
The groundbreaking for the almost P515million Bacolod City government legislative building will be held on Dec. 4, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said on Tuesday, Nov. 28.
The proposed four-story structure is among the priority projects funded by the P4.4-billion loan of the local government from the Development Bank of the Philippines to accommodate the offices of the City Council and other departments.
It will rise behind the Bacolod City Government Center.
“By tomorrow (Wednesday), the City Council will ratify the contract I signed (with the contractor), and upon notification, the notice to proceed will be issued,” Benitez said.
Councilor Jude Thaddeus Sayson, chair of the committee on appropriation and finance, said the City Council granted Benitez the authority to sign the contract of agreement with the winning bidder, the Manila-based Legacy Construction Corp./M.K.U. Construction and Supply.
Project mobilization will start 10 days after the contractor receives the notice to proceed and the target completion is in 840 days, according to the contract.
All infrastructure projects covered by the city government’s loan will be bidded out by January, Benitez said.*PNA