The Government Policy Procurement Board will be in Bacolod on Dec. 4 and will be invited to a public hearing that will include the bidders who were disqualified and the members of the Bids and Awards Committee, Bacolod Councilor Lyndon Caña said yesterday.

The public hearing will be held before the contract for the construction of the new government center for Bacolod City is submitted to the Sangguniang Panlungsod for ratification, he said, adding that this is assuming that Hilmarc's Construction Corp. survives the post qualification, and the Mayor accepts the recommendation of the Bids and Awards Committee.

BAC chairman Goldwyn Nifras yesterday said the evaluation of the bid is still ongoing and as soon as the members of the technical working group finishes it, they will submit their recommendation to the BAC. He said the BAC will then deliberate and also make a recommendation to the Mayor whether to award the contract to HCC or not.

Caña said the supplemental appropriation of P3.6 million for the construction of the road network in the government center project was passed by the SP with a colatilla that all deed of donation papers and all other legal requirement have been complied with.

Nifras said he, together with the members of the BAC and TWG have visited the office of HCC in Manila Saturday and looked into their documents, permits and tax clearances.

He said they also proceeded to the field offices of HCC and visited its ongoing projects like GMA 7 where they saw its heavy equipment, the P51-storey condominium at Rockwell in Makati worth P3.5 billion, including the 22-storey Makati City Hall worth P1.7 billion.

Nifras said they have noticed that the projects of HCC are worth billions and he does not think it will risk its reputation by not providing the city a good project worth P400 million.

HCC does not need the project that much since it has many projects in Luzon, Singapore and HongKong, Nifras said. But it is willing to do the government center project for Bacolod because they feel it would be best, he said.*CGS

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