A mix of local and international consultants look to win the project management contract of the Davao Public Transport Modernization Program (DPTMP), according to the Department of Transportation.
The shortlisted consultants include Japan’s Oriental Consultants Global Co. Ltd., SMEC International Pty Ltd. from Australia, EGIS Asia Philippines Inc., IDOM Consulting Engineering Architecture S.A.U. of Australia, DB Engineering & Consulting GmBH of Germany and EPTISA Servicious de Ingeniera S.L. of Spain.
The DOTr said the winning consultants will provide such services as contract administration, design and construction supervision, technical services for bus fleet delivery, intelligent transport systems and automated fare collection system (AFCS) delivery, among others.
The duration of consultancy services is 36 months requiring the winner to be based in Davao City.
The Department of Finance earlier obtained a $1.074 billion loan from the Asian Development Bank and from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund (AIF), all ADB-linked units, to fund the modernization program.
The GCF component of the loan, equivalent to $50 million, will help finance the procurement of electric buses. This will contribute to the country’s first nationally determined contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change which has set a 75-percent greenhouse gas emission reduction and avoidance target by 2030.
The DPTMP seeks to deliver a high-quality bus-based public transportation system ensuring mobility and accessibility for the city’s growing population and economy.
An integrated network of over 100 kilometers of core routes and over 500 kilometers of feeder routes will be served by modern vehicles with large capacities, including articulated 18-meter buses and conventional 12-meter units.
As the country’s first integrated city-wide bus service, the DPTMP is the first-of-its-kind public transport development project poised to become a benchmark for safe, efficient, and convenient high-quality bus systems that can be replicated in other cities.
