MANILA, Philippines – Submission of bids for the P50.2-billion Regional Prison Facilities public-private partnership (PPP) project has been moved to April 27, 2017 to give prequalified bidders more time to prepare their offers, the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center said yesterday.
The bid submission was originally slated for Nov. 24, 2016.
The prison project to be implemented by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) entails the construction and maintenance of a modern facility in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija.
This new facility would provide for the basic needs of inmates incarcerated in the New Bilibid Prison and the Correctional Institution for Women.
It would be constructed in a way that there are adequate living spaces for inmates and at the same time fitted with high security equipment.
The facility, which can accommodate 26, 880 inmates, would also contain housing for staff, administrative buildings, as well as areas for rehabilitation activities.
Three firms have prequalified to submit offers for the project: Mega Structure Consortium, San Miguel Holdings Inc. and DM Consunji Inc.
The private sector partner would be responsible for the financing, detailed design, construction as well as maintenance of the facility.
Several services pertaining to the maintenance of buildings as well as accommodation related services may be outsourced. These cover waste treatment and disposal, sewage water treatment and power generation.
BuCor, in turn, would have complete control over the operations of the regional prison.
The project would be conducted under a 23-year build-transfer-and-maintain contract, inclusive of a three-year construction period.
