Dumaguete Mayor Agustin Perdices said he is certain that the multi-million peso port terminal project in the city will push through because of the bidding conducted last month.

"There is already a winning bidder from Manila. It's now a matter of awarding the project," Perdices told the DAILY STAR.

He said, though, that the project will be started in the middle of June because of the ban on government projects due to the May 14 elections. Perdices clarified that the project will only cost more than P40 million, not P80 million as earlier projected, adding that this was reduced because of the change in the features of the building.

In the original plan drafted for free by architects from the city, the project cost was more than P100 million, and was revised to cost P80 million.

But the Philippine Ports Authority slashed the amount to only more than P40 million, thus, instead of putting a complete second floor as originally designed, it will be some kind of a mezzanine. "I think there will be no hitches anymore to the project," Perdices said.*RA

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