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We’ll say it again: We’re not really surprised that nobody wants to take on the maintenance duties for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT).
“The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said on Tuesday, January 20, that it would likely declare a failure of bidding for the operations and maintenance contract of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) after no group submitted a bid,” reports Alena Mae S. Flores in Manila Standard Today.
According to DOTC spokesperson Migs Sagcal,they may review the rules to determine “what further adjustments should be made in order to make the project acceptable to interested groups.”
The report noted: “Autre Porte Technique Global Inc.(APT Global) currently manages the maintenance operations of MRT, which is renewed monthly after its contract lapsed last September 22,2014.”
The government pays APT Global PHP57 million a month.
The report added that “the government is keen on pursuing the equity value buyout plan for the MRT-3 despite Senate’s rejection of the PHP53.9 billion buyout allocation.”
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