THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said it will bid out contracts soon for studies on the viability of an airport in southern Batangas.
The DoTr’s procurement plan provides for a P96.60-million contract for the studies, which will be bid out within the first quarter.
The study will be funded internally by the DoTr, according to the department’s website.
The bid items include the pre-feasibility and development research studies, and project management and preliminary detailed engineering design for the infrastructure project.
The DoTr had also set a target of bidding out feasibility studies for the proposed Samar-Leyte and Panay railway projects within the first quarter.
The DoTr has said that its priority is upgrading regional airports, setting aside about P14 billion for the programs.
The DoTr is hoping to commence with the Swiss challenge to upgrade and operate New Bohol-Panglao International Airport soon. It has also gone forward with the Swiss challenge for Laguindingan International Airport in Northern Mindanao.
The department is currently reviewing unsolicited proposals to upgrade and expand Iloilo International Airport. — Ashley Erika O. Jose
