The contractor of a 10-kilometer portion of the Baler-Casiguran Road has given assurance that it would complete the project in six months as scheduled.
Reynaldo Manalansan, Tokwing Construction Corporation (TCC) president, said the people of Aurora can look forward to good, quality roads once the infrastructure project is undertaken by his firm, a prominent but controversial "triple A" contractor.
TCC built the Buendia flyover, portions of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), a P115-million medical center and at least P330 million worth of big-ticket, foreign-assisted projects in Eastern Samar.
Last week, it won the bid for the concreting of a 10-kilometer portion of the Baler-Casiguran Road (BCR) after submitting a bid of P140 million in a bidding conducted by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Central Luzon.
Its winning bid was considerably lower than the government-set cost of P170 million.
TCC edged out a contractor based in Cabanatuan City which submitted the second lowest bid.
Manalansan said they have already mobilized equipment and personnel to start construction work after DPWH regional director Antonio Molano issued the Notice to Proceed (NTP).
He said up to 80 Aurorans will be employed for the construction works that will last for six months and will also involve slope protection and rip-rap.
TCC, which has been in operation for 25 years, built the 15-kilometer Eastern Samar Road Project funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency 10 years ago.
It also built the P160-million Penaranda Bridge in Nueva Ecija.
He said what would be built in Aurora would be similar to that in Eastern Samar which, he noted, remains a "role model" in terms of quality.
Governor Bellaflor Angara-Castillo said the provincial government will strictly monitor the progress of the project as this would impact on the infrastructure programs of the province.
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