), EEI (Philippines), GS Engineering & Construction (Korea), Posco Engineering & Construction (Korea), PT Waskita (Indonesia) and PT Wika (Indonesia).
PNR Clark Phase 2 is a 53-kilometer segment from Malolos, Bulacan to Clark, Pampanga and will feature the country’s first airport express railway service. It is part of the ₱777.55-billion North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR), a mega network spanning 148 kilometers with 37 stations.
Contract Package 4 consists of 8 kilometers and includes Clark International Airport Station. Contract Package 5 consists of the NSCR’s Clark Depot.
The DOTr targets to award both packages to the winning bidder within the first quarter of 2020, with construction expected to start next year.
The DOTr also reported a record turnout of 11 international and local bidders for Contract Packages 1-3 in August and expects to award these to bidders this December.
PNR Clark Phase 2 is expected to be partially operational by 2022, reduce travel time between Malolos, Bulacan and Clark International Airport to 30-35 minutes. It will also slash travel time from Buendia in Makati to Clark Airport from 2 hours via car to 55 minutes through the airport express. It will serve 340,000 passengers daily in its opening year.
Before 2019 ends, DOTr is scheduling more contract packages for bid submission and publication. These include bid submissions for PNR Calamba Package 1 (1 kilometer including Blumentritt Station) on November 5, 2019, and the start of bidding for the NSCR’s 304 Commuter Train Cars, 56 Airport Express Train Cars, and Electromechanical
Systems within the last quarter of 2019.
“So far, the turnout of bidders for Packages 1-5 of PNR Clark Phase 2 is proof that competition and value for taxpayers’ money are enhanced with a bidding process that is transparent, fair, and corruption-free,” remarked DOTr Undersecretary for Railways TJ Batan.
“The vibrant turnout of proponents yet again for Contract Packages 4 and 5 reflects the solid support and trust of the international infrastructure industry in the administration. With a robust competition, we also raise the standard of quality of our infrastructure,” added PNR General Manager Junn Magno.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) are co-financing the NSCR, which the DOTr and PNR will implement. The Procurement Service – Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) handles procurement for the project.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/12/08/north-south-commuter-railway-system-being-rolled-out/
After more than 14 years of waiting, the government finally broke ground this year for the over ₱2-billion Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Phase 1, linking Tutuban, Manila with Malolos, Bulacan.
It is part of the ₱777.5-billion North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) Extension Project, spanning 147-kilometers, with a total of 36 stations from Clark International Airport to Calamba, Laguna.
To date, PNR Clark Phase 1 is already in full-blast construction, and on its way to partial completion by 2021.
PNR Clark Phase 2, as well as other state railway projects – PNR Calamba, PNR Bicol, Subic-Clark Railway, and the Mindanao Railway, are all in the pipeline and are now undergoing various stages of procurement and pre-construction works.
Phase 1 of the railway with cut travel time to Bulacan from the current one and a half hours to 35 minutes and will serve more than 340,000 passengers per day when it becomes operational by 2021.
This initial phase of the PNR Clark Railway Project will eventually extend all the way to Clark, Pampanga.
It will have 10 stations: Tutuban, Solis, Caloocan, Valenzuela, Meycauayan, Malolos, Marilao, Bocaue, Balagtas and Guiguinto, with a depot in Valenzuela city.
Furthermore, Phase 1 will be seamlessly integrated with PNR Clark Phase 2 going to Clark, Pampanga and PNR South Commuter going to Calamba, Laguna, forming one integrated commuter railway system serving commuters travelling to, from, and within NCR, Region III, and Region IV-A.
Also, the NSCR System will be linked with existing railway lines LRT-1, LRT-2, MRT-3 and the Metro Manila Subway. It is expected to serve some 500,000 passengers per day once the system is fully operational.
The PNR Clark project took the place of the defunct Northrail project, which the government abandoned after reaching an out-of-court settlement with its Chinese contractor after many years of arbitration proceedings.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) selected Sumitomo-Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd. to build the PNR Clark rail line.
“This is, again, one project that has been long delayed,” Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade acknowledged.
As for PNR Clark Phase 2 Contract Packages 4 (worth ₱32.7 billion) and 5 (₱18.1 billion) with a combined worth of ₱50.8 billion, a handful of international firms plus one local company turned up to submit bids in October this year.
The bidders include Acciona (Spain), EEI (Philippines), GS Engineering & Construction (Korea), Posco Engineering & Construction (Korea), PT Waskita (Indonesia) and PT Wika (Indonesia).
PNR Clark Phase 2 is a 53-kilometer segment from Malolos, Bulacan to Clark, Pampanga and will feature the country’s first airport express railway service. It is part of the ₱777.55-billion North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR), a mega network spanning 148 kilometers with 37 stations.
Contract Package 4 consists of 8 kilometers and includes Clark International Airport Station. Contract Package 5 consists of the NSCR’s Clark Depot.
The DOTr targets to award both packages to the winning bidder within the first quarter of 2020, with construction expected to start next year.
The DOTr also reported a record turnout of 11 international and local bidders for Contract Packages 1-3 in August and expects to award these to bidders this December.
PNR Clark Phase 2 is expected to be partially operational by 2022, reduce travel time between Malolos, Bulacan and Clark International Airport to 30-35 minutes. It will also slash travel time from Buendia in Makati to Clark Airport from 2 hours via car to 55 minutes through the airport express. It will serve 340,000 passengers daily in its opening year.
Before 2019 ends, DOTr is scheduling more contract packages for bid submission and publication. These include bid submissions for PNR Calamba Package 1 (1 kilometer including Blumentritt Station) on November 5, 2019, and the start of bidding for the NSCR’s 304 Commuter Train Cars, 56 Airport Express Train Cars, and Electromechanical
Systems within the last quarter of 2019.
“So far, the turnout of bidders for Packages 1-5 of PNR Clark Phase 2 is proof that competition and value for taxpayers’ money are enhanced with a bidding process that is transparent, fair, and corruption-free,” remarked DOTr Undersecretary for Railways TJ Batan.
“The vibrant turnout of proponents yet again for Contract Packages 4 and 5 reflects the solid support and trust of the international infrastructure industry in the administration. With a robust competition, we also raise the standard of quality of our infrastructure,” added PNR General Manager Junn Magno.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) are co-financing the NSCR, which the DOTr and PNR will implement. The Procurement Service – Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) handles procurement for the project.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/12/08/north-south-commuter-railway-system-being-rolled-out/
Friday, December 6, 2019
SC open to designate courts to decide on expropriation cases filed by government
By Ben Rosario
The Supreme Court is open to the idea of designating special courts that would resolve expropriation cases in connection with the implementation of vital infrastructure projects of the government, including those identified under the “Build, Build, Build” program of the Duterte administration.
State officials have blamed “right-of-way” issues raised and currently pending before various courts in the country as among the causes of the delay in President Duterte’s ambitious infrastructure program.
During a recent hearing on the issue, Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga said the High Court should submit to the Committee on Transportation a list of courts that were unable to resolve expropriation cases “in a timely manner.”
Barzaga noted that the swift completion of infrastructure projects would contribute to the government’s bid to improve the country’s economy. He pointed out that public works and road projects need to be finished immediately in order for the government to reap the fruits of economic progress.
Reacting to the concerns of lawmakers, SC Administrator Megan Musni said the High Tribunal was planning to designate certain courts that will focus on resolving right-of-way cases brought up in expropriation proceedings for infrastructure projects.
Musni also informed the House panel that the SC has already coordinated with the Office of the Solicitor General and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to discuss recommendations that would guarantee efficiency in the handling of these cases.
In the same hearing presided by Samar Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento, representatives of the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) reported that the completion of LRT Line 1 Cavite Extension Project has been bogged down by expropriation cases filed against the state-run firm by property owners affected by right-of-way issues.
Nevertheless, LRTA Line 1 Project Manager Eleonor Palaypayon assured lawmakers that the new mass transit line will partially open by December 2021. Full completion is expected in December 2022.
It will be recalled that right-of-way problems brought before the courts have been among the reasons cited by government in the reported slow implementation of “build, build, build” projects.
This prompted Albay Rep. Joey Sarte-Salceda to file House Bill 5456 that will grant President Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers to address the problem.
HB 5456 grants Duterte the power to give the go-signal for the implementation of projects even before the courts could resolve cases brought before them.
Taking a similar stance in rejecting emergency powers to address the traffic crisis, Malacanang has declared it is not inclined to support the measure.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/12/06/sc-open-to-designate-courts-to-decide-on-expropriation-cases-filed-by-government/
The Supreme Court is open to the idea of designating special courts that would resolve expropriation cases in connection with the implementation of vital infrastructure projects of the government, including those identified under the “Build, Build, Build” program of the Duterte administration.
State officials have blamed “right-of-way” issues raised and currently pending before various courts in the country as among the causes of the delay in President Duterte’s ambitious infrastructure program.
During a recent hearing on the issue, Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga said the High Court should submit to the Committee on Transportation a list of courts that were unable to resolve expropriation cases “in a timely manner.”
Barzaga noted that the swift completion of infrastructure projects would contribute to the government’s bid to improve the country’s economy. He pointed out that public works and road projects need to be finished immediately in order for the government to reap the fruits of economic progress.
Reacting to the concerns of lawmakers, SC Administrator Megan Musni said the High Tribunal was planning to designate certain courts that will focus on resolving right-of-way cases brought up in expropriation proceedings for infrastructure projects.
Musni also informed the House panel that the SC has already coordinated with the Office of the Solicitor General and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to discuss recommendations that would guarantee efficiency in the handling of these cases.
In the same hearing presided by Samar Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento, representatives of the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) reported that the completion of LRT Line 1 Cavite Extension Project has been bogged down by expropriation cases filed against the state-run firm by property owners affected by right-of-way issues.
Nevertheless, LRTA Line 1 Project Manager Eleonor Palaypayon assured lawmakers that the new mass transit line will partially open by December 2021. Full completion is expected in December 2022.
It will be recalled that right-of-way problems brought before the courts have been among the reasons cited by government in the reported slow implementation of “build, build, build” projects.
This prompted Albay Rep. Joey Sarte-Salceda to file House Bill 5456 that will grant President Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers to address the problem.
HB 5456 grants Duterte the power to give the go-signal for the implementation of projects even before the courts could resolve cases brought before them.
Taking a similar stance in rejecting emergency powers to address the traffic crisis, Malacanang has declared it is not inclined to support the measure.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/12/06/sc-open-to-designate-courts-to-decide-on-expropriation-cases-filed-by-government/
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Indonesia Preps $40 Billion for a Metro to Rival Singapore’s
Indonesia is preparing to spend about $40 billion to extend Jakarta’s metro network, a bigger-than-expected outlay that’s poised to boost the country’s construction companies and reignite a rivalry between China and Japan over building the project.
The spending plan, detailed in an interview with the head of the operator of the capital’s subway, is part of President Joko Widodo’s ambitious roadmap to create a $7 trillion economy by 2045. While his administration has outlined a requirement to spend about $455 billion on infrastructure over the next five years, policy makers have until now revealed few specifics.
PT MRT Jakarta is currently selecting financiers to help fund the expansion, said William Sabandar, its president director. It’s seeking to add an additional six lines to the one that partially opened earlier this year, he said, which could rival Hong Kong and Singapore in terms of length. The decision to broadly extend the network may surprise some analysts who were expecting the operator to work only on completing the first line.
“We have a target of building 230 kilometers by 2030, that’s the masterplan,” Sabandar said in an interview in Jakarta. “We only have 16 kilometers right now, so the key is how we can do this in an accelerated way. We can no longer just build them one by one.”
Improving the country’s rail network is a crucial next step in Jokowi’s ambitions to develop the Southeast Asian country’s infrastructure, expediting the flow of goods and people and alleviating congestion, after he spent aggressively to build the toll road network in his first team.
But his efforts to date, which also include the construction of ports, dams and power plants, have put a strain on the banking system and the balance sheets of state-owned construction companies.
China, Japan
Indonesia will need assistance and funding from abroad for the plan to materialize, according to Yayat Supriatna, a transportation analyst at Trisakti University in Jakarta. That opens the door for China and Japan to renew their rivalry in the country, something that Indonesia will have to navigate, he said.
“We have to acknowledge that Indonesia doesn’t have the technical capabilities and the financial resources for this,” Supriatna said in a phone interview. By making Japan and China compete against each other, “we can make sure that we can pick the offer that gives us the best benefit.”
The two Asian powerhouses have both had success in winning rail-related projects in Indonesia. Japan was awarded the first subway line in the capital, while China secured the first high-speed train deal connecting Jakarta and Bandung.
“The Asian Development Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are among those who are serious and have submitted financing commitments,” Sabandar said, adding that the Japan International Cooperation Agency has also expressed interest in the new lines.
The plan has some overlap with an earlier goal to spend about $43 billion to sort out the city’s traffic, which includes extending the MRT, completing a 44-kilometer (27.3-mile) light-rail project, rejuvenating the bus system and developing overpasses and other toll roads.
Other Agreements
In September, Indonesia signed an agreement with JICA for a 60 trillion rupiah ($4.3 billion) project to add an express line between Jakarta and Surabaya on the island of Java.
Indonesia has also commissioned a $6 billion, 142-kilometer high-speed train to connect Jakarta and Bandung, the capital of West Java. The project, which was awarded to China Railway International Co. and a consortium of Indonesian state companies, was scheduled to be completed last year but has faced several delays.
Indonesia is also planning to build train networks in Sulawesi and Kalimantan as well as connecting some of the country’s key airports with nearby cities by rail, according to a document from the National Development Planning Ministry.
Indonesia’s railway and subway expansion plans mean more opportunities for the country’s construction companies, such as state-owned builders PT Waskita Karya, PT Adhi Karya and PT Wijaya Karya, according to Jemmy Paul, chief executive officer of Sucorinvest Asset Management, whose equity fund has beaten 97% of peers over the past five years.
Shares of Waskita Karya rose 3.2% in Thursday trading in Jakarta. Adhi Karya gained 3.7%, while Wijaya Karya climbed 4.2%. Government-controlled cement producer PT Semen Indonesia added 1.3%.
“The revelation of these projects helped provide positive sentiment for construction and related companies today,” said John Teja, a director at PT Ciptadana Sekuritas Asia.
— With assistance by Viriya Singgih
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-04/indonesia-preps-40-billion-for-a-metro-to-rival-singapore-s
The spending plan, detailed in an interview with the head of the operator of the capital’s subway, is part of President Joko Widodo’s ambitious roadmap to create a $7 trillion economy by 2045. While his administration has outlined a requirement to spend about $455 billion on infrastructure over the next five years, policy makers have until now revealed few specifics.
PT MRT Jakarta is currently selecting financiers to help fund the expansion, said William Sabandar, its president director. It’s seeking to add an additional six lines to the one that partially opened earlier this year, he said, which could rival Hong Kong and Singapore in terms of length. The decision to broadly extend the network may surprise some analysts who were expecting the operator to work only on completing the first line.
“We have a target of building 230 kilometers by 2030, that’s the masterplan,” Sabandar said in an interview in Jakarta. “We only have 16 kilometers right now, so the key is how we can do this in an accelerated way. We can no longer just build them one by one.”
Improving the country’s rail network is a crucial next step in Jokowi’s ambitions to develop the Southeast Asian country’s infrastructure, expediting the flow of goods and people and alleviating congestion, after he spent aggressively to build the toll road network in his first team.
But his efforts to date, which also include the construction of ports, dams and power plants, have put a strain on the banking system and the balance sheets of state-owned construction companies.
China, Japan
Indonesia will need assistance and funding from abroad for the plan to materialize, according to Yayat Supriatna, a transportation analyst at Trisakti University in Jakarta. That opens the door for China and Japan to renew their rivalry in the country, something that Indonesia will have to navigate, he said.
“We have to acknowledge that Indonesia doesn’t have the technical capabilities and the financial resources for this,” Supriatna said in a phone interview. By making Japan and China compete against each other, “we can make sure that we can pick the offer that gives us the best benefit.”
The two Asian powerhouses have both had success in winning rail-related projects in Indonesia. Japan was awarded the first subway line in the capital, while China secured the first high-speed train deal connecting Jakarta and Bandung.
“The Asian Development Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are among those who are serious and have submitted financing commitments,” Sabandar said, adding that the Japan International Cooperation Agency has also expressed interest in the new lines.
The plan has some overlap with an earlier goal to spend about $43 billion to sort out the city’s traffic, which includes extending the MRT, completing a 44-kilometer (27.3-mile) light-rail project, rejuvenating the bus system and developing overpasses and other toll roads.
Other Agreements
In September, Indonesia signed an agreement with JICA for a 60 trillion rupiah ($4.3 billion) project to add an express line between Jakarta and Surabaya on the island of Java.
Indonesia has also commissioned a $6 billion, 142-kilometer high-speed train to connect Jakarta and Bandung, the capital of West Java. The project, which was awarded to China Railway International Co. and a consortium of Indonesian state companies, was scheduled to be completed last year but has faced several delays.
Indonesia is also planning to build train networks in Sulawesi and Kalimantan as well as connecting some of the country’s key airports with nearby cities by rail, according to a document from the National Development Planning Ministry.
Indonesia’s railway and subway expansion plans mean more opportunities for the country’s construction companies, such as state-owned builders PT Waskita Karya, PT Adhi Karya and PT Wijaya Karya, according to Jemmy Paul, chief executive officer of Sucorinvest Asset Management, whose equity fund has beaten 97% of peers over the past five years.
Shares of Waskita Karya rose 3.2% in Thursday trading in Jakarta. Adhi Karya gained 3.7%, while Wijaya Karya climbed 4.2%. Government-controlled cement producer PT Semen Indonesia added 1.3%.
“The revelation of these projects helped provide positive sentiment for construction and related companies today,” said John Teja, a director at PT Ciptadana Sekuritas Asia.
— With assistance by Viriya Singgih
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-04/indonesia-preps-40-billion-for-a-metro-to-rival-singapore-s
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
First phase of NAIA rehabilitation seen completed by 2022
The Department of Transportation said Monday the first phase of the P102-billion rehabilitation of Ninoy Aquino International Airport is expected to be completed by 2022.
“We will soon see much-improved air traffic handling and operations once NAIA is rehabilitated. The improvement of the country’s primary gateway is proof that the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte is seriously thinking of the convenience and safety of every air passenger who is either flying off or arriving in our country,” Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said.
The project was proposed by NAIA Consortium that includes Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc, AC Infrastructure Holdings Corp., Alliance Global Group Inc., Asia’s Emerging Dragon Corp., Filinvest Development Corp., JG Summit Holdings Inc., and Metro Pacific Investments Corp.
It aims to alleviate the worsening air traffic congestion at NAIA and resolve its capacity constraint by reconfiguring and renovating existing facilities and enhancing operation and maintenance. This will allow for the accommodation of more traffic.
The rehabilitation project also aims to broaden NAIA’s role as a key economic and tourism driver for Manila and the whole Philippines; deliver capital infrastructure investment to improve the airport’s efficiency and increase its capacity to meet the growing passenger demand from the Philippines and the Asia Pacific Region.
It will also deliver the best-in-class passenger experience as a capital city airport, which is demanded by increasingly sophisticated travelers and create a positive first and last impression for Filipinos and visitors.
The NAIA rehabilitation project will be implemented in three phases from 2021 to 2024.
The agency said Phase 1 involves the immediate improvements and reconfiguration of the existing airport terminals with the aim of improving the NAIA’s capacity from 31 million passengers per annum to 47 million passengers.
Phase 2, which is expected to be completed by 2023, covers the development of a new passenger building (Terminal 2 Annex) and the improvement of the corresponding apron area to increase the capacity from 11 MPPA to 21 MPPA and the reconfiguration and expansion of Terminal 3 building and apron layout to increase terminal capacity from 23 MPPA to 24 MPPA.
Phase 3, seen to be completed by 2024, will see the construction of new terminals and expansion of existing terminals as the O&M works are being carried out to increase NAIA’s capacity from 58 MPP to 65 MPPA.
Phase 3 will also see the completion of the New Terminal Annex Building which aims to add 5 MPPA to NAIA’s capacity, resulting in a total terminal capacity of 26 MPPA.
It will also see an increase in the capacity of Terminal 3 by 2 MMPA, resulting in a total terminal capacity of 26 MPPA.
The project also involves the development of airside facilities and upgrading works for general utilities, a car park area, passenger connection and miscellaneous facilities corresponding to the increased capacity.
The NAIA consortium of seven was given the go-ahead to proceed with the NAIA rehabilitation project, subject to a Swiss challenge.
Prior to the Swiss challenge, the Manila International Airport Authority, as the primary grantor, and the NAIA Consortium will first negotiate on the terms and conditions of the concession agreement based on the parameters prescribed by the NEDA board.
MIAA will then submit the results of the negotiation to the NEDA board and the negotiated draft concession agreement to the Office of the Solicitor General and the Department of Finance for comments within ten days from receipt of the draft CA.
http://www.manilastandard.net/index.php/business/transport-tourism/311535/first-phase-of-naia-rehabilitation-seen-completed-by-2022.html
“We will soon see much-improved air traffic handling and operations once NAIA is rehabilitated. The improvement of the country’s primary gateway is proof that the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte is seriously thinking of the convenience and safety of every air passenger who is either flying off or arriving in our country,” Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said.
The project was proposed by NAIA Consortium that includes Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc, AC Infrastructure Holdings Corp., Alliance Global Group Inc., Asia’s Emerging Dragon Corp., Filinvest Development Corp., JG Summit Holdings Inc., and Metro Pacific Investments Corp.
It aims to alleviate the worsening air traffic congestion at NAIA and resolve its capacity constraint by reconfiguring and renovating existing facilities and enhancing operation and maintenance. This will allow for the accommodation of more traffic.
The rehabilitation project also aims to broaden NAIA’s role as a key economic and tourism driver for Manila and the whole Philippines; deliver capital infrastructure investment to improve the airport’s efficiency and increase its capacity to meet the growing passenger demand from the Philippines and the Asia Pacific Region.
It will also deliver the best-in-class passenger experience as a capital city airport, which is demanded by increasingly sophisticated travelers and create a positive first and last impression for Filipinos and visitors.
The NAIA rehabilitation project will be implemented in three phases from 2021 to 2024.
The agency said Phase 1 involves the immediate improvements and reconfiguration of the existing airport terminals with the aim of improving the NAIA’s capacity from 31 million passengers per annum to 47 million passengers.
Phase 2, which is expected to be completed by 2023, covers the development of a new passenger building (Terminal 2 Annex) and the improvement of the corresponding apron area to increase the capacity from 11 MPPA to 21 MPPA and the reconfiguration and expansion of Terminal 3 building and apron layout to increase terminal capacity from 23 MPPA to 24 MPPA.
Phase 3, seen to be completed by 2024, will see the construction of new terminals and expansion of existing terminals as the O&M works are being carried out to increase NAIA’s capacity from 58 MPP to 65 MPPA.
Phase 3 will also see the completion of the New Terminal Annex Building which aims to add 5 MPPA to NAIA’s capacity, resulting in a total terminal capacity of 26 MPPA.
It will also see an increase in the capacity of Terminal 3 by 2 MMPA, resulting in a total terminal capacity of 26 MPPA.
The project also involves the development of airside facilities and upgrading works for general utilities, a car park area, passenger connection and miscellaneous facilities corresponding to the increased capacity.
The NAIA consortium of seven was given the go-ahead to proceed with the NAIA rehabilitation project, subject to a Swiss challenge.
Prior to the Swiss challenge, the Manila International Airport Authority, as the primary grantor, and the NAIA Consortium will first negotiate on the terms and conditions of the concession agreement based on the parameters prescribed by the NEDA board.
MIAA will then submit the results of the negotiation to the NEDA board and the negotiated draft concession agreement to the Office of the Solicitor General and the Department of Finance for comments within ten days from receipt of the draft CA.
http://www.manilastandard.net/index.php/business/transport-tourism/311535/first-phase-of-naia-rehabilitation-seen-completed-by-2022.html
Monday, December 2, 2019
All 100 flagship infra projects to break ground by 2022
By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS, GMA News
All 100 infrastructure projects are set to break ground within the term of the Duterte administration, and 30% will be completed by then, Presidential adviser for flagship programs and projects Vivencio Dizon said Monday.
“We are committed to start all,” Dizon, who is also president and CEO of the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA), told reporters in an interview in Quezon City.
All the 100 flagship projects would have completed groundbreaking by June 2022, the end of the term of President Rodrigo Duterte, said Dizon.
“That’s the plan. That’s what we are striving to do, cause we really need it,” he explained.
Last month, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board approved a revised list of 100 infrastructure projects, an increase from the earlier list of 75.
Dizon said that 30% of the big ticket projects will be completed by the time Duterte steps down from office.
“I think a little over 30%. We’re looking at a little over 30%,” he said.
“I think 56 ‘yung matatapos by 2022. A lot of them will also be at the end of 2022, so that’s not anymore during the term of the President. But I think within the term of the president, we’re looking at anywhere between 35, 38, something like that,” Dizon added. —VDS, GMA News
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/717539/all-100-flagship-infra-projects-to-break-ground-by-2022/story/
All 100 infrastructure projects are set to break ground within the term of the Duterte administration, and 30% will be completed by then, Presidential adviser for flagship programs and projects Vivencio Dizon said Monday.
“We are committed to start all,” Dizon, who is also president and CEO of the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA), told reporters in an interview in Quezon City.
All the 100 flagship projects would have completed groundbreaking by June 2022, the end of the term of President Rodrigo Duterte, said Dizon.
“That’s the plan. That’s what we are striving to do, cause we really need it,” he explained.
Last month, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board approved a revised list of 100 infrastructure projects, an increase from the earlier list of 75.
Dizon said that 30% of the big ticket projects will be completed by the time Duterte steps down from office.
“I think a little over 30%. We’re looking at a little over 30%,” he said.
“I think 56 ‘yung matatapos by 2022. A lot of them will also be at the end of 2022, so that’s not anymore during the term of the President. But I think within the term of the president, we’re looking at anywhere between 35, 38, something like that,” Dizon added. —VDS, GMA News
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/717539/all-100-flagship-infra-projects-to-break-ground-by-2022/story/
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