E-trike bidding reset
THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) will conduct the auction for the supply
and delivery of the first 30,000 electric tricycles (e-trikes) in July
instead of this month to address the concerns of interested bidders, an
official said on Friday.
"After the pre-bid conference, there were still many clarifications
received from potential bidders regarding technical requirements of
e-trikes. We need to post answers in bid bulletin seven days before
deadline for submission," Evelyn N. Reyes, director of the DoE-Energy
Utilization and Management Bureau, told BusinessWorld.
"Hence, there was a recommendation, which was approved by ADB (Asian
Development Bank) to move from June 18 to July 30 the deadline for
submission of bids."
In May, the DoE begun seeking offers for the supply and delivery of the
first batch of e-trikes under a project that seeks to replace some
100,000 gasoline-powered tricycles by 2017.
A pre-bid conference was conducted on May 21 to allow interested parties
to raise concerns and clarifications.
"More than 29 companies both local and foreign have purchased the bid
documents and are prospective suppliers of e-trikes," Ms. Reyes said.
She said that the bidding will involve a two-envelope process, which
includes submission of technical and financial proposals.
"After submission of bids, technical proposals will be evaluated first.
[For] those who qualify, their financial bids will be opened and
evaluated. Then, a winner will be selected per lot within three months
from bid opening."
Winning bidders will be given about 10 months to complete the delivery
of the 3,000 e-trikes.
According to DoE data, Metro Manila will get 2,000 e-trikes, and the
remaining 1,000 units will be distributed among Regions IV-A (Cavite,
Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) and IV-B (Mindoro, Marinduque,
Romblon and Palawan).
Ms. Reyes said that the e-trike project will involve the deployment of
the units through a rent-to-own scheme, which will run for five years.
After that, the e-trike drivers will already own the units.
The e-trike project is being implemented by the DoE and ADB, whereby the
DoE serves as the procuring agency.
The ADB approved $300 million in funding for the $504-million project in
December last year. The government will put up $99 million, and the
Clean Technology Fund, $105 million.
Tricycle drivers who want to benefit from the project can apply for the
e-trikes through the local government units.
"The DoE had conducted consultations and information education campaigns
among target LGUs and presented the benefits of the project. For LGUs to
be qualified, they should express strong interest to participate in the
project," Ms. Reyes said in April.
The DoE will then endorse qualified LGUs to Land Bank of the Philippines
for credit due diligence.
"The LGU shall create an e-trike office for the collection of the daily
payment from the drivers and use the collected fund to pay the LandBank
loan," Ms. Reyes has said.
The first two years of the entire project will involve the deployment of
20,000 e-trikes. The scale-up phase will cover the last three years and
involve the remaining 80,000 units.
LGUs that have showed interest in the e-trikes are Mandaluyong; Quezon
City; Makati; Puerto Princesa City, Palawan; Balanga City, Bataan;
Antipolo City, Rizal; and Taytay, Rizal. -- Claire-Ann Marie C. Feliciano
- See more at:
http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Economy&title=E-trike-bidding-reset&id=71914#sthash.q2C8H8w3.dpuf
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