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BY MAE SINGUAY
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January 28, 2018
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BACOLOD City – The city council is urging Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regional director Wenceslao Leano Jr. and DPWH city district engineer Abraham Villareal to strictly monitor their projects in the city.
The city council approved on Jan. 24 a resolution that Councilor Caeser Distrito authored. The resolution requests the DPWH to follow the deadline of their construction projects.
The DPWH is also urged to secure necessary documents for projects that have already lapsed its deadline if necessary.
There are currently several road projects in the city. Some are left “untouched,” according to Distrito.
“Such practice done by the contractors should not be taken for granted. It contradicts with the goal of the government to deliver quality, safe and timely infrastructure projects to the public,” said Distrito.
He added, “Necessary penalties should be imposed on them.”
In his resolution, Distrito cited DPWH Department Order No. 37 series of 2015, or the Disqualification of Contractors with Liquidated Damages on Ongoing DPWH Infrastructure Projects.
The order provides that “contractors facing either delayed completion of work exceeding to ten percent of specified contract time or total sum of liquidated damages from delayed project exceeding to 10 percent of the total sum of the contract price shall be disqualified to join in DPWH projects.”
It added that aside from disqualification to participate in biddings for DPWH projects, contractors will also pay for the incurred liquidated damages over the delayed projects in accordance with the rules and regulations of Republic Act 9184, or the Government Procurement Reform Act./PN
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