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There are now 173 public public-private partnership projects worth a total of P3.174 trillion in the pipeline with the recent addition of 23 new projects
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The largest project is the Design Build Finance Operate the Air Navigation Services of the Philippines, with a total cost of P29.82 billion
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Data from the Public-Private Partnership Center showed that of the 23 new projects, 10 are national in scope while 13 are local
There are now 173 public public-private partnership projects worth a total of P3.174 trillion in the pipeline with the recent addition of 23 new projects.
Data from the Public-Private Partnership Center showed that of the 23 new projects, 10 are national in scope while 13 are local, based on the latest list dated Oct. 16.
The largest project is the Design Build Finance Operate the Air Navigation Services (Air Traffic Service and Air Navigation Service) of the Philippines, with a total cost of P29.82 billion.
Covered by the project are the construction, modernization and operation of air navigation services facilities, including Air Traffic Service and Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management facilities. This involves upgrading equipment/facilities, implementing redundancy measures, and ensuring compliance with international standards.
Among the other projects are the Food and Drug License and Clearance System valued at P16 million; the combined 17-megawatt (MW) Upper Sampaloc and 8-MW Lower Sampaloc Hydroelectric Power Project worth P7.21 billion; and the Santiago City Hemodialysis Center pegged at P36 million.
The PPP Center also said the PEZA (Philippine Economic Zone Authority) Central System Project and La Mesa Parkways Project are now under implementation with estimated project costs of P25 million and P15.1 billion, respectively.
Others on the list – designated as under procurement, competitive challenge, negotiation, approval, development, conceptualization and initial evaluation by implementing agencies — are the Operations and Maintenance of Pampanga Dialysis Centers project worth P73 million; Operation and Maintenance of Palayan City Hospital (P6 million), PRA Digitalization Project (P32 million), Iloilo Bulk Water Supply Project (P8.45 billion) and the San Juan- Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH Program) worth P1.47 billion.
Meanwhile, a number of PPP projects were removed from the list including the P97-billion Metro Cebu Expressway, and the Financing, Upgrade, Design and Development, and Operation and Maintenance of the Philippine Identification System, Road Transport IT Infrastructure Project Phase II, Pangasinan-Nueva Ecija Expressway, Dingalan-Capas-Botolan Expressway, Mindoro-Batangas Super Bridge (Floating Bridge), and the Pacific Eastern Seaboard Expressway (Luzon Eastern Seaboard), among others.
