DMCI, EEI bid for Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge project component
Eight construction groups, including Consunji-led DMCI and EEI Corp., submitted financial bids for a land approach component of the $3.91-billion Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge (BCIB) project.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) opened their financial bids on Tuesday, which was livestreamed as part of the agency’s way to regain the public trust and promote transparency amid corruption issues hounding infrastructure projects.
The bids for the Contract Package 1 (CP1) were from Beijing Urban Construction Group Co. Ltd., DM Consunji Inc., China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd., Sino Road and Bridge Group Co. Ltd., EEI-PMI joint venture, POSCO E&C-Sta. Clara joint venture, China Wu Yi Co. Ltd./Fujian Road & Bridge Construction Group Co. Ltd. (consortium), and the joint venture of Hunan Road & Bridge Construction Group Ltd. and China Civil Engineering Construction Corp.
CP1 covers the construction of the Bataan Land Approach, with an approved budget of P7.25 billion.
The package includes the trumpet interchange that connects the BCIB with Roman Highway, Roman Interchange Bridge, Alas-Asin Main Bridge, Alas-Asin Overpass Bridge, Mt. View Overpass Bridge, Mt. View Waterway Bridge, and the Bataan Land Viaduct.
Envisioned to be the “longest water-spanning bridge” in the country, it is a flagship infrastructure project under the Marcos administration.
Late in 2023, the Department of Finance said the project had secured financing of up to $2.11 billion. It will be built using low-carbon technologies and construction materials, it previously said.
The remaining funding would come from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Philippine government.
Once finished, the project will cut travel time between the two provinces to 45 minutes from five hours.
DPWH officials earlier said the project may be completed by 2030.
