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The Public-Private Partnership Center of the Philippines is looking to engage a consultant to provide project preparation and transaction advisory service for the Poro Point Seaport Modernization Project in La Union
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Applicants have until November 29, 2025 to register to the Asian Development Bank Consultant Management System
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PPPC’s Special Bids and Awards Committee will draw up the shortlist of consultants and invite bid submission
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The project involves the financing, engineering design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a modernized Poro Point Seaport
The Public-Private Partnership Center of the Philippines (PPPC) is looking to engage a consultant to provide project preparation and transaction advisory service for the Poro Point Seaport Modernization Project in La Union.
In a request for expression of interest (EOI) posted on October 31, PPPC said interested consultants have until November 29, 2025 to register with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Consultant Management System and provide the required information through its Consulting Services Recruitment Notice for the project.
PPPC’s Special Bids and Awards Committee will draw up the shortlist of consultants, who will then be invited to submit proposals.
Earlier, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) secured provisional funding under PPPC’s Project Development and Monitoring Facility (PDMF) to engage consultants to undertake end-to-end preparation of the project under a public-private partnership arrangement. Last year, ADB and the Philippine government signed a loan agreement to infuse additional funding for the PDMF.
Led by BCDA, the project involves the financing, engineering design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a modernized Poro Point Seaport, situated within the 236.5-hectare Poro Point Freeport Zone, which is operated by BCDA subsidiary Poro Point Management Corp.
BCDA said the project aims to transform the current bulk and break-bulk terminal — San Fernando International Seaport (SFIS) — into a world-class logistics hub with modern port infrastructure and systems, enabling full containerization, streamlining logistics, and strengthening Northern Luzon’s role in global trade.
SFIS currently only handles bulk cargo and principally imports oil products, cement, and fertilizers, and exports ore concentrates, timber, and gold.
The port is contained within a 30-hectare area, of which, approximately 15-hectares are cleared and titled to BCDA. The agency has earmarked an additional 50-hectare industrial area adjacent to the seaport for the expansion, modernization, ancillary services, and other amenities supporting the project.
The project will enable full containerization, including the establishment of container terminals and automated yard systems; installation of quay and yard cranes for faster cargo turnaround; expansion of storage and stacking areas; deployment of advanced terminal operating systems, gate automation, and digital freight management; improvement of road and future rail connectivity for seamless cargo movement; as well as integration of gender, environmental, and climate safeguards into planning and design.
Once completed, the facility will anchor regional industries, support supply chains, and position Poro Point as a strategic gateway for northern Luzon, BCDA said.
Construction for the modernization project is targeted to start in 2027 and finish by 2029.
