The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is allocating P265 million for the construction of new busway stations and footbridges in Cubao, Magallanes and the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX).
The agency said it is inviting prospective bidders for the design and build procurement of the new busway stations and footbridges, with an approved budget of P264.86 million.
“Biding is restricted to Filipino citizen/sole proprietorships, cooperatives and partnerships or organizations with at least 60 percent interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines,” the DOTr said.
It said that bidders should have completed a contract similar to the project, while bidding will be conducted through competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion.
A complete bidding document may be acquired by interested bidders on November 11 to December 2, 2025.
Bids should be received by the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) on or before Dec. 2, 2025, while the technical bid opening is set on Dec. 3, 2025
“The DOTr reserves the right to reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding, or not award the contract at any time prior to contract award in accordance with Section 70 of RA No. 1209, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders,” the DOTr said.
The agency commenced the bidding process for the P252.8 million Phase 1 rehabilitation of EDSA Busway stations, covering the Monumento, Bagong Barrio, North Avenue, and Guadalupe stations.
The agency has suspended earlier plans to privatize the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the EDSA Busway system this year. The DOTr is prioritizing the full rehabilitation and upgrade of all stations before transferring management to a private concessionaire.
The DOTr expects the completion of these station and infrastructure upgrades by February or March 2026. Following the completion of these improvements, the government will then proceed with the privatization of the busway’s O&M.
The EDSA Busway Project, a flagship initiative of the DOTr supported by the DPWH and MMDA, aims to enhance mass transit efficiency, safety and accessibility along EDSA, Metro Manila’s main thoroughfare. Darwin G. Amojelar
