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The Department of Transportation signed the contract with the joint venture awarded the nearly US$25-million contract for the Philippine Maritime, Transport, Logistics, and Connectivity Project
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The contract as well as the notice to proceed were signed on May 26, copies of which were made available at the DOTr website on June 16
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The consultant will assist the government in the planning and preparation of maritime investments in the roll-on/roll-off and farm-to-market road networks
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The project should be completed in 36 months
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has signed the contract with the joint venture (JV) awarded the nearly US$25-million contract for the Philippine Maritime, Transport, Logistics, and Connectivity (PMTLC) Project.
The contract and the notice to proceed were both signed on May 26 and made publicly available on the DOTr website on June 16.
DOTr on December 26, 2025 awarded the contract to the JV between Haskoning Philippines Inc. and Netherland-based international engineering consultancy firm Haskoning DHV Nederland B.V., in association with DCCD Engineering Corporation and Pacific Rim Innovation and Management Exponents, Inc. (PRIMEX).
The primary objective of the consulting services is to assist the government in planning and preparing maritime investments across two networks: roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) routes and farm-to-market (FTM) port infrastructure. The project is to be completed within 36 months.
Under the Ro-Ro Network Upgrade Project, the consultants will conduct feasibility studies and detailed designs to upgrade the country’s Ro-Ro network by rationalizing existing shipping routes; identify new ones; expand or construct ports; and modernize the current vessel fleet.
For the FMP Network Project, the consultants will conduct feasibility studies and detailed designs to construct and improve a network of sustainable, climate-resilient farm-to-market ports in geographically isolated, disadvantaged areas using modular standard design port prototypes.
The consultant is required to prepare from diagnostic and assessment studies to feasibility studies, preliminary designs, detailed designs and provide procurement support for the preparation and development of the RORO and FTM subprojects. The scope is indicatively divided in stages for both subprojects.
For the first stage, the consultant is requested to submit a first proposition with agreed payment milestones and inputs from the consultant’s team. For the subsequent stages, DOTr and the consultant will negotiate and agree on the detailed scope following the framework nature of this contract.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 2024 published the request for expression of interest for the feasibility study and detailed engineering design for the PMTLC.
The project is under ADB’s technical assistance loan under its Infrastructure Preparation and Innovation Facility, which aims to directly support DOTr and the Department of Public Works and Highways to deliver more effective and innovative infrastructure projects.
Haskoning also earlier led the preparation of the Sustainable and Resilience Maritime Connectivity and Port Development Plan for the Philippines, a project of DOTr and the World Bank.
