By Louella Desiderio (The Philippine
Star) | Updated August 27, 2013 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines - State-run Bases
Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has extended anew the deadline for
the purchase of bid documents for the two lots along the Subic-Clark-Tarlac
Expressway (SCTEX) until today (Tuesday) following requests from interested
firms, even as 10 companies have already purchased the terms of reference (TOR)
for the properties.
“We decided to extend further to
Tuesday, Aug. 27, the deadline for the purchase of the TOR as we received calls
from firms who requested that we extend the deadline,” BCDA Asset Disposition
Program Committee chair Nena Radoc said in a telephone interview.
The original deadline for the purchase
of the TOR was on Aug. 19, but the BCDA extended it until Aug. 23, after the
pre-bid conference for the properties was postponed due to the heavy rains and
floods in Metro Manila last week.
The pre-bid conference, which was
supposed to be held last Aug. 20, has been rescheduled for this week.
“10 firms already bought the TOR, but
we still expect some companies to buy,” Radoc said.
The TOR for the bidding of the
properties can be purchased at a non-refundable fee of P50,000 at the BCDA
Corporate Center in Bonifacio Global City or viewed through the BCDA’s website,
www.bcda.gov.ph.
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The lots being offered for bidding
called Concepcion Service Area and Macangcung Service Area – cover two hectares
each and are located at Brgy. Santiago in Concepcion, Tarlac.
The Concepcion Service Area is in the
south bound direction of the Clark-Tarlac segment, while the Macangcung Service
Area is in the north bound side of the same segment.
The properties are intended to be
leased and developed into service areas which would have a gas station, restrooms, parking slots,
emergency First Aid station, potable water and lighting system, emergency
vehicle repair shop and convenience stores.
The properties are intended to be
leased for 25 years, and renewable for another 25 years.
Interested bidders must be able to
meet the minimum acceptable starting annual lease for each of the two-hectare
properties set at P2.240 million.
To give the winning bidder or bidders
time to develop the properties into service areas, the minimum lease will only
apply on the second year, subject to an annual escalation of five percent.
The fixed lease for three years
covering years two to four, however, should be given to the BCDA by the winning
firm upon contract signing.
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