PRA Opens Bids for P208 Million E-Bus Project

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) has opened bidding for a P208 million contract to purchase electronic buses and charger units for its Bay City Loop project. At yesterday’s Kapihan sa Manila Bay, PRA chairman Alex Lopez said a budget has been approved for the acquisition of electric buses and charger units. An invitation to bid has been published, Lopez confirmed. The PRA will implement competitive bidding procedures using a nondiscretionary “pass/fail” criterion. “The manner of the bid opening shall be based on the lowest calculated and responsive bid,” the PRA said. Qualified to bid are Filipinos or sole proprietorships, partnerships or organizations with at least 60-percent interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.