New expressway lanes, bridges and a tunnel will be constructed at the Subic Freeport Expressway (SFEX) to accommodate the growing number of vehicles going to and from Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
This, as tollway operator NLEX Corporation signed an agreement for the PHP 1.6 billion SFEX Capacity Expansion Project with Sta. Clara International Corporation.
“The SFEX Capacity Expansion is seen to improve traffic in the area and promote road safety as the new lanes will segregate northbound and southbound motorists along separate carriageways,” NLEX Corporation said in a press statement on Monday.
The project involves the construction of two additional expressway lanes, the Jadjad and Argonaut bridges and a tunnel.
Expressway-standard LED lights will also be installed to ensure that SFEX is safe for motorists driving at night.
The capacity expansion project is in line with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority’s (SBMA) infrastructure development program which includes the improvement of airport and seaport, the widening of roads and the SBMA Corporate Center.
The NLEX Corporation estimates that the project will be completed within 16 months.
The Subic Freeport Expressway is part of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway which is being managed by NLEX.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1070305
Monday, May 20, 2019
Civil works start for Metro Manila-Bulacan railway segment
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Monday started civil works for the Tutuban-Bocaue segment of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project.
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade led the Start of Works Ceremony at the NSCR Valenzuela Depot, together with Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan, Undersecretary for Finance Garry De Guzman, Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Reinier Paul Yebra, Philippine National Railways (PNR) Chairman Roberto Lastimoso, PNR General Manager Junn Magno, Assistant Secretary for Mindanao Projects Eymard Eje, and Assistant Secretary for Maritime Lino Dabi.
Tugade signed the contract on behalf of DOTr, and Taisei Corporation managing executive officer Keiji Hirano for Taisei – D.M. Consunji Inc. (DMCI) Joint Venture, with DMCI president and CEO Jorge Consunji as witness.
In his speech, the secretary thanked Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the trust and confidence extended to the DOTr.
He also thanked the local government represented by Rep. Sherwin Tugna, for its partnership with the agency for the project in the province of Bulacan.
“We all gather today to formally start the construction of the 2nd Phase of this railway system from Tutuban to Bocaue. This railway system will be completed and operational on the 4th quarter of 2021,” Tugade said.
He also said that bidding and construction of the Malolos to Clark segment of the railway system will start in July 2019 and to be completed in 2022.
The North-South Commuter Railway project is under Contract Package 1 of Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Phase 1.
It will include the construction of six railway stations in Solis, Caloocan, Valenzuela, Meycauayan, Marilao, and Bocaue.
It is a 37.6-kilometer mass railway transportation railway that will connect Malolos, Bulacan to the National Capital Region and is expected to cut travel time from one hour and 30 minutes to just 35 minutes.
It will also be seamlessly integrated with PNR North 2 and PNR south to form one railway system that will serve commuters traveling to, from and within the National Capital Region, Region III and Region IV-A otherwise known as the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) System, or the combined and interoperable PNR Clark and PNR Calamba Projects.
The NSCR System consists of the 38-kilometer PNR Clark Phase 1 from Tutuban to Malolos, the 53-km PNR Clark Phase 2 from Malolos to Clark, and the 56-km PNR Calamba segments from Solis to Calamba.
PNR Clark Phase 1 consists of two civil works packages, with the first having already started construction last February 15 by Sumitomo-Mitsui Construction Corporation, and the second starting this Monday by the Taisei-DMCI Joint Venture.
The said project is financed through an Official Development Assistance (ODA) of JICA. The loan agreement was signed on Nov. 27, 2015.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1070287
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade led the Start of Works Ceremony at the NSCR Valenzuela Depot, together with Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan, Undersecretary for Finance Garry De Guzman, Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Reinier Paul Yebra, Philippine National Railways (PNR) Chairman Roberto Lastimoso, PNR General Manager Junn Magno, Assistant Secretary for Mindanao Projects Eymard Eje, and Assistant Secretary for Maritime Lino Dabi.
Tugade signed the contract on behalf of DOTr, and Taisei Corporation managing executive officer Keiji Hirano for Taisei – D.M. Consunji Inc. (DMCI) Joint Venture, with DMCI president and CEO Jorge Consunji as witness.
In his speech, the secretary thanked Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the trust and confidence extended to the DOTr.
He also thanked the local government represented by Rep. Sherwin Tugna, for its partnership with the agency for the project in the province of Bulacan.
“We all gather today to formally start the construction of the 2nd Phase of this railway system from Tutuban to Bocaue. This railway system will be completed and operational on the 4th quarter of 2021,” Tugade said.
He also said that bidding and construction of the Malolos to Clark segment of the railway system will start in July 2019 and to be completed in 2022.
The North-South Commuter Railway project is under Contract Package 1 of Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Phase 1.
It will include the construction of six railway stations in Solis, Caloocan, Valenzuela, Meycauayan, Marilao, and Bocaue.
It is a 37.6-kilometer mass railway transportation railway that will connect Malolos, Bulacan to the National Capital Region and is expected to cut travel time from one hour and 30 minutes to just 35 minutes.
It will also be seamlessly integrated with PNR North 2 and PNR south to form one railway system that will serve commuters traveling to, from and within the National Capital Region, Region III and Region IV-A otherwise known as the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) System, or the combined and interoperable PNR Clark and PNR Calamba Projects.
The NSCR System consists of the 38-kilometer PNR Clark Phase 1 from Tutuban to Malolos, the 53-km PNR Clark Phase 2 from Malolos to Clark, and the 56-km PNR Calamba segments from Solis to Calamba.
PNR Clark Phase 1 consists of two civil works packages, with the first having already started construction last February 15 by Sumitomo-Mitsui Construction Corporation, and the second starting this Monday by the Taisei-DMCI Joint Venture.
The said project is financed through an Official Development Assistance (ODA) of JICA. The loan agreement was signed on Nov. 27, 2015.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1070287
Work starts on P2-B PNR Clark line
By Emmie V. Abadilla
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) yesterday started work on the second package of the over P2-billion Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Phase 1 linking Tutuban, Manila with Malolos, Bulacan.
The project is part of the P777.5-billion North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) Extension Project spanning 147 kilometers, with a total of 36 stations from Clark International Airport to Calamba, Laguna.
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.
It consists of 2 Civil Works Packages, with the first having already started construction this February 15, by Sumitomo-Mitsui Construction Corporation, and the second, started yesterday, May 20, by the Taisei-DMCI Joint Venture.
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.
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 NSCR System consists of the 38-km. PNR Clark Phase 1 from Tutuban to Malolos, the 53-km. PNR Clark Phase 2 from Malolos to Clark, and the 56-km. PNR Calamba segments from Solis to Calamba.
It spans 147-km., a fully-elevated, dual-track, electrified, and high capacity commuter railway, with 37 stations, and a fleet of 58 8-car train sets, or a total of 464 train cars. It will connect 26 local government units in all.
The NSCR System will link with existing railway lines LRT-1, LRT-2, MRT-3 and the Metro Manila Subway. It is expected to serve some 700,000 passengers per day once it is fully operational in 2023,connecting Clark Airport to Buendia in as short as 55 minutes, and Clark Airport to Calamba in 1 hour and 40 minutes.
PNR Clark Phase 2 consists of 5 Civil Works Packages, with the first three packages scheduled for Bid Submission in July 2019, and the 4th and 5th packages scheduled for Bid Submission in the 3rd Quarter of 2019.
PNR Calamba, meanwhile, consists of 7 Civil Works Packages, with the first package for its Partial Operability Section already scheduled for Bid Submission in the 3rd Quarter of 2019, and the 2nd to the 7th packages scheduled for publication also in the 3rd Quarter 2019.
The 14 Civil Works Packages, 2 Electromechanical Packages, and 3 Rolling Stock Packages of the NSCR System are being co-financed by the Government of Japan through JICA, and by the Asian Development Bank, and are being procured together with the PNR and the Procurement Service of the DBM, following JICA’s and the ADB’s Procurement Guidelines.
PNR Clark Phases 1 and 2 will be operational by early 2022, while PNR Calamba will be partially operational by 2022 and fully operational by 2023.
https://business.mb.com.ph/2019/05/20/work-starts-on-p2-b-pnr-clark-line/
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) yesterday started work on the second package of the over P2-billion Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Phase 1 linking Tutuban, Manila with Malolos, Bulacan.
The project is part of the P777.5-billion North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) Extension Project spanning 147 kilometers, with a total of 36 stations from Clark International Airport to Calamba, Laguna.
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.
It consists of 2 Civil Works Packages, with the first having already started construction this February 15, by Sumitomo-Mitsui Construction Corporation, and the second, started yesterday, May 20, by the Taisei-DMCI Joint Venture.
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.
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 NSCR System consists of the 38-km. PNR Clark Phase 1 from Tutuban to Malolos, the 53-km. PNR Clark Phase 2 from Malolos to Clark, and the 56-km. PNR Calamba segments from Solis to Calamba.
It spans 147-km., a fully-elevated, dual-track, electrified, and high capacity commuter railway, with 37 stations, and a fleet of 58 8-car train sets, or a total of 464 train cars. It will connect 26 local government units in all.
The NSCR System will link with existing railway lines LRT-1, LRT-2, MRT-3 and the Metro Manila Subway. It is expected to serve some 700,000 passengers per day once it is fully operational in 2023,connecting Clark Airport to Buendia in as short as 55 minutes, and Clark Airport to Calamba in 1 hour and 40 minutes.
PNR Clark Phase 2 consists of 5 Civil Works Packages, with the first three packages scheduled for Bid Submission in July 2019, and the 4th and 5th packages scheduled for Bid Submission in the 3rd Quarter of 2019.
PNR Calamba, meanwhile, consists of 7 Civil Works Packages, with the first package for its Partial Operability Section already scheduled for Bid Submission in the 3rd Quarter of 2019, and the 2nd to the 7th packages scheduled for publication also in the 3rd Quarter 2019.
The 14 Civil Works Packages, 2 Electromechanical Packages, and 3 Rolling Stock Packages of the NSCR System are being co-financed by the Government of Japan through JICA, and by the Asian Development Bank, and are being procured together with the PNR and the Procurement Service of the DBM, following JICA’s and the ADB’s Procurement Guidelines.
PNR Clark Phases 1 and 2 will be operational by early 2022, while PNR Calamba will be partially operational by 2022 and fully operational by 2023.
https://business.mb.com.ph/2019/05/20/work-starts-on-p2-b-pnr-clark-line/
Invitations issued to bid for last rail deals in Malolos-Clark line
THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) is seeking bidders for the remaining components of the Malolos-Clark railway, which makes up part of the P777.55-billion North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project.
The DoTr posted two invitations to bid in a newspaper Sunday: two contracts to build an underground station and a depot for the Malolos-Clark railway; and one contract to build a station for the train line’s 1.9-kilometer extension to Blumentritt.
The auction for the two remaining contracts of the 51.2-kilometer Malolos-Clark railway cover Package CP N-04, or the construction of the railway viaduct, a steel bridge and underground station at the Clark International Airport; and Package CP N-05, or the construction of its depot.
“The Bidding Documents have been prepared separately for each and shall be bid as separate contracts. However, if the bidder wishes to propose a multi-package discount, he may propose/offer a discount for the combination of the two packages,” the DoTr said in the invitation.
A pre-bid conference will be held for this auction on May 30, and the deadline of submission of bids is scheduled on Aug. 13.
For the Blumentritt extension auction, the contract is for Package CP S-01, or the construction of 1.12-kilometer railway viaduct and elevated station at Blumentritt. The pre-bid conference will be on June 3, and the deadline for submission of bids on Aug. 8.
The Malolos-Clark railway is a $2.75-billion project funded by a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The bidding for the first three contracts of the main line was started early this year, with 21 companies from seven ADB member countries were reported to have shown interest in the project.
The Malolos-Clark railway, alternatively referred to as the Philippine National Railway (PNR) Clark Phase 2, forms part of the 147-kilometer NSCR project, the other segments being the 56-kilometer line from Calamba to Tutuban; and the 38-kilometer line from Tutuban to Malolos, or PNR Clark Phase 1.
The whole NSCR project is to be financed by loans from the ADB and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Construction of a portion of the Tutuban-Malolos railway will start today, after the signing of contract to the tandem of DMCI Holdings, Inc. and Japanese firm Taisei Corp.
The other portion of the Tutuban-Malolos train line started construction in February, having been awarded to Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd. — Denise A. Valdez
https://www.bworldonline.com/invitations-issued-to-bid-for-last-rail-deals-in-malolos-clark-line/
The DoTr posted two invitations to bid in a newspaper Sunday: two contracts to build an underground station and a depot for the Malolos-Clark railway; and one contract to build a station for the train line’s 1.9-kilometer extension to Blumentritt.
The auction for the two remaining contracts of the 51.2-kilometer Malolos-Clark railway cover Package CP N-04, or the construction of the railway viaduct, a steel bridge and underground station at the Clark International Airport; and Package CP N-05, or the construction of its depot.
“The Bidding Documents have been prepared separately for each and shall be bid as separate contracts. However, if the bidder wishes to propose a multi-package discount, he may propose/offer a discount for the combination of the two packages,” the DoTr said in the invitation.
A pre-bid conference will be held for this auction on May 30, and the deadline of submission of bids is scheduled on Aug. 13.
For the Blumentritt extension auction, the contract is for Package CP S-01, or the construction of 1.12-kilometer railway viaduct and elevated station at Blumentritt. The pre-bid conference will be on June 3, and the deadline for submission of bids on Aug. 8.
The Malolos-Clark railway is a $2.75-billion project funded by a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The bidding for the first three contracts of the main line was started early this year, with 21 companies from seven ADB member countries were reported to have shown interest in the project.
The Malolos-Clark railway, alternatively referred to as the Philippine National Railway (PNR) Clark Phase 2, forms part of the 147-kilometer NSCR project, the other segments being the 56-kilometer line from Calamba to Tutuban; and the 38-kilometer line from Tutuban to Malolos, or PNR Clark Phase 1.
The whole NSCR project is to be financed by loans from the ADB and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Construction of a portion of the Tutuban-Malolos railway will start today, after the signing of contract to the tandem of DMCI Holdings, Inc. and Japanese firm Taisei Corp.
The other portion of the Tutuban-Malolos train line started construction in February, having been awarded to Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd. — Denise A. Valdez
https://www.bworldonline.com/invitations-issued-to-bid-for-last-rail-deals-in-malolos-clark-line/
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