By Louella D.
Desiderio (The Philippine Star) | Updated August 21, 2013 - 12:00am
MANILA,
Philippines - The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has
postponed the pre-bid conference and the deadline for the purchase of bid
documents for the lease and development of the two lots along Subic-Clark-Tarlac
Expressway (SCTEx) to a later date due to heavy rains and floods yesterday.
BCDA Asset
Disposition Program Committee chairperson Nena Radoc said in a text message the
pre-bid conference for the lease and development of the two-hectare lots and deadline
for the purchase of bid documents for the properties scheduled yesterday did
not push through due to inclement weather.
“We will be
extending the deadline for purchase of bid documents to Friday, and
rescheduling the pre-bid conference next Tuesday,” she said.
The terms of
reference 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.
The pre-bid
conference for the properties will likewise be held at the BCDA’s office.
The lots
being offered for bidding are the Concepcion Service Area, and Macangcung
Service Area, both located at Barangay Santiago in Concepcion, Tarlac.
The
Concepcion Service Area is in the southbound direction of the Clark-Tarlac
segment, while Macangcung Service Area is in the north bound side of the same
segment.
Both lots are
intended to be leased and developed into service areas which would have the
following facilities: a gas station, restrooms, parking slots, emergency first
aid station, potable water and lighting system, emergency vehicle repair shop
and convenience stores.
Interested
firms can either bid for one lot or both properties.
The
properties will be leased for 25 years, and renewable for another 25 years,
subject to the agreement between the BCDA and the winning bidder.
The BCDA has
set the minimum acceptable starting annual lease for each of the two-hectare
properties at P2.240 million.
Radoc said
earlier that 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 winning
bidder, however, would have to pay BCDA the fixed lease for the three years
covering years two to four upon contract signing.
The
construction of the 93.77-kilometer SCTEx had a total cost of P34.907 billion,
with 78 percent of the funding coming from a loan extended by the Japan
International Cooperation Agency and the balance accounted for by the BCDA.
At present,
the SCTEx is being operated and managed by the Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC)
through a business and operating agreement signed with the BCDA in July 2011.
MNTC will be
handling the operation and management of SCTEx for 33 years under its agreement
with the BCDA.
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