Open invitation to tender, deadline 08/07/2021, for Civil Engineering, Tunnel and Building Works for approximately 6.1 km of the South Commuter Railway Project, with 4.7 km of Underground Railway and 1.4km of at Grade Railway, including FTI Station in Taguig and Tunnelling Works to connect to MMSP (Metro Manila Subway Project) Senate Station,  which is also in Taguig. 

 The contract involves: 

• construction of tunnels (Shield Tunnel and Cut-and-Cover method), a combined At-Grade Station and Underground Station, the West Station Plaza and a Pedestrian passage connecting from the underground station to West Station Plaza, other Civil works. 
• design and Build of the Building Works of the Underground Station and  of the E&M Works of the Underground Station; 

To obtain further information and to register for bid addenda, pre-bid conference, and site visits contact PS Complex, attn Mr. Julius M. Santos, Paco, Manila, tel +63 2 8290 6300 / 8290 6400, fax +63 2 8290 6300 / 8290 6400, email  bac5_cps03@ps-philgeps.gov.ph.  

For further on tender, please click here. Contract package CP-S-03B. 14/21. 

3.8 km-long tunnel connection between Mananga dam and Tisa treatment plant in design. Visit www.electrowatt.ch 39/01.

Manila water supply project 3 includes reservoir, rockfill dam, tunnels, aqueducts, a 23 MW hydro plant, and distribution network. $962 million project now likely to go ahead as BOT for client Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, with completion by 2007 to produce 1.5 billion litre/day potable water. Sept 2000.

  Breakthrough by Robbins double-shielded TBM reported on 13 km-long, 4.9 m-diameter segmentally lined tunnel to complete connection between Umiray river and Angat reservoir to provide additional 30 % water supply for Manila. Contractor is Italian jv of GLF and SELI, with Angeles Construction Corporation. Visit www.robbinstbm.com May 2000.

Invitation to Submit Expression of Interest (EOI), deadline 18.04.2016, for the consulting services for assistance to project management and safeguard the implementation and monitoring during the design and construction of the Ipo to Bigte tunnel n.4. Contact

Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, attn. Nathaniel Santos, tel (632) 921-2887, e-mail awtip_mwssproject2014@yahoo.com.  Visit 

https://uxdmz06.adb.org/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?OAFunc=XXCRS_CSRN_PROFILE_PAGE&csrnKey=FFAC05B5D1E44A2C1CABE2B54655EA7EFE82A676FBB22825422C9FCFEDED906F&fromDER=Y&refresh_csrn=true. Ref.n. AWTIP-ICB-CW001. 12/16.

Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) has been awarded the contract for the Design and Construction of the Angat Water Transmission Improvement Project (AWTIP)  to the Italian company CMC di Ravenna that submitted the lowest bid of EUR61.27 million (Php 3.291 billion) after 12% VAT. The government agency previously disclosed the bid of China Railway Group Ltd. of about EUR67.02 million (Php3.60 billion) and McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd. At EUR72.42 million (Php3.89 billion). Contact Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, attn. Nathaniel Santos, tel (632) 921-2887, e-mail awtip_mwssproject2014@yahoo.com.  Visit

http://mwss.gov.ph/mwss-awards-angat-water-transmission-improvement-project/. Ref.n. AWTIP-ICB-CW001. 19/16.

Feasibility study completed by Itochu Corporation and NKK for 15 km-long, $4 bn Cavite-Bataan underwater tunnel as part of proposed Trans-Manila Bay Crossing for Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority financed by JBIC. Visit www.itochu.com 33/01.

  Tamrock reports that contractor CMC Pizzarotti is using its Maximatic and Paramatic jumbos. Visit www.tamrock.com January 2000.

Tamrock reports that Raytheon Constructors is using its computer-aided Maximatic 315-120 three-boom jumbos. Product information from www.tamrock.com January 2000.  Some 8.5 km of tunnel completed, comprising 60% of total. Initial poor rock conditions overcome and project back on schedule, largely due to 95% equipment availability. San Roque Power Corporation was formed by Sithe (50.05%), Marubeni (42.45%) and Kansai Electric (7.5%) to implement and operate the project for which overall cost is $1.2 billion funded one-third by Japan Bank for International Cooperation. Station will generate 345 MW for the Luzon grid under 25-year power purchase agreement using 3 x 115 MW turbines supplied by Toshiba. The Philippine Energy Plan requires another 5/6 hydro schemes similar to San Roque to meet its target of 114,000 MW by 2035. Because the National Power Corporation is to be privatised in the near future, these will be predominantly BOT schemes. March 2000.

Bakun scheme will generate 70 MW at high head and involves much tunnelling. Design engineer Halcrow Water Power for design and construct contractor Transfield Philippines. Nov 1998.   $150 million run of river project is remotely located in the provinces of Benguet, Ilocos Sur and La Union with limited and difficult access. Sponsored by National Power Corporation under 25 year BOOT scheme to Luzon Hydro Corporation. Intake tunnel 9.2 km together with 2 km of 2.5 m-diameter steel penstock completed, but unforeseen ground conditions have necessitated steel lining of a further 1.8 km of intake which will be completed by March, 2000. Contract completion is scheduled for June, 2000. Contact through www.halcrow.com and www.transfield.com.au February 2000.  Proposal mooted for 9 km-long tunnel with mini hydro up the valley chain from power station currently under construction from which the return water will deposit in the Bakun weir enabling the plant to generate electricity for the full 12 months of the year. Visit www.halcrow.com for contact. February 2000.Cordillera Hydro, a consortium of Australian-based Pacific Hydro and the Aboitz group of the Philippines, has awarded McConnell Dowell a contract for the construction of the 4 km Kayapa diversion tunnel, as part of the AUD24 million Bakun supplemental hydro project which, when completed, will feed additional water into the Bakun AC power plant and boost the output by about 50 GWh. The project is located on the Bakun River in Luzon, about 250 km north of Manila. Excavation will be carried out by the drill/blast method using rail mounted equipment. The project also involves construction of two weirs. The project is due for completion in mid 2005. Visit www.pacifichydro.com.au and www.macdow.com.au 31-32/04.

Tagoloan 2 project will generate 68 MW. Halcrow Pacific appointed owner's engineer. High head with surface power station. Significant tunnelling work. Nov 1998.  Run of river project to get started in Spring, 2000 with Leighton, Australia as preferred contractor. Conveyance tunnel will be 12.1 km long and powerhouse 650 m long. Weir will hold 4 million cu m of water from a total catchment area of 533 sq km. Total energy generation capacity of 356GW. Visit www.leighton.com.au February 2000.

Proposed 250 km scheme with 80 stations under review for possible BOT concession with JK International. Five stages of building, with first stage connecting Aquino International airport with North Fairview in Quezon City taking six/seven years. March 1998.Manila Department of Transportation and Communications has signed memorandum of understanding with Italian contractors Fincosit and SELI for a 10 km tunnel from Fort Bonifacio to Greenhills to be operational by 2004. Engineering studies are complete, and $700 million finance is being arranged. Legislation for land use for the tunnel is under discussion with the Metro Manila Development Authority. December 2000.

Philippines’ Department of Transportation (DOTr) awarded to Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) the EUR1.10 bn (YEN140 bn) contract to deliver the integrated railway systems and trackwork for the Metro Manila Subway stretch extending from East Valenzuela Station in northern Manila to Terminal 3 station, which is connected to Ninoy-Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in the south of the capital city and to Bicutan Station. The completion of the project is estimated for 2028. The subway is expected to make this journey more than an hour quicker than it currently takes by car. MC is responsible for designing, manufacturing, installing and delivering of all the systems for what will be the Philippines’ first subway line between the northern city of Valenzuela and the southern city of Parañaque. Visit https://www.mitsubishicorp.com. 07/22. 

The consortium between Colas Rail (76%, leader), Thales (16%) and Egis (8%) has been awarded a EUR1billion subcontract by Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) to design and build E&M systems and trackworks for the 35-km long Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), entirely underground with 15 stations, linking East Valenzuela in northern Manila to Terminal 3 of Ninoy-Aquino International Airport in the south of the capital city. Visit https://www.colas.com, https://www.thalesgroup.com and https://www.egis-group.com.  10/22. 

During a ceremony in Manila on 05/05/2022 the Department of Transportation (DOTr) officially awarded to the TTM Joint Venture, composed of Tokyu Construction Co Ltd (Japan), Tobishima Corporation (Japan) and Megawide Construction Corporation (Philippine-based) the PHP17.75 bn (EUR 321,23 million/USD340 million) Contract Package 104 (CP104) as part of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) Phase1. The contract involves the construction of two underground stations and tunnels at Ortigas North and South. Construction will start work in July with the completion date set for January 2028.

The network will span 17 stations over 27.5 km, connecting the northern part of the metropolitan area to Ninoy Aquino International Airport. This subway will reduce travel time between Quezon City and the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) from 70 minutes to only 35 minutes, and revitalize the Philippine economy by easing traffic congestion in Metro Manila.

Tokyu's contract will apply to the roughly 3.4 km remaining for the first phase of the project. The joint venture will handle engineering work, tunnel construction and equipment installation, including that of an air conditioning and ventilation system.

To date, the Japanese Government, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has provided assistance amounting to YEN104 bn (EUR 768,35 million or USD 812.55 million) in the 1st part and YEN253bn (EUR1.87 bn or USD1.98 bn) in the 2nd part.

Visit https://www.pna.gov.ph and https://www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp. 20/22.