THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said it received two valid proposals for the technical consultancy contract for the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project.
The DoTr said the accepted proposals were filed by Dohwa Engineering Co., Ltd., and Botek Bosphorus Technical Consulting Corp. A third submission by Trans-consult Ltd. was rejected due to incomplete documents.
The remaining two will undergo the next stage, which is the evaluation of their financial proposals.
The remaining phases of the Cebu BRT, designated 2A and 3A, cover 13 stations and 62 stops. These are due for completion by the end of 2028.
The government broke ground on the first package of the project in 2023. It was initially scheduled for full operations in 2025 but was pushed back to 2028.
Once completed, the Cebu BRT system is expected to serve up to 169,000 passengers per day.
According to the World Bank’s implementation status and research report, the pace of Cebu BRT construction has slowed down, and major civil works packages are yet to be launched. — Ashley Erika O. Jose

